Tech in the Right Direction

Good Roots Created A Determined Spirit

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Join Jennifer Didier and she speaks to Nimia Amaya. They will discuss the importance of education and the need to have confidence, even it it takes you in a different direction than you thought.
Bio for Nimia Amaya:
Nimia Amaya is the Demand Generation Director at Younium. A digital mediaand marketing professional with expertise in the North American and LatinAmerican markets. She holds a BA in Broadcast Media from theUniversity of North Texas and has worked with brands such as UnivisionCommunications, Verizon, Levi’s, Macy’s, and Cedar Fair Entertainment. Sheresides in Dallas, TX with her 9-year-old daughter.
Update on Nimia Amaya:
As an award-winning bilingual marketing and demand generation leader with over 10 years of experience in B2B SaaS, I’ve led marketing efforts for global tech companies based in Sweden, France, and the U.S., specializing in demand generation across the North American and Latin American markets. In my roles, I’ve developed strategies from the ground up, driven revenue growth, and managed multi-million dollar budgets. I’ve also led cross-functional teams with staff in the U.S., Mexico, France, and Sweden, giving me a deep understanding of how to execute high-impact campaigns across geographies. My experience in high-growth startups allows me to adapt quickly, and my data-driven, customer-centric approach ensures that the strategies I implement deliver results aligned with both business and market needs.
She currently works at Triple Whale as a Lifecycle Marketing Manager.

Seeing Opportunity in Small Beginnings

Today Jennifer Didier is joined by Shannon Reedy from TeraKeet.  Shannon shares her journey from school up the ladder to help put in better practices for TeraKeet employees. These practices have helped TeraKeet to embrace Women in Technology and assist in bringing them work-life balance. 
 
More on Shannon Reedy:
Shannon Reedy
Chief Revenue Officer
Shannon Reedy is the Chief Revenue Officer at Terakeet, the Fortune 500's preferred owned asset optimization (OAO) partner for strengthening brand and consumer connections online. With a demonstrated history of leadership, data analysis, and results-driven business development, Shannon has helped Terakeet, as well as its global customers, achieve breakthrough performances. As CRO, Shannon guides Terakeet’s company growth and revenue-generating processes, including sales, marketing, and client success strategies, which have collectively driven 66% more revenue under her leadership.

Unexplained Fertility?

Join Jennifer Didier and Amy Beckley with a very frank conversation about fertility and some of her personal experiences with the currently available options.  Amy got tired of the process and decided to take actions into her own hands.  
Bio for Amy Beckley:
Many of our listeners are silently struggling with infertility. From mixed messaging in media to fear of failure, people often struggle to find the right path forward in their fertility journey. Amy Beckley is Founder and CEO of Proov.  She went through the exact same challenges and has used her experience to craft an accessible solution. For Amy and many others, the key to becoming pregnant was deceptively simple: learning about hormones, their individual functions, and how to keep them balanced. This knowledge completely changed Amy’s approach to fertility - ultimately resulting in the birth of her second child!

Creating opportunities to empower and influence.

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Jennifer Didier and Stephanie Shreve have a great conversation about the ELITE group that finds ways to empower other Women and the next generation of women to join the world of technology. 
A little more about Stephanie Shreve:
Stephanie Shreve currently is the Chief Marketing Officer at PowerChord, Inc. She is a software and digital marketing executive with 20+ years experience leading high performing teams to support global brands and strategic partners. With a track-record of performance, her goal is to build strong relationships with customers to create solutions that drive business results. She embraces opportunities presented by emerging technologies to reach new markets and grow business.
 

Interview with Stacey Fournier-Thibodaux

Join Jennifer Didier as she interviews President of Cask NX, Stacey Fournier-Thibodaux.  They will be discussing the many facets of AI, including how it is and will continue to affect culture.
Bio:
Stacey Fournier-Thibodaux serves as the President of Cask NX, a leading ServiceNow consulting and implementation partner. Under her leadership, Cask NX drives transformative initiatives for clients leveraging ServiceNow to automate and reshape their business processes, elevate technology strategies, and foster innovative workplace cultures. With over 20 years of experience, she has delivered innovative solutions and operational excellence for Fortune 200 companies while championing strategic growth and customer success. A passionate advocate for women in tech, Stacey is dedicated to empowering the next generation of leaders to thrive in the evolving landscape of the AI era.

How-to Push Beyond Your Comfort Zone and Reach Your Goals

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This week's guest is Deanna Emery, a Lead Data Scientist at Aon - a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, reinsurance, retirement, and health solutions. In addition to her work as a Lead Data Scientist, Deanna heads a Sprinternship Program that focuses on growing women and non-binary presence in the STEM fields.
Today we talk about Deanna's jump from Astrophysics to becoming a Lead Data Scientist at Aon. Deanna also shares her experiences with growing women's presence in the industry. This focus on increasing women's presence is centered around the Sprintership Program Sponsored by Break Through Tech Chicago and Aon. The project they worked on this year revolved around building out diversity solutions for inventors and creators.
Thank you for listening; we hope Deanna's story helps inspire others to seek or grow their tech career.
Update on Deanna's career:
Founding AI Researcher at Quotient AI | Associate Board Member at Illinois Science and Technology Coalition 
You can still reach her on LinkedIN.

Understanding Software Security

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Join Jennifer and Laura Bell Main as they talk about the importance of Software security.  Software security is not just a business challenge, but a challenge for home computer users as well.  Laura Bell Main shares some great insights and tips that everyone can use to have a safer online experience.
A little more about Laura Bell Main:
Laura Bell Main specializes in securing some of Australia andNew Zealand’s fastest-growing organizations. She has overtwenty years of experience in software development andinformation security. It's her mission and passion to bringsecurity into organizations of every shape and size.Laura is the founder and CEO of SafeStack Academy, anonline education platform offering flexible, high-quality, andpeople-focused, secure development training for fastmoving companies, with a focus on building security skills,practices, and culture across the entire engineering team.SafeStack is a value’s driven company on a mission to makecybersecurity accessible for everyone and any organization.“To protect each one of us, we must protect all of us”This is the underpinning belief that drives Laura. Hercompany pushing hard into this issue by attempting to trainall of our organisations, big and small. Through free plans,student sponsorships and sponsored communities, she isworking towards a future where we no longer spend 99% ofour security resources on 1% of our organizations.She is an experienced conference speaker, trainer, andregular panel member, and has spoken at a range of eventssuch as BlackHat USA, Velocity, and OSCON on the subjectsof privacy, covert communications, agile security, and securitymindset. She is also the co-author of Agile ApplicationSecurity and Security for Everyone.

Using Tech with Fashion and Beauty Brands

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Caley Adams is the Founder & Creative Director of Wildes District, an NYC-based design studio that specializes in emerging women's and e-commerce brands. Wildes District works closely with founders to build meaningful experiences that span multiple touchpoints — including brand, web, app, print, packaging, and more.
In today's episode, Caley discusses the importance of branding, her challenges, and being an entrepreneur along with motherhood. 
You can find out more about Caley on her website and be sure to follow her on Instagram. 
We hope you enjoyed today's chat with Caley and her advice on branding.