Julie Parrish of RedSeal: “There is an awful lot that will happen outside of your control; how you react is crucial”

Authority Magazine | September 10, 2020

As a part of our series about strong women leaders, I had the pleasure of interviewing Julie Parrish.

Thank you so much for doing this with us! Before we dig in, our readers would like to get to know you a bit more. Can you tell us a bit about your “backstory”? What led you to this particular career path?

I was opportunistic more so than strategic in managing my career path. My Bay Area university education and slightly technical degree led to opportunities based in the Silicon Valley, and in high-tech. I chose Hewlett Packard for my first job because it was a big stable company, well-known and well respected. At that point in my life, I did not have a clear sense of how I wanted my career to play out, but I knew that starting at HP would be a great platform for learning and growing.