Barbara is a Fortune 100 strategic, and results driven executive recognized for transforming and leading large-scale revenue teams to achieve double-digit YoY growth across diverse industries and competitive markets.

She currently leads 100 sales professionals in Avanade's $1.5B Accenture Microsoft Business Group in the US, providing customers innovative digital, cloud and advisory services, sustainable industry solutions and design-led experiences across the Microsoft ecosystem. Avanade is an Accenture and Microsoft-owned company.

An advocate for professional women, She co-founded the Amazon Business Women’s Advocacy Circle (WAC) in 2020 to promote a more inclusive workplace for women. This resulted in 300% YoY growth in the promotion and recruitment of women-identifying professionals. WAC, now 1K+ members strong, provides career development, leadership opportunities, and unconscious bias education.

You can connect with her on LinkedIn here. Here's her sales book recommendation.

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In this episode, you will learn more about the co-hosts and what inspired them to start this podcast!

Crystal Howard and Anna McDonagh met while working together at Amazon. As two women in sales, their collective passion for equity and inclusion brought them together. Today, Crystal is a fulltime DEI professional, while Anna continues to pursue her career in sales.

Crystal and Anna launched "Pave Her Way" to shine a light on women who are trailblazers in their field, especially those who work to lift others as they climb. Our hope is that listening to these interviews will motivate, inspire, and empower others to explore opportunities in fields where maybe they haven't seen many that look like them.

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