Nairobi, July 23 -- The adage goes that eggs must be broken before an omelette hits the plate.

For successful women who have made their mark in various careers before the age of 40, breaking those eggs meant defying the rules they were expected to follow.

Many say they were given a template to follow, but they chose instead to live by their own rules.

Lorna Ogolla Omondi

Ms Ogolla is the partnerships lead for Google Research in Africa, spearheading machine learning and AI initiatives while ensuring that African languages are catered for.

The one rule she has broken over and over is not accepting limits.

"I have always been unafraid of going above and beyond for what I think is right, what I think is optimal, what I think is efficien...