STACEY ALLASTER

WOMEN’S TENNIS ASSOCIATION

“Having Wimbledon and Roland Garros join the Australian Open and the U.S. Open in paying women equal prize money.”

“Billie Jean King. She founded the WTA on the principles of equality and empowering women. She is a pioneer, an innovator, an entrepreneur and a champion. Not only is she a champion on the court, more importantly, Billie is a champion of societal change, a champion of women, a champion of men, and a leader committed to making our world a better place.”

“To lead any organization one needs to be visionary, thinking about the future opportunities and rallying the team to be inspired to achieve the vision. Each and every day I am relentless in being driven to exceed goals and never giving up. My perseverance and ability to believe in myself when others have not, fuels my leadership.”

“Men and women need to work together to provide advancement opportunities, flexibility in the workplace for women to get the experience they need whilst having children if they so choose, and, we need to eradicate gender bias. It needs to be acceptable within an organization’s culture that strong, intelligent and confident women are no different than their strong, confident and intelligent male counterparts. I was recently told that gender inequality will be eradicated in the next 20 years. Twenty years. Why do we need to wait that long?”

“You own your destiny. Be a trailblazer. Push yourself outside of your comfort zone. Your effort, your determination and your ability to strategically and politically navigate your career is your responsibility. Life’s journey is never straight or easy, and if you can get your foot through the door — any door — you can make adjustments. Don’t be afraid to be yourself. Go for it, create and seize opportunities, and be ready to challenge the status quo. Above all, love what you do.”

“The most significant professional achievement was contributing to the unification of the accounting profession “Good listening skills, empathy or really caring about people and the ability to motivate people to positive change.”

“The biggest barrier still tends to be moving into leadership positions. Men tend to be promoted based on potential, while women tend to be promoted based on past performance. We need to move forward on an even playing field to move more women into leadership roles.”

“Step up. Raise your hand. Promote yourself and get involved. Plan your career and then find a champion who will promote your cause.” and taking it public in 2013.”

“Ayn Rand, a strong female role model whose writings gave me confidence that thinking differently about things was OK, even if controversial.”

“Enforcing accountability, being tough but fair and being an excellent listener.”

“In the early days starting ViXS, my controller and I met with bankers wanting to do business with ViXS. At the end of a successful meeting, we were asked if they could meet ‘the guys who run the place.’ I would like to believe that how I addressed them next made it clear who that was and that they had jeopardized their business through their own bias.”

“Unwavering. I believe that I have the tenacity and perseverance to overcome whatever hurdles and challenges may arise as I pursue my goals.”

“Be willing to take risks.”

“I’m most proud of taking risks and betting it all by going global and building businesses and teams in a number of global markets including Asia, Latin America and North America.”

“I’m motivated by a broad spectrum of current and historical figures; however, Richard Branson is quite extraordinary in the way that he looks at both the future and his brand with multiple perspectives — and tweets about it.”

“Be authentic, be decisive, and empower people to run with their ideas, ensuring support is there along the way.”

“While not wanting to make broad sweeping generalizations, the art of negotiation is a muscle that women overall need to continue to build. Sometimes just taking a risk, like my move to Seoul, Korea, breaks down barriers with the action itself.”

“Margaret Thatcher. She was one of the only female G8 leaders in the 1980s and early 1990s. She had to stand tall and strong — and even stronger.”

“Be bold, be authentic, and be ambitious.”

“Women are their own worst enemy, wishing to please everyone and to be completely perfect.”

“Bold, by not being afraid of being afraid.”

“Be courageous. Let your ambition and your love to win be known and never look back.”

Chairman & CEO