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41 www.ceotodaymagazine.com CEO Today Business Women of the Year Awards 2018 USA to empower people to make choices and to take action. As a manager, it is important to create a safe environment whereby if a subordinate fails, he or she can recover—as well as succeed. They need to own their decisions, because when they make them, they are buying into what it is that needs to happen. If you always dictate what has to be done, the results may not always be as good as if you had included others in the decision process. What advice would you offer to promising female entrepreneurs today? I have tried to make it a priority to be a guide, advisor and mentor to women in the workplace, especially those seeking to go out on their own. My approach is to reinforce a positive sense of self among those that work for or with me. Often the biggest deterrents for women comes from the fear of making a mistake. I try to help them counteract self- doubt—which I find is one of the most common attributes that holds women back from success. ABOUT DAWN PATRICK Dawn Patrick is both Chief Operating Officer and EVP of Global Operations. As Chief Operating Officer she oversees the company’s day-to-day operations. In this capacity she touches every department requiring operational oversight; leading the focus on cost reduction, forecasting and departmental efficiencies. As head of Global Field Operations, she oversees Global Customer Support, Quality Assurance, IT, Human Resources, Internal Application Support, Training, and Field Operations. Withmore than 45 years ofmanagement experience, Ms. Patrick has created sales and customer service departments in pre-IPO companies and has orchestrated turnarounds in troubled regional offices of large corporations. In 2014, Ms. Patrick was recognized by Smart CEO with an Executive Management Award for her exemplary work as COO. Prior to joining Numerix in 2004, Ms. Patrick worked with Incognito Software, where she streamlined operations and constructed a customer-centric, self-service environment. Previously, she was Vice President of Customer Service and Operations at Net Exchange. Ms. Patrick also was part of the senior management team responsible for the successful IPO at Register.com. ABOUT NUMERIX Numerix is the leading provider of innovative capital markets technology solutions and real- time intelligence capabilities for trading and risk management. Committed to out-of-the box thinking, the exploration and adoption of latest technologies, Numerix is dedicated to driving a more open, fintech-oriented digital financial services market. Built upon a 20+ year analytical foundation of deep practical knowledge, experience and IT understanding, Numerix is uniquely positioned in the financial services ecosystem to help its users reimagine operations, modernize business processes and capture profitability. I also believe that being mentored by a woman who is high in an organization does a huge amount to instill confidence. Is there anything that you would like to add? Over the course of my career, I’ve been an employee in both structured and non-structured environments. I have also been an entrepreneur, having owned my own business for 13 years. What I have to say about Numerix is that it is the best working environment that I’ve been in, and the reason for that is that this company has a deep entrepreneurial culture. Everyone is empowered to make decisions and empowered to see them through. If you make a mistake, you are not punished for it. You are expected to correct it. In my experience, giving employees, a sense of authority gives them motivation to succeed, and holding them accountable for less-than-positive outcomes but responsible for correcting them makes them more competent. CONTACT Learn more at www.numerix.com “I have tried to make it a priority to be a guide, advisor and mentor to women in the workplace, especially those seeking to go out on their own. My approach is to reinforce a positive sense of self.”