For nine years, I worked in technology at a company whose  culture resembled a boys’ club. I was a cog in a big machine, where my ideas never made an impact on decisions that affected me and the outcomes I was working on. I learned the concept of “servant leadership,” which emphasizes empowering team members….

In a world that often stifles the unconventional, I’ve always embraced my role as a misfit and risk-taker. Defying norms has never been about validation for me. Instead, it’s a rebellion against the constraints that seek to define my flyness. We navigate a patriarchal landscape riddled with familiar biases and “isms,” and the arts, despite…

Can you imagine life without the ability to drive? In January 2011, I arrived in Seattle as a new immigrant, carrying uncertainty and hope. That same year I became a mother, far from my family in Mexico. I had no support system, was struggling in a low income household, and facing domestic violence. My first…