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" I'm a representative of what you can become if you work hard and you focus on your education. "
Stacy Brown-Philpot
You
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" The big problem is that a lot of Americans, whether they are underrepresented minorities or from rural areas, do not know about career opportunities in the tech industry because they may not have had role models who are part of this field or learned about STEM in school. "
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" My dad owned Cadillacs all my life. "
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" When I was 14, I remember wanting a Coach bag, and my mother couldn't afford it. I decided at that age that I was going to grow up and get a job so that I could buy as many handbags as I wanted. And no one was ever going to stop me. "
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" I fell in love with the vision of TaskRabbit, which is to revolutionize everyday work. "
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" I went to a special public school that was much more focused on academics and learning. My two best teachers were in accounting and calculus, so I fell in love with that, which made me want to go into business. "
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