Happy International Women's Day From Turbonomic!

1. HAPPY
INTERNATIONAL
WOMEN'S DAY!
#BalanceForBetter

2. LOULOU HEALEY
SR DIR, GLOBAL CHANNEL &
ALLIANCES MARKETING AND
HEAD OF AMERICAS FIELD
MARKETING
What has been your biggest
personal or professional
accomplishment?
"The greatest accomplishment
I’ve achieved this year is being
able to balance my career with
being a Mom. I love what I do
and I love being a Mom. I am
lucky and grateful to have a very
understanding manager and
employed with a company that is
supportive of working moms."

3. RACHEL FAGUT
COMMERCIAL ACCOUNT
EXECUTIVE
What has been your biggest personal or
professional accomplishment?
"My first London Marathon; Marathon
training is extremely challenging to fit into
a work day. Additionally, a huge part of the
London Marathon is fundraising – It sets
the world record every year. The London
Marathon was an incredible personal
accomplishment, because not only was I
able to teach myself better time
management, but TurboNation was the
key factor in hitting my fundraising goal for
JDRF…. Oh and running over Tower Bridge
was pretty cool!"

4. MARY FOLAN
EMEA ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
What has been your biggest
personal or professional
accomplishment?
"After 36 hours of trying,
eventually delivering my son
Dylan into the world feels like the
most important thing I’ve ever
achieved! This might be eclipsed
when I close a million-dollar deal,
we will have to wait and see."

5. CATHERINE
KELLOGG
DIRECTOR OF SALES
READINESS
What has been your biggest personal or
professional accomplishment?
"My biggest professional
accomplishment was becoming Director
of Field Marketing and managing a team
of three amazing young women (and
Murphy for a few quarters). This was my
first Director and management role and
it was incredibly exciting to be given the
responsibility….during that time I’m
fairly certain I visited 75% of the United
States of America (oh and Toronto)"

6. CARSON
LEYDECKER
COMMERCIAL ACCOUNT
EXECUTIVE
How do you ensure that the workplace
remains an inclusive environment that
empowers women to succed?
"I try and do a couple of things to ensure
our workplace remains an inclusive
environment. I challenge inappropriate
comments and focus on including my
female colleagues in activities outside of
work. In the end, I can always do more
and welcome any feedback on where I
can improve to make sure our office is
one that makes everyone feel included
and empowered!"

7. DEVAUGHN
RILEY
COMMERCIAL SALES
ENGINEER
How do you ensure that the workplace
remains an inclusive environment that
empowers women to succed?
"I believe I personally help to ensure the
workplace is an inclusive space that
empowers women to succeed by doing
two things. I go to women for answers to
questions and feedback, so they
understand I consider their thoughts and
answers valuable. On the flip side also
actively offering myself as a resource to
help women learn or get something done
if I believe I can be of assistance, but if I
don’t have the answer, helping them
connect with another peer that would be
able to help."

8. NICK JOSEPH
GLOBAL ALLIANCES SALES
ENGINEER
How do you ensure that the workplace
remains an inclusive environment that
empowers women to succed?
"The most effective way to ensure
that the workplace remains an
inclusive environment for women to
succeed is to serve as a male ally. As
hard as it may be, it is important to
speak up against anything that may
contribute to an exclusive
environment. Allies are needed for
battles but there is no need for
battles amongst allies."

9. CHRIS WARD
VP OF CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
How do you ensure that the workplace remains an
inclusive environment that empowers women to
succeed?
"It’s important to start with the premise, which is
supported by countless studies, that diverse teams
outperform homogeneous teams. Different race,
gender, cultural backgrounds, and experiences all
lead to different perspectives and better decision
making. I work to recruit a diverse team and make
sure everyone has a voice and feel safe and
confident to share their voices. It’s also important
to emphasize that no one on the team has a ceiling.
Everyone is capable of having a huge impact on the
success of the team and their career success is
dictated on merit and leadership – not on their sex
or background."

10. GERRY
SENGENDO
REGIONAL VP - COMMERCIAL
WEST & CENTRAL
How do you ensure that the workplace remains
an inclusive environment that empowers
women to succeed?
"I want to make sure women are
encouraged to be leaders on our
sales floor! I am continuously
encouraging, mentoring and
motivating them to excel and take
leadership roles on my team."

