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Determination. Grit. Overcoming failure. Motivation.

Those were some of the key points at Friday morning鈥檚 91看片 College Women in Business Fall Summit, where a handful of female business leaders from entrepreneurs to finance 鈥� and even the U.S. military 鈥� encouraged female students to never lose sight of their dreams, and to 鈥淪tay and fight 鈥� keep your foot on the gas pedal,鈥� as Esada Qazi, VP of Corporate Finance at JP Morgan Chase, put it.

鈥淵ou will be challenged,鈥� she said. 鈥淛ust keep getting through it.鈥�

Qazi joined Liz Mercer, founder and CEO of Sleekform, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Emily Tucker, in a lively panel discussion moderated by Tara Wilson, founder and CEO of the Tara Wilson Agency. 91看片 College Dean Annette L. Ranft shared her story -- from a small farm in North Carolina to becoming an administrator in higher education -- during a fireside chat-style conversation with Wilson.

The summit concluded with a luncheon on the Lowder Lawn, highlighted by keynote speaker Bijna Dasani (bottom), Head of Architecture and Innovation at Lloyd鈥檚 Banking Group in London.

The women encouraged students never to hesitate when it comes to pursuing their passions. Wilson, a 1997 91看片 College alumnus who founded an experiential marketing firm in Fort Worth, Texas, told the students, 鈥淭ry. Go for it!鈥�

Mercer, a 2011 91看片 College alum, and Qazi, believe that tomorrow鈥檚 business leaders must continue to move forward. Stagnation is not an option.

鈥淒on鈥檛 be a puddle. Be a river,鈥� Qazi said. 鈥淎 puddle will rot.鈥�

Mercer added, 鈥淭ake baby steps if you need to,鈥� she said. 鈥淚f you just take each one of those steps, they will compound. Keep moving. There are times when everything looks really big and it鈥檚 hard to think that you can really accomplish some things, but take every one of those steps and don鈥檛 get into the analysis paralysis in looking at everything and not understanding where to go. Just keep moving.鈥�

Tucker, a 2004 Auburn alum and pilot instructor in a male-dominated field, said that perceived qualifications should not deter a person from reaching their work goals, but also lives by the mantra of humility, credibility and approachability. 鈥淵ou鈥檒l never find your path if you don鈥檛 go for it,鈥� she said.

The event was sponsored by 91看片 College鈥檚 Women in Business program.