We are in launch mode for our new cool podcast, The Technostarter, which features techno-savvy women, girls and boys from all over Canada and the Globe who are building awesome TECH, as well as, Allies who are cheering them on to greatness.
We will take a deep dive into their technology adventures and life journeys creating new technologies for the good of the human race in our new super normal. Additionally, we will examine how they became comfortable in their own skin building great technologies for today and tomorrow.
As we embark on this world tour, come long with us for the ride as a guest or as a listener! We would love to have your feedback and suggestions as we co-create this with you.
The first techno-savvy woman is Ruxandra Dariescu beaming in from the United Kingdom who wears multiple hats including Mum, Entrepreneur, Inventor and Author.
The second techno-savvy woman is Anil Atlas Brug beaming in from Germany, who loves dabbling in multitude of projects and wears several hats including Mum, Entrepreneur, App Developer and Author.
The third techno-savvy woman beaming in all the way from India is Ms. Ketaki Vaidya, Software Engineer at Oracle India Pvt. Limited and a Podcaster. In this episode we took a deep dive into her career as a Software Engineer as well as the importance of developing a personal brand as an individual career professional. We discussed her group of mentors in her life to help shape her career trajectory including recognizing her weakness and strengths which helped her to push herself outside of her comfort zone which lead her to level up to become comfortable in her own skin across all teams. Our conversation was so awesome as we also talked about the importance of building credibility at the workplace, our personal brand and partnering with our Managers to grow professionally.
The fourth techno-savvy woman is Ms. Astrid Wieland beaming in all the way from Vienna, Austria. She wears multiple hats including Business Applications Specialist at Microsoft and Co-Founder of #TheNewITGirls, a volunteer driven organization. In this episode we talked about her accidental career journey in tech; how she became comfortable into her own skin working in providing technical sales solutions at Microsoft. We delved a bit into the future of work; how companies can become proactive with establishing a robust system to accommodate remote and enable employees to maintain their productivity. In addition we talked about why it is important for companies to develop a strong strategy to be prepared for future crisis in tandem with the establishment of goal base company targets. We also discussed the importance of fostering a diverse work environment and what she is doing to inspire more women and girls to consider information technology as a career path since there are so many dynamic roles to choose from.
Let’s get you inspired to build your new cool technology for today and tomorrow! Wishing you awesome vibes in our new super normal.
