Numerous studies have shown that mentoring makes a difference. Mentors listen, offer constructive feedback, ask great questions, and offer encouragement.

Kathy Hurley has been a successful mentor to many women in education technology. In this podcast, you will hear why she believes in mentoring and supporting women in attaining their goals, how she became a mentor, some of the powerful quotes that have guided her and served her well as she blazed a trail for women in technology. Her savvy insights are not to be missed!

About our guest: Kathleen Hurley is a former senior executive for numerous educational publishing and technology companies, including IBM and Pearson. Currently, she is a senior advisor to educational technology companies, education associations, and school superintendent networks. After retiring from Pearson, she was selected as a Fellow of the Advanced Leadership Initiative (ALI) at Harvard University. She co-founded a global nonprofit organization, Girls Thinking Global. In 2019, she received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award in Education Technology from the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA). She is the co-editor, with Priscilla Shumway, of Real Women, Real Leaders: Surviving and Succeeding in the Business World (Wiley).

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