Lead from the Start: Making a Successful Transition from School to the Work

What does it take to successfully transition from a student into the engineering workforce? How can you set yourself up for an accelerated path into leadership? Learn what it takes to be a successful engineer, pitfalls to avoid, and practical takeaways that you can apply to accelerate your unique success path. Based on Stephanie Slocum’s 15+ years of first-hand private industry experience as a woman engineer, as well as research and interviews with traditional and non-traditional leaders, you’ll leave this interactive presentation experience inspired, invigorated, and ready to confidently step into the next stage of your career.

Stephanie Slocum is on a mission to normalize engineering, technology, and STEM women in leadership. She helps women become influential leaders while balancing life outside of work. She helps organizations committed to gender equity in STEM create environments that retain and engage women and non-binary individuals.

Stephanie is the founder of Engineers Rising LLC and author of the Amazon.com category bestseller She Engineers. In the last two years alone, she’s reached more than 5000 technical professionals through her talks, presentations, and workshops. Known for her straight-talking authentic style and practical insights, Stephanie’s audiences learn how to embrace their unique skillsets, stop second-guessing their worth at work, and articulate the business case for themselves so that they can become recognized for the leaders they are. Attendees leave her events knowing they are not alone in their struggles and feel empowered to take action.

Stephanie is a winner of the 2020 Connected World’s Women in Technology Award for her work empowering women in engineering and technology. Before founding Engineers Rising in 2018, she worked in structural engineering building consulting for 15 years. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in architectural engineering.