Kristen Womack: Finding Connection and Meaning in the Journey

SUMMARY
For Kristen Womack, the journey to Microsoft started with a simple question, “Should we go east or west?” The answer took a post-high school Kristen to Portland, Oregon where she got her first chance to work with computers and where she was inspired to continue her education.

GUEST
Kristen Womack

HIGHLIGHTS

• Kristen has always been curious about what lies over the horizon, leading her to take chances and forge her own path.
• After high school she took a job in a foundry to earn enough money to leave Wisconsin and venture into the world.
• Learning from her own mentors, Kristen has embraced the idea of “servitude leadership,” lifting people up to help them succeed. 
• Kristen carries the idea of servitude into the community, teaching her children the importance of lending a hand to people in need.