Bosky Mukherjee shares her inspiring story of overcoming challenges as an immigrant woman of color rising through the ranks in the tech industry. Born in India & raised by forward-thinking Irish nuns, she was instilled from a young age with a spirit of activism and leadership. But nothing could fully prepare her for the challenges she would face after coming to the US for graduate school. Then, after becoming a mother, life threw her a major curveball. Her newborn son needed multiple open-heart surgeries to survive.

So what can we learn from Bosky's journey?

For starters, cut yourself some slack.

There's no perfect formula despite what the success stories try to sell you. Invest time in relationships early in your career—it'll pay off. And remember, you define what success looks like for YOU.

If you're someone whose faced gender or racial biases, an immigrant struggling to establish yourself, or a mother juggling intense personal and professional challenges — Bosky's story will