“The end goal is to feel at peace, to feel free from these triggers and anxieties that we all have. To have clarity of thought, to be mindful, to be able to step out of emotional situations where you’re overwhelmed or angry. And be at the steering wheel of your emotions in your mind.”The quote above is just one pearl of wisdom from the fascinating journey Karina Vazirova is on and shared in our conversation. Growing up in Russia, her talent for chess led to playing competitively and moving to the US in her teens. She went on to become a lawyer in the US, then move into the tech world with Neota Logic and ClauseMatch, before launching her own advisory practice and now co-founding FemTech Lab with a mission to accelerate tech-enabled products & services for women. In this conversation we discuss:

• the bold decisions she took early in her life
• how her background in chess shows up in her approach to work and life
• embracing her role & style as a leader
• the importance of creating strong team culture
• setting bold visions & taking decisive action
• why mental fitness & health needs to be nurtured & grown by all of us, and
• the importance of managing our pace and energy in our quest to succeed.

Enjoy!