Natalia Baltazar is a Software Developer at Guardian News & Media in London.Selected topics: How engineers can affect change in their organization, tag-teaming a speaking gig, how teaching makes you a better communicator, and what companies ca

#10 – Amy Yang, Software Developer at TES Global

Oct 2nd, 2017 41m 16s

Amy Yang shifted from a career as an architect to a career in software development at TES Global after attending Makers Academy in London.Selected topics: The connection between architecture and software development, the satisfaction of front

#9 – Roo Harrigan, Software Engineer at Slack

Jul 2nd, 2017 49m 20s

Roo Harrigan is a Software Engineer at Slack & formerly a Project Manager in HealthTech.Selected Topics: Becoming a learner instead of a knower, finding a job as a coding bootcamp grad, the advantages of problems, and unconscious bias.About R

#8 – Samaira Mehta, Founder & CEO of CoderBunnyz

May 12th, 2017 48m 2s

Samaira Mehta is the 9-year-old Founder & CEO of CoderBunnyz, a board game teaching CS concepts.Selected Topics: Coding & creativity, turning your passion into a product, taking responsibility for changing the world & being a CEO.About Samai

#7 – Lisa Winter, Engineering Project Manager at Mattel

May 2nd, 2017 34m 57s

Lisa Winter is a roboticist, rapid prototyper and an Engineering Project Manager at Mattel.Selected Topics: Battle robots, being a maker, and asserting your authority as a woman in tech.About Lisa: A roboticist since childhood, Lisa has 20 ye

#6 – Laura Montoya, Founder of Accel.AI

Apr 13th, 2017 1h 10m

Laura Montoya founded Accel.AI to offer artificial intelligence & deep learning workshops in Oakland, CA.Selected Topics: Artificial intelligence, joining a tech community, cultural identity, and persistence & perseverance.About Laura: Laura

#5 – Lara Hogan, Engineering Director at Etsy

Apr 10th, 2017 1h 23m

Lara Hogan, Engineering Director at EtsyLara Hogan is an Engineering Director at Etsy and a published author on web performance & public speaking.Selected Topics: Public speaking, book writing, thought leadership, ignoring trolls & developing

#4 – Wenjia Zhu, Product Manager at BloomReach

Mar 24th, 2017 1h 23m

Wenjia Zhu is a Product Manager at BloomReach, a big-data analytics company serving online retailers.Selected Topics: Self-doubt, MIT engineering degrees, quarter-life crises, becoming a Product Manager, and 401(k)s.About Wenjia: Prior to bec

#3 – Season Hughes, Taxonomist at Viator (TripAdvisor)

Mar 15th, 2017 50m 21s

Season Hughes is mid-career and spoke with us about impostor syndrome & first-time management.Selected topics: Surviving high school, becoming a librarian, transitioning into tech, being a first-time manager, handling imposter syndrome.About

#2 – Michelle Glauser, Founder of Techtonica

Mar 13th, 2017 58m 18s

Michelle Glauser is a Founder & CEO who spoke with us about diversity & inclusion and finding one’s way into tech.Selected topics: Belonging to a working class family, freelancing as a software engineer, how to raise funds from your network, a

#1 – Alex Eremia, Data Analyst at Google Express

Feb 5th, 2017 59m 37s

Alex Eremia spoke with us about transitioning from student to tech worker. Selected topics: Finding a tech job right after college, data analysis tools, working at Google About Alex: Having tried her hand in political science and economics, Ale

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