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Meet Sora Lee: A Working Mom Making $400K A Year at TikTok
Discover the inspiring story of Sora Lee, a 34-year-old working mom from San Mateo, California who successfully balances a high-paying job at TikTok while managing her personal life with time management. Learn how she navigates between product, sales, and users, contributing to the fast-paced environment of TikTok.
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Video Summary & Chapters
1. Embracing Imperfections
Balancing multiple roles and responsibilities.
2. Introduction to Sora Lee
Insight into Sora Lee's background and earnings.
3. Diving into TikTok
Fast-paced work environment and responsibilities at TikTok.
4. Career Beginnings and Education
Early work experiences and educational choices.
5. Professional Progression
Career advancements and salary increments at various companies.
6. Transition to TikTok
Decision to join TikTok and leaving previous job.
7. Wealth Perception
Perspectives on wealth and financial management.
8. Living Without Regrets
Financial challenges and personal decisions.
9. Life Changes and Divorce
Impact of divorce on personal and financial life.
10. Learning and Growth 🌱
Reflecting on past experiences and personal development.
11. Financial Responsibilities 💸
Breakdown of expenses including rent, childcare, and car payments.
12. Money Mindset Journey 💭
Exploring past influences and efforts towards a healthier relationship with money.
13. Teaching Financial Literacy 📚
Educating children on money concepts and assets.
14. Parenting Tips 🤱
Empowering children through chores and life lessons.
15. Career Growth and Social Media 📈
Navigating post-reality show success and empowering others in the corporate world.
Video Transcript
We are all imperfect, but you can try to do it all.
You can have a job at a big tech company.
You can be a working mom, you can have friendships and
you can work out.
It's all about time management and finding the
balance.
While you're doing all this.
You may not be perfect, but don't feel like you have
to choose one over the other.
My name is Sora Lee.
I'm 34 years old.
I make about $400,000 a year.
I live in San Mateo, California.
One thing that I like about TikTok is it moves really
fast.
I sit between product and sales and users.
Sometimes I go to market with a product.
They wanted me to send them feedback from each day.
And because they have engineers in Asia, a lot of them
that were easily addressable were fixed
overnight. That was the moment when I realized why
TikTok has been growing so fast.
In 2023, my total compensation consisted of my base
salary and sign on bonus from
TikTok, severance from Meta selling primary residence
I co-owned with my ex-husband,
and landing some brand partnership deals as a creator.
I graduated in three years.
I decided that I'm going to take that route to save
money.
I think it was a good way to help fund my education.
At the same time, give children to families who wanted
their own kids.
I also worked at a Korean bar.
I highly recommend that everyone should work as a
server at a busy restaurant at least once in their
life, especially in an early age, because it teaches
you about reading people
and servicing people.
But also, more importantly, you're thinking about your
operational efficiency.
So never go into the hall without bringing anything,
or never go back to the kitchen
without bringing anything.
I started my career working at a few different
startups, and then I joined TubeMogul, which later got
acquired by Adobe.
At TubeMogul, I made $40,000 in base and $6,000 in
bonus.
And then by the time I left the next year, I made
$46,000 in base and $6,000 in
bonus. And in 2014, when I moved over to Netflix as an
associate, I think that was the biggest
jump. So I went from $46,000 to $110,000, which is
more than double.
My biggest negotiation tip is to have counter offers
always.
When I was interviewing a Netflix, I actually was
interviewing for another company in the morning, and I
had gotten an offer on the spot because that VP loved
me.
What I was offered was about $80,000.
So I already went into Netflix thinking, okay, if this
doesn't work out, I will still double my
compensation. That gave me a lot of confidence boost.
So I did well on the interview, and then when it was
time to negotiate, my minimum was I said
$90,000 and they came back with one $110,000.
When I left Netflix, I made $165,000 all cash.
And then when I moved over to Facebook as an IC5, I
made $150,000 and
bonus was 15%.
I wasn't having a nice time at at Meta.
I didn't feel like I was really growing.
I didn't feel like my leader was very invested in my
growth.
