Bybreen Samuels is in conversation with Abby Kearns, the Executive Director of Cloud Foundry Foundation. She's a 20 year tech veteran with experience in product management, product marketing and consulting, for Fortune 500 Companies and startups. Beyond tech, Abby loves great food, wine and spending quality time with her husband and son.

Tune into this episode of The Smart Years to discover the:

• Meaning and purpose of cloud technology
• Different roles you can have as a technologist
• Reason why you must pay attention to digital transformation
• Type of mindset you must have to thrive in the tech industry
• Impact of the lack of diversity and inclusion on product development
• one activity companies can do to begin creating a welcoming environment
• Range of available courses you can take to help you become a technologiest
• Opportunities that await you because of changes within traditional business sectors

Recommended Resources:

Books

Lean In  - Sheryl Sandberg

WTF?  -  Tim O'Reilly

Resources

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC)

Cloud Foundry Developer Certification