S7 E15: Never Give Up with Sabrina Tucker-Barrett

Accepting defeat is the easy way out! It is much harder to keep pushing and decide that you will achieve.

Sabrina Tucker-Barrett is a mentor, STEM advocate, and the founder of Girls for Technology - which is a non-profit organization focused on closing the gender gap in Technology and Engineering. Via Girls for Technology Sabrina has been able to impact young girls across the United States, helping them understand and grow in the STEM fields. Being a stroke survivor changed Sabrina’s life, and showed her the importance of never giving up, which is something she embodies and teaching to the young girls she is able to impact.

During this episode of WinHers United the podcast Sabrina encourages us to Never Give Up.

Have you given up, or are you determine to push through no matter what?

Episode Highlights

(3:06) Sabrina discusses her background and lets us know what she is currently up to

(7:11) Learn about what Sabrina wanted to be when she grew up

(9:13) Sabrina talks about the nuisances of life

(10:43) Sabrina’s pivotal point was deciding to leave Corporate America and move into the unchartered territory of entrepreneurship

(15:42) Sabrina offers three strategies for raising money to start a non-profit

(17:49) Sabrina has many responsibilities and admits that she often thinks of herself last, yet she does make time to vacation so she can refuel

(20:26) Sabrina talks about her morning routine, and how she is handling life under our current restrictions

(22:43) Sabrina is a stroke survivor which was the toughest struggle she endured, find out about this experience and how she was able to get back on track  

(26:48) Sabrina’s leadership principle is to be dedicated

(28:49) Sabrina’s recommended resource is using project management software such as Trello and Asana to stay on task

(30:23) Sabrina’s advice for an up and coming entrepreneur is to do as much research on the tasks in front of you, so you are making informed and knowledgeable decisions

(32:44) Sabrina talks about being willing to “pay to play”, so you can reach the next level

(35:02) Learn about Sabrina’s travel experiences and goals

Interview Quotes

“Typically life is not a straight path. You’re going to have ups and downs, and where you start is not necessarily where you are going to finish.” – Sabrina Tucker-Barrett

“Never give up! Be persistent! Fight through! Whatever obstacle may come your way, if you believe in something, if you know that something is meant for you, you have to push through.” – Sabrina Tucker-Barrett

“There is always hope, there is always a better day ahead.” – Sabrina Tucker-Barrett

Sabrina’s Bio

Sabrina, a native of New London, CT, graduated with a B.A., concentration in Healthcare Administration from Charter Oak State College, and is currently pursuing her Master’s in Education. During her younger college years Sabrina worked for AmeriCorps teaching inner-city teens computer skills. Sabrina has always had a passion for helping underrepresented girls strive to reach their full potential. While still in college Sabrina took a proposal writing class, it was through that class that Girls For Technology (GFT) was inspired.

After a decade in corporate America in the Health Insurance sector, she felt an inability to make an impact the way she envisioned and Founded GFT. “Mentoring is very important and through GFT girls will see prominent successful women and exposed to different career paths and most important build a life long love for technology and engineering.” 

You can find Girls For Technology at http://girlsfortechnology.org.

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