My guest today is Emily Harburg.  Emily is the Cofounder and CEO of PairUp, a B2B SaaS platform that boosts workplace knowledge-sharing, increases connectivity, and helps you solve problems more efficiently at work Emily’s background spans industry, startups, and academia. She has worked at Walt Disney Imagineering where she designed technology for the Disney theme parks, at Facebook (Meta) where she worked as a UX researcher, and at EF Education First where she led the Emerging Tech and Innovation team designing tech to support millions of students around the world. In 2015, Emily co-founded Brave Initiatives, an organization dedicated to helping women build tech skills and confidence in coding for social impact. Emily’s academic research lies at the intersection of technology and social behavior, and the role that technology can play in building self-efficacy and confidence. Her research has been published and shared in global conferences, academic journals, case studies, and news publications -- including the Harvard Business Review, TEDx, CNN, and more.Emily graduated with a B.A. in Social Anthropology and Psychology from Harvard College, and with a Ph.D. in Technology and Social Behavior from Northwestern University. -----Past guests include Margaret Wishingrad, Kara Goldin, Brandi Chastain, Julie Foudy, Ann Miura Ko, Linda Avey, Sarah Leary, Becky Sauerbrunn, Miriam Haart and many more.Follow us on Instagram | LinkedIn | Youtube-----Show Notes:1. Welcome to She Leads2. Emily's Childhood and Early Interests3. Navigating College and her Career Path4. Designing Technology for Walt Disney 5. Imposter Syndrome and Confidence6. Pursuing a PhD 7. Taking Risks, Following Passion, Quieting the Inner Voices 8. Overcoming Self-Doubt and Taking the Founder Leap9. Founding Story of PairUp10. Fundraising and Hiring Challenges11. Building a Supportive Founder Community12. Lessons Learned and Advice for Founders13. Defining and Evolving Company Culture14. Importance of Mentors and Champions15. Passions + Book Recs + Lifetime Craft Emily's Rare Obsession? DJ-ing Emily's Book Recommendation? Viktor Frankl's 'Man Search for Meaning' Emily's life-time craft she is honing? Bravery▶️ Video interview available on Youtube.If you're enjoying the show, please share it with a friend and leave a review!