Her Story
About Duni
I've been in the consulting field for about 13 years, starting my career as a business analyst. Throughout this time, I've learned a lot and encountered many great people along the way. This experience led me to launch my own consulting company, Ohia AI, because I wanted to bring something different to the market. I focus on the consulting side of tech implementations, and I believe too many times we just jump right into getting the latest new technology or AI without doing thorough analysis. I wanted to make sure we're really getting the most out of these technologies and it's not just another hype thing. My typical day involves starting early, checking communications from clients and colleagues, developing a prioritized plan and setting my agenda. I focus heavily on preparing polished deliverables and ensuring my message is clear so our conversations are targeted, focused, and helpful. I work with clients on their goals, whether that's helping with lead sourcing strategy, how they're generating leads and pushing them through the sales funnel, or specifically with marketing to create a strong connection between marketing and sales. I make sure to have engineers and developers in the room so the actual execution is very tight. Then I spend time heads down, tightening up deliverables and iterating to make sure we're ready come launch time.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Duni
01What do you attribute your success to?
I would say a higher power, some good old hard work and elbow grease, and the power of community. Having a good community and having good people around you can be really helpful as well. It takes a village, and we all need it.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
The best career advice I've received is to be creative and always get back up. Sometimes when you put yourself out there, you can face rejection. It happens, it's a part of the process, but the most important thing is to get back up. I got that advice from a mentor when I was younger, and that was always very meaningful to me.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
I would give young women the advice that I was given, which is, you fall down 10 times, and you get back up 11. You just keep going. Don't feel discouraged. Keep going, keep going. You've got something good, keep going.
04What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
It's really important to be positive and have a positive outlook, because things can be tough and competitive, so you want to keep it positive because that's what it's about. Another value is to be great at what you do - that means showing up prepared, doing your research, and having the things that you need. I love that thought of being great in everything that you do. Another one is don't rush things. You just feel like you need to move on to the next thing, but slow down. If it can wait, it can wait. And I know this sounds really dorky, but data-driven decision-making is important to me. Have the facts, do your research, have the data and analysis. You want to have the facts before you make big decisions. Sometimes you don't have all the facts and it's not perfect, but just try to get something.
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