She Sparks Tech

Virgginnia is a talent acquisition professional based in the Bay Area with a proven record of building and improving processes that help find companies find the right talent when they need it as well as orienting candidates on career advising and interviewing coaching.  She has a passion for consulting with companies to build incredible teams and operational strategies with a DEI lens.

If you want to get in touch with Virgginnia, check out the links below! She is always up to something great on LinkedIn, so be sure to find her there!

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/virgginniab/

Email - [email protected]

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Note: This episode was recorded in mid-2021, before She Sparks Tech went on hiatus.

Daniella Flores is a software engineer, a serial side hustler, entrepreneur and cat lover. After her wife Alexandra and her were able to pay off $40,000 of debt with the help of side hustles, she fell in love with dabbling and the idea of financial freedom. Now she helps other multi-passionates create side hustles to gain back more control in their lives, careers, and financial futures.

iliketodabble.com

https://simpleprogrammer.com/remote-programmer-side-hustles/

https://iliketodabble.com/side-hustle-quiz/

Twitter @iliketodabble

Instagram @iliketodabbleblog

Facebook  I Like to Dabble

Pinterest @iliketodabb0327

TikTok @iliketodabble

Toni Collis is an award-winning leader in the field of Supercomputing/High-Performance Computing, turned Executive and Leadership Career Coach for Women in the Tech sector. She is the Founder of Women in High-Performance Computing - a non-profit operating across more than 70 countries - as well as a host of the Leading Women in Tech Podcast. She works with high-achieving women who are successful but not thriving, ready to break through the glass ceiling, whether as an up-and-coming leader or someone already in the C-Suite.

Free mini-training on Ditching Yourself Doubt and Imposter System: https://tonicollis.com/resources

If you want to get in touch with Toni, you can find her through the links below!

Website: www.tonicollis.com

Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/tonicollis

Instagram: @ToniCollis1

Podcast: https://tonicollis.com/leadingwomenintech

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/leadingwomenintech/

Email: [email protected]

In this episode with Danielle Meadows-Stinnett we are talking all things graphic design and being true to who you are.

Danielle is the owner of minority-led branding agency Octane Design Studios and is also a podcaster, mentor, wife, mom of 4, and lover of cosplay, comics, chai tea, and live MMA. She chooses to mimic her Creator, living humbly & laughing often.

With over 12 years of marketing and multimedia agency experience, Danielle is a Grassroots Developer & Curator, helping brand and launch over 100 local businesses across America; ⅔ in Kentucky. She is always seeking to amplify voices and stories to both inspire and evoke change whether designing digital campaigns or designer sneakers. Danielle is also an advocate of non-traditional education, leading online meetups, and workshops for DIY marketing, motivated by her belief in empowering others.

Although Danielle is passionate about providing creative services, she strives to be more than just the graphics she creates. Over the years her hashtag #MoreThanGraphics has become a life principle for herself, one she executes through storytelling and sharing life chronicles as producer and co-host of the #MoreThanGraphics podcast.

Episode links:

Website: https://lexoctane.com/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/octane-design-studios/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/octanedesigns

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/octanedesigns/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/octanedesigns/

Podcast: https://www.mtgthepodcast.com/

Reach out at [email protected] or via dm on Instagram @octanedesigns!

Afifa Siddiqui started her career as an electrical engineer and then worked to build several successful companies for herself, based in improving systems with technology. From recruiting to job board software to payroll services, she has worked to continuously challenge the status quo for the hiring process and simply how companies go through the process.

You can get in touch with Afifa online through her LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/afifas/

Libby Robinson has spent her career doing many things. Settling for the status quo isn't one of them. And her new app BackFeed+ is helping to breakdown the current standards of feedback to help people have feedback that is actually helpful and actionable.

 You can download the app BackFeed+ from the app store and google play store and learn more about the app on their website https://www.backfeedapp.com/. 

You can connect with Libby and her team on social media and their website. Check out the links below:

Twitter: @LibbyRobinson

Integral website:  https://www.integralcoaches.com/

Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/integralcoaches/

In this episode, Kelli Lucas shares her story of how her art degree led her to the user experience world. Not only has she held many high achieving roles in the industry, she also started a company to help people build apps by designing the user interaction components - which is important to establish before paying someone to code it. Kelli is an advocate for women looking for roles in technology and her career is a great example of how to make technology unique to where your passions lie.

A few of the resources that appear in this conversation:

If you want to get in touch with Kelli, you can do so through her website and social media.

In this interview with Stephanie Slocum, she is sharing a story that I find inspiring. She is an engineer, turned project manager, turned author and coach for women in STEM. Dream job trajectory if you ask me. She is sharing some great information about navigating the career fields as a woman and we chat about her book She Engineers.

Here are some of the great links mentioned in the episode:

You can get in touch with Stephanie on several social media platforms. Check her out and connect!

This episode is another great one covering environmental applications using technology. Chelsea Whelmer works as the Palm Oil and Conservation Program Coordinator at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, and she is sharing the conservation work she does for sustainable palm oil, how it impacts our lives every day, and how we can make more environmentally friendly choices with our at-home purchases.

You can find more information on the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s website: https://www.cmzoo.org/conservation/orangutans-palm-oil/

Palm Oil App Google Play Store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.venturedna.palmoil

Palm Oil App Apple Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/palm-oil-shopping-guide/id671945416

Email the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s Palm Oil and Conservation Team here: [email protected]

In this episode, I’m speaking with Melissa Cristina Marquez, who works as a marine biologist and Shark Behavioral Ecologist. Melissa’s research has been featured in the New York Times and the Washington Post, and she hosts her own podcast, ConCiencia Azul. She is also a freelance wildlife writer, TedX speaker, Scholastic author. In 2021, Melissa was named a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree.

If you want to connect with Melissa, you can follow her on her social media. She uses interactive learning posting to get people excited about sharks.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mcmsharksxx?s=20

Instagram: https://bit.ly/3oESElA

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MelissaCristinaMarquez

If you want to track sharks on twitter, check out a few of the options below:

https://twitter.com/trackingsharks?s=20

https://twitter.com/MaryLeeShark?s=20

https://twitter.com/Shark_Katharine?s=20

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