The Youngest One in the Room

What does Forrest Gump have in common with each of us? A life of unplanned yet meaningful escapades. At least, that is what Dayna Adelman believes. In her literary debut, Dayna takes you on a behind-the-scenes journey through the first decade of her career-as the youngest one in the [board] room. She showers us with personal anecdotes and adventures as she distills her lessons learned along the way-all while living Gump's mantra: "Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."

We first meet Dayna as a twenty-something straight out of college-in the waning days of the global financial crisis, and the book comes to a conclusion when she is a thirty-something-during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dayna regales her readers while meandering through a significantly defining decade-from the entry-level days at a New York City-based communications consultancy through her rise as a corporate affairs professional at a multinational corporation.

Whether you are just entering the workforce, in a place of professional transition, or looking to understand the past to define the future, Dayna's human approach to sharing her lessons inside and outside the boardroom-while revealing both the joy and pain of the self-discovery process along the way-will resonate with you.

Be forewarned: this book does not contain a magic list of what you "should do" to achieve success. Rather, this is one young professional's personal account shared in the hope that readers will feel inspired to continue seeking their own fulfilling adventures.

If you've ever wondered whether you're qualified, ready, or even in the right room-this book is for you. Join Dayna Adelman on a journey that will leave you inspired to take your own seat at the table and shape your path, one bold, imperfect step at a time.

Author: Dayna Adelman
Publisher: Indigo River Publishing
Published: 02/25/2025
Pages: 230
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d
ISBN: 9781964686264

About the Author
Adelman, Dayna: - Dayna Adelman is brewed with a passion for storytelling, the thrill of a travel adventure, and the love of a good challenge. Driven to doing things outside the box, she has taken a more unconventional path to finding personal and professional success. That is, if convention is defined by the New York community in which she grew up.Her career as a corporate affairs professional has taken her to live in four countries on three continents, where, in her first decade, she continued to defy the odds as the youngest-and sometimes only female-in the room.Dayna is a proud graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with degrees in journalism and dramatic art. Go Tar Heels! Her greatest love is her family. Dayna feels a deep sense of gratitude for her wonderful mother, immense respect and admiration for her sister, and endless amounts of adoration for her three nieces.At the time of publication, Dayna is the head of Corporate Affairs for the Indonesian subsidiary of a multinational corporation. She currently resides in Jakarta, Indonesia.