I'm #firstgen. Neither parent went to college, Mom didn't get to finish HS, none of my 5 older siblings finished college. Not sure how I ended up here.

🎙️ Join us on The FirstGen Lounge with Remi Taffin, a tech leader turned entrepreneur! Discover his journey from France to founding Hundredfold Growth, an AI venture for small businesses.
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/0yhP...
#FirstGen #FirstGenSuccess #CelebrateFirstGen #AI #Entrepreneurship

​🎙️ From Belgium to Microsoft.​
Jethro Seghers left with 2 bags, no plan—just passion. Listen to Jethro’s story on The FirstGen Lounge at open.spotify.com/episode/3for...

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Super excited for my first day as Assistant Prof at @cuanschutz.bsky.social in the Dept of Pharmacology! The lab is open, and now I can't wait to do exciting science! #FirstGen #newPI #STEM #AcademicLife #ExcitingScience #PhDLife #WomenInSTEM #MomInSTEM #GenomeStability #CellBiology #DNARepair

🎙️ Host Abaigh M. interviews Mania Zeidan, business owner, and mother, about her journey transitioning to life in the US and building her skincare business, Sham Skincare & Spa.

#firstgen #womenpower #resilience #firstgenprofessional open.spotify.com/episode/523C...

Kicking off the weekend with a testimonial for my #coaching services. It was a pleasure to work with you Veronica!
#workingclass #firstgen #professionaldevelopment #leadershipdevelopment

THIS! Whenever someone asks me for academic advice, my first comment is always that “your questions are worth asking”.

As a firstgen scholar I always felt intimidated that I would reveal my ignorance or everyone would laugh at me. Now I realize “they” usually have the same questions that I do. 😌

At the age in this photo, I asked my favorite teacher what I could do to work for NASA someday. He laughed. He knew my parents never graduated high school. It’s been a difficult road but at 38 my biggest childhood dream has come true. I now have my PhD in astrophysics and work at NASA.

Resharing w/ the hopes that 1) the hashtags will get more folx to join/share and 2) someone can explain to me how to add more folx. #FirstGen #FirstGenForward #FirstGenScholarship #FirstGeneration #Gen1 #FirstGenStudents #FirstGenFaculty #FirstGenStudentAffairs

🎙️On the FirstGen Lounge, we have Jill Tracy — global leader, Peace Corps alum, former Microsoft exec, and now CEO of United Planet. A powerful episode about seeing potential early and leading with heart.
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/6FLM...
#FirstGenSuccess #AttitudeOfGratitude

Take charge of your own leadership journey. Be the leader you needed when you were starting out—and start by leading yourself first. #ThursdayThoughts

Me at @UFLaw orientation 13 years ago. A #firstgen law student in my first suit a bit nervous but mostly excited about the challenges ahead. #FlashbackFriday

​🎙️ This week on The FirstGen Lounge, Abby MacDonald talks with Yessica, a career counselor who missed out on campus opportunities simply because no one told her they were there.​
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#F#FirstGenC#CareerCounselorH#HigherEd

🎙️On the FirstGen Lounge, we have Jill Tracy — global leader, Peace Corps alum, former Microsoft exec, and now CEO of United Planet. A powerful episode about seeing potential early and leading with heart.
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/6FLM...
#FirstGenSuccess #AttitudeOfGratitude

People from #workingclass backgrounds often struggle with self-promotion - an unwritten rule of work.

I'm gonna start planting my partner in the audience every time so he can ask “DO YOU HAVE A BOOK?!”
#selfpromotion #unwrittenrules #unspokenrules #manager #earlycareer

Today I walk the stage in honor of my family, including those no longer with us, and previous versions of myself who dreamed of this very moment. #FirstGen #PhD #DrTrudeau #Invictus