“In a span of just six years, I taught myself to overcome my self-doubt, shyness, and deep-seated fear of heights to become one of the best aerobatic pilots in the world. It still seems impossible for me to believe.” Cecilia Aragon is an American computer scientist, professor, and champion aerobatic pilot. She is well known for being the co-inventor of…
“To be a good leader, you must have empathy, you must be the best listener, and you must care fiercely about culture. To be successful personally, the most important traits are passion and perseverance, even more important than talent.” Beatriz Acevedo is an entrepreneur and founded the Latinx-focused digital media company called Mitu. She also is a three time Emmy…
“Know that your voice matters and don’t stop once you get momentum.” Edna Chavez is an student activist and advocate. She is a well known advocate against gun violence. Her speech for March For Our Lives placed her in the spotlight. She has organized student voter registration, “Know Your Rights” workshops, and assisting fellow students hone their leadership skills. She…
“I want the women who work for me to come in knowing that I believe they can do everything and anything” Priscilla Tsai is a former Wall Street investment banker who is now an Entrepreneur and the founder/CEO of the skincare brand Cocokind that aims to empower women through its natural and food-based products. Her company was a way to…
“It is how most of us learn what is possible for us, what our place in the world is. Too often we have to spend so many years unlearning what culture has taught us about who we are or ought to be, but It doesn’t have to be that way. We can change that. Every single one of us we…
When Debra Perelman was tapped for the top job at Revlon in 2018, becoming the 90-year-old beauty giant’s first ever female CEO, she faced some significant challenges – and saw huge opportunities. The iconic, global beauty company had been leveraging its almost century-old heritage and settled into a “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” mindset. The company filled its…
When Melinda French Gates graduated from her all-girls’ Catholic school in Dallas, she embodied a great sense of self. She had been nurtured and mentored by women and teachers, those who told her, “You can do this; you can do anything,” when she expressed an interest in computer science. She was confident and at peace with the woman she was becoming. It…
“As a mom, you never get an off day. But he is the youngest of all the people I support.” Dr. Lilian Ajayi Ore is a Chief Learning Officer, Data Scientist, and Chief Marketing Officer with over 17 years of industry experience. She is the Founder of the Global Connections for Women Foundation (GC4W), a not-for-profit organization that believes in…
“We have so much accountability to everyone on the team, as well as our customers, that this is a company that we want to grow into a very large business because we’re doing good things for the world.” Meg He is the co-founder of the clothing brand ADAY. ADAY focuses heavily on sustainability in the fashion industry. With fabrics that…
“We are born into these racially divided worlds, so it’s never too early to learn, to think more about who we are and our world.” Winona Guo is the co-creator of the non-profit organization called CHOOSE, which focuses on promoting racial literacy. Harvard Sophomore Winona Guo co-wrote two textbooks, co-founded a nonprofit, and gave two TED Talks — most of…
