# Tracy Saunders

> Tracy Saunders is the founder and CEO of BossmakeHer, a career strategy company for women at the Director level and above. After more than two decades recruiting leaders for companies including Google, Amazon, and Cisco, she turned her view from the employer side of the table into a coaching, community, and career-positioning business designed to help women pursue roles with greater clarity, leverage, and confidence.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at BossmakeHer Inc.
- **Organizations:** BossmakeHer Inc., Women's Job Search Network, Cisco, Amazon, Google, AppNexus, Mediaocean, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Vascular, Dot Hill Systems, CalAmp/Vytek, eAssist Global Solutions, AlphaLab
- **Education:** B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies, University of California, San Diego, Executive Certificate in Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Management, Georgetown University, Executive Presence and Influence: Persuasive Leadership Development, Wharton Executive Education
- **Known for:** Founded BossmakeHer, serving women from Director level through the C-suite., Built more than 20 years of experience in leadership recruiting and talent acquisition., Recruited for major technology companies including Google, Amazon, and Cisco.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Worked in journalism before moving into technology recruiting during the dot-com era.
- **Career before 2018** — Built a recruiting and talent-acquisition career spanning eAssist Global Solutions, CalAmp/Vytek, Dot Hill Systems, Abbott, Mediaocean, AppNexus, Google, Amazon, and Cisco.
- **2017** — Published job-search advice in Working Mother and entered AlphaLab with Women's Job Search Network.
- **2018** — Founded the business that became BossmakeHer to help women navigate consequential career moves.
- **2020** — BossmakeHer announced a partnership with Medidata to connect senior women with technology leadership opportunities.
- **2021** — BossmakeHer announced a partnership with Siemens focused on hiring more women into senior roles.
- **2022** — Shifted BossmakeHer from a heavily one-to-one service toward a scalable group model while retaining high-touch support.
- **2023** — Featured in USA Today's Ahead of the Game package on coaches and consultants; continued hosting the BossmakeHer career podcast.
- **2025** — Earned Wharton Executive Education's Executive Presence and Influence credential and published commentary on bias, leadership, and career strategy.
- **2026** — Launched the Never Settle Again podcast about work, worth, and the career decisions shaping women's lives.

## Achievements

- Founded BossmakeHer, serving women from Director level through the C-suite.
- Built more than 20 years of experience in leadership recruiting and talent acquisition.
- Recruited for major technology companies including Google, Amazon, and Cisco.
- Participated in AlphaLab's nineteenth accelerator cycle with Women's Job Search Network.
- Developed corporate partnerships including Medidata and Siemens to expand access to senior leadership opportunities for women.
- Hosted the BossmakeHer: Career-Shifting Secrets for Women in Leadership podcast and later Never Settle Again.
- Was included in USA Today's 2023 Ahead of the Game feature on coaches and consultants.
- Earned an executive certificate in Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Management from Georgetown University.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — BossmakeHer continued publishing career strategy for executive women and building its Director-to-C-suite community.
- **2026-08** — Tracy Saunders launched Never Settle Again, a podcast about work, worth, and high-stakes career decisions for women.
- **2025-08** — Published commentary examining gender bias in public reactions to a corporate leadership scandal.
- **2025-03** — Published articles on inclusion and visibility in executive leadership.
- **2025-02** — Received Wharton Executive Education's Executive Presence and Influence credential.

## Links

- Website: https://www.bossmakeher.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bossmakeher

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Last updated: 2026-08-26