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“The way to connect to people is to relate to who they are and do something that stretches you outside of your comfort zone.”
“What we get to do at TaskRabbit is create jobs. I'm excited about the opportunity that we have to what I think of is creating everyday work for everyday people.”
“The hardest moments of your life in your 20s will provide some of the greatest lessons that will come in handy later.”
“Sheryl Sandberg was a mentor and a champion for me, and she saw something in me that I didn't see in myself.”
“When I joined Google, it was 1,000 people. It took me two and a half years to look around and realize there weren't a lot of people like me.”
“I used to watch 'The Jetsons' growing up. I used to think that this woman, Rosie, the robot housekeeper, was going to exist. I think we're far away from that happening.”
“It was never an option to not succeed.”
“You have to learn to get through it yourself, because there are going to be times in your life when there's going to be no one else around but you.”
“I was surprised by the attention and visibility on me as a black woman CEO. I look forward to the day when this is the norm and not the exception.”
“I try to take moments to get brain food - I read, I listen to talk radio - and fill my own self with learning.”
“The future of work is really about people deciding to live and work in the way that they want.”
“Everyone loves bunnies.”
“When you walk into a room, and you're the only one of something - the only woman or the only African American - that immediate feeling of loneliness happens.”
“The future of work is changing. It's becoming a world where you are owning a lot about how you make your living.”
“I walk into a room, there's one or two black women. There aren't that many because the pipeline of talent just isn't there.”
“There are lots of little brown girls out there who want to do something to change the world, and all I want to do is help them get there.”
“With Ikea Group ownership, TaskRabbit could realize even greater opportunities: increasing earning potential of Taskers and connecting consumers to a wide range of affordable services.”
“My mother was a single mom, and she was a claims adjuster at an insurance company. She actually dropped out of school - she was going to become a registered nurse - because she had to take care of me and my brother.”
“Undergrad, for me, in college was really about, you know, how do I become a professional. But business school, for me, was how do I become the person that I'm meant to be.”
“I fell in love with the vision of TaskRabbit, which is to revolutionize everyday work.”