Bold moves of top women in tech

Laura: I think I was a little ahead of my time with the content. At first, it was kind of discouraging knowing it was good content and I had data backing it, but it wasn’t catching fire. Now at Google, there are so many places where it fits.

Erika: When I joined Barstool, I was fired from every board I was on. I ended up creating a company that I'm incredibly proud of, and I believe we’re quite revolutionary in what we do.

Prachi: I was asked to take over a leadership role after having my first baby. What helped me make the leap was a very supportive manager who convinced me to try out the role. Often, you will surprise yourself and experience exponential growth.

Maureen: My biggest challenges have been those requiring a new strategy in an un-touched space, but that is also what has made me successful: finding undefined opportunities and jumping right in.

Laura: I think having a female mentor is really helpful. She can say, I’ve felt like that before.

Erika: I think mentorship is organic and you don't know where it's going to come from—it surprises you. I think it can come in bite-sized packages.

Prachi: The best advice I can give is to spend the time cultivating and nurturing your relationships and building your village. It’s your source for belonging, courage, support, opportunities...everything.

Maureen: You need to have people in your corner that can champion your personal growth. Now, I always try to pay it forward with bi-monthly development check-ins with my team.

Laura: Busy does not equal important. When you set time aside to do work, you can be both effective and balanced. When I give someone else that sense of balance, that’s my joy and motivation.

Erika: I'm very interested in the people that work here. I'm really fulfilled by helping them and building things together with them.

Prachi: Growth of women in tech. The challenge in front of us now is to start expanding the talent pie as a whole, not just shifting the size of pie slices around.

Maureen: I am a firm believer in laughing each day; I always try to make someone on my team laugh. It goes a long way.