Have you ever wondered how to advance and grow your career in tech? How to self-advocate and lead others? Be inspired and tune in and listen to Madhavi’s point of view on diversity and inclusion and the importance of team culture, and the importance of being in an environment that gives recognition for work well done. Hear her tips on navigating relationships in your career and across organizations.

In episode #76 of the 2B Bolder Podcast,  Madhavi Rajan shares her career story from a startup to a large corporation, from engineer to product & strategy, and the importance of being agile. She talks about her love of solving problems,  the importance of having an insatiable curiosity & how having an engineering mindset has helped her move forward in her career.  She recommends that women nail down the what, then define the why and be curious, and the how will fall into place.

Madhavi Rajan builds strategic vision for Intel’s Datacenter and AI Business Unit. She is a woman leader, purpose-driven to create business impact; she shares how she has successfully integrated her tech and business skills to build executable strategies for businesses & competitive products as she transitioned from an engineering leader to a product manager & strategist.

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The 2B Bolder Podcast provides first-hand access to some amazing women. Guests will include women from leading enterprise companies to startups, women execs, coders, account execs, engineers, doctors, and innovators.

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 On episode #75 of the 2B Bolder podcast Carolyn Henry,  Vice President and GM of Americas Regional Marketing at Intel talks openly about being a woman in tech and marketing today and what it takes to be successful. She is responsible for Intel’s marketing activations across Canada, the United States, and Latin America. She leads a diverse group of marketers across consumer, commercial, and gaming segments and enterprise and data center marketing. 

On the show, Carolyn talks about her career path and how she identified opportunities and passions along the way. Her drive for success has led her to her current role, which combines her love for technology, people, and marketing.  She emphasizes the importance of recognizing you don't have to follow a straight path, but more importantly, you should be pursuing your interests, sharpening your skills and continuing to learn, and being mindful of where you can grow your career as you move forward.

Ever wondered how a marketing leader can advance and grow their career while putting people-first and leading with authenticity? Tune in and listen to Carolyn’s tips on developing relationships with mentors, finding your love language, and how genuine gratitude can inspire teams of people.

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Resources referenced in the podcast:

• After Hours podcast with Youngme Moon 
• Reshma Saujani Marshall Plan for Moms

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The 2B Bolder Podcast provides you with first-hand access to some amazing women. Guests will include women from leading enterprise companies to startups, women execs, coders, account execs, engineers, doctors, and innovators.

Support the show

When you subscribe to the podcast, you are supporting our work's mission, allowing us to continue highlighting successful women in a variety of careers to inspire others helping pay our wonderful editor, Chris, and helping me in paying our hosting expenses. 🎉

In episode #74 of the 2B Bolder Podcast,  Amber Morgan shares how she has overcome challenges in her life and built a fulfilling career. Today she is a principal broker at John L Scott and a part-time volunteer firefighter.  She opens up about what she wished she would have known as she was building a career in real estate.  She loves mentoring other women, and it's obvious from the open and honest conversation that nothing stops her from achieving her goals.

Amber is always striving to be her best, and it's paid off. She is in the top 2% of Real Estate agents in Oregon and a top producer in her area. She has been a licensed broker for 13 years and has closed 113 properties in the last 2 years.  She was featured on the December cover of REAL Producers Magazine.  When Amber’s not conquering the world of real estate, she is a full combat volunteer firefighter and is focused on bringing women into fire service.  If you're interested in becoming a  realtor or a firefighter, be sure to tune in for her story and actionable advice.

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Resources:
Fire Up Bootcamp Website 
Fire Up Bootcamp Resources

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The 2B Bolder Podcast provides you with first-hand access to some amazing women. Guests will include women from leading enterprise companies to startups, women execs, coders, account execs, engineers, doctors, and innovators.

Support the show

When you subscribe to the podcast, you are supporting our work's mission, allowing us to continue highlighting successful women in a variety of careers to inspire others helping pay our wonderful editor, Chris, and helping me in paying our hosting expenses. 🎉

In episode #73 of the 2B Bolder Podcast, Micki Boland shares her passion for global cybersecurity.  Micki is a fierce warrior and evangelist with Check Point Software Technologies' Office of the CTO.   She has over 20 years of experience in IT, cybersecurity, and emerging technology innovation.  Micki holds an ISC2 CISSP, a Master of Science in Technology Commercialization from the University of Texas at Austin, MBA with a Global Security Concentration from East Carolina University.   

Micki also writes cybersecurity articles for Cybertalk.org and has written for Dark Reading, Silicon Angle, and Decipher, along with frequently speaking with the broadcast media and radio shows regarding cybersecurity for and in emerging technology, the global threat landscape, tips and resources for consumers and enterprise organizations, Dark Web, Cyber Warfare, AI (ML) in cybersecurity, cloud security and DevSecOps.   

Tune in to hear why there has never been a better time for women to enter and excel in cyber security.

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Resources:
Learn about  Check Point Technologies
Free Cyber Security Training
Antifragile By Nassim Nicholas Taleb (book referenced in the show)

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The 2B Bolder Podcast provides first-hand access to some amazing women. Guests will include women from leading enterprise companies to startups, women execs, coders, account execs, engineers, doctors, and innovators.

