Brittney Dailey, MBA

I was originally planning to go to law school and had taken my LSAT, but after doing an internship at a federal law office in downtown St. Louis, I realized that wasn't for me because the work was boring. Having that sneak peek into technology sales, I was like, this is where I'm going to land. It's always evolving, very challenging, and you have to be a lifelong learner to stay in the industry and be successful. I would say just the anticipation of the trajectory of the industry, and so far, knock on wood, it's proven correct. Obviously cybersecurity is a fortunate and unfortunate industry that's hot, so just fighting the bad guys with the good guys, AI and stuff like that. I come from a blue-collar family and was the first person in my family to graduate college. I think some of that comes from just that hard work instilled in me growing up and learning through my parents. My mom doesn't have a college degree, but she's worked at Olin Winchester for over 30 years. She used to be in the assembly line, and then went to where she leads the Federal Ballistics Department of Winchester, managing engineers with master's degrees without a degree. Coming from that sort of background has given me a pretty big advantage. I've had Sandler sales training, MedTech sales training, and gone through some of the most state-of-the-art corporate trainings that are sales-related, and I think that really helped me aggregate all those skills together and have my own unique complete package.

The best career advice I’ve ever received is to always be myself—authenticity builds trust, strengthens relationships, and allows me to succeed by leaning into my own strengths rather than trying to be someone else.

My advice to young women entering technology and sales is to believe in your potential, regardless of your background—coming from a blue-collar family or being the first in your family to attend college does not limit your success. Stay curious, work hard, build strong relationships, and never be afraid to pursue opportunities that challenge you.

One of the biggest opportunities—and challenges—in cybersecurity today is keeping pace with rapidly evolving technologies like AI, as organizations face increasingly sophisticated threats while professionals must continuously learn, adapt, and innovate to stay ahead.

Every day I wake up with an eat the frog, you versus you mentality, so I try to keep moving forward, and then once I complete everything I need for the day, I like to reward myself in some way, whether that be hitting the golf course. I like to balance my life out pretty well. Golf is a big one, so I drag anybody I can to the golf course, like my parents and my mom who's about to retire. I have a women's golf league that I'm in on Mondays, which is kind of funny because I didn't realize it at the time, but it's a seniors women's league, so it's just me and women in their 70s and 80s. I do recreational sports like sand volleyball and pickleball. I'm really big in pickleball and I'm in a pickleball league. Spending time with family and friends is important to me, and then I have a French Bulldog named Tulip who I'm obsessed with. I spend a lot of time with her, she's a little 2-year-old. She sits in a car seat in my car and goes shopping with me and stuff. She is definitely living her best life.