Decision Fatigue No More

<p>Brooke started her career in nonprofit management and then discovered a love of all things technology (she was fixing everyones computer issues and suggesting ways to upgrade their systems) and decided to get a Masters in Computer Information Systems from Boston University.</p> <p>She went on to work at Postmates in Operations until she left 5 years ago when she realized the lack of flexibility it provided for her as a new mother.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> Brooke went on to do freelance Web Development and IT Project Management before helping to co-found a co-working space for moms in Tacoma, WA, <a href= "http://thepodworkstacoma.com/">The Pod Works.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></a></p> <p>There she saw that moms had created their own little economy buying and selling each other's goods and services.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> In an effort to get moms paid more and on a bigger scale, Brooke took her tech skills and love for supporting mom-owned businesses and merged them into one idea, Allobee. Allobee is an agile, all encompassing business team solution.</p> <p>Brooke has a Bachelors in History & Education from Appalachian State University and a Masters of Computer Information Systems from Boston University.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> She lives in Durham, NC with her two kids, Lily & Lukas, her husband and their two rescue dogs.</p> <p> </p> <p>Brooke joins me today to discuss how her beginnings in tech coupled with her families example of service has brought her to today. Brooke pairs mostly small business owners with vetted professional women to support their business needs like development, digital marketing, consulting and support. Brooke talked about how she gave her first pitch in front of a large audience with many people from the press present. She inspires us by sharing how you need to trust your instincts on decision making like when to take on capital and when to adjust your company strategies.<span class="Apple-converted-space