Elevate - Women in Tech

In this episode of ⁠ Elevate - Women in Tech⁠⁠, host Kellie Kwarteng interviews Chelsea Maffia , Founder and CEO of Play Morgan Studios. We discuss Chelsea's inspirational journey as a black female founder revolutionising education through gamification 🎮💡. Despite having a non-technical background, she pivoted from construction to tech entrepreneurship. Chelsea shares her valuable insights o...

In this episode, Kellie Kwarteng speaks with Rebecca Salisbury , CTO at the Financial Times , about her nonlinear, "squiggly" career path and how she came to embrace it. Rebecca shares how she went from wanting to be a math teacher to leading tech teams at organizations like the BBC, Napster, and Sky. She explains why traditional ladder climbing isn't the only way to advance your car...

In this episode of ⁠⁠⁠Elevate - Women in Tech⁠⁠⁠ , host Kellie Kwarteng Founder & CEO of Elevate Women in Tech, and ⁠⁠⁠Halzak interview Hena Naranbhai , a Director of Strategic Development at Barclays who is a passionate advocate for women in tech. Hena shares her career journey traversing between finance, accounting, and technology. She provides advice for women looking to transition into tec...

In this episode of ⁠⁠⁠Elevate - Women in Tech⁠⁠⁠ , host Kellie Kwarteng Founder & CEO of Elevate Women in Tech, and ⁠⁠⁠Halzak ⁠⁠⁠ interviews Claire Podulka , Chief of Staff at TXI on navigating motherhood whilst forging a career in tech leadership They discuss Claire’s career journey from Journalist and Private Detective to Tech Leader at TXI as Chief of Staff. Key themes include: Her journey...

In this episode of ⁠⁠Elevate - Women in Tech⁠⁠ , host Kellie Kwarteng Founder & CEO of Elevate Women in Tech, and ⁠⁠Halzak ⁠⁠ interviews Holly Mather , Engineering Manager at Enable about strategies for unlocking untapped talent in tech. They discuss Holly's career journey from research engineering to people management, and her current work at Enable building an inclusive culture and drivi...

In this episode of ⁠Elevate - Women in Tech⁠ , our host Kellie Kwarteng Founder & CEO of Elevate Women in Tech and ⁠Halzak ⁠ interviews Susan Huang , Co-Founder and COO of YoDayo . We discuss Susan's valuable insights and tips on being a female co-founder. From her mantra of "Dont give up, Dont give up and Dont give up!!" to raising capital with both angel investors and VC fundin...

In this episode of Elevate - Women in Tech , our host Kellie Kwarteng Founder & CEO of Elevate Women in Tech and Halzak interviews Jennifer Dye r, a serial entrepreneur and business coach who helps female founders raise capital through unconventional means. We discuss Jennifer's unique journey bootstrapping multiple startups without reliance on traditional VC investors and how she has rais...

Get ready to be inspired as we chat with trailblazer Yamilee Toussaint, who is on a mission to empower 1 million girls of color to dream big in STEM fields by 2032. Did you know that less than a third of STEM workers are women, and fewer than 5% are women of color?* Yamilee is out to change that through her organization STEM from Dance. In this uplifting episode, Yamilee shares her personal journe...

Come on a journey as we interview the 3 Founders of The Brown Girl League as they share their journeys into tech via Apprenticeship Degree Programmes and why they set up the incredible Brown Girl League! Meet our guests Sonal Jain  - Software Engineer at Goldman Sachs Jainna Bhalla  - Project Manager Degree Apprentice at Leonardo Tara Suran  - Senior Management Consultant at IBM Follow  ⁠⁠ Elevate...

Welcome to the first episode of our Elevate - Women in Tech series focused on Female Founders! In this episode, we interview Dr. Pauldy Otermans, Co-Founder of Otermans Institute, the world's first AI teacher. Dr. Otermans has a background in neuroscience and psychology and is now a female leader in the AI industry, with a mission to upskill 750 million underserved learners globally by 2030 th...

Are you ready to be inspired by award-winning scholar Professor Jackie Carter, whose pioneering work is breaking barriers for women in data careers?   Jackie shares the vision behind her acclaimed Data Fellows Programme. That provides data skills training and work placement opportunities to Social Science and Humanities Degree students.  With 70% female participation, helping close the gender gap...

Get ready to have your passion sparked by Emma Bayley-Melendez , a bold tech career changer now thriving as a Graduate iOS Developer at Mkodo Emma made the incredible leap from studying Politics and International Relations to pursuing her interest in coding. She shares the challenges faced transitioning into tech without a computer science degree. Driven by her experience, Emma founded the She Cha...

Are you ready to be inspired by tech trailblazer Jenny Farver, whose remarkable journey has taken her from engineer to CEO of software consultancy 8th Light.   Jenny shares in this episode the real challenges she faced on her rise to the top in the Chicago tech start-up scene. Now she's an unstoppable force for women in tech - speaking at conferences, teaching future leaders, and guiding start...

Welcome to Episode 5 of Elevate – Women in Tech! Get ready to be blown away as we dive into the world of Angelina Tsuboi, a 17-year-old tech trailblazer. Meet Angelina – the prodigy who's rewriting the rules. She's not just a full-stack software and mechatronics developer, she's a pilot, a scientific explorer, and a NASA Intern Angelina isn't just about lines of code; she's abo...

Are you ready to be inspired? Join us on this episode as we take you on a journey with Seemin Suleri , a tech trailblazer who has conquered the digital world over 17 extraordinary years – from software engineer to VP of Engineering at Prima! Seemin is not just an industry leader; she's an agent for change, specializing in building high-performance teams and driving cultural and technological trans...

Welcome to Episode 3 of the Elevate - Women in Tech Series - Elevating women and girls in tech from the classroom to the boardroom . In this inspiring episode, we meet Erica Lockheimer - VP of Engineering at LinkedIn, overseeing the LinkedIn Talent Solutions suite. Tune in as Erica shares her journey in the tech world spanning over 20 years. Sharing her early days at San Jose State University, whe...

Welcome to Episode 2 of the Elevate Series -  Elevating women and girls in tech from the classroom to the boardroom . On this episode, we meet Megan Bourdages - Fractional CSO and VP of Sales. Megan shares her 19 years of sales experience as a sales leader and strategist in this episode. We cover how she has climbed the ladder twice to overcome challenges through to building and rebuilding her bra...

Welcome to Episode 1 of the Elevate Series - Elevating women and girls in tech from the classroom to the boardroom . On this episode, we meet Irina Stanescu - Tech Team Lead at Mnemonic, a pre-series A blockchain data insights startup. Irina will be sharing her journey from the classroom and her love for programming, working in teams, and building things. An overview of her past 14 years within th...

Welcome to “Elevate – Women in Tech” podcast series committed to uplifting and inspiring women and girls in the tech sector from the classroom to the boardroom. With a clear focus on bridging the tech industry’s gender gap whilst creating an inclusive and supporting tech community for all. The show is hosted by Halzak’s Founder and CEO Kellie Kwarteng. With her unwavering passion and dedication to...