The Importance of Mentorship in Your Career Journey

Enjoy this podcast replay: This week's guest is Sarah Haggard, the Founder and CEO of Tribute. A peer-to-peer mentorship platform that enhances team collaboration, learning, and productivity by creating real-time access to knowledge sharing via micro-mentorship. Sarah is an innovative people and business leader who has led multiple start-up initiatives within her decade-long career in Product Marketing at Microsoft, raising $40M to scale her last business. She is an expert in P&L management, enterprise software, and GTM strategy. Sarah's tenacity and drive for results led to her being recognized as a turnaround expert and new business incubator. Today we talk about Sarah's beginnings in the tech industry and what led her to found Tribute. We also talk about the importance of mentorship and how it can help shape your career. Thank you for listening; we hope Sarah's story helps inspire others to grow their tech career. Here is an update on Sarah's career: Sarah currently is managing partner at Darkride in Seattle Washington. I'm driven by a deep curiosity about how people and systems work—and how technology can responsibly enhance, scale, or reshape them. From earning a degree in anthropology to building enterprise SaaS products at scale, I’ve spent the last 20 years leading high impact work across product management, product marketing, and sales—at big tech companies and as a founder, taking my own AI startup from 0 to 1. Known for turning ambiguity into action, reinvigorating legacy teams, and charting bold paths through emerging technologies like AI. I operate at the intersection of strategy and execution: incubating new product ideas, pioneering go-to-market and commercialization strategies, and aligning cross-functional teams across engineering, design, and marketing. Whether I’m navigating complexity or driving growth, I lead with curiosity, clarity, and a deep belief in building products—and cultures—that scale to meet today's most urgent needs.