Tech in the Right Direction

How Experienced Leaders Can Make Real Change in Today’s World

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This week's guest is Gavriella Schuster, the founding sponsor of Women in Cloud and the Women in Technology Network. She currently sits on the board of both, along with being a board member of ChinaSoft International, IAMCP, and the University of Washington Bothell. Last year she gave a TEDx speech on "Gender Equity," where she launched her "Become Framework." As an Athena International Global Leadership Award winner and a former Corporate VP at Microsoft, Gavriella knows what it takes to make significant changes for women in tech.
Today we talk about Gavriella's career journey and how she rose through the ranks at Microsoft as a woman in tech. Being at Microsoft for 25+ years, she reached an executive-level position by continuing to build on her knowledge and experiences to stand out from the rest. We also talk about her passion for growing women's presence in the industry and how she's turning that passion into real-world change through the various projects she helps manage. Finally, we talk about exposing the problems facing diversity, equity, and inclusion within the tech industry and how we can all help solve them.
Learn more about Gavriella and the organizations she's involved with by following her on LinkedIn: 
Thank you for listening; we hope Gavriella's story helps inspire others to grow their tech career.

How We Can Invest in Women to Shape a Better Future

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This week's guest is Momei Qu, the Senior Vice President of PSP Growth - the growth equity arm of PSP Partners. They focus on leveraging their multi-faceted experience and expertise across vital economic segments, including business & technology services, housing, and industrials. Their approach is centered on investing in innovative high-growth software and tech-enabled services companies that drive efficiency and disrupt the status quo.
Today we talk about how Momei's passion for technology started and how her tech career grew into a senior-level position with PSP. We also discuss the importance of investing in women and how that investment can pay dividends down the line.
Thank you for listening; we hope Momei's story helps inspire others to seek or grow their tech career.

MENtors that make a difference - Jeff Butler

Enjoy this conversation between Jennifer Didier and Jeff Butler from Cask Canada.  Jeff tells us about the foundations of how Cask was founded and grown into the company it is today.
Jeff Butler Bio:
At Cask Canada, I am the General Manager of the most awarded pure-play ServiceNow partner in the world. I bring over six years of experience in the ServiceNow ecosystem, where I have helped clients and prospects achieve their digital transformation goals by planning and implementing the ServiceNow platform to deliver business value and reduce costs.I am passionate about developing long-term trusted relationships with clients and strategic alliance partners, leveraging my skills in new business development, customer relationship management, and channel strategy. I have successfully managed and grown the ServiceNow practice and alliance at KPMG Canada and Kyndryl, where I was responsible for generating over $50 million in revenue and delivering over 40 projects across various industries and sectors. I am committed to delivering excellence, innovation, and value to my clients.

How to Lead with Confidence and Make Real-World Change

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This week's guest is Susan Sanders, the Founder and CEO of Spinderok - an IT Consulting Firm focused on helping companies harness the power of Microsoft 365 to deliver the ultimate employee experience. 
Today we talk about Susan's career journey and what led her to become the Founder and CEO of Spinderock. We also discuss what it takes to be a leader in today's world and how we can help women forward in their careers. Listen to today's episode to learn more about Cynthia's remarkable story.
Learn more about Spinderok here: https://spinderok.com/
Thank you - we hope Susan's story helps inspire others to seek or grow their tech career.

Learning the Importance of Setting Boundaries in the Workplace

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Jennifer and Robin talk about the need for employers and employees to be honest about what they can and are willing to do.  The need to have strong empowering boundaries for all parties is extremely important for business and personal success. 
Robin Corralez is a hands-on, diversified, human resources leader focused on creating sustained value in fast-paced, dynamic environments by building strong teams and identifying, assessing, and executing organizational initiatives that drive business success aligned with the overall strategy.
In her role at PandaDoc, she focuses on building a talented organization that will help scale their business from $20M to $100M while maintaining the best workplace culture possible.
Her specialties include executive coaching and developing new leaders; sourcing, hiring and aligning "A" players in critical positions; creating and maintaining talent pipelines; leading change and enhancing employee relations; improving performance and organizational development; employment law; and achieving cost efficiencies through better utilization of resources.
Robin is eager to share her tips for your audience and is the author of multiple articles on the topic of managing a remote-first, globally distributed workforce.
Under Robin's direction, PandaDoc was honored with multiple awards such as Inc. Magazine's 2021-2020 Best Workplaces, 2021 Forbes 500 Best Start Up Employer, and Quartz Best Companies for Remote Workers.
Robin Corralez, Global Sr. Vice President of Human Resources

A Serial Innovator’s Journey Through Tech

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Arlene Harris is an award-winning innovator and founder of several companies including GreatCall, maker of the Jitterbug cellular phone and service now owned by BestBuy. Having grown up in a wireless family business, she started working with computers in the late 60’s and has spent the next five decades at the intersection of wireless and computing. Arlene share’s her journey through the Tech Industry, the struggles she’s experienced finding financing for her big ideas in addition to being one of few in her industry and where she is today. Her newest innovation, launching soon, is a family home management system called Rosy, a private console that will help families manage and support their multi-generational homes. Tune in to hear an inspiring story of a woman defying the odds while facing discrimination, and why she believes women are the future of tech.
Professional Update:
Arlene Harris is an accomplished entrepreneur, inventor, investor, and policy advocate in the telecommunications industry. She is the president and co-founder of Dyna LLC, an incubator for start-up and early-stage organizations historically in the wireless technology field. Ms. Harris is widely recognized as a pioneer in mobile and wireless enterprise and an innovator of consumer products and services. She was the first woman inducted into the Wireless Hall of Fame in May of 2007 and was named to the Consumer Technology Hall of Fame in 2017. Throughout her career, Ms. Harris started and built several successful companies and contributed significant advancements to the cellular market. She also holds several patents in wireless communications.

How We Can Put Bias Aside to Create a Better Future

This week's guest is Veronica Place, an Account Manager at GenCare, a division of General Networks - an organization that delivers technology consulting and managed services for customers who need to collect and process business-critical information. Veronica is passionate about bringing individuals together and whose key strength is coaching people to their potential.
In today's episode, we talk about Veronica's career journey and how it led her to her current position within GenCare. We also discuss Veronica's involvement with non-profits and her passion for creating a more diverse, equal, and inclusive world. Finally, we take the conversation further into how we can put our biases aside to create a better future for the generations to come.
You can learn more about GenCare here: https://gencarenow.com/
We hope Veronica's story helps inspire others to grow their tech career.

How-to Spark Your Career and Grow as an Individual

This week's guest is Binna Kim, the President and Co-Founder of Vested - Communications Agency. She is an experienced financial services communications consultant, working with large and small financial brands on strategy and execution. Leveraging creativity and pragmatism, she worked with firms to craft a compelling strategy with impactful results. As an integrated communicator, she thinks holistically about how brands can leverage the communications mix to deliver ROI.
Today we talk about how certain people and experiences help spark career inspirations. We also talk about how different industries have evolved to make room for women, but more work remains. 
Thank you for listening; we hope Binna help inspire others to grow their tech career.