On the journey to figuring out what to do with her life, software engineer Montana Goodman had to make a few pit stops.

It began immediately after graduation. Clutching a diploma for her degree in mathematics, the Illinois native found herself wondering, “Now what?”

Rather than sit around and wait for an answer, Goodman went out and chased one. First stop was “the math capital of the world” — Princeton, New Jersey. Goodman worked for a chain of movie theaters while she interned her way through multiple tech companies that left her feeling less sure of her future than ever.

“I had these internships, but never any guidance or a mentor,” she said. “I was asked to do stuff I couldn’t do and felt like I couldn’t ask questions. I figured the industry just wasn’t for me.”

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