11. "TOP ENTERPRISE SALES
DEVELOPMENT REP FY19"
Katrina Parsons, Enterprise SDR
"MY BIGGEST PROFESSIONAL
SUCCESS WOULD BE WINNING
THE EMEA MOST VALUABLE
PERSON AWARD AT TURBO, IT IS
A WONDERFUL FEELING TO BE
RECOGNISED FOR ALL THE HARD
WORK YOU PUT IN."
Rebecca Connell, EMEA HR Lead
What has been your biggest personal or
professional accomplishment?

12. "LEADING MY FIRST
M&A/POST MERGER
INTEGRATION EFFORTS
DESPITE HAVING
MINIMAL GUIDANCE.
EXCEEDED TERM SHEET
COMMITMENT TO MEET
GOAL OF 82%
EMPLOYEES (IP)
EXECUTE THEIR NEW
COMPANY OFFER
LETTERS.
Devynne Tortora, People
Strategy Director
"MY BIGGEST
ACCOMPLISHMENT HAS BEEN
GRADUATING COLLEGE. AS
SOMEONE WHO STRUGGLED
WITH MENTAL HEALTH, I
STRUGGLED WITH FINDING
BALANCE THROUGHOUT MY
YEARS AT SCHOOL. IN THE END, I
GRADUATED, GOT AN AMAZING
JOB, FOUND AMAZING FRIENDS,
AND COULD NOT BE MORE
PROUD."
Jenna Kominski, Marketing Program
Coordinator
What has been your biggest personal or
professional accomplishment?

13. OUR SOURCES
MATERIALS, ARTICLES, AND
BOOKS
Women in the
workplace,
particularly in male-
dominated
industries, face
unique challenges.
What has been an
obstacle you
encountered, and
what advice would
you give to women
dealing with
something similar?
"Being assertive. I’ve been in the
industry for quite some time, and
assertive women are perceived as
being pushy and aggressive.
Interestingly, assertive men are
viewed as having strong leadership
skills. My advice is to keep
persevering. Focus on what you want
to achieve and keep going."
-LouLou Healey, Senior Director of Global
Channel & Alliances and Head of Americas
Field Marketing

14. OUR SOURCES
MATERIALS, ARTICLES, AND
BOOKS
Women in the
workplace,
particularly in male-
dominated
industries, face
unique challenges.
What has been an
obstacle you
encountered, and
what advice would
you give to women
dealing with
something similar?
"Don’t be afraid to speak up. I have
found myself in positions where I
have lost opportunities to shine
because I was too afraid of being
wrong. It’s very easy to feel small in a
room full of men. You have to
remember that wherever you are in
your career, you are there for a
reason and your voice/opinion is just
as useful as anyone else’s."
-Jenna Kominski, Marketing Program
Coordinator

15. OUR SOURCES
MATERIALS, ARTICLES, AND
BOOKS
Women in the
workplace,
particularly in male-
dominated
industries, face
unique challenges.
What has been an
obstacle you
encountered, and
what advice would
you give to women
dealing with
something similar?
"An obstacle I’ve faced many times has been
being the only woman in a room full of men.
Getting your voice heard in these situations
can be complicated. Fortunately in my
experience at Turbonomic, a majority of the
men I’ve worked with have been incredibly
supportive of me, advocating for me, and
many of them I consider to be close friends.
My advice to other women is to speak up
early and often, don’t wait to be called on
because you almost certainly won’t, but
getting your points heard in a concise and
thoughtful manner early on will give you a
seat at the table."
-Catherine Kellogg, Director of Sales
Readiness

16. OUR SOURCES
MATERIALS, ARTICLES, AND
BOOKS
Women in the
workplace,
particularly in male-
dominated
industries, face
unique challenges.
What has been an
obstacle you
encountered, and
what advice would
you give to women
dealing with
something similar?
"I have encountered situations
where I’ve been spoken to in a
disrespectful or impolite manner.
My advice to any woman in a
similar situation is to not tolerate
such inappropriate conduct. Never
forget who YOU are and Always
command respect from
men/women regardless of their
position/title/status."
-Devynne Tortora, People Strategy
Director