Support the show

When you subscribe to the podcast, you are supporting our work's mission, allowing us to continue highlighting successful women in a variety of careers to inspire others helping pay our wonderful editor, Chris, and helping me in paying our hosting expenses. 🎉

In episode #71 of the 2B Bolder Podcast, Nancy Novak shares stories and insights from her 30-year career journey in the construction industry.  She covers how she grew up exposed to the industry and how her experiences have led her to her most fulfilling role as the Chief Innovation Officer for Compass Datacenters.  There she focuses on cutting-edge technology, lean practices, and innovative culture through the diversity of thought to add value, improve return on investment, and disrupt the construction industry.
 
 She is the host of the “Breaking Glass” podcast, which features Nancy’s dynamic conversations with prominent women in the technology industry – a forum where these accomplished women offer insights, advice, and inspiration that listeners can apply to their own professional lives.   

Tune in to hear how you can build a career, whether it's in construction or digital infrastructure.  Nancy peels back the onion on the skills it takes to be successful and shines a light on the fact that Compass provides the opportunity for those that never thought of the industry as a place for them, and she's proud to say in the U.S., Compass Datacenters have 100% all-female construction managers from coast to coast some of who have not had previous experience and they have trained them to be complete rock stars.  Nancy is an inspiring woman dedicated to diversity and the career growth of women in the industry. Don't miss this informative conversation.

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Resources:
Visit Compass Datacenters
Visit Nancy's Personal Website
Above the Glass Ceilings

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The 2B Bolder Podcast provides first-hand access to some amazing women. Guests will include women from leading enterprise companies to startups, women execs, coders, account execs, engineers, doctors, and innovators.

Support the show

When you subscribe to the podcast, you are supporting our work's mission, allowing us to continue highlighting successful women in a variety of careers to inspire others helping pay our wonderful editor, Chris, and helping me in paying our hosting expenses. 🎉

In episode #72 of the 2B Bolder Podcast, Christina Seelye joins the show to share her insights from her amazing career in the gaming industry.  Christina is the Founder and CEO of Maximum Games and CEO of Zordix.  Zordix is a global video game development and publishing company.  The group currently consists of five studios and four publishers and leverages each entity’s unique capabilities and brand identity to deliver influential and entertaining content to gamers worldwide.  Zordix is developing games for release at retail as well as digital download channels across Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox consoles and PC.  Seelye is a skilled entrepreneur in the video games and technology industries, as well as global products, digital transformation, and advancing startups. 

Christina is the recipient of numerous awards, including Executive of the Year from the American Business Awards in 2015 and Female Entrepreneur of the Year from the Stevie Awards for Women in Business in 2015 and 2018. In 2020 she was also recognized by the Women Presidents’ Organization as part of its Yearly Women 2 Watch list.

Hear about career options for women in the gaming industry and what resources and communities are there to help you network and navigate your career.  Christina talked about the lessons learned in starting, growing, and selling her business. How she kept driving forward when challenges came up and how she has fostered an inclusive culture for her company. I loved every minute of it and hoped you will too.
 
Connect with Christina Seelye on LinkedIn

Resources:
Zordix
Women In Games International
The Gamer Hers

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The 2B Bolder Podcast provides first-hand access to some amazing women. Guests will include women from leading enterprise companies to startups, women execs, coders, account execs, engineers, doctors, and innovators.

Support the show

When you subscribe to the podcast, you are supporting our work's mission, allowing us to continue highlighting successful women in a variety of careers to inspire others helping pay our wonderful editor, Chris, and helping me in paying our hosting expenses. 🎉

In episode #70 of the 2B Bolder Podcast,  Ramona Shaw shares her thoughts on building a successful and fulfilling career. Ramona Shaw is a Certified Professional Leadership Coach, podcast host, and best-selling author of "The Confident & Competent New Manager: How to Rapidly Rise to Success in Your First Leadership Role."  

She is passionate about helping new and mid-level managers become leaders people love to work for. She talks about her journey and how she found coaching others was her calling. She loves helping others strengthen their leadership and communications skills and gives concrete advice and tips on ways to advance their careers.  Tune in to hear actionable steps you can take today to be more confident, avoid toxic work atmospheres, and tame imposter syndrome to excel as a leader.

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Resources:
Visit Ramona's website
Order her book

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The 2B Bolder Podcast provides first-hand access to some amazing women. Guests will include women from leading enterprise companies to startups, women execs, coders, account execs, engineers, doctors, and innovators.

Support the show

When you subscribe to the podcast, you are supporting our work's mission, allowing us to continue highlighting successful women in a variety of careers to inspire others helping pay our wonderful editor, Chris, and helping me in paying our hosting expenses. 🎉

In episode #69 of the 2B Bolder Podcast, Winnie Wong, Professor at the SP Jain School of Global Management in Singapore, joins the show. She teaches master's courses in Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Sales Strategy. Winnie is a frequent keynote speaker, researcher, and storyteller. As a thought leader, she is writing her first book titled: "East Asian Women in Entrepreneurship," available this coming Spring, 2023. 

