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Breaking Boardroom Barriers to Success with Mary Pagano
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I had the pleasure of interviewing Mary Pagano, a longtime technology industry executive. In her two-decade career in the industry, Mary broke gender barriers to rise to be an executive in a heavily male-dominated field.
Mary left the technology industry, not due to a lack of success, but because she wanted to achieve greater fulfillment. Today, she is a board advisor and angel investor to several female-founded companies; HERA, a building project for a smart green city for the future of humanity in honor of women, and FEM FOUNDRY, a new safe & secure social mobile platform for women around the world to unite on all subjects with a focus on female empowerment.
In this episode, we talk about Mary’s career, the challenges of being a woman in a male-dominated field, the need for female leaders, and her newest project HERA. Mary’s life experiences and passion make her inspiring for both men and women.
Chapter markers:
- 03:36 Mary Pagano answers how she accomplished what she accomplished
- 05:06 Mary’s early career
- 06:05 The challenges of being a woman in a male-dominated industry
- 08:19 How did Mary respect her boundaries in the corporate world?
- 10:40 The power of saying no
- 11:38 I don’t need a man in my life
- 14:27 People want other people to be like them
- 16:17 Mary’s career transition from tech to investing
- 19:25 We need more female leaders
- 21:06 The development of Hera City - A city celebrating women
- 26:57 What Susan’s project Steel Rose is all about
- 27:35 How being trained in sales influences your worldview
- 32:47 Mary’s closing thoughts
Notable quotes:
- “If I had a family and kids [my career] would have all been dead; there wouldn’t have been anyone to take care of them” -Mary
- “When women mentor other women, and they help and support them, it’s actually a gift to themselves because you learn from the giving” -Mary
- “I never got fired for saying no” -Mary
- “It always comes back to haunt us when we don’t have integrity” -Susan
- “I’ve always been looking for adventure; I’ve always been that way” -Mary
- “You don’t need to be married if you don't want to be” -Susan
- “It’s human nature that whatever works for you or me, we want to try to make everyone else like that, but there’s no point in it” -Mary
- “Culture can kill a company overnight” -Mary
- “Women need to support each other to move forward” -Mary
- “Women can't say no without guilt” -Susan
- “Sales is problem-solving” -Mary
- “When you’re not heard [in a conversation] you cut off” -Mary
- “The cardinal rule in sales is know your audience” -Susan
- “If you give service [for others] the universe will open up for you” -Mary
Connect with Mary Pagano
HERA: https://www.heracity.org
FEM FOUNDRY: https://www.fem-foundry.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marypagano
HOST: Susan Hum, The LoveHacker
Instagram @thelovehacker
Website: www.steelrosemovement.com
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