At My Pace (Take 2) by Jill Ebstein

I failed the first time I tried to write my story. I think I had too much to say — sort of like a carbonated beverage that has been shaken and is ready to explode at mere opening. So here is take two and I will start with a seminal moment that changed my journey.

I was working at a startup that on a good day was crazy but still productive. It was 2001, and except for me, the senior team was all men. In many ways, I stood out…