17. OUR SOURCES
MATERIALS, ARTICLES, AND
BOOKS
What do you
hope gender
equality looks
like in 10
years?
"In 10 years, I hope that gender
equality is just the norm. There is
no doubt that gender inequality
exists, especially in a tech
company, but that fact that
women still have to fight for
equality in the workplace is
absurd. In 10 years, gender
equality should just be table
stakes for any organization, in
any industry, of any size."
-Carson Leydecker, Commercial Account
Executive

18. OUR SOURCES
MATERIALS, ARTICLES, AND
BOOKS
What do you
hope gender
equality looks
like in 10
years?
"In 10 years I hope gender
equality in our country is able to
reach a point where no matter
your gender you will receive the
same respect, recognition and
opportunity as your peers. It
should no longer be a society
where we still have roles and
occupations that are gender
defined, because of a perceived
notion of a specific gender’s
mental capability or capacity."
DeVaughn Riley, Commercial Sales
Engineer

19. What do you
hope gender
equality
looks like in
10 years?
"In 10 years, my 5 young nieces will be entering the
workforce and college. My hope is that when they’re
building their careers, or when they’re in the
classroom, they don’t see sex as a limiting factor. I
hope that they, and all females, have the same
opportunity as everyone else. I hope that when they
look at corporate boards and leadership positions in
any type of career, they feel represented and have
the right female role models to aspire towards! And
obviously they’re getting paid the same amount of
money as their male counterparts who are doing the
same job… obviously."
-Chris Ward, VP of Customer Experience

20. "One aspect of being a female Account Executive, which I have had to
learn to navigate is the gender divide of on-site meetings. In my career at
Turbo, I have always had a male Sales Engineers. In a male dominated
industry, most meetings I walk into are with a room full of men. An obstacle
that I then face is implicit bias; Customers and Prospects will gravitate to
my SE for questions or information on our product, instead of me. One way
that I have overcome this obstacle is by controlling the first part of the
meeting; Establishing my legitimacy as a resource for our product as well
as the point person for the customer. I then pass the mic to my SE for
technical questions and demos. In some ways, I like the implicit bias,
because it allows you to surprise your prospects with preparation. I’ve had
customers tell me that most of their sales reps know nothing about their
product, and that their impressed by my knowledge of the technology."
-Rachel Fagut, Commercial Account Executive

21. "In a male-dominated industry like ours, I think as women we tend
to hang back, not speak up enough, voice our opinions. We are
afraid of taking risks, putting ourselves out there and making
mistakes and being criticized. We feel we will be judged more
harshly than our male counterparts, and this does happen often
unfortunately. This is something I’ve had to consciously try to
overcome for myself. The culture is changing though, and I hope to
see more women step up and challenge status quos and
stereotypes."
-Amruta Karmarkar, Senior Director of Customer Facing Engineering

22. WHO IS YOUR BIGGEST
FEMALE ROLE MODEL,
AND WHY?
"She’s short at 4’11 inches, but boy is she mighty! At 65 years old she’s still
working 12 hour days, and if you walked through the door right now, she’ll
defrost her entire freezer and will have a 5 course meal on the table in 30
minutes! She is tenacious and just doesn’t quit. I’ve seen her hit some very
hard times in her Life, but she keeps getting up and keeps going. Her
perseverance, tenacity, and strength is truly admirable."
-LouLou Healey, Senior Director of Global Channel
& Alliances and Head of Americas Field Marketing

23. WHO IS YOUR BIGGEST
FEMALE ROLE MODEL,
AND WHY?
"My female role model is my mother. After losing her father when she was
18, she found a way to help support her mother, her 6 brothers and sister,
and herself. She worked 2 jobs and put herself through school. She went
from being an English teacher, to teaching at a police academy, to flying
internationally as a flight attendant. While her and my father were
working full-time, they somehow found a way to raise my twin brother
and me. She is the strongest and smartest woman I know, and her ability
to solve any situation inspires me every day."
-Jenna Kominski, Marketing Program Coordinator

