2021 40 Under Forty Awards
Shelly Orsi | 39 | Senior Vice President, Client and Business Management Executive, Bank of America Corp.
What is the best advice you have ever received? Don’t be afraid of failure or making mistakes. Decisions whether right or wrong move us forward.
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What moment changed your life more than any other? April 6, 2005, Bank of America flew me to Providence for a job interview. I met the team and was offered the job the very next day. I drove up to Rhode Island with my parents following graduation in May and started my job. I was 23, from North Carolina, no friends or family in Rhode Island. I met my husband the first week at work and 16 years later Rhode Island is home.
What was your last Netflix or Amazon Prime binge watch? “The Crown.”
Fox or MSNBC? MSNBC.
What are you looking forward to doing again the most post-pandemic? Traveling! I cannot wait to take my kids to Hawaii and back to Italy.
What does winning this award mean to you? I am so excited about this award and recognition of my accomplishments. For me and all of the working moms, receiving this award shows that you can be a successful professional while also raising pretty awesome kiddos.
What is your favorite song? “Here Comes the Sun” by The Beatles.
THE PROP: Shelly Orsi’s items are a mix of work and pleasure. She holds a calculator representing her work with Bank of America Corp., running shoes and a picture of her children, while posing with her two dogs.
