IWD 2021: Margaret Burgraff, Silicon Valley technology executive chooses to challenge with an exit plan

On the occasion of celebrating women internationally on March 8  (#IWD2021 #choosetochallenge), we reach into our archives and present to you one of most popular Here She Is (HSI)  episodes, a conversation between Julia and Margaret Burgraff. Margaret, a tech executive from Silicon Valley, is the sole provider of a family of four and fulfilled her dream of a personal ‘exit’ (aka retirement) in her early 40s. Blood in Margaret’s veins runs green. As a proud Irish woman, she arrived in the US 20 years ago to start a successful career as a quality manager for firms such as Apple and Intel. In this very honest conversation, we talked about building competence while faking confidence, strategies to outperform that she would advise against, the threat of letting real-estate become emotional investments and how the death of her best friend provoked her to take the time off she had long planned for. You can read the transcript of this episode and more infos about female empowerment at www.here-she-is.com/margaret-burgraffInterview: Julia WagnerAudio Engineering: Simon Peck