{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"","title":"Living Your Truth: A Conversation with Debra Goldfarb - Grit Talk episode 4","description":"In this episode, Lisa Davis talks with Debra Goldfarb about charting your course and staying true to yourself. \"There are people who naturally plot their careers. I was not that person at all,” Debra explains. Growing up in a family of scientists, there was an expectation that Debra would follow. But she had designs on something very different – a career in policy and diplomacy. Armed with a graduate degree in International Relations and Chinese Studies, Debra went to work for the analyst firm, International Data Corporation, building a market intelligence practice in high performance computing. Faced with a sophisticated client base, she was covering topics that were often unfamiliar and clients who would call with complex questions. But she knew that when the going got tough, she could put her phone on “do not disturb” and dig in to figure out the answers they were looking for. “The thing about fearlessness is not that you’re not scared. It’s what you do about it,” she says. It was the beginning of a career in which Debra says she has never once been bored.\n\nLater, Debra shares a personal story of grit and how the key moments that define us help create it. “You can’t be outside your value system because when you do, other things break,” she says. Debra is an Intel Fellow and the Chief Analyst in Data Center Market Intelligence for the Data Platform\nGroup. Debra started her career as an industry analyst at IDC, launching its HPC practice. Her work as one of the early and influential leaders of HPC helped shape US technology policy and the global HPC ecosystem. Outside of Intel, she is actively involved in diversity and STEM initiatives, and is a devoted mom and avid skier. Connect with her on LinkedIn. \n\nAlong with Debra, Lisa Davis is co-chair of the Intel Network of Executive Women. Throughout her 30-year career in technology, Lisa has been a champion for women in technology and leadership – channeling that passion into leading professional development initiatives for women. Connect with her on Twitter @LisaM_Davis or LinkedIn.\n\nLearn more about global diversity and inclusion initiatives at Intel, including Intel Network of Executive Women, here: https://employeecontent.intel.com/content/news/nonportal/diversity.html","author_name":"Intel"}