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Discussion of "Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms"
Tue, Oct 24
|Online
Austin Forum's October book discussion - Shellye Archambeau recounts how she overcame the challenges she faced as a young black woman, wife, and mother, managing her personal and professional responsibilities while climbing the ranks at IBM and subsequently in her roles as CEO.
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Time & Location
Oct 24, 2023, 7:15 PM – 8:15 PM
Online
About the event
Join Austin Forum for their October book discussion moderated by Brad Englert. Shellye Archambeau recounts how she overcame the challenges she faced as a young black woman, wife, and mother, managing her personal and professional responsibilities while climbing the ranks at IBM and subsequently in her roles as CEO. Through the busts and booms of Silicon Valley in the early 2000s, this bold and inspiring book details the risks she took and the strategies she engaged to steer her family, her career, and her company MetricStream toward success.