Exploring a Career in Tech

We’ve partnered with Toyota to bring you this insightful conversation full of career tips and recommendations for folks interested in a career transition or in career growth. Hear from a diverse panel of speakers working in the digital and IT space at Toyota to learn more about why they love their job and how you can join their team. You can learn more about openings at Toyota here: https://www.toyota.com/usa/careers/ttr

About our Guests

Loreal Vasquez is Senior Manager, HR People Solutions & Services at Toyota North America. She has had an extremely diverse and accomplished journey with the company and has served in a variety of roles across Toyota's Service Operations, IT and Financial Services organizations over the last 18 years. Loreal has a Bachelor of Arts in Communication, holds multiple Agile certifications, and is a Project/Change Management Professional.  She is an 7th generation Latina from Arizona, wife and mother to two boys and one girl.

Emily LeMay Gaitan is Senior Manager of Digital Strategy and Continuous Planning at Toyota North America. She spent over a decade working for nationally renowned consumer and B2C publishers, digital agencies and tech start-ups leading digital strategy, analytics and marketing technology initiatives.  Emily started at Toyota nearly 10 years ago as an external IT consultant and officially joined Toyota as part of the company's move to Plano, Texas in 2017. Emily holds a B.A. in English Literature with a specialization in “Culture of Information” from UC Santa Barbara and an MBA in Integrated Marketing and Digital Analytics from Concordia University, Irvine and has two young children.

Tommy Walker is an avid reader, storyteller, and complex problem solver. He has 25 years of experience at Toyota and has directly supported four Chief Information Officers (CIOs) focusing on strategy, organizational change, and talent. He enjoys writing music, making up nonsense with his friends, and spending time with his two cats and 15-year-old dog Rocco.

About Tamarindo 

Tamarindo podcast is the Latinx show where hosts discuss politics, pop culture, and how to balance it all con calma, hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Ana Sheila Victorino. Join us as we delve into discussions on race, gender, politics, representation, and life! 

Brenda and Ana Sheila are executive producers of Tamarindo podcast with production support by Mitzi Hernández and Augusto Martinez, of Sonoro Media. Jeff Ricards produced our theme song. If you want to support our work, please rate and review our show here. You can get in touch with us at www.tamarindopodcast.com

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Tamarindo podcast is a Latina-hosted podcast that discuses Latine culture, politics, and personal-development. It is hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval who are both based in Los Angeles. At the intersection of advocacy and self-care, we discuss culture from a progressive Latina lens including political issues, mental health and well-being, and personal development. Our guests are changemakers advancing justice, culture-makers breaking barriers, or healers including therapists and health practitioners promoting the wellbeing of Latinos.