“You’re Badass”, One Woman’s Journey to becoming a CEO
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Career path details: joined open source in 2008, moved into MySQL roles, joined Percona in 2013 as consulting coordinator and rose through management of global consultants to become Percona CEO in 2022. Nontechnical background and long remote work stint frame the claim: leading a deeply technical company without engineering credentials. Cited tools and habits include focused networking (most hires via referrals), dedicated coaches and mentors, team sports discipline, and deliberate role choices that trade promotion speed for family flexibility.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:09Youth influences
- 5:18Team sports lessons
- 8:11High school pressures
- 12:28College opportunities
- 14:36Banking challenges
- 17:46Trading floor experiences
- 20:14Career break
- 22:42Return to open source
- 25:30Career at Oracle/Percona
- 28:02Joining Percona
- 30:49Becoming CEO
- 33:37Women in tech reflections
- 37:53Final thoughts
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