Gertrude Van Horn has been the CIO at NCH Corporation for over a decade, leading an international technology team, consultants and partners to provide technology transformation, security improvements, cost effective operations and to build technology solutions that support the corporation’s business strategy.

She is also the 2023 Tech Titans Hall of Fame inductee, 2021 Dallas ORBIE CIO of the Year and Winner of the 2020 IT Luminary Award.

Connect with Gertrude Van Horn on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/gertrudev...

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Episode 7 timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:45 Guest Introduction Trude Van Horn

01:14 The best of advice you have ever heard

02:13 Clarity of your goals

03:38 Advice from Mentors

05:33 Why do you think there are less women in technology?

07:20 How to navigate the corporate world

09:45 How do you define Executive Presence

11:00 Developing Executive Presence

12:00 3 Traits of a Great Leader

13:20 Technology Deployments

15:07 CG Infinity

15:45 Lesson you have learned

17:20 Selling Skills

18:55 What happens when you hear no?

20:10 Building Relationships

21:10 Self Doubt

22:20 Creativity and AI

23:50 Being Authentic

26:05 What Drives You?

26:45 When did you start getting interested in technology?

27:35 Networking Events to go to

29:00 What kind of legacy you want to leave behind?

30:15 Tech CXO Excellence Program

31:50 Outro