Early in my career, I found myself in a defining moment I hadn’t planned for. I had just stepped into my first HR leadership role—tasked with designing and implementing an entirely new HR infrastructure after the merger of three companies that had tripled the size of our organization. Giving me this responsibility didn’t look obvious or safe. But one person—our head of HR, Jenny Creamer—chose to look beyond my résumé, see my potential, and bet on it.