Houston Women Breaking Barriers: NASA Engineer, Mayor, and CEO Share Their Stories

Poppy Northcutt: From NASA Mission Control

• 🚀 Poppy Northcutt, a former NASA engineer, landed her role at Mission Control through a combination of luck, hard work, and rule-breaking.

Annise Parker: Leading Houston

• 🎯 Annise Parker, the first openly LGBTQ+ mayor of a major US city, entered politics not to run for office, but to solve community problems.
• 💡 She emphasizes that even those who are shy or introverted can become successful politicians.
• 🏆 Despite being the 10th woman to lead a top 10 US city, she highlights the importance of persistence.

Raquel Boujourne: Building a Construction Business

• 🏗️ Raquel Boujourne became a CEO and owner in the construction industry out of necessity, initially to provide her husband with a job.
• 📈 She leveraged the ease of starting a business in Texas and found success by knocking on doors and discovering a passion for construction as a people business.

Overcoming Obstacles and Never Quitting

• 🧱 All three women discuss the importance of breaking through walls and barriers that stood in their way.
• ⚠️ They share the wisdom that failure should not hold you back, citing examples of political careers that involved losses before eventual success.
• 🔑 The ultimate secret ingredient for success is never quitting.