Women in Agile

During this episode you get a chance to learn from Natali Betancur, a member of the Women in Agile Board who serves as the Executive Sponsor for our Scholarship Program. As you listen, you’ll get a chance to hear about Natali's Agile journey, which began in local government and evolved through various roles including work at Queens University of Charlotte's Center for Digital Equity. This episode...

In this episode of the Agilists: Aspire and Achieve podcast, host Renae Craven chats to Anne Monterio about her move from her home country of Brazil to Germany. Anne shares practical advice and tips on what to do to prepare for a move and how to settle into a new country and environment. About the Featured Guest Anne is an expert in Agile methodologies, project management, and product development....

In this episode, Emily is joined by guest Chad Engstrom to unpack how agile role expectations have shifted over the last few years and where the industry is heading. They discuss how to understand the hiring organisation in interviews and what candidates can do to improve their chances of securing their dream job.   About the Featured Guest Chad Engstrom is an Account Manager at TEKsystems. Across...

In this episode of the Agilists: Aspire and Achieve podcast, host Renae Craven chats to Johanna Ferrer about her experiences of working with different cultures and across different timezones. Hear some of Johanna’s tips for establishing connections with your team members.   About the Featured Guest With over 10 years of experience in the technology field, Johanna has collaborated with multidiscipl...

In this episode of the Agilists: Aspire and Achieve podcast, host Renae Craven chats to Vinnie Gill about her experience of living in different countries and how her agile career has grown because of that.    About the Featured Guest Vinnie Gill puts people and culture first. She enjoys connecting with people and companies to find their purpose, walking alongside them in their organisational growt...

In this episode of the Agilists: Aspire and Achieve podcast, host Emily Lint chats with Alena Keck about the realities of leading international teams across the U.S., Europe, and beyond.   About the Featured Guest: Alena Keck is an experienced Transformation Leader who has led complex, enterprise-wide change initiatives across Europe and the U.S.—from building an omnichannel Digital Solution Cente...

In this episode of the Agilists: Aspire and Achieve podcast, host Renae Craven and guest Nidhya Palaniappan explore Nidhya’s journey from South Asia to Canada, including how she found her agile role in her new location. About the Featured Guest Nidhya Palaniappan is a seasoned professional with over 15 years of experience in the IT industry, specializing in Agile practices. With a strong backgroun...

In this episode of the Agilists: Aspire and Achieve podcast, host Renae Craven and guest Karyn Smith explore Karyn’s journey from a high school graduate to her current role as a COO. Karyn shares her reflection on how far she has come and the things she has learnt about herself along the way. About the Featured Guest Karyn is a seasoned executive with over three decades of international and cross...

In this episode of the Agilists: Aspire and Achieve podcast, host Renae Craven and guest Tricia Broderick explore the topic of speaking at agile conferences including tips on submissions, preparing for your talk and how to be a keynote speaker.   About the Featured Guest Tricia is a leadership and organizational advisor. Tricia has over 25 years of experience, igniting growth in leaders and teams...

In this episode of the Agilists: Aspire and Achieve podcast, host Renae Craven explores how guest Sibila Bijedic has helped non-tech teams understand and apply the agile mindset and principles.   About the Featured Guest Sibila is a passionate coach that strives for agility while cultivating a strong desire for lifelong learning and evolving through collaboration.    Follow Sibila on LinkedIn (htt...

Ever been confused by the amount of certifications available and what will actually help you advance your career? Look no further than this conversation between Stephanie Ockerman and Emily Lint as they dive into the Agile certification landscape and their experiences in finding the right certifications for the next step in your career.    About the Featured Guest Stephanie Ockerman is a Business...

In this episode of the Agilists: Aspire and Achieve podcast, host Renae Craven chats to Emily Lint about her journey into entrepreneurship. Emily shares her insights into how she made the decision to work for herself and how she prepared herself for that. Emily talks about how she finds clients and wins work and what she has learnt about herself and entrepreneurship along the way.   About the Feat...

