Tech in the Right Direction

Enjoy this podcast replay: Jennifer and Robin talk about the need for employers and employees to be honest about what they can and are willing to do.  The need to have strong empowering boundaries for all parties is extremely important for business and personal success.  Robin Corralez is a hands-on, diversified, human resources leader focused on creating sustained value in fast-paced, dynamic env...

Enjoy this podcast replay: Arlene Harris is an award-winning innovator and founder of several companies including GreatCall, maker of the Jitterbug cellular phone and service now owned by BestBuy. Having grown up in a wireless family business, she started working with computers in the late 60’s and has spent the next five decades at the intersection of wireless and computing. Arlene share’s her jo...

This week's guest is Veronica Place, an Account Manager at GenCare, a division of General Networks - an organization that delivers technology consulting and managed services for customers who need to collect and process business-critical information. Veronica is passionate about bringing individuals together and whose key strength is coaching people to their potential. In today's episode, we talk...

This week's guest is Binna Kim, the President and Co-Founder of Vested - Communications Agency. She is an experienced financial services communications consultant, working with large and small financial brands on strategy and execution. Leveraging creativity and pragmatism, she worked with firms to craft a compelling strategy with impactful results. As an integrated communicator, she thinks holist...

Enjoy this podcast replay: This week's guest is Sarah Haggard, the Founder and CEO of Tribute− a peer-to-peer mentorship platform available in Slack and Teams that enhances team collaboration, learning, and productivity by creating real-time access to knowledge sharing via micro-mentorship. Sarah is an innovative people and business leader who has led multiple start-up initiatives within her decad...

Enjoy this podcast replay: Jennifer Didier sits down with Director of client Services as Clear Digital, Annie Raygoza.  Listen to their conversation as they go deeper into Annie's career path and the importance of being empathetic to the team around you.  About Annie Raygoza  Annie serves as the Director of Client Services at Clear Digital, a digital agency specializing in marketing and advertisin...

Enjoy this podcast replay: Jennifer Didier interviews Samantha Bufton on how she has leveraged her skills to assist her in building her career.  Her journey will take us from her arts and English literature start to COO of Poppulo.  A little more information about Samantha Bufton: Highly-accomplished business, product, and innovation leader adept at growing global business lines via sophisticated...

Enjoy this Podcast Replay: Join Jennifer Didier and Beth Attwood as they share great tips and insight on how to build confidence.  Todays Technical Industry needs confident people to take the lead with bold moves to ask the hard questions and negotiate the best contracts.  Bio: Beth Attwood is Vice President, Growth Marketing for Nitro Inc, the document productivity company, specializing in market...

  Our next guest on MENtors that Make a Difference is  Tom Foster , the Director of Sales at  The Receptionist , the company behind your swift check-in experiences. Started in 2013, The Receptionist paved the way as the first-ever visitor management company. They are now in over 4k+ locations and 36 countries worldwide.   Today we talk about Tom's career journey and how business culture helped gui...

Enjoy this podcast replay: Join Jennifer Didier and Danica Bunnett as they discuss the operations of Bluon.  Danica will share how her childhood experiences have helped to find her passion and use it to build Bluon to it's current status in the marketplace.  Danica Bunnett Bio: As Bluon’s Chief Operating Officer, Danica manages the day-to-day operations of Bluon, a rapidly growing technology compa...

Jennifer Didier sits down with co-founder of Kumospace Brett Martin.  Listen to their conversation about the changes that are available in the digital workspace. (Virtual Office) Brett Martin Bio: I am an entrepreneur, angel investor, pragmatist, and optimist. Having spent most of my career in the startup trenches, I now focus on supporting other entrepreneurs as Managing Partner of a small seed-s...

Enjoy this podcast replay: Join Jennifer Didier and she speaks to Nimia Amaya. They will discuss the importance of education and the need to have confidence, even it it takes you in a different direction than you thought. Bio for Nimia Amaya: Nimia Amaya is the Demand Generation Director at Younium. A digital media and marketing professional with expertise in the North American and Latin American...

