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Ep.25 - Being inquisitive in the workplace, Stephanie Hydon, iPipeline
The Key Learning Points:
1. The challenge of being comfortable as a woman working in a male-dominated industry
2. Advice for young people working in a new sector with comparatively little work experience
3. The expectation for women to have children and the fear of children impacting people’s careers
On this episode, we’re joined by the lady crowned Woman of the Year in the technology category, at the 2019 Women in Protection Awards. An ambitious sales professional working in the life and health insurance industry, currently heading up the national accounts team at iPipeline, and someone who is a bit of a social media pro! It’s the wonderful Stephanie Hydon.
Steph was the first in her family to go to university, where she studied politics and eventually entered the work of work in a technology sales role. After a number of years, she joined iPipeline as a national account manager and worked her way up through the business. Steph is now head of national accounts at the technology business, managing a team, and adding that she has had four promotions in just the five years that she’s worked in the industry!
As a young woman in the heavily male-dominated financial tech space, Steph explained that she faced challenges, particularly because she was trying to sell to people who had been in the industry for 20 years when she had no track record and little prior experience. When she started work, she was in an all-male sales team, which she accepts was fun at times, but was also aware that she wanted to stay true to herself and not feel pressured to act like one of the boys. She adds: “I’ve never been the typical girl, I’ve always been a bit of tomboy. I go to the football, I grew up in a pub. So it was natural for me. But I could understand how somebody else who hasn’t had the same life experiences as me would actually be really intimidated in that environment. A lot of it is about fitting in.”
We move onto the topic of children and Steph explains that the idea has never appealed to her but was shocked when a previous male colleague challenged her on this, saying: “But that’s what we’re put on this earth to do. You’re going against the natural order of things. There’s something wrong with you?!” Steph explains that it’s just the route that women are expected to take but says that there’s a real fear around having children and the impact this will have on careers, with her female colleagues often saying to her: “You’re so lucky you don’t want to have children.”
We finish our chat with Steph providing three pieces of valuable advice for young people starting out in the world of work:
1. Find the right people
2. Work hard
3. Ask as many questions as you possibly can
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By Katie and RajThe Key Learning Points:
1. The challenge of being comfortable as a woman working in a male-dominated industry
2. Advice for young people working in a new sector with comparatively little work experience
3. The expectation for women to have children and the fear of children impacting people’s careers
On this episode, we’re joined by the lady crowned Woman of the Year in the technology category, at the 2019 Women in Protection Awards. An ambitious sales professional working in the life and health insurance industry, currently heading up the national accounts team at iPipeline, and someone who is a bit of a social media pro! It’s the wonderful Stephanie Hydon.
Steph was the first in her family to go to university, where she studied politics and eventually entered the work of work in a technology sales role. After a number of years, she joined iPipeline as a national account manager and worked her way up through the business. Steph is now head of national accounts at the technology business, managing a team, and adding that she has had four promotions in just the five years that she’s worked in the industry!
As a young woman in the heavily male-dominated financial tech space, Steph explained that she faced challenges, particularly because she was trying to sell to people who had been in the industry for 20 years when she had no track record and little prior experience. When she started work, she was in an all-male sales team, which she accepts was fun at times, but was also aware that she wanted to stay true to herself and not feel pressured to act like one of the boys. She adds: “I’ve never been the typical girl, I’ve always been a bit of tomboy. I go to the football, I grew up in a pub. So it was natural for me. But I could understand how somebody else who hasn’t had the same life experiences as me would actually be really intimidated in that environment. A lot of it is about fitting in.”
We move onto the topic of children and Steph explains that the idea has never appealed to her but was shocked when a previous male colleague challenged her on this, saying: “But that’s what we’re put on this earth to do. You’re going against the natural order of things. There’s something wrong with you?!” Steph explains that it’s just the route that women are expected to take but says that there’s a real fear around having children and the impact this will have on careers, with her female colleagues often saying to her: “You’re so lucky you don’t want to have children.”
We finish our chat with Steph providing three pieces of valuable advice for young people starting out in the world of work:
1. Find the right people
2. Work hard
3. Ask as many questions as you possibly can