A McDonald's exec explains how she broke through the 'bamboo ceiling' of corporate America by learning how to speak up

• Myra Doria is McDonald's USA national field president. 
• In the latest Equity Talk, Doria opens up about when, and how, she stood up for herself.
• Doria said asking the right questions as a leader matters. 

When Myra Doria was 10 years old, she used to sell clothes and shoes at a local flea market in the Philippines. She learned about strategy, the customer, pricing, and "being better than yesterday." You might say sales is in her DNA.

In those early days, all Doria wanted was shoes, but she never had enough money. "I told myself someday I will buy so many pairs of shoes because I love them." Today, she has 300 pairs and "I tell my story about shoes because shoes keep me grounded," she told Insider.