{"id":33266,"date":"2023-04-05T20:54:57","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T20:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/?post_type=thought-leadership&#038;p=33266"},"modified":"2023-04-21T14:08:41","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T14:08:41","slug":"calling-women-to-continue-sharing-our-stories","status":"publish","type":"thought-leadership","link":"https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/thought-leadership\/calling-women-to-continue-sharing-our-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond Women&#8217;s History Month: Calling on Women to Continue Sharing Our Stories\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<style> .banner:before {\r\n        background: linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(0,0,0,.5),rgba(0,0,0,.5)) !important;\r\n    }<\/style><div id=\"ra_id_1678124236\" class=\"banner  standard lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Pinnacle-Awards-2023-Hero.png)\">\r\n        <div class=\"container  banner-container text-Center\">\r\n            <div class=\"row center-items\">\r\n                                \r\n                <div class=\"col-lg-10 \"  >\r\n                                            <!-- <p class=\"label special-label\" tabindex=\"0\"><\/p> -->\r\n                    \r\n                    <h1 class=\"underline-text white  required\" tabindex=\"0\">\r\n                        Beyond Women&#8217;s History Month: Calling on Women to Continue Sharing Our Stories                    <\/h1>\r\n                                            <div class=\"xyz\" tabindex=\"0\"><p><\/p><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"banner_event\">\r\n                                                                    <span  class=\"author-text\" tabindex=\"0\">Maya R. Said, Sc.D., Founder and CEO, Outcomes4Me <\/span>\r\n                                                            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"banner-btn-wrapper\">\r\n                                                                                <\/div>\r\n                        <!-- <a href=\"#\">Link<\/a>\r\n                        <a class=\"arrow-link\" href=\"#\">Link<\/a>\r\n                        <a class=\"external-link\" href=\"#\">External Link<\/a>\r\n                        <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"#\">More<\/a> -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($){\r\n    setTimeout(function () {\r\n        console.log('here');\r\n\t\t$('#_youtube-iframe-wrapper').show();\r\n\t}, 2000);\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\n\n<style>\r\n    .cta-btn-wrapper{margin-bottom:2rem;margin-top:-10px;}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<section class=\"wysiwyg_block\">\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n        <div class=\"row\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-lg-8\">\r\n            \r\n            <p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2018Don\u2019t be afraid to aim high \u2013 if you can see yourself getting there, you\u2019re not aiming high enough!\u2019 \u2013 this is one of the guiding principles that has shaped my life and that I recently shared in my acceptance speech for the Pinnacle Awards at the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce celebration event on January 27th.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Pinnacle Awards honor Greater Boston\u2019s dynamic leading women for their contributions to the workplace and their commitment to every community. I never expected to win such an award, let alone be standing on the podium surrounded by more than 1,000 highly accomplished individuals \u2013 mostly women \u2013 sharing my reflections on what got me to where I am today.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The reaction I got from the audience when I spoke those words and the social posts and private messages that followed surprised me even more. I honestly never imagined that this would resonate with so many people and that me sharing it would get others that believed in it to amplify it. After all, I knew they meant something to me, but I didn\u2019t imagine they would mean so much to others.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The reactions I got made me realize that we often underestimate the impact that our stories and the stories of our lives can have on others. This is why as the month of March comes to a close and we conclude Women\u2019s History Month, I feel the urge to call on every woman out there to not shy away from sharing your stories \u2013 because you don\u2019t know whose life one of your stories will touch and what that life will become because she happened to hear one story and be touched by it.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">So, here I am walking the talk and sharing one of my stories \u2013 the result of my reflections as I was preparing the acceptance speech for the award.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">As I reflected on my career and life so far, I realized that I had never really taken the time to think through all the things that may have played a role in shaping the woman I have become and reach this point in my professional and personal life. As I let my thoughts guide my pen, I found myself writing a list of fifteen principles that did have an impact on me &#8211; not one, not five but fifteen and I am sure if I were to sit down today and reflect more, I would come up with more! \u2013 because what got me to where I am today is not a fixed set of principles but rather a dynamic collection of beliefs, shaped by my environment, my personality, and my experiences. At the awards, I only shared five of these principles due to time constraints, here I share all fifteen and the anecdotes that got me to come up with them \u2013 maybe one of them will resonate with one of you, and if it does, this article was worth writing!