"For the last 20 years, Blount has led technical teams at a range of companies." LinkedIn says she was an IC until 2002, and then from 2002 through 2006 she wa

"For the last 20 years, Blount has led technical teams at a range of companies." LinkedIn says she was an IC until 2002, and then from 2002 through 2006 she was a "software design/project management" which is also an IC role. So really she's been leading technical teams for at most 10 years, which is not someone I would suggest anyone turn to for sage and experienced advice.