Whitney Wolfe Herd discusses her experience with burnout, the challenges of stepping back, and her return to leadership with a renewed focus on resilience
In March, Whitney Wolfe Herd returned to lead Bumble, the dating app she founded and brought public, following the unexpected departure of CEO Lidiane Jones. Wolfe Herd has disclosed the events in a recent interview with the New York Times.
Wolfe Herd declares, “I had no intention of returning.” Initially, her post-Bumble existence prompted existential inquiries regarding her identity; however, these concerns eventually yielded to daily meditation and board calls from the sidelines.
However, this was altered when Jones disclosed that she was experiencing overwhelming feelings. Jones submitted his resignation shortly thereafter.
Wolfe Herd refutes the notion of a conflict between them. “I believe that the world desires for there to be some tension, especially when it is between women.” She emphasizes that there is no refrain.
Wolfe Herd acknowledged that Jones’s exhaustion was indicative of her own fatigue. “I felt like I was looking in a mirror.
I experienced the sensation of observing myself from a year ago… [Jones] had committed some of the same errors that I had, such as working an additional hour and making an additional excursion.
In her interview with The Times, Herd, who disclosed on Friday that she is expecting her third child via Instagram, discusses the organization’s challenges.
This week, Bumble disclosed first-quarter earnings that declined 7.7% year over year. She stated, “Bumble requires my return.” To a certain extent, it is an extension of my being, and it has been extremely difficult to observe it descending from its zenith.