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n  \r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pinnacle-blog-image-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33268 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pinnacle-blog-image-1.jpg 799w, https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pinnacle-blog-image-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pinnacle-blog-image-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pinnacle-blog-image-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 799px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 799\/533;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<style>\r\n    .cta-btn-wrapper{margin-bottom:2rem;margin-top:-10px;}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<section class=\"wysiwyg_block\">\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n        <div class=\"row\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-lg-8\">\r\n            \r\n            <h4><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">1. <\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">First and foremost, never take no for an answer.<\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">If I had accepted the millions of NOs I have gotten in my life, I would not be where I am today. I mean, a Syrian, Muslim, Woman growing up in Syria loving math and physics in the 80s pre-internet and pre-cell phone, I am sure you can imagine how many NOs I have gotten and continue to get, especially now as an entrepreneur!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">2. Do not be afraid to aim high \u2013 if you can see yourself getting there, it\u2019s not high enough!<\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">No guts no glory! When my uncle, on a visit to Damascus in the summer of 1993, told me that if I loved math and physics, I should apply to MIT but that I will never get admitted\u2013especially with a high school degree from an unknown school in Damascus \u2013 that automatically pushed me to try to aim for it! One thing is certain: if I had not tried, I would not have found myself one year later on a flight from Damascus, alone, landing at Logan Airport, stepping foot for the first time ever in the US, being greeted by people I had never met to start the greatest adventure of my life.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">3. Bet on yourself, even if you are not sure what exactly you are betting on.<\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">If I look at my career so far, I can rewrite the story to make it all make sense and connect the dots. After all, if you wanted to be a founder of a health tech company looking to improve outcomes and accelerate innovation in cancer, it would make a lot of sense to study Biology and Electrical engineering &amp; Computer Science as undergrad, and then earn master&#8217;s degrees in Bioengineering and Signal Processing and a doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Systems Biology. Then, it would also make sense to pursue business training at a top-tier consulting firm, such as the Boston Consulting Group, before building your operational experience and network by being a pharmaceutical executive. But that would be re-writing history to say I did all those things deliberately. The one thing I can tell you is at each bifurcation in my career my key question was \u2018would I regret not having tried?\u2019 \u2013 I knew that the next thing I was embarking on, was helping me develop and learn something, even if it didn\u2019t work so the two dots were connected, but I didn\u2019t know the ultimate path I was on or how all the various dots in my life would ultimately come together. I just trusted my instinct and myself.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">4. Know what excites you, what keeps you going, and be curious about discovering who you really are.<\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Recognize that life is first and foremost a self-discovery journey. I never knew what I wanted to be when I grew up. In fact, true story: when I was a sophomore at MIT, my advisor asked me if I knew what I wanted to do as a career. My answer was, I am not sure but here are three things I think would make me fulfilled: winning the Nobel prize, being the president of a renowned, world-class university, or creating and running a multi-billion-dollar innovative company. (As I said, AIM HIGH!) The point is: I had no idea what I wanted. But digging deeper, I realized all these things had things in common, which were: science &amp; innovation, legacy, and leadership &amp; impact. As I matured, I<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">discovered that what keeps me running is a mix of intellectual challenge, the excitement of the unknown, the adventure, and the opportunity to have an impact on others. That is where I get my energy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">5. Do not be afraid to be your authentic self, put yourself out there, and do not apologize for being who you are.