Top 33 Stacy Brown-Philpot Quotes

I used to watch ‘The Jetsons’ growing up. I used to think that this woman, Rosie, the robot housekeeper, was going to exist. I think we’re far away from that happening.

When I joined Google, it was 1,000 people. It took me two and a half years to look around and realize there weren’t a lot of people like me.

I think that people need a livable wage.

I have learned, as I get older, just to be who I am.

In the future, when I come home, most of the things that I need to worry about are solved so I can spend time with my family.

I fell in love with the vision of TaskRabbit, which is to revolutionize everyday work.

TaskRabbit is a safe and convenient way for you to hire someone to help you with your chores around the house.

I try to take moments to get brain food – I read, I listen to talk radio – and fill my own self with learning.

I’m a representative of what you can become if you work hard and you focus on your education.

The future of work is really about people deciding to live and work in the way that they want.

The way to connect to people is to relate to who they are and do something that stretches you outside of your comfort zone.

Sheryl Sandberg was a mentor and a champion for me, and she saw something in me that I didn’t see in myself.

I actually studied accounting in college. So I’m a CPA.

Everybody in my family who had a job worked in the auto industry or something related to it.

With Ikea Group ownership, TaskRabbit could realize even greater opportunities: increasing earning potential of Taskers and connecting consumers to a wide range of affordable services.

I grew up in the city of Detroit, where things were just bad.

I don’t think everyone wants to be a CEO.

We all have that long to-do list.

I used to spend my time more on process than strategy. Now, I prioritize my time around strategy, people, and process.

When you walk into a room, and you’re the only one of something – the only woman or the only African American – that immediate feeling of loneliness happens.

I know what it’s like to be afraid of the police. When you see a police officer, you don’t immediately feel safe. You wonder what you’ve done wrong and what could happen to you.

I like to swim a few times a week. It’s relaxing, and no one can call, email, or text me while I’m in the pool.

You have to learn to get through it yourself, because there are going to be times in your life when there’s going to be no one else around but you.

You have to do what it takes to get what you want: I didn’t sleep much in school because I worked a lot – you figure out how to make it happen.

I believe you accomplish what you measure.

Expanding internationally is exciting and fun, but the hardest part is really about maintaining culture.

There are lots of little brown girls out there who want to do something to change the world, and all I want to do is help them get there.

The hardest moments of your life in your 20s will provide some of the greatest lessons that will come in handy later.

Undergrad, for me, in college was really about, you know, how do I become a professional. But business school, for me, was how do I become the person that I’m meant to be.

TaskRabbit is making life better for both consumers and Taskers. In the communities in which we operate, TaskRabbit provides strong economic impact.

I went to a special public school that was much more focused on academics and learning. My two best teachers were in accounting and calculus, so I fell in love with that, which made me want to go into business.

When I was 14, I remember wanting a Coach bag, and my mother couldn’t afford it. I decided at that age that I was going to grow up and get a job so that I could buy as many handbags as I wanted. And no one was ever going to stop me.

I walk into a room, there’s one or two black women. There aren’t that many because the pipeline of talent just isn’t there.