Modern Performance Profile: Bridget Gleason, VP of Worldwide Sales at Logz.io, Discusses Delegation, Motivation, Dealing with Setbacks, and More
Modern Performance Profile: Bridget Gleason, VP of Worldwide Sales at Logz.io, Discusses Delegation, Motivation, Dealing with Setbacks, and More Bridget Gleason (LinkedIn, Twitter) grew up a witness to the value of swimming against the tide. Along with five sisters and an older brother, she first experienced the concept of calculated risk by watching her father become a serial entrepreneur at a time when funding was hard to come by, and venture capital meant a trip to the bank. After a decidedly traditional start at Xerox, Wang Laboratories, and Hewlett-Packard, Bridget found herself taking a calculated risk of her own. Wanting to control her own schedule and spend more time with her young children, she opted to start her own company. Suddenly she was hiring and managing other people, something she’d never done before. This comfort level with risk and entrepreneurship led her to sales management and ultimately to be the VP of Worldwide Sales at Logz.io. In this interview, we discuss what she’s learned over a noteworthy career, including topics like the importance of internal …