Lady Tech Charmers

Helping women move from career to calling and from fear into faith to achieve meaningful success and true joy on their terms is Natasha Hemmingway's passion.  This week, LTC has the privilege of speaking with Natasha and how her strength and resilience was fueled after the tragic loss of her newborn son. Her faith was tested further when she found herself juggling the challenges of motherhood and the demands of a highly successful sales career. She talks us through her Fear to Faith cycle and brings true inspiration. 

Today we have the pleasure of speaking with Fabi Preslar - the chief Sparkler of  Spark Publications, a national, award-winning, custom design firm specializing in niche magazines and independently published books. Her firm’s publications enhance credibility and distinction – enabling individuals and organizations to thrive and excel.  She talks about the ups and downs of creating a business, how technology has influenced her work and the all the "F' words around business. 

The hosts on  the Lady Tech Charmers talk about the Internet Of Things or IOT,  Videos and Podcasting. We discussed - How by being connected through IOT, the connectivity drives data. Understanding that this data is part of that connectivity which can include video, how  that video plays, what platform you are connected to and how that platform in turn drives you to watch that video. The third piece there is the podcast that we actually are able to download through IOT on our smartphones,  our Fitbits , Alexa or Google Assistant all of which are accessible now through podcasts. All of those - smartphones, Fitbits , Alexa or Google Assistant  are part of the internet of things so we go right back to the data!

Odette Toppin is a veteran who has found her niche as women in engineering and tech. She has served in the banking industry, as an air traffic controller all over the world, and now as entrepreneur. Her story is truly inspirational and you will learn how she leveraged her computational skills to learn the tech needed for each of her roles and how technology is now at the forefront of your current business. 

This week we sit in awe of Memory Munetsi and her amazing journey from her home country to the US to pursue her dreams of education. She embodies all that makes us strong as women and has created an incredible career through grit, learning, and embracing technology! 

We continue our STEM education series with a chat with Laurie Carey as we explore more about how we can change the conversation around transforming education. Laurie explains how we can disrupt education to make systematic change and include technology as a tool and a creative path. 

On episode #52 we chatted with Amanda Childress about what is a magnet school and the mission behind magnet school options. This week we wanted to showcase one of the STEM/Computer Science schools that is incorporating the concept throughout disciplines. Listen as these amazing 8th graders from Northridge Middle read their poetry , gleaned from the book Inside Out and Back Again. 

As we continue to elevate our conversation around computer science education, this week we have the privilege of speaking with Amanda Childress, Magnet School Coordinator for Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools. We chat and discover what really is a magnet school and what should a magnet school embody. There are amazing nuggets to help families make decision on what school fits for their child. 

Are you overwhelmed by the thought of learning a programming language? We chat about the concept of programming and how to begin to wrap your head around the idea! Check out our roundtable discussion on why to learn a programming language and steps to start your journey. 

Well we made it! It has been a fun, hard, and exhilarating journey as the hosts of Lady Tech Charmers. We have been through weddings, loss of a spouse, new jobs, moves, and fail forward in the world of podcasting. But we have stayed together and continue to love what our podcast, our listeners, our guests, and how we are pushed outside our box each episode. Check out our thoughts and some clips from some of our favorites episodes! Cheers to 50!

The hosts of Lady Tech Charmers discuss how diversity in the workplace are an influence in tech. How we diversity will influence innovation. 

In this episode we chat candidly with several of the women from Lending Tree. We learn more about the company and their personal journeys as women in tech and the power of a company that supports  continued learning. 

What is Design Thinking and how is it becoming a part of tech culture? How can you as a techie implement in your everyday work?

Do you ever feel that your schedule is a bit off-kilter from the rest of the world? Well, you’re not alone. On this episode of Lady Tech Charmers, we take a note from our friends at My Biz Bestie and dive into the book The Power of When and it was written by sleep psychologist, Michael Breus to see what is our chronotype. 

How two young women in tech are giving back and preparing the younger generation to be true technologists. Talazia Moore and Lauren Cook join us to discuss their work in creating a summer camp called Gidget Girls for middle school girls to learn to code! 

Listen as we dig into the new privacy polices and how you can be more educated on the new privacy laws. 

We are live from Podcast Movement for Day 3! We dig into our thoughts and tips on how to navigate a large industry conference. Our experience at Podcast Movement has been amazing and we have learned some great ideas on navigating a conference for maximum use of your time. 

We continue our discussion on our journey thought the Podcast Movement conference and chat about our 5 techie takeaways that we have learned in the two days of the conference. 

We are so excited to be a part of our first Podcast Movement experience here in Philadelphia. Our first day was filled with learning, creativity, networking and seeing our place in the podcast community. We have been humbled by the connections and the welcoming community. Such a great first day!

Today we are talking with Katlyn Grasso the founder and CEO of GenHERation.   GenHERation is a network where young women and companies connect through a digital platform and national events. They are the go-to source for inspiration and access for high school and college women.