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>> Nathalie, why don't
you talk about

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who are some of the women
who influenced you growing up?

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>> So certainly my grandmother.

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She is still alive
and kicking in France.

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She's a strong 95 years old
and she in an era

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where women were exclusively
in the home and running family,

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and she really was
the pillar of the family then.

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And just for someone
not having education per se

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as far as academics

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she certainly had
the education of life

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and teaching me that
always pushing myself

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outside of my comfort zone,
exuding confidence,

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and just going with your gut
which I think is a skill set.

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It's something that we have
in particular as women.

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We have a good sense
of intuition

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and if something
doesn't sound right,

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or it doesn't feel right more
than likely it's not right.

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And she was very, very pivotal

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in teaching me that
type of life lesson.

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And then of course my mother.

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My mom had me at a very,
very young age.

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She was 17, I was born in France

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and that was frowned upon
being born so long ago

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and she in fact
did not get her

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GED until I was in 7th grade.

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But she is one of
the wisest women I know.

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She has always encouraged me
to set my goals high

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and for someone not having again

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that traditional education
of a college degree

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or whatever she brings
so much to me

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as far as teaching to me
to be a good mother,

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common sense, priorities,
and the ability to multi-task.

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So I mean, and of course role
models through history

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and I was predominantly
in male career paths up to now.

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I was in the military as well,

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but we tend to look for those
even in the military ranks,

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the few women that were there
as setting the trends

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and setting goals

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and they seem to have the same
sort of practical applications

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of be true to yourself,
listen to your gut,

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keep your priorities in check,

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and exude confidence
and you'll be fine.

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>> How about you, Debbie?

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>> Definitely my mom
who is still around

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and who continues to inspire me.

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She is a retired
police officer and--

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>> Oh, cool.
>> Went through the academy

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in the 70s.

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A period of time where
there weren't that many women

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who went through police academy.

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I was thinking about
this and growing up

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she never spoke much
about her experiences.

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It wasn't till more recently
did she start to describe

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to me sort of the challenges
that she faced in that role

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and the different
experiences that she had,

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the support that she had
amongst her colleagues.

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And from that I've really
learned sort of the strength

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that she had

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and to overcome sort of
in her professional role

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wherein I only saw her
in her personal role

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and I find that to be
incredibly inspiring.

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And now being a mother myself

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I really appreciate
the challenges

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she must have faces
in keeping that balance.

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>> What about you, Tonya?

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>> I think there's
a common theme here in that

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I didn’t have to look far
for someone to look up to

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because my mother was my role
model growing up as well.

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She was also a Federal
Government employee

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who started
as a co-op in college

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and by the time she retired

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she was the acting regional
director within her agency.

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So I saw her put in 36 years
with the same agency

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where she was dedicated,
rose through the ranks.

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The entire time she taught me

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the importance
of time management

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as other ladies have said

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because while working
she also made sure

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that my sister and I
made it to soccer practice,

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and volleyball, and softball,
and piano, and violin lessons,

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gymnastics, church youth
meeting, everything.

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I don't know where she found
the hours in the day.

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She also helped us
with our homework

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when we came home
in the evenings

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and she was just a wonderful
example as I became older

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and started to enter
the job market.

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She taught me about
dressing for success,

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she did mock interviews with me,

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she taught me about financial
planning and management

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and I mean, even now
as an adult in this career

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and knowing that I was
participating on this panel

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she sent me an encouraging
text in the morning.

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So she's just always been
that person, you know?

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Business woman, wife, mother,
and she wears a cape.