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Debbie Sterling
GoldieBlox

Debbie Sterling, founder and CEO of GoldieBlox, shares her evolution from lonely inventor to inspiring entrepreneur with a vision to give young girls the confidence to become engineers through hands-on play. Sterling talks about overcoming gender stereotypes and her own fears, as well as the entrepreneurial challenges of embracing failure and succeeding despite scant resources.

Uploaded 26-04-17

Debbie Sterling is an engineer, entrepreneur and a leader in the movement toward getting girls interested in STEM. She was named Time’s "Person of the Moment,” honored by the National Retail Foundation as one of 25 “People Shaping Retail’s Future,” and was recently added to Fortune’s “40 under 40” list. In 2015, Sterling was inducted as a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship and honored by the National Women’s History Museum with a “Living Legacy Award” for her work to empower girls around the world.

Sterling holds a degree in mechanical engineering and product design from Stanford University.

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