#9 Interview with Zoia Kozakov — Vice President, Product Manager at Citibank
In this episode, Zoia Kozakov joins the Cryptocurrencyteens podcast, revealing details of her career journey as well as offering valuable financial wellness insights for high school students. Tune in to hear what the WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation podcast is about, advice for those interested in getting into product management, Zoia’s experience in Columbia’s blockchain club (Blockchain at Columbia), and the importance of financial wellness and investing, especially for women.
Zoia’s background is impressive— She’s VP, Product Manager at Citi working on Google Pay with Citi Plex, a co-branded banking experience. Additionally, she is part-time faculty at Columbia University and BrainStation and a non-profit organization leader -- she’s Global Marketing Lead at WIN: Women in Innovation, founder of the Kozakov Foundation, and an advisor to multiple non-profits and start-ups. In tandem with changing the conversation around innovation, Zoia is a founder of and hosts the “WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation” podcast which features senior women innovators from companies such as PepsiCo, Google, Oracle, EY, Pantone, Omnicom, IDEO and others. Prior to Citi, Zoia led Strategy and Product Marketing at Yup, a crypto social network, spent two years creating digital advertising campaigns for brands such as Cartier, CHANEL, EY, Tiffany & Co, and Paravel. She was also a Chief of Staff in the Israeli Intelligence Special Operations.
Learn more:
Zoia Kozakov (guest): https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoia-kozakov
Abigail Li (host): https://www.linkedin.com/in/cryptocurrencyteens
About Cryptocurrencyteens: https://www.cryptocurrencyteens.com/
About Zoia’s Win/Win: Women in Innovation Podcast: https://womenininnovation.co/podcast
