IMPACT: Women in Leadership
IMPACT: Women in Leadership is the podcast for women navigating careers in government contracting (GovCon), public sector leadership, and business growth.
Join host Mary Ann Brown for candid conversations with accomplished women leaders who share the real stories behind their success—the wins, setbacks, career pivots, and leadership lessons that shaped their journeys. From earning promotions and building business pipelines to leading teams, negotiating with confidence, and securing a seat at the table, each episode delivers practical strategies you can apply right away.
Whether you're an emerging leader, manager, entrepreneur, or executive in the GovCon space, IMPACT provides the insights, inspiration, and career advice you need to grow your influence and accelerate your success.
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IMPACT: Women in Leadership
Lead with Clarity: Scaling Global Tech Teams & Owning Your Voice
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What if quality wasn’t just about testing—but about driving business impact, customer experience, and innovation?
In this episode of IMPACT: Women in Leadership, we dive into quality assurance leadership, global team management, and women in tech leadership with Garima Sarin, Senior Manager IT at Demant. From her roots in computer engineering to leading global QA transformations, Garima shares how she turned testing into a strategic business advantage.
As a first-generation immigrant, working mom, and tech leader, Garima opens up about building influence, scaling teams across cultures, and why clarity, trust, and empathy are the real drivers of high performance.
You’ll learn how to align QA strategy with business goals, integrate Agile, DevOps, and automation, and why the future of tech leadership is deeply connected to AI-driven quality engineering.
💡 In this episode, you’ll discover:
- How to shift QA from a testing role to a strategic business function
- Leadership lessons for managing global, cross-functional tech teams
- Why trust beats control when scaling organizations
- Practical ways to align quality assurance with customer experience and revenue
- How AI and automation are transforming software testing and product delivery
- Real advice for women in tech on building confidence, visibility, and influence
🔥 Why this matters:
If you’re navigating leadership in tech, growing your career, or building products that scale—this conversation delivers actionable insights on innovation, leadership mindset, and continuous improvement.
🎧 Listen now and learn how to lead with impact in tech and beyond.
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