Celebrating Women's Day
Honoring Women in Tech: Meet the Women at GoFormz Driving Innovation and Equality
International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on March 8th to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. This year, GoFormz is especially proud to recognize and celebrate women in the tech industry!
From leadership positions to technical roles, women are making significant strides and pushing boundaries in tech. In this blog post, we will discuss the importance of women in tech and celebrate our female leaders at GoFormz who are driving innovation and equality.
The Importance of Women in Tech
Diversity in tech is vital; this empowers companies to create more inclusive products that take everyone into consideration. A study from McKinsey found that diverse companies perform better, hire better talent, and retain employees longer than companies that aren’t diverse. Despite this, women remain widely underrepresented in tech and make up only 28% of the tech workforce.
At GoFormz, we recognize the importance of women in tech and strive to create an inclusive culture. Having women in leadership positions also helps create a positive work environment that promotes equality and diversity. Our team is made up of women in various roles, from product to customer support. We believe that by fostering a culture of inclusion, we can create better products and leave a positive impact on our industry.
Celebrating Women at GoFormz
At GoFormz, we are proud to have many talented women who are driving innovation and inspiring others in the tech industry. Here are a few examples of the women in leadership at GoFormz:
Monique van Zuylen
Title: Vice President of Marketing
Tenure: 6 years
Responsibilities: Monique is responsible for overseeing the execution of our marketing strategy. She also manages an incredibly talented team of marketers who oversee our content, design, video production, field marketing, social media, press, product marketing, and partner marketing activities.
Why Monique is passionate about GoFormz: “Watching the GoFormz product and customer base grow and evolve over the last six years has been incredibly inspiring – I feel very lucky to have gotten to be a part of that experience. Leadership has invested time and coaching into my career development, and I am passionate about doing the same for my team.”
Kelsey Griswold
Title: Vice President of Product
Tenure: 4.5 years
Responsibilities: Kelsey oversees our talented product team through the execution of the GoFormz product vision and strategy. She prioritizes deeply understanding our customer’s needs and working cross-functionally with all departments to implement what GoFormz is and will be in the future.
Why Kelsey is passionate about GoFormz: “During my time at GoFormz, I’ve witnessed countless customers move from pen-and-paper to fully digital operations, not only becoming more efficient but also improving their business as a whole. GoFormz has provided me with incredible opportunities to learn and grow. From day one, I’ve been surrounded by passionate experts who challenge me to fully understand our product, business, and customers.”
Alicia Bryan
Title: Director of Customer Success
Tenure: 1.5 years
Responsibilities: Alicia oversees customer facing teams, like support, solutions consultants, and Professional Services. She works on Customer Success Initiatives, advising our customers on how to reach their business goals.
Why Alicia is passionate about GoFormz: “I love working with our customers and helping them solve the pain points in their business to make their day-to-day work lives better.”
Annie Benavides
Title: Director of Business Development
Tenure: 1 year
Responsibilities: Annie oversees and manages our partner ecosystem. This includes our independent software vendors (ISVs), referral/reseller network, and integration partners.
Why Annie is passionate about GoFormz: “I’m passionate about GoFormz because we get to help companies in every industry! Anyone who knows me, knows I'm always happy to help and in my role I get to assist the sales team with growing pipeline and work closely with other cross-functional teams, like customer success, marketing, and product.”
Emily Porta
Title: Director of People Operations
Tenure: 2 years
Responsibilities: Emily works with leadership to ensure their teams are enabled to succeed and have an impact. She strategizes with leadership on the direction the company is moving and how those moves affect our employees. She also creates learning and development opportunities for our team members, as well as oversees our company payroll and benefits.
Why Emily is passionate about GoFormz: “I have worked in other verticals and found that my passion truly is working in the technology space. The people are brilliant, the willingness to experiment and try new things, and being a part of something that is a game changer for so many businesses, is very exciting to me.”
Happy International Women’s Day!
These are just a few examples of the incredible women at GoFormz who are making a difference. The GoFormz team is proud to have such a talented and diverse workforce and is committed to promoting diversity in our industry.
Today, we celebrate International Women’s Day. And everyday, we strive for the equality and diversity of women in the tech industry.