Laura Thoren Podesta CBS correspondent DCA luncheon

CBS News Correspondent Laura Thoren Podesta, DHS ’06 Speaks at DCA Luncheon

Laura Thoren Podesta, a 2006 Darien High School graduate and now a CBS News correspondent, will speak at the next Darien Community Association Women’s Luncheon. The title of her talk: “Embracing Rejection — Lessons on the word ‘No.’”

— an announcement from the Darien Community Association

Podesta will discuss how rejections from colleges, certain promotions, jobs, and even day-to-day obstacles ended up helping her career. Laura will talk about how – at face value – rejection can sting, but it can also help you get to where you want to go faster. If You’re Going … The luncheon starts at 12:15 p.m., Tuesday, Feb.