Jess Fuhrman- Vice President of Business Development at Liiingo, Andrea Sorensen- Founder and CEO of Liiingo, Amy GileCofounder of Silverdraft, and Janene Ellefson- Vice President of Marketing and Strategic Partnerships at Silverdraft
DANGEROUS WOMEN IN TECH THE INSPIRING WOMEN BEHIND THE DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES OF LIIINGO AND SILVERDRAFT BY MCCALE ASHENBRENER 10
PHOTOGRAPHY HEATHER JAMES
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t generally takes five years to earn a black belt in karate. Aspiring students endure an eight-hour fitness test followed by hours of take downs, weapon disarms and board breaks. Andrea Sorensen, founder and CEO of the revolutionary marketing platform Liiingo, was the only adult in a class with her son when she started working on her black belt. She wanted to be an example, while challenging herself out of her comfort zone. “It was humbling to train with my son’s class. If you can fight a bunch of sixteen-year-old red belts, you are well prepared to be an entrepreneur,” Sorensen laughs. For Amy Gile, cofounder of the unique