<\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In fact, your uniqueness is probably your secret superpower \u2013 what will make others notice you. Make sure you leverage that. But also, don\u2019t be afraid to show your vulnerability, it will make people trust you and know that you too are human. When I first came to the US and decided to study electrical engineering at MIT, I noticed that, as a woman, I was a minority in class \u2013 but that ultimately meant that people remembered me, they noticed who I was! Then, a few years later, when I moved to the Paris office of the Boston Consulting Group, not only I was among only 3 senior women in an office of over 400 consultants, but also, being a Syrian coming from the US, made me a rare breed (a breed of one!). Clearly people noticed and they were curious \u2013 what I learned during those years is that, by fully embracing all the aspects of who I was, I ended up not only being noticed but it helped me connect to many different people I would have never connected to if I had not fully embraced the multidimensional and multicultural facets of who I have become. And, perhaps more importantly, I was helping to pave the way for a generation of first-year consultants to see that it was possible to be different, and succeed in the senior ranks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">6. Always know why you are doing what you are doing but do not worry if you do not like the answer.<\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Different stages of life and circumstances bring different constraints. What is important is that at any point you know why you are doing what you\u2019re doing. If you do not, then it is time for a reset. In the first chapter of my life, I was doing things to give myself an opportunity in life. In the second chapter, it was to build my skillset and competencies. Today, I do what I do because of all the patients we touch at Outcomes4Me, it is the drive to fundamentally democratize healthcare and give back the power to the patient that keeps me going.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">7. Do not shy away from making the tough decisions in your professional AND your personal life<\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Do not try to please everyone \u2013 otherwise you will end up with the most common denominator and not do anything. Deep inside you know the right decision, don\u2019t wait too long to just make it.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"> Probably the toughest decisions I have ever made, both professionally and personally, was when existing relationships had to come to an end. I agonized and worried about it, but every time, I found that ultimately if we took the time to talk through what has changed and why the decision was made, with respect, sincerity, and allowing the time for closure, everyone came to the conclusion that it was the right thing to do.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"btn primary-cta btn-arrow\" href=\"https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/thought-leadership\/beyond-womens-history-month-part-2\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span>Read Part Two Here<\/a><\/div>  \r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pinnacle-blog-image-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33269 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pinnacle-blog-image-2.jpg 799w, https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pinnacle-blog-image-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pinnacle-blog-image-2-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pinnacle-blog-image-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 799px; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 650\/400;\" \/><\/div><h3 tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"hightlight\">Women\u2019s Network: Taking Your Career to the Next Level\u00a0<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"special-label\"><\/p><div class = \"desc\">Check out the key tips and insights from this session which touches on a variety of topics from what recruiters are looking for, interviewing, how to advocate for yourself within your current organization, setting yourself up for success, and more<\/div><div class=\"link-wrapper\"><a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/thought-leadership\/womens-network-taking-your-career-to-the-next-level\/\" class = \"stretched-link\">Read the Recap<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" tabindex=\"0\" alt=\"arrow-go\"\r\n                                data-src=\"https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/wp-content\/themes\/bostonchamber\/assets\/images\/linkedinarrow.svg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<style>\r\n    .btn:hover:after {\r\n        transform: scaleX(1.05);\r\n    }\r\n<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"people-spotlight text-person color_theme\" id=\"ra_id_1680787489\">\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n        <div class=\"row\">           \r\n            \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-9\">\r\n                <div class=\"\">\r\n                                            <h3 tabindex=\"0\">About the Author <\/h3>\r\n                                            <div tabindex=\"0\" class = \"text_description\">Dr. Said is the founder and CEO of Outcomes4Me, a health technology company focused on providing patients diagnosed with cancer and other chronic diseases with personalized treatment options as well as outcomes information. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of two public immune-focused biotech companies, Transgene and Pieris Pharmaceuticals, and a venture-backed private biotech company, Home Biosciences. She was the COO of Celsius Therapeutics, an autoimmune disease and cancer-focused biotech company. \r\n<br><br>\r\nPrior to founding Outcomes4Me, she spent many years as a senior pharmaceutical executive at both Novartis and Sanofi leading global functions, including Market Access, Policy, R&amp;D Strategy and Business Development. Earlier in her career, she was a Senior Principal at the Boston Consulting Group and a founding member of its Strategy Institute. \r\n<br><br>\r\nMaya trained at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), earning dual degrees in Biology and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) with a minor in Economics. 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