Alicia Ostrom

I think I am a competitive person, and at the end of the day, I want to feel accomplished. My motivating factor is my family, especially now that I have a daughter. It's so important to show her how to be a successful woman, even seeing that at a young age. Setting an example for my daughter is very important to me. I also had incredible support along the way. My mother, Pamela, who was a single mom for a while, has been successful within her industry, and watching her growing up was very helpful for me. Professionally, I've had so many mentors. I had a mentor at my previous job in collections who taught me how to transition from working in management at a grocery store to actually being in corporate America. She brought me along in my 20s and showed me the ropes of how to be successful in corporate America as a woman.

If you're going into tech sales, you're not going to fill in the space, so have confidence and self-esteem. Say, I got this, I can compete with the men. Because it is predominantly a man's world, and when it comes to being a woman within that industry, don't feel inferior. You can do it, and you can thrive in it, so have that confidence and that self-esteem. And go at them. Also, be coachable. It's gonna take some adaptability, so you're gonna have to be able to be coachable.

Loyalty, honesty, and integrity are my core values. I come from a big Italian family, and I feel like it's just been within my upbringing about loyalty. I've been taught since I was a little girl to always be honest. And integrity, that's more within my work as well. I want just the best character I can be. I think that all ties together, and it's just the core values of my morals. These values are important because when you have integrity, it means owning up to mistakes, learning the lesson, and keeping it going. When it comes to honesty and loyalty, it goes hand-in-hand with accountability. If I say something, I'm gonna do what I say.