Oct 24, 2023
Shellye Archambeau visits Google to discuss her book
“Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create
Success on Your Own Terms.” The book is an empowering leadership
guide from one of Silicon Valley's first female African American
CEOs that offers a blueprint for how to achieve your personal and
professional goals.
Shellye Archambeau recounts how she overcame the challenges she
faced as a young black woman, wife, and mother, managing her
personal and professional responsibilities while climbing the ranks
at IBM and subsequently in her roles as CEO. Through the busts and
booms of Silicon Valley in the early 2000s, this book details the
risks she took and the strategies she used to steer her family, her
career, and her company toward success.
Shellye is one of high tech's first female African American CEOs
and has been featured frequently in Forbes, the New York Times,
Business Insider, and more. Formerly an executive at IBM and
President of Blockbuster.com, Archambeau was recruited to be the
CEO of a then-struggling Silicon Valley startup, now named
MetricStream, a recognized global leader in governance, risk, and
compliance software solutions. She currently serves as a Fortune
500 board member and holds board seats at Verizon, Nordstrom, Roper
Technologies, and Okta.
Visit YouTube.com/TalksAtGoogle to watch the video.