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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 can do to make their work environments more welcoming to women. About Natalia: Natalia Baltazar is a full stack […] The post #11 – Natalia Baltazar, Software Developer at Guardian News & Media appeared first on WITtalks.

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 end development, transitioning from a non-tech career into a tech role, and why women need their own communities […] The post #10 – Amy Yang, Software Developer at TES Global appeared first on WITtalks.

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 Roo: Raised in New Jersey, Roo studied anthropology and pre-med at the College of William and […] The post #9 – Roo Harrigan, Software Engineer at Slack appeared first on WITtalks.

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 Samaira: Samaira is a 9-year-old 3rd grader who invented a STEM coding board game called CoderBunnyz, which helps teach coding […] The post #8 – Samaira Mehta, Founder & CEO of CoderBunnyz appeared first on WITtalks.

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 years of experience designing and building robots. She has competed in all U.S. Robot Wars and BattleBots […] The post #7 – Lisa Winter, Engineering Project Manager at Mattel appeared first on WITtalks.

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 is the Founder & CEO of Accel.AI, the first accelerated program that trains artificial intelligence engineers. Laura graduated from high school at 16 and worked full time while in college. She is the […] The post #6 – Laura Montoya, Founder of Accel.AI appeared first on WITtalks.

Lara 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 yourself as a manager About Lara: Lara Callender Hogan is an Engineering Director at Etsy and the author of Designing for Performance, Building a Device Lab, and Demystifying Public Speaking. She […] The post #5 – Lara Hogan, Engineering Director at Etsy appeared first on WITtalks.

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 becoming a Product Manager at BloomReach, Wenjia Zhu was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company, and a private equity investor at H.I.G. Capital. She holds a Bachelor’s […] The post #4 – Wenjia Zhu, Product Manager at BloomReach appeared first on WITtalks.

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 Season: Season is the Taxonomy Manager at Viator (owned by TripAdvisor), where she organizes tours and activities into categories and destinations. She holds […] The post #3 – Season Hughes, Taxonomist at Viator (TripAdvisor) appeared first on WITtalks.

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, and not letting others’ opinions of you guide your actions. About Michelle: Michelle is the […] The post #2 – Michelle Glauser, Founder of Techtonica appeared first on WITtalks.

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, Alex is now a data analyst. She graduated from University of Toronto and UCLA and continues to take […] The post #1 – Alex Eremia, Data Analyst at Google Express appeared first on WITtalks.