We all go through difficult times when growing up, but how we react to those times determine how we show up as adults.

Narine Galstian took her childhood challenges and grew into a driven, curious, and open minded leader.

Narine is one of the most promising CMO's in the technology sector, at the helm of the 14x - Inc. 500 Company, SADA. SADA was named Google Cloud Reseller Partner of the Year for 2018 and 2019. SADA was also named the Google Cloud Global Partner of the Year Award for 2018.

Coming to the United States from Armenia at eight years old knowing zero English, she was able to find her voice and the confidence to use it through her love of learning. She now uses her voice to empower others and to lead with openness and curiosity.

Narine was kind enough to share her childhood story and how it has shaped her into a driven and successful leader.

Listen to this episode and learn about:

- Narine giving credit to her ESL teacher, Ms. Abbott, for her inclusiveness, reassurance, and expressiveness (3:28)
- Explanation of how she learned the confidence to speak up (5:42)
- Creativity comes when you surround yourself with people who are different than you (10:53)
- The company culture needed to quickly pivot and grow (12:56)
- Narine's change in leadership perspective (16:45)
- How to hold on to the past while charging ahead into the future (19:05)
- The drive and impact Narine has that is never going to end (23:29)

Links:

- Connect with Narine on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngalstian
- SADA - https://sada.com/about/leadership-team/leadership-biographies/#narine-galstian