Her Story
About Jasmin
Jasmin Kordi serves as co-founder and CEO of MBlue Labs, a woman-owned biotechnology company in Bethesda, Maryland, focused on skin and hair health products. She has spent eight years in the biotech sector after transitioning from a 30-year career in high-tech sales leadership, including two decades at Cisco. Kordi earned her BS in business administration from the University of Maryland. She attributes her success to a strong work ethic and resilience instilled during her upbringing in Germany, along with a commitment to follow through on business promises. Kordi advises young women entering biotech to build versatile knowledge that includes business, economics, and finance alongside deep technical expertise, enabling them to identify fulfilling roles in research, product management, or leadership.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Jasmin
01What do you attribute your success to?
I grew up in Germany, and my parents instilled the hard-working, Lutheran work hard mentality. Making a commitment to someone in business is very important. Working hard in the tech sector as a woman in a male-dominated industry, you had to work twice as hard. Resilience is key - when you fall down, you get back up, learn, and keep going. Those values of hard work, commitment, and resilience have carried me through.
02What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Be very versatile in your knowledge. Be deeply focused but also learn about business, economics, finance. Understand what it takes to build a business so you can figure out your role and what you feel passionate about, whether research, product management, or running a department.
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