The following is a transcript of a keynote speech given at the 2022 Women in Tech Texas Conference in Houston, Texas. The reveals the top trends in product innovation coming to market as the result of consumers voicing their opinions during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Recently, I was invited to talk about women in STEM. Here are video answers to three important questions that define the careers of women in STEM.
The following is a speech presented at the 10th anniversary of TEDxRiceU’s speaker series. The talk took place at Rice University in Houston, Texas.
Last week, I attended the Black Enterprise Summit and learned of the Houston auditions for ABC's Shark Tank. I promptly signed up to pitch my mobile app, NewsAGENT, with a prepared business plan. I spent the next day in a ballroom surrounded by eager business professionals from all over Texas and ABC Network producers. As a result of the process, I became a more refined tech professional.
There are standard reasons for apologizing at work: missing a deadline, miscommunication of deliverables to a co-worker, or accidentally double-booking meetings. And, it’s understandable. From childhood, men and women are taught to say “I’m sorry” to express remorse for their actions. But, the gesture happens so often that, in the workplace, it falls flat. There’s a fine line between politeness and seeming insecure. And, the habit of over-apologizing may hurt your career.
