Tech in the Right Direction

Developing Your Skills to Stand Out from the Field

This week's guest is Evelyn Sheahan, Director of Business Programs for Azure Cloud and AI at Microsoft. She has a background in technology, business management, and marketing. Evelyn has a wide range of corporate and field experience and has worked in sales-enablement programs developed to drive multi-million-dollar sales with increased efficiencies.
Today we talk about Evelyn's beginnings and how it eventually grew into a role at Microsoft. We also talk about the challenge’s women face within tech and how important it is to develop your skills to stand out. We also talk about how important it is to find a mentor who can guide you in the right direction.
Thank you for listening; we hope Evelyn's story helps inspire others to grow their tech career.

How Changing Perspectives Can Lead to Success

This week's guest is Tiffani Bova, a Global Growth Evangelist at Salesforce and the author of Growth IQ: Get Smarter About the Choices that Will Make Or Break Your Business, a Wallstreet Journal Bestseller. Tiffani was also named to Thinkers50 2019 Global Ranking of Management Thinkers and one of the "Most Powerful and Influential Women in California." These are just a few of the accolades Tiffani has acquired throughout her years in the tech industry.
 
Tiffani's current focus is on helping drive customer success within their vast customer ecosystem. She helps companies not only grow bigger but also better with new business strategies and technology. She credits working in sales to her unique perspective on the challenges facing companies and the solutions she creates to solve them. She works alongside sales and customer success teams worldwide to drive change and build them into successful enterprises. She is sharing this experience in her podcast, "What's Next!" to give others a perspective on improving themselves and their business.
 
Thank you for listening; we hope Tiffani's story helps inspire others to grow their tech career. If you would like to learn more about Tiffani and her accomplishments, visit her podcast site: https://www.tiffanibova.com/whats-next-podcast/
 
Learn more about her book here: https://www.amazon.com/Growth-IQ-Smarter-Choices-Business/dp/0525534407

A Woman’s Journey: 30 Years Through Tech.

This week we get a different view of technology from 30-year tech vet and Vice President of Sales, Sharan Hildebrand. Sharan fell in love with tech her Junior year of college when she took a coding class and saw the amazing output that could come from writing code. She shares her experiences over three decades of working with technology and dives into the tech job roles that are often overlooked. She also shares what it’s like to be a woman in tech, how to gain and maintain confidence, and the challenges she’s overcome.

Mentors Who Make a Difference: W/ Curtis Preston

Listen as Jennifer Didier and W. Curtis Preston talk about the importance of backing up your technology. Mr. Preston is an advocate for women and he encourages women to join his team. 
W. Curtis Preston Bio:
W. Curtis Preston (AKA Mr. Backup) has specialized in designing data protection systems since 1993, and has designed such systems for some of the largest organizations in the world. His lively prose and wry, real-world approach has made him a popular author and speaker. He has written four O'Reilly books, the latest of which is Modern Data Protection, published in 2021. He is also the host of BackupCentral.com and its Restore it All podcast. He is now the Chief Technical Evangelist for Druva, the only at-scale SaaS provider of data protection.

Right Words can Open Doors

Join the conversation as Jennifer Didier and Kristie Grinnell talk about how important the words are you use for yourself and in speaking to those around.  These words can open or close doors of opportunity.
Kristie Grinnell Bio:
Kristie was recently named a top CIO to watch in 2022 by WashingtonExec, is a member of the CIO Executive Council, and she serves as chair of the Capital CIO Advisory Board and is a member of STEMforHER Advisory Board. A strong supporter of academic STEM programs for young women, she is a recipient of the 2018 Women in Technology STEM Leadership award, Washington Business Journal’s 2020 Women Who Mean Business Award, a 2020 Capital CIO of the Year ORBIE Award Winner and a 2021 National CIO of the Year ORBIE Award Winner.• Kristie earned her BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and holds an MBA from Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management.

Healthcare Statistics for Women and Why are they so Important

Jennifer Didier interviews Ann Garnier. They discuss Ann's exit from being a healthcare employee to opening a business that collects the necessary data needed to further healthcare for all women.  She also shares about her journey and tools that help her to be confident and successful as a woman in technology.
Ann Garnier Bio:
Ann Garnier, the co-founder and CEO of Lisa Health, is a seasoned healthcare leader andoperator, helping to create, launch, and scale innovative tech companies and productsthat have improved patient outcomes and access to care. Prior to Lisa Health, Ann wasCOO at CarePayment, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Operations at RelayHealth(McKesson), and Vice President, Strategy and Marketing for Paradigm Health (Optum).She is passionate about using technology to transform women’s health, advancingresearch on menopause and healthy aging, and helping women thrive in midlife andcelebrate the start of something great.

Hayden Orme talks about Life, Work balance.

Jennifer Didier speaks with Hayden Orme as she shares how she left the corporate world to become an entrepreneur.  In this process she has developed a system to help individuals as well as companies find their life, work balance.
Hayden Orme Bio:
For over 13 years, prior to launching her own business, Haydensupported top executives and teams at companies such as PartnersHealthcare, Brightcove, Inc., Novartis and McKesson. She most recentlymanaged the office of the Chairman and CEO of McKesson (a Fortune 5company at the time). Now as an entrepreneur herself, Haydenleverages her corporate experience and her unique “get it” factor.Handled. By Hayden & Co. is a business elevation and optimizationfirm, providing a unique approach to remote support and business development. Haydenand her Crew utilize their combined experiences and expertise to provide top-notch strategyand high-caliber support for their clients in order to claim their space and authority asEmpowered CEOs and create sustainable growth and holistic success for their businessesand lives. They combine elements of strategic consulting, executive assistance, and digitalmarketing services to give their clients back the time and freedom to operate solely in theirzone of genius and joy while delegating the rest. As part of Hayden's vision, her employeesare empowered by playing an integral role in the company's mission and are holisticallysuccessful. She believes in a culture where everyone is celebrated in what they do best!Hayden is also a speaker, a two-time international bestselling author, an award-winning leaderin her field, and a 50 Ton Master Merchant Mariner Captain

Mentors That Make A Difference - Josh DeTillio

Listen in as Jennifer Didier and Josh DeTillio talk about the opportunities in the medical industry for Women. 
More About Josh DeTillio:
DeTillio has more than sixteen years of experience in health care and hospital administration, including creating a popular hospital-wide wellness program. In Healthy You, Healthy Team, Healthy Company, he presents an essential how-to guide on building and maintaining your own wellness plan. In eight stages, ranging from learning how to be an inspiration to incentivizing participation to using data to refine practices, DeTillio will show you how to increase loyalty and morale while decreasing healthcare costs.