She’s Not Strategic, the sequel: Women are over-mentored and under-sponsored Hundreds of women and dozens of men have reached out since I published The Real Reason Women Aren’t Getting Ahead In Tech: She’s Not Strategic. It’s been bittersweet. …

Before I explain “She’s not strategic,” I’d like to give you a bit of background. I’m 38 years old and a two-time CMO for tech companies. I’ve joined five startups so far and held leadership positions at four of them. Along the way, I’ve had three children, and in my…

As a female tech leader who advocates for equality, I’ve noticed some things about my conduct lately that are questionable. I’ve noticed four distinct shortcomings I have that keep women from becoming equal to men. Like anyone else, I prefer to believe I’m perfect…but the truth is, I’m flawed. Regardless…

And making your job much easier. — Being the Commander in Chief isn’t an easy gig. I’ve looked up and watched great CEOs shoulder the burden of the whole company. It’s hard not to spread yourself too thin when there are so many things that need doing and improving. Honestly, it looks like a really lonely job…

Ugh. That title! I wrote it and it makes me see red. Like we’re damsels in distress, waiting for our knight in shining armor to arrive and save us. Alas, it’s true. Here’s the deal: Things aren’t changing fast enough. Simply put, there aren’t enough women at the top to…

Less talk, more action — When I was interviewing at Drift, I fell completely in love with the vision. I wanted in so badly I could taste it. But there were two things giving me pause. And one of them was only 6 months old. Drift only had about 13 employees, and everything I knew…

I’m on a mission to create a simple message that a 13-year-old could understand. Why 13? They’re advanced enough to understand the tech world, but they are not immersed in it. They’re not groomed to consume technology marketing information in certain ways. They’re pure sounding boards. For the majority of…

To all my marketing tech vendors: Why can’t you just play nice with each other? Seriously, my job is hard enough. It’s like there’s a new channel a day. We’ve got our blog, LinkedIn, Medium is the new hotness, Quibb is rising, Quora is steady, Facebook’s still in the game…and…

If you haven’t already, meet DJ Khaled. Producer, radio host, DJ, record exec, and all around winner. Recently upped his fame factor with amazing Snapchats about how to succeed when people don’t want you to. He references the uber “They” for everything: So how do you succeed as a working…