Winnie's book "East Asian Women in Entrepreneurship" explores:

1. Why do East Asian women turn to entrepreneurship & what barriers do they face?

2. What are the factors to their success as entrepreneurs?

3. How our communities can better support them?

Winnie's industry experience spans big tech, consulting, and scale-up. Within big tech, Winnie led the operations of one of Meta's largest sales divisions across a suite of leading advertising products, including Facebook & Instagram. As a Consultant at the Boston Consulting Group, she partnered with clients to monetize their businesses, sharpen their product offerings, and improve their customer experience 10x better than their competitors. Within tech scale-up, Winnie managed worldwide operational developments across APAC, LATAM, and EMEA markets for a Rocket Internet e-Commerce unicorn that went public in 2019. She is a data-driven problem solver skilled in growth strategy, change management & operations across multinational organizations. 

Winnie has lived in Canada, the United Kingdom, France, China, and Singapore. In her spare time, Winnie enjoys the outdoors, French cooking, and mentoring early-stage entrepreneurs. As an amateur athlete, she earned her yoga teaching certification in India, climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, and was part of the world's first team to stand-up paddleboard through Bhutan. Winnie holds an MBA from INSEAD, where she was named a Forte Fellow. In 2022, she was named a Rising Talent at the Women's Forum in Paris, France.

Tune in to hear Winnie share her insights about her journey, the motivation for writing her new book, and her love of supporting entrepreneurs. Winnie is a brilliant woman who's open and honest about her challenges throughout her career and how they led to meaningful self-discovery. Hearing her tell her story will move you and inspire you to believe anything is possible.

Connect with Winnie Wong on LinkedIn

Resources:
Read about Rising Talents
Pre-order Winnie's Book on East Asian Women in Entrepreneurship
Winnie's book is available today: You Don't Have to Look the Part: How East Asian Women Thrive as Entrepreneurs

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Winnie Wong's Career Tips for Women Transcript

The 2B Bolder Podcast provides first-hand access to some amazing women. Guests will include women from leading enterprise companies to startups, women execs, coders, account execs, engineers, doctors, and innovators.

Support the show

When you subscribe to the podcast, you are supporting our work's mission, allowing us to continue highlighting successful women in a variety of careers to inspire others helping pay our wonderful editor, Chris, and helping me in paying our hosting expenses. 🎉

In episode #68 of the 2B Bolder Podcast, my guest Danielle Farage, a work futurist, and community builder shares her unique views on cross-generational challenges and opportunities in organizations.  She writes regularly for LinkedIn and was featured as one of the Top Voices of Gen Z. Her work, writings, and speaking engagements cover the intersection of Identity, Culture, and Education. She is Café’s Director of Growth & Marketing and believes in a standard & future where everyone is fulfilled, engaged, and always growing at work and beyond.  Tune in for a great conversation between two generations on work, careers, and goals.  Hear what inspires her and tips for connecting with others while working remotely.  She shares the challenges she has overcome in her career and hopes others can learn from her sharing her journey.

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Resources:
Visit Danielle's website
Café website

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Danielle Farage's Career Tips for Women Transcript

The 2B Bolder Podcast provides first-hand access to some amazing women. Guests will include women from leading enterprise companies to startups, women execs, coders, account execs, engineers, doctors, and innovators.

Support the show

When you subscribe to the podcast, you are supporting our work's mission, allowing us to continue highlighting successful women in a variety of careers to inspire others helping pay our wonderful editor, Chris, and helping me in paying our hosting expenses. 🎉

In episode #67 of the 2B Bolder podcast Tanya Janca, Director of Developer Relations & Community at Bright Security, also known as SheHacksPurple is our featured woman in tech.  Tanya is the best-selling author of Alice and Bob Learn Application Security. She is also the founder of We Hack Purple, an online learning academy, community, and podcast that teaches everyone to create secure software. Tanya has been coding and working in IT for over twenty years, won countless awards, and has been everywhere from startups to public service to tech giants (Microsoft, Adobe, & Nokia). She has worn many hats; startup founder, pentester, CISO, AppSec Engineer, and software developer. She is an award-winning public speaker, active blogger & streamer and has delivered hundreds of talks and trainings worldwide.

Tanya values diversity, inclusion, and kindness and is always looking for ways to open doors for others. Meeting Tanya and learning about today's various security roles was educational and a delight.  Tune in to hear how her passions have led her to a fulfilling career.   

Connect with Tanya Janca on LinkedIn

Resources:
Advisor: Nord VPN, Cloud Defense, NeuraLegion, ICTC PAC
Founder: We Hack Purple, OWASP DevSlop, #CyberMentoringMonday, WoSEC

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The 2B Bolder Podcast provides first-hand access to some amazing women. Guests will include women from leading enterprise companies to startups, women execs, coders, account execs, engineers, doctors, and innovators.

Support the show

When you subscribe to the podcast, you are supporting our work's mission, allowing us to continue highlighting successful women in a variety of careers to inspire others helping pay our wonderful editor, Chris, and helping me in paying our hosting expenses. 🎉