Her Story
About Abigail
Abby Wilson serves as an Account Executive at Google in San Francisco, CA. With a total of 8 years in the tech industry, she started as a software engineer on the Google Ads team after completing her undergraduate studies at the University of Washington. Inspired by a high school computer science course, she enjoyed the problem-solving aspects of coding and initially built products before transitioning to sales to learn the business side and how to sell Google Ads, rounding out her skill set with a focus on collaboration and new problem sets. She is an active member of the Junior League of San Francisco. Wilson attributes her career success to being a hard worker who does not give up, naturally getting people on board through strong communication, maintaining high intentionality with her career including taking risks such as moving from engineering to sales, and benefiting from a supportive family, mentors, friends, and some luck. She advises young women entering the industry to anchor on intentionality by being clear about their goals and what they want to achieve both with themselves and those around them.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Abigail
01What do you attribute your success to?
I think that it's a factor... there's some things that I've done, there's some things that the people around me have supported me to do, and there are some opportunities that are just lucky. For myself, I am a very hard worker. I don't like to do a bad job. I also don't give up. I also do a good job of naturally getting people on board. It's important to me to communicate with the people around me. I share what I want and what I don't want. I do think that I had a high level of intentionality with my career, and I've taken a lot of risks too. I'm lucky to have a very supportive family at home. I'm also lucky to have mentors in the field, friends that support me. And then, of course, there's some luck.
02What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
I think just really anchoring on intentionality. So, when you're preparing to look for a job, being clear about what do I want to get out of this, what learnings do I want to have, what is going to set me up for next, and then when you're in the role, anchoring on that same intentionality, like, with your manager, what am I trying to achieve over the next 6 months, how do I get to the next level role, whatever it might be. I think it's always really important to be clear on what you want and what your goals are, both with yourself and with the people around you.
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