24. WHO IS YOUR BIGGEST
FEMALE ROLE MODEL,
AND WHY?
"Easy! My mother – she worked full time during my childhood, and this
is something I’m immensely grateful for. She sets a positive example
that you can have an amazing, loving family, and still be insanely
successful. I hope that I’m able to juggle the responsibilities of home
and work life as well as her when I start a family of my own. Oh and
talk about someone who speaks up early and often – I learned that
from my mom…."
-Catherine Kellogg, Director of Sales Readiness

25. WHO IS YOUR BIGGEST
FEMALE ROLE MODEL,
AND WHY?
"My mother. It takes a village to raise a child, but in my
mother’s case it took an army. She packs more power the most
elite forces on this planet. Well versed in the art of
understanding and skilled in the art of developing men. My
mother is a role model and I look forward to embodying her
lessons."
Jose Altomari, Commercial Sales Development Representative

26. WHO IS YOUR BIGGEST
FEMALE ROLE MODEL,
AND WHY?
"My biggest female or male role model is my mother without a
doubt. Her resilience, determination, focus, and independence
is something I’ve always admired, and continues to push me to
want to succeed today. I continue to work hard to give back
and thank her for the work she put in to get me where I am
today all on her own."
-DeVaughn Riley, Commercial Sales Engineer

27. Who is your biggest female role
model, and why?
"Taylor Swift because she built
an empire based on her talents
and hard work. She empowers
girls to be proud and she is a
compassionate human. I love
her confidence to march to the
beat of her own drum
regardless of the media."
-Katrina Parsons, Enterprise SDR

28. Who is your biggest female role model,
and why?
-Katrina Parsons, Enterprise SDR
"This is an ever-changing answer for me, because
there are so many inspirational women doing
disruptive things every day. Right now, I am a
huge fan of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Politics
aside, I admire that she has a factual argument
for any point that she’s trying to make. She has
identified that she’s working within a 243-year-
old system which hasn’t evolved much in that
timeframe, and is instead of fighting opinions
with opinions, she’s fighting them with
documentation and statistics. I think that this is
a good lesson for women fighting their way
through the politics of any male-dominated
industry – Take emotion out of your argument,
stick to the facts, and people will listen."
-Rachel Fagut, Commercial Account Executive

29. Who is your biggest female role
model, and why?
-Katrina Parsons, Enterprise SDR
"Biggest female role model is
Beyonce. Like literally, what is
there not to like about Bey. She is
talented, successful, and a pioneer
in the music industry. She uses her
platform to promote both gender
and racial equality without
hesitation and does not apologize
for what she believes in."
-Carson Leydecker, Commercial Account
Executive

30. Who is your biggest female role model, and why?
-Katrina Parsons, Enterprise SDR
"Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie…. Her books
are TOP NOTCH! She’s a literary mastermind
who’s writing, amongst other topics,
illuminates the complexity of being a
woman. She has not only earned her a
MacArthur Genius Grant (so she’s a straight-
up genius), but her speeches made their way
into a Beyoncé song (boom). I aspire to
continue down the path of poise and
intellect Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie carries
with herself."
-Jose Altomari, Commercial Sales Development
Representative

31. Who is your biggest female role model, and why?
-Katrina Parsons, Enterprise SDR
"Michelle Obama, she is 100% self-made in
her success and I am confident that she has
mentored and inspired Obama to be
president. Her work ethic, loyalty to her
family, and her philanthropy work is very
motivational. Michelle’s drive is incredibly
impressive, she is consistently bettering
herself and those around her."
-Gerry Sengendo, Regional VP of Commercial West &
Central

32. The Desired State
Ideas being heard and
observed
Respect being
perpetually achieved and
administered
Representation
being equal
Jose Altomari,
Commercial SDR,
on what he hopes
gender equality
looks like in 10
years:

33. Who is your biggest female role model, and why?
-Katrina Parsons, Enterprise SDR
"For a lot of reasons, Ellen DeGeneres is my biggest
female role model. She fearlessly does things her
way, bringing humor and caring to everything she
does and the people she meets. She’s incredibly
successful in a world and industry that always
pushed back and told her she wouldn’t be. I admire
her approach representing it’s ok to be different and
how much she respects people that have opposing
views than she does. Female aside, the ethos she
lives by helps bring people together and exemplifies
how I think the world should operate to keep making
positive progress!"
-Chris Ward, VP of Customer Experience

