How you can be a spark of change?

 HOW CAN YOU BE THE SPARK OF

CHANGE?Sonal Mane, Startup Evangelist, Microsoft Corp

Five things to balance

Career

Health

Family &

friends

PersonalGrowth

Finances

Four things that I have learned

1. Continuing learning

2. Challenge the status quo

3. Believe in your dreams

4. Build a support system

Continuing learning

Challenge the

status quo

Believe in your dreams

Build a support system

Three things that I have achieved

1. Education - Masters degree

2. Experience - Office, Windows & Bing

3. Essence - Diverse skills and networks

Education - STEM

Experience

Essence

Two things you can do today

1. Find a support system that works for you!

•Become an active part of HerWorld•Microsoft DigiGirlz Program

2. Find your role model, someone who you can relate to!

•Julie Larson Green, Sheryl Sandberg, Marissa Mayer

•Someone you met today

Find a support system

Find your role model

Resources• Mind Tools

• Microsoft YouthSpark

• Why we have too few women leaders – Sheryl Sandberg (Facebook)

• Career Forward Guide - DigiGirlz

• Microsoft executives share secrets of success