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Day in the life of a CEO
from total eargwe
by coolkdei2
Ash Barty Ace player Queenslander Ashle g y is the No. 1 tennis player in the world in singles, ranked by the Women’s Tennis Association. At 23, the young Indigenous Australian is also the National Indigenous Tennis Ambassador for Tennis Australia. Her No. 1 title was years in the making: Ash has been playing tennis since she was four years old, she competed in the Australian Open as a teen and has been working hard ever since. Ash is super talented and bighearted. The sports star loves dogs and has four ‘fl uff balls’ at home (awww). She became an RSPCA ambassador in 2018 and in 2019 donated her $10,000 Fed Cup Heart Award winnings to the animal organisation – with plans to donate more. Our kinda gal.
LILLIAN AHENKAN MTV presenter / DJ / ‘Mrs Claus’
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You radiate confi dence. Where does it come from? It came from my mum fi rst. When I was younger, about the age of people reading this, my mum affi rmed me. She made me feel comfortable with myself because if I was ever focusing on my fl aws she would say things like, “Well, you’re very beautiful to me” and “I like your gap teeth”, and “I’m proud you’re my daughter”. Then, later on, someone in my life said, “When you meet people who rub you the wrong way, fi gure out what it is you’re not loving about them and then make sure you’re not that person for somebody else.” I found it diffi cult to be around people who were self-doubting, because it made me think about things I didn’t like about myself. Speaking positively about myself built up my confi dence.
How can a girl fi nd her own strength and power? Figure out who you are and what makes you, you . That is your own power. My power comes from being able to articulate myself, but that’s not necessarily good or benefi cial for everyone. Your power can come from being quieter. Or from being kind. There’s power in being patient, in being a good listener, in being understanding.
What career advice would you give a girl who’s just starting high school? Make two lists. The fi rst list has stuff you love to do now: baking cakes, walking dogs. The second list is a sensible list – things at school you’re good at. Like if your teacher says you’re good at maths. Throughout high school, keep updating those lists, being
#GIRLBOSS
conscious of careers you could do. By the time you need to choose, you’ll have known what you love and are good at since you were 13.
As a ‘Mrs Claus’ you’re an equality ambassador for The Body Shop; what’s a message you would like us to know? It’s not about elevating one gender or the other, it’s just acknowledging that we should all be treated the same. Equality benefi ts everyone!
Give us one inner beauty secret and one outer beauty secret. Inner beauty: practise gratitude, it instills an inner glow that no one can take away. Outer beauty: moisturise! It makes you feel like you’ve walked out of a spa.
“Sometimes it takes a thousand tries to win.”
Shine bright, RiRi OK, we know Rihanna can sing, but did you know she holds several Guinness World Records? Yep, including the record for the Most Digital No.1 Singles in the US. With 60 million albums sold, 215 million digital tracks sold, and nine Grammy Awards, RiRi is one of the top-selling digital artists of all time. Bow down!
If her #GirlBoss ’tude is not enough, the singer is also creative director
for global fashion brand Puma – her fi rst sneaker collection sold out
in three hours. She launched her own beauty line, praised for its
inclusivity. The brand was named one of Time magazine’s best inventions of 2017. Her fashion label, Fenty, just won a British Fashion Award for Urban Luxe and her line of cameos turned them from nana chic to amulets that celebrate the beauty of black women.
YOU
Yes, you. Fill in this page, coz you inspire us too!
Name: Age: Hometown: My best qualities are…
I am really good at… In the future I would like to achieve: 1) 2) 3) My best achievements are…
Challenges I have overcome include…
CEO DAY IN THE LIFE OF A How does Girl Geek Academy CEO Sarah Moran spend her waking hours? MY DAY 7am: Wake up in Sydney, having fl own from Melbourne the night before. Catch up on tech news. Twitter is my jam. 7.15am: Have a shower and get ready for the day. My best ideas come to me in the shower. Sometimes I write them in the fog on the mirror. 7.30am: Time for breakfast. Egg on toast with tomato sauce and a cup of tea for me. 8.45am: Today I’m working with LEGO to present in a booth at an event. Time to get moving and meet with people from LEGO and look at the technology I’ll be working with. 9.15am: Go to the bathroom. If you’re talking all day, you’ll never remember to use the bathroom. 9.20am: Check I’m wearing a name tag. When you introduce yourself, people often forget your name in the fi rst 20 seconds. With a name tag, they can remember it without feeling embarrassed. 10am: Check batteries are charged. With technology, batteries are always running fl at. I have to make sure I’m all charged up and ready to go! 10.30am: Event opens up. I’m always a bit nervous at the start but when people start to talk to me, I’m really happy. I get to show girls the technology (in this case, LEGO BOOST, a buildable robot) – then solve creative problems on the spot, which is a normal part of technology. I always say the internet is stuck together with sticky tape and we just need to make sure we have sticky tape ready to go. 12.30pm: Have some lunch and a cupcake. You need some time out or you’ll lose your voice. 1.30pm: Back to it for the afternoon sesh. I’ll talk to more girls and their parents as they come through. With technology, you’re creating something for the world so I want girls to be excited. 4pm: Do some media interviews, post to social media, share messages about the day. 6pm: Wrap up, pack down the booth, make sure everything is tidy and say thank you to LEGO for hosting me. It’s easy to forget to say thank you when you’re off to catch a plane, but it’s so important to remember. 6.30pm: Travel to the airport to catch my fl ight and pop into the lounge to grab a bite to eat on my way to the gate. 9pm: Yay! Back home. Have a bath, sip a cup of tea and grab my favourite book. Hey Sarah, what’s Girl Geek Academy? A group of women working across technology and games who have come together to teach 1 million girls to build the internet by 2025! What’s cool about being CEO and what’s hard about it? The really cool thing: you get to set a picture of what you want the world to look like and then convince everyone to come along and join you on the journey. The really hard bit: It’s your job to make sure that there’s always money in the bank.
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10pm: Before I head to bed, I make sure I am all ready for the next day. If I have another event, I’ll have to unpack my suitcase and repack it. At Girl Geek Academy, we have 20 different suitcases for each event we run! Robot suitcases, coding suitcases, cyber security suitcases… I get the relevant suitcase out and put it in the hallway, ready to go. 10.30pm: I put all my devices on their chargers (phone, laptop and watch) and I go to bed, excited for tomorrow!
Wish you were here Wish you were here
It’s time for palm trees, all the pastels and good vibes.
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