Alicia Menendez

““Fifteen years ago I wish I’d focused less on selling myself and more on deciding whether or not I wanted to invest in others.””

““Ten years ago I wish I would have understood that you can’t force your moment.””

““I am constantly inspired by immigrants—many of whom have taken tremendous risks in pursuit of a better life.””

“I think what makes that extra complicated is that we're living in a moment where we're told that great leaders are authentic leaders.”

“Confusingly, there are a lot of women, like myself, who've been given both sets of feedback, who've been told that they are too much or not enough, which just tells you how subjective and context-specific that feedback can be.”

“Where it becomes a challenge is that thinking about other people often becomes overthinking about other people and modulating our true selves.”

“What I can tell you for sure is that women who don’t care were just out there living their best lives, marching to the beat of their own drummers.”

“Women and girls across cultures are socialized to care what other people think about them.”