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10 Facts About Debbie Sterling

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Debbie Sterling was born on February 26,1983 and is an American engineer, businesswoman and the founder and CEO of GoldieBlox.

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Debbie Sterling was named Time Person of the Moment and Business Insider 30 Women Who Are Changing the World.

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Debbie Sterling was born in Los Angeles, California on February 26,1983.

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Debbie Sterling's grandmother, Sterling Sturtevant, was an Academy Award-winning art director for animated films who worked for Walt Disney, Playhouse Pictures, UPA and Charles Schulz; science fiction author Amy Sterling Casil is her aunt.

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Debbie Sterling found appeal in combining skills in art, design, mechanics and physics in order to tackle and solve complex problems.

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Debbie Sterling subsequently pursued a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Stanford University, graduating in 2005; Debbie Sterling's friends and classmates while at Stanford included Elizabeth Holmes.

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Out of college, Debbie Sterling moved to Seattle and took a job as an intern at design agency Hornall Anderson.

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Honing her skills branding and design, Debbie Sterling was offered full-time employment by the company a few months after.

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Debbie Sterling spent six months volunteering in India, and cites this time as one of the most influential in her life.

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Debbie Sterling successfully worked with the Girl Scouts of the USA to include new badges in STEM fields, with the stated goal of getting girls to think about inventing and engineering.