Kelley O’Hara Scores Big with the Crowd
After two jam-packed days of seeing how leaders and visionaries pushed the boundaries of digital to meet their goals, it was only fitting to close out Engage NOLA with someone with plenty of experience accomplishing goals and winning big — two-time World Cup champion and Olympic gold medalist, Kelley O’Hara! Our crowd of tech professionals instantly related to Kelley’s efforts to continually improve and refine her technique to outperform competitors. “I believe in an aggregation of marginal gains — the 1% margin for improvement in everything I do. I’m at the top of my field and so are my competitors. I continue to make minor tweaks and try to get better,” said Kelley.
Kelley also spoke on a major issue in both the technology and professional sports world: gender equality. For years, she’s advocated for equal pay for women’s and men’s soccer. “We’re pushing forward and showing that we deserve equal compensation and equality for doing equal work.” In the STEM fields and in the Drupal community, we also still need to work harder toward achieving equality and opportunity for women. Kelley’s statements combined with the enthusiastic support of Girls Who Code throughout the conference proved that this is a mission that people care about and it’s one Acquia will continue to speak up for as we charge toward a better future.
- Paige Breaux for Acquia
