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The Hindustan Times ran a full-page feature on FirstRain CEO Penny Herscher today, in which she opened up about leadership and empowering women in business. As a longtime leader in Silicon Valley and advocate for diversity in the workplace, Penny has a lot to say about each of those topics. Some choice excerpts from the question-and-answer article:

“What is your best decision so far as a leader?” “My best decision would be hiring the team that I have now.”

“I really look up to Indira Gandhi. She was the first woman leader of such a large country. She showed that women can lead, innovate and become most inspiring leaders of the era.”

“My advice would be that don’t let anybody tell you that you can’t. Do what you want to do and be what you want to be.”

Read the entire story here!

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