Her Story
About Priscilla
I graduated from university around COVID and started working for a digital marketing agency, but I was missing the feeling of working in a company since everyone went remote. So I quit and decided to freelance for a couple of years, traveling throughout South America, building websites and doing SEO and digital marketing for my own clients. While backpacking through South America, I met people from the Netherlands and UK, and became close to a friend who invited me to London. I loved it so much that I made it a reality to live there, which was challenging as a US citizen dealing with visas. I finally landed a job at a software company in London called Blossom, working as a Social Media Marketing Manager in a hybrid role. I even pitched and hosted a podcast interviewing thought leaders in early child development to build credibility for the company. Due to personal family matters, I returned to California, and a recruiter reached out about ThoughtSpot. I worked in go-to-market, helping organize President's Club and SKO events, flying out to board meetings and company events even though the role was fully remote. I was often the only Latina in predominantly male-led boardrooms, which was intimidating but motivated me to create spaces for other women like myself. I'm now relaunching my podcast called Unlikely in the Room to showcase stories of women who've overcome adversity.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Priscilla
01What do you attribute your success to?
I've always been someone that thinks outside of the box, being resilient and persevering, not taking no for an answer. Just believing in myself and knowing that I'm more than capable has contributed to my success. I've been lucky enough to be supported by so many great people where, when I pitched my ideas or led a project, they believed in me, supported me, and gave me that space to also be heard. I think it's a bit of resilience, perseverance, but also luck that has played a role in my success.
02What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Resilience is key, and I feel that if there's a will, I know it sounds corny, but if there's a will, there's always a way. Believe in yourself. When I was younger, growing up, I found that really challenging to think that I could actually make it and be in these rooms and in this position. But I was resilient, and that's what kept me going. Also, just the people that I love and being able to support my family is what kept me going and was really the motivation I needed. My message would be to be resilient.
03What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Integrity is a huge one, to have integrity. I think being hardworking is really important, and as well to just stay true to who you are. People can be really rigid and think that there's a certain kind of lingo they need to keep up with, but you still need to be true to who you are. At the end of the day, I feel like you're gonna bring the best version of yourself when you are being authentic.
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