Kylee Harless
Online Editor
“75% of people who ask for more money in a negotiation will get it,” said Callista Gould in the opening line of her keynote speech at the Thriving in the Workplace – Helping Women Navigate Male Dominated Fields workshop.
The event was a few hours where women in business came together and discussed how they can thrive in the workplace when it is mostly dominated by men. Gould, a certified Etiquette Instructor and the Founder of the Culture and Manners Institute, was the keynote speaker for the night. Gould has also written a book called The Exceptional Professional, which covers topics from networking, how to work in the workplace and even how to write a memo correctly.
Gould talked about the major points in her career which allowed her to get to where she is today. She talked about difficult bosses and coworkers and how important it is to have support from others.
“You have to stick up for yourself. Be the broken record,” said Gould.
In her keynote, Gould spoke of networking and the general mistakes people make when they network. She said people usually jump into the situation when it needs to be “kissed.” The individual doing the networking needs to be exceptional, but they also need to be a genuine person. Gould said she thought people did not need to be verbal business cards, they just needed to be themselves.
After the keynote, there was a discussion panel with four women who work in male-dominated fields where the audience could ask different questions. The panel included Irene Richardson, a current CEO of the hospital in Rock Springs; Recbecca Walsh, a private in the army and the owner of Basecamp in downtown Laramie; Gabrielle Grills, the Complex II superintendent at Dyno Nobel; and Katie Schwieger, a petroleum land manager.
“You aren’t given authority, you take it,” said Richardson.
