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Favorite Book Oversubscribed by Daniel Priestley. It's jam-packed with value and one of those books I keep going back to. Role Models in Your Life I don't have role models so much as people who inspire me. I'm inspired by the stories of other self-made entrepreneurs. Founders who created their company from the ground up, hit road blocks and persevered or pivoted as necessary to get to where they are now. First Car A Ford something?! Favorite Website Google, the entry point to just about anything you could ever want to know. First Job Summer camp leader Favorite Quote "Chase down your passion like it's the last bus of the night!" Favorite Movie "The Shawshank Redemption" is just an unforgettable movie. SARA'S FAVORITES & FIRSTS I'm an intelligent person and I am confident in that. at goes back to how I was raised. My sisters were never treated differently from my brothers. e expectations were the same. Have you ever felt pressure to have children? I've always been completely comfortable with my decision to not have children. I never felt pressure from society, or was made to feel that there's something strange or unusual about not wanting children. I never received pushback from friends or family. It's a decision I made that I've never doubted. I'm excited about it; I love my life. My company is like my child. I think it's a sign of the times. It's become more and more common for women to put off having children, or not have them at all. Do you have any advice for younger women looking to get into technology? ey say women tend to be more social creatures, and a lot of technolog y careers aren't exactly social—they tend to be the opposite. But the reality is that there are also a lot of areas of tech that don't involve being behind a computer all day. In my conversations with young women about tech careers, sometimes they don't realize the breadth of opportunity. A lso, this industr y changes ever y week. You have to be so on top of it. When inter viewing I am look ing to hire someone who is passionate—they are visiting websites, writing code on the side, reading blogs about the industr y. at's so important. Your k nowledge can be obsolete in a maer of a year or two, especially in this time of mobile apps—things change quick ly. You have to be passionate if you're going to stand out. I love when people color outside the lines, and are able to be courageous about doing that. D Subscribe at GravitasMag.com | 59

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