34. "WHEN I LOOK
AT A COMPANY'S
LEADERSHIP
TEAM, AND
THERE'S AN
EQUAL NUMBER
OF MALE TO
FEMALE
EXECUTIVES."
"I HOPE IT
REQUIRES LESS
CONSCIOUS
AWARENESS AND
IS RATHER A
SOCIETAL NORM. I
ALSO HOPE
GENDER PAY
INEQUITIES ARE
ADDRESSED
ACROSS ALL
SECTORS."
-LouLou Healey, Senior
Director of Global Channel &
Alliances and Head of
Americas Field Marketing
-Devynne Tortora,
People Strategy
Director
What do you hope gender equality looks like in 10 years?

35. "AS A WOMAN IN
TODAY’S WORKFORCE,
I’M CONSTANTLY
SEEKING OUT MALE
MENTORS AND
ADVOCATES WHO
ARE GENDER BLIND. IN
10 YEARS, I HOPE
THAT THAT ALL MEN
IN THE WORKPLACE
ARE SUPPORTIVE OF
THE WOMEN WHO
WORK AROUND THEM."
"I HOPE IN TEN YEARS
THAT WE START TO
SEE MORE AND MORE
FEMALES IN
POSITIONS OF POWER,
IT IS CLEAR TO SEE
THERE IS STILL A
SERIOUS LACK OF
FEMALE LEADERSHIP
ACROSS MOST
BUSINESSES."
-Rachel Fagut, Commercial
Account Executive
-Rebecca Connell,
EMEA HR Lead
What do you hope gender equality looks like in 10 years?

36. WHAT DO YOU
HOPE GENDER
EQUALITY
LOOKS LIKE IN
10 YEARS?
"In ten years, if I walk by a room full of
executives, I want to see people who
deserve to be there, not there because of
their privilege. I hope that women won’t
have to fight to be paid the same as our
male colleagues. I hope to see longer
paid paternity leave for both parents in
the family (or for a single-family parent). I
hope to see changing tables in men’s
rooms. Overall, I just hope that women
and men are no longer put at a
disadvantage because of gender
stereotypes."
-Jenna Kominski, Marketing Program Coordinator

37. WHAT DO YOU
HOPE GENDER
EQUALITY
LOOKS LIKE IN
10 YEARS?
"What I truly hope to see in the near
future is fewer women claiming they
“aren’t feminists” and more men
saying they are feminists! Nothing
grinds my gears more than hearing
“not to be a feminist but…” Most
rational people believe women and
men should be equal in the eyes of
the law, in the workplace and at
home….if that’s not feminism I don’t
know what is!"
-Catherine Kellogg, Sales Readiness Director

38. WHAT DO YOU
HOPE GENDER
EQUALITY
LOOKS LIKE IN
10 YEARS?
"I hope that we will be at a
point where we won’t be
talking about it! Whether it’s in
our chosen professions, or how
in we are raising our families,
or how we are interacting
socially – I hope we will get to
a point where there are no
stereotypes, and “default” roles
or behaviors."
-Amruta Karmarkar, Senior Director of
Customer Facing Engineering

39. WHAT DO YOU
HOPE GENDER
EQUALITY
LOOKS LIKE IN
10 YEARS?
"I want to see 50%
of our leadership to
be filled with
women, just like the
government of
Rwanda."
-Gerry Sengendo, Regional VP of
Commercial West & Central

40. How do you ensure that the workplace
remains an inclusive environment that
empowers women to succeed?
"To the best of my ability: I give
tips and best practices; answer
any questions, comment, or
concern that I can; and provide
any insight that I have to make
the women around me feel
knowledgeable and well
informed. Beyond that, I try my
best to offer invitations to any
type of group learning
sessions/outings."
"Women bring a vast array of
knowledge to the workplace and
education is one of my core
tenets. I make sure that I seek
lessons, opinions and strategies
from women and give credit
when it is due because all too
often a woman’s voice can go
unheard."
Josealtomari,CommercialSales
DevelopmentRepresentative