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Imposter syndrome: why women need to believe in themselves – and how they can
  • Are you prepared for the interview?
  • Are you ready to apply for that promotion?
  • Do you sometimes doubt that you belong in a leadership position?

Sarah Jakle combines her background of a Master in Social Work and a Master in Public Policy to help women overcome internal barriers and lead with confidence - investing in a successful pipeline of women for leadership positions.

Women leave with an understanding that imposter syndrome is not their fault, how to name and normalize it, and concrete research-backed skills to overcome it. Sarah combines easy to understand science with a passionate belief that women are amazing and there are steps they can take to realize their full potential - investing in women ready to lead and ready to thrive.

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Sarah Jakle ’96

Sarah Jakle ’96

Sarah Jakle is the Founder and Executive Director of DemocraShe, a nonpartisan national nonprofit empowering historically underserved female-identifying high school students to run for office. Sarah also leads trainings for women on how to make their brain their ally, including at Emily‘s List and Northwestern University.

Sarah served as the Get Out The Vote Director for the California National Organization for Women and as the National Outreach Director for Field Team 6, leading efforts for mobilizing women and innovative voter registration in the 2020 election. Empowering women has been an interest since Sarah first interned at the Women’s Council of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in college.

Sarah has a Bachelor’s from Yale (Phi Beta Kappa), a Masters in Social Work from USC and a Masters in Public Policy from UCLA. Her focus on the importance of resiliency skills in leadership comes from her background helping adults coping with mental illnesses, addiction, and homelessness. She was a Fellow with Obama’s Organizing For Action.

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