In this episode of the Agilists: Aspire and Achieve In Your Career video podcast series, we dive into the art of making your coaching stick and what it means to be truly effective in your Agile role. We'll explore how to show your value as an Agilist, maintain your confidence, and keep evolving in a world where Agile can become status quo. Join us as we unpack strategies for staying relevant, push...

On this episode of the Women in Agile podcast, Emily Lint sits down with Paula Susman to discuss people managers and agile transformations; what is and is not necessary as an Agilist to help managers transform and how do you set yourself and managers or leaders up for success in the long run to let go of command-and-control. About the Featured Guest Paula Susman is an accomplished and solutions-dr...

In this episode of the Aspire and Achieve In Your Agile Career podcast series, Emily Lint speaks with Anne Monteiro about her global transitions in coaching and product management. Together they explore how to navigate uncertainty in your Agile career and identify business areas that align with your skills as well as how to identify emerging trends to stay on the top of your game in the product ma...

In this episode, we discussed what sustainability truly means and why agilists are uniquely positioned to lead impactful sustainability initiatives. Joined by Joanne and Ann Marie, we explored their journeys into agility and sustainability, as well as two key World Work initiatives: The Week and the Sustainability Incubator Project.   About the Featured Guests Ann-Marie Kong: Ann-Marie Kong is a f...

In this episode of the Agilists: Aspire and Achieve podcast, host Renae Craven and guest Shena Goorawa explore the importance of adapting to tough situations and embracing new challenges to grow your career. We discuss the importance of resilience and how leaning on your support crew can help you through the toughest challenges.   About the Featured Guest Shena, an Agile Delivery Team Lead, began...

In this episode, Emily chats with Lyssa Adkins and her newest venture with the Women in Agile community: World Work. We dive into what this program is, why it matters, and how it can mobilize the agile community to serve the world beyond the workplace. Let’s uncover why agilists are uniquely positioned to be a force for good and create a ripple effect of positive impact.   About the Featured Guest...

In this episode of the Agilists: Aspire and Achieve podcast, host Renae Craven unpacks guest Rebecca Murphy’s career journey and how she found herself in Tech after completing her Literature degree.   About the Featured Guest Rebecca fell into tech after realising that not everyone who graduates with a Literature degree gets a column at the Guardian. She has worked in roles spanning Product Manage...

In this episode of the Agilists: Aspire and Achieve podcast, host Emily List and guest Katie Rose Kaufman share advice on how to find the next step in your career journey as an early career individual including understanding what you like, what you can bring to a role and how you can transfer your skills into new roles. About the Featured Guest Katie Rose Kaufman has 7 years of experience as an ar...

In this podcast conversation, we discussed vision journey mapping, what it is and how it can help your team, organization, or yourself to vision for the future…whatever that future may be. From setting yourself and your teams up with the emotional capacity to have the conversation, to working through negative manifestations, to creating a self-paced plan, this episode will leave you jumping to cra...

In this episode of the Agilists: Aspire and Achieve podcast, host Renae Craven chats to Natalia Juszkiewicz about how she became a Scrum Master, how she learnt about the role, and how it fits into an organization. About the Featured Guest Natalia is a Scrum Master and Agile Coach with over 10 years of experience, including 3 years managing other Scrum Masters. Natalia values partnership and openne...

In this episode of the Agilists: Aspire and Achieve podcast, host Emily Lint and guest Theresa Given talk about their experiences with job layoffs and what they have learned about themselves through those times.   About the Featured Guest Theresa Given discovered Scrum and Agile ten years ago. She has been exploring and experimenting since. Tere enjoys the world of possibilities; she's tried each...

In this episode of the Agilists: Aspire and Achieve podcast, host Emily Lint and guest Allison Pollard introduce the Agilists: Aspire and Achieve video podcast series. Allison shares the background of the Women in Agile Mentorship program and how the program is helping those involved with their Agile careers.   About the Featured Guest Allison helps engineering managers, team leads, Scrum Masters,...

In 2023 the US saw an all-time high workforce participation rate for mothers with young children, as well as the narrowest gender gap for workforce participation in history. However, women remain underrepresented in leadership roles, but why? In this episode Emily and Anne discuss the part that existing job structures and parental expectations present that continues to create barriers for career g...