Tech. Strong. Women.

Kathy Park's interest in tech began in a computer science class while she was studying business and finance. That initial interest never waned, and has continued through Park's career to becoming an advisor and partner at Silicon Valley VC firm Andre Capital, where she oversees investments in later-stage tech companies. In this episode of Tech. Strong. Women., hosts Jodi Ashley and Tracy Ragan tal...

In this episode of Tech. Strong. Women, Jodi Ashley and Tracy Ragan are joined by Ana Margarita Medina, Lightstep staff developer advocate, and Adriana Villela, Lightstep developer advocate, two powerhouse technologists who've focused their careers on SRE and observability. With experiences in leading observability and SRE adoption, Adriana and Ana work with developers, open-source projects like O...

Technology isn't immune to external geopolitical factors--from investments in AI to the dependency on Asian chip manufacturing, IT is front and center on the global political stage. Even seemingly unrelated events can have a direct impact on the software and hardware products we develop and consume. In this episode of Tech. Strong. Women, Jamie Thomas, IBM general manager of strategy, development...

Business leaders tend to underestimate the one factor that could make or break digital transformation: the human factor. But underneath all the talk about new and emerging technologies like blockchain, ChatGPT, the Metaverse and other is people. In this episode of Tech. Strong. Women., Kamales Lardi, author of the book “The Human Side of Digital Business Transformation,” talks with hosts Jodi Ashl...

In this episode of Tech. Strong. Women., hosts Jodi Ashley and Tracy Ragan talk with Liz Rice, chief open source officer at Isovalent, about extended Berkeley Packet Filter (eBPF) and its impact on the open source ecosystem and observability, the challenges open source developers face with the upcoming Cyber Resilience Act legislation and the significant impact AI has on open source. Rice will dis...

In this episode of Tech. Strong. Women, hosts Jodi Ashley and Tracy Ragan are joined by Sofia Palamarchuk, co-founder & CEO at Apptim, to talk about her own journey in the tech industry, how she grew her company despite the COVID-19 pandemic, and how important it is to stay lean and sustainable as a startup. This candid discussion will also cover the struggles women, BIPOC and those with lower edu...

In this episode, our hosts Jodi Ashley (Techstrong) and Tracy Ragan (Deployhub) are joined by Heidi Gilmore, Office of the CMO at Stackstate. The panel talks candidly about marketing in the tech industry, how important marketing professionals are to delivering education and value and dispels the myth that Marketing is “fluffy.” They’ll discuss the importance of avoiding hype and being open about y...

So many stories in tech start the same way: A great idea, a ‘killer app’, some bootstraps, angel investors, funding rounds and then, with a lot of hard work and a little bit of luck, a unicorn! But it doesn’t have to be just a fairy tale or a once-in-a-blue-moon occurrence. You have the skills and tools at your disposal to take your startup to the next level! Join hosts Tracy Ragan (DeployHub) and...

In this episode, our hosts Jodi Ashley (Techstrong) and Tracy Ragan (DeployHub) are joined by Alaina Percival, a technology powerhouse who pivoted her young career by teaching herself to code shortly after she moved to Silicon Valley. Now, Alaina is the CEO of Women Who Code and is “helping diverse professionals increase their wealth and influence around the globe.” If you are interested in learni...

In this episode, our hosts Jodi Ashley (Techstrong), Tracy Ragan (DeployHub) and Rebecca Auguste (Netris) are joined by Zenobia Godschalk, a TedX presenter, to explore the art of communication and how to break down technical topics into an engaging story. Zenobia is the Vice Chair of Forte Group, an advocacy and education non-profit with a focus on women in cybersecurity. Forte has become a commun...

In this episode our hosts Jodi Ashley (Techstrong), Tracy Ragan (DeployHub) and Rebecca Auguste (Netris) are joined by Tara Hernandez ( (MongoDB). From the first commercial compilers to today’s DevOps pipelines, Tara walks us through the evolution of development tools and teaches us the history of the development tools market and discusses the industries pivot into DevSecOps and Cloud-Native envir...

In this episode, Charlene O’Hanlon welcomes Rebecca Krauthamer, founder and chief product officer at QuSecure, to discuss how organizations can encourage, promote and normalize women and girls in STEM programs and STEM careers, the ethics considerations of quantum computing and the role of ethics in the technology field as a whole.

Hosts Charlene O’Hanlon and Tracy Bannon are joined by Charity Wright (Recorded Future) and Chris Bondi (Mimoto) for an in-depth discussion on job roles in IT and Cyber, and where equity and diversity is reflected in the workforce vs. the leadership.

In this episode, hosts Charlene O’Hanlon and Tracy Bannon chat with Deb Radcliff, author, analyst, advisor, writer and speaker, about her long and storied career in cybersecurity, from reporter to acclaimed fiction author.

Generational Diversity Part 2 – Hosts Charlene O’Hanlon and Tracy Bannon discuss the impacts of generational diversity with guests Nashita Henry (Deloitte) Beth-Anne Bygum (Acxiom).

Generational Diversity, Pt.1: Hosts Charlene O’Hanlon and Tracy Bannon discuss the impacts of generational diversity with guests Hannah Hunt of Army Software Factory and Kristen Garey of Ignyte Group.

In this episode of Tech. Strong. Women., guest Nicole Dove, head of security at  Riot Games , discusses with hosts Charlene O’Hanlon and Tracy Bannon her non-traditional path into IT and ways in which females can unconsciously sabotage themselves, as well as the impact of a strong mentor, regardless of gender.

In this episode, hosts Charlene O’Hanlon and Tracy Bannon welcome Lisa Plaggemier, Executive Director of the National Cyber Security Alliance , to discuss communication, imposter syndrome, the importance of mentoring and more.

In this inaugural episode of Tech. Strong. Women., hosts Charlene O’Hanlon and Tracy Bannon of MITRE, along with guest Jennifer Leggio, CMO and serial techpreneur, discuss some of the challenges and successes that have helped shaped their journey in IT and ways to elevate conversations around equity and parity beyond gender norms.