The Moment Everything Changed

Picture this: It’s the early days of personal computing. I’m an executive assistant for IT leaders at duPont, and I hear Apple Computer is looking for someone to support their Finance Controller. The catch? You need to know how to use something called MultiPlan on an Apple 3 computer.

While I had some experience with Multiplan on a Digital Rainbow PC, I definitely wasn’t an expert. But I was curious enough to learn.

That curiosity landed me the job. Over the next eight years, I went from HR Assistant to HR Manager. Then Microsoft. Then 19 years of diverse HR roles, partnering with senior executives who probably had more degrees than I had years of experience.  Then onto leading Talent at Under Armour, Blackbaud and Shutterfly! read more…