Exclusive Event: Leadership and Mentorship: Women Who Qlik Conversation with Sadie St Lawrence

[Sarah-Clark]

If you work in data, analytics or AI and have not heard of Sadie St Lawrence, now’s the time to meet one of the most influential voices in the field!

On March 26 get an exclusive behind‑the‑scenes look at this visionary innovator, founder of Women in Data and founder/CEO of the Human Machine Collaboration Institute. 

We sat down with Sadie to explore her career path, what drives her, and her perspective on leadership and mentorship. 

Check Out the Conversation Now! 

After we premiere the full conversation with Sadie, stay for an interactive discussion, on leadership and mentorship, taking place in the comments below. 

Please share, your thoughts on leadership and mentorship!  

I have a few thought provoking questions to get us started: 

• Share a risk you’re glad you took in life or in your career? 
• What skill made the biggest difference in helping you move up in your career? 

[StephanieR]

One on the things I got from a mentor was to be my true self, not try to be someone I thought I needed to be but be unapologetically me, I used to try and be the person or the position I thought others wanted to see and changing this one thing really made a big impact on my life and confidence especially in the work place.  

[LondaL]

One thing I still struggle with is finding a true mentor. I often hesitate to ask because it feels like I’m asking someone to commit time they may not have, or that I might be inconveniencing them. I know mentorship doesn’t always have to be formal, but that mental hurdle can be hard to get past.

[OLG]

I say Courage, @Sarah-Clark 

Courage to say yes before I felt ready.
To walk into uncomfortable rooms.
To take on roles that stretched me (and mildly terrified me).

Most growth didn’t come from confidence.
It came from choosing discomfort over comfort.

Every step up started with:
“I’ve never done this before… but I’ll figure it out.”

Say yes. Stretch yourself.
That’s how careers actually move.

[Sarah-Clark]

Amazing @StephanieR.  I agree with you there.  If you are bubbly stay bubbly or if you are quiet stick to this also.  Be your self!

[StephanieR]

Biggest difference was having someone believe in me but also first believing in myself and knowing I can achieve any goal I set.  Sometimes - and I still do this when looking at a problem - I think, I am bigger than this thing that I am trying to achieve or trying to solve.  its my secret Super power and it works. 

[Sarah-Clark]

Ohh this is wonderful @OLG!  I like this insight.  Doing things that scare us before we feel ready can change our life. 

[StephanieR]

as a skill I think communication, being willing to communicate no matter what the circumstance, I literally just spoke to a class a CSU on Tuesday and was asked this question by one of the students there and I gave the same answer.  You can learn a lot that will help you with your career but you need to be able to be present and communicate and not scared to do that, and that can be harder than it looks. I think listening to Sadie that is something she has in droves. 

[StephanieR]

Its so interesting how many people in Data and IT have moved there from Artistic careers

[GSTAMP]

Yesss! ❤️ 

[Sarah-Clark]

@StephanieR I feel many come from artistic careers because you need the ability to think outside the box in creative ways to be in the field.