The president of Lyft shares how learned to trust her instincts — and the Taylor Swift song she listens to before difficult meetings

• After 11 years at Lyft, Kristen Sverchek stepped into the president's role earlier this year.
• In the latest Equity Talk, she frequently asks herself: "If I were a man, how would I handle this?"
• She has Slacked senior women leaders "The Man" by Taylor Swift as a reminder of "you got this." 

Lyft's Kristen Sverchek has been with the ride-hailing company for 11 years this month, and she's seen the company built from the ground up. She was its first general counsel, helped take the company public, and was named president this July.