Today Jennifer Didier is joined by Shannon Reedy from TeraKeet.  Shannon shares her journey from school up the ladder to help put in better practices for TeraKeet employees. These practices have helped TeraKeet to embrace Women in Technology and assist in bringing them work-life balance.    More on Shannon Reedy: Shannon Reedy Chief Revenue Officer Shannon Reedy is the Chief Revenue Officer at Ter...

Join Jennifer Didier and Amy Beckley with a very frank conversation about fertility and some of her personal experiences with the currently available options.  Amy got tired of the process and decided to take actions into her own hands.   Bio for Amy Beckley: Many of our listeners are silently struggling with infertility. From mixed messaging in media to fear of failure, people often struggle to f...

Enjoy this podcast replay: Jennifer Didier and Stephanie Shreve have a great conversation about the ELITE group that finds ways to empower other Women and the next generation of women to join the world of technology.  A little more about Stephanie Shreve: Stephanie Shreve currently is the Chief Marketing Officer at PowerChord, Inc. She is a software and digital marketing executive with 20+ years e...

Join Jennifer Didier as she interviews President of Cask NX, Stacey Fournier-Thibodaux.  They will be discussing the many facets of AI, including how it is and will continue to affect culture. Bio: Stacey Fournier-Thibodaux serves as the President of Cask NX, a leading ServiceNow consulting and implementation partner. Under her leadership, Cask NX drives transformative initiatives for clients leve...

Enjoy this podcast replay: This week's guest is Deanna Emery, a Lead Data Scientist at Aon - a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, reinsurance, retirement, and health solutions. In addition to her work as a Lead Data Scientist, Deanna heads a Sprinternship Program that focuses on growing women and non-binary presence in the STEM fields. Today we talk about De...

Enjoy this podcast replay: Join Jennifer and Laura Bell Main as they talk about the importance of Software security.  Software security is not just a business challenge, but a challenge for home computer users as well.  Laura Bell Main shares some great insights and tips that everyone can use to have a safer online experience. A little more about Laura Bell Main: Laura Bell Main specializes in sec...

Enjoy this podcast replay: Caley Adams is the Founder & Creative Director of Wildes District, an NYC-based design studio that specializes in emerging women's and e-commerce brands. Wildes District works closely with founders to build meaningful experiences that span multiple touchpoints — including brand, web, app, print, packaging, and more. In today's episode, Caley discusses the importance...

Enjoy the podcast replay. 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: I am the Founder of Handled. By Hayden & Co., as well as a speaker, two-time international bestselling author, award-winnin...

Enjoy this podcast replay: Jennifer Didier gets to know Weili Dai. Hear their conversation about Understanding how to make next-gen Conversational AI in the metaverse a reality. Weili Bai Bio: Weili Dai is one of the most successful women entrepreneurs in the world. Widely considered a technology visionary, she is the only woman Co-Founder of a global semiconductor company, Marvell Technology Grou...

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 healt...

Enjoy this Podcast Replay: Leelila Strogov is the Founder and CEO of AtomicMind, an education technology company offering families a boutique coaching experience that prepares students to become “wow candidates” in the increasingly competitive college admissions landscape. Leelila earned her Bachelor of Science degree from MIT and, with dual interests in the humanities and sciences, works with stu...

Enjoy this replay: This week's guest is Anne Bathel, CEO and co-founder of ReDI School of Digital Integration. In 2006 Anne graduated from KaosPilot in Denmark, a hybrid of a business and a design school. From 2006-2009, she worked as a corporate social responsibility consultant. While in this role, Anne developed and implemented Samsung Electronics' award-winning corporate social responsibility s...

Listen to hear Jennifer Didier converse with Estelle Giraud about Estelle's firsthand experience navigating the maze that is beginning of life medical care. Estelle will share how using her own struggles to inform a solution, She Co-founded  Trellis Health . Trellis Health is an all in one platform that takes frustration and anxiety out of coordinating and curating pre and postnatal health.  Bio:...