Tech Diva Success

Tamara Shoemaker brings both her passion for cyber security and for living her best life to this episode. In her role as the Director for the Center for Cyber Security & Intelligence Studies at the University of Detroit Mercy and President of the Michigan Midwest Regional Chapter of CISSE (MCISSE), she is committed to helping address the need for cyber security professionals. She is a connector of private, public, and educational institutions to help accomplish her mission. She met her own goals of getting into a security career from an untraditional background, and now she has learned many success tips throughout her leadership and influence in this space. Listen as we talk about mentoring, setting goals, and most of all why we must take the scary out of cyber.  Visit us online at TechDivaSuccess.com for more links from this episode. New episodes released Tuesdays. 

Are you an employee or are you a brand? How can you leverage your amazing accomplishments to create a brand? Join the ‘career rehab’ expert, author, speaker, and tech diva Kanika Tolver on this episode to learn how to create a successful brand. We discuss success secrets on how to grow your career in technology or how to transition into the field. It’s all about going above and beyond to put your knowledge and expertise out there in different formats. In the conversation, we start with basic advice on job searching, resumes, and LinkedIn. We continue the great conversation around building a network and creating a complimentary marketing strategy. Learn usable tips on how to level up and turn any anxiety into accomplishments. Visit us online at TechDivaSuccess.com for more links from this episode. New episodes released Tuesdays.

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There is so much we can learn from those that have walked before us. Gladys Kong has a career background of engineering, a heart for founding companies and has been the CEO of two companies in her career. She has lots to share about how to build an open culture for all types of diverse talent and how individuals can own their success. She really believes that you can do anything you put your mind to. She talks about how an open mind can help attract top talent and more tips on how to be intentional about diversity. Also, check out her company UberMedia over at UberMedia.com to see how they make mobile data actionable with thoughtfully-built technology and a deep foundation in data science. New episodes released Tuesdays. Visit us online at TechDivaSuccess.com for more links from this episode.

It should be top of mind to be intentional about how to attract and retain diverse talent in the tech industry.  Deja Adams brings her expertise in partnerships that she has seen first hand in her career. She shares her experience from her work at the Flatiron school with easy ways employers can improve their hiring practices to increase diversity. Clearly, partnerships with organizations, like Flatiron, which provide bootcamps, training programs, and tech focused trade programs is one way to create this change. In addition, there are some great tips packed in this episode around employers tapping into diverse candidate pools, improving job descriptions, and various hiring strategies that can improve traditional hiring systems. Leave understanding how to remove limits within your company and keep the needle moving in system improvement. New episodes released Tuesdays. Visit us online at TechDivaSuccess.com for more links from this episode.

Millions of American consumers and small businesses are affected by cybercrime each year and struggle to find resources to respond, recover and report the incident. In 2019 alone, over 460,000 people reported a crime to the FBI with approximately $3.5 billion loss in just one year and the incidents of cybercrime continue to grow. Over a decade ago, Kristin Judge stepped up to help appointed officials understand how to impact both policy and budget to help fix this growing problem. Since then, she created the Cybercrime Network and learned many career lessons on the way. She learned how to successfully pivot from being a stay at home mom to a CEO of a Non-Profit to prove there is not just one path in a tech career. She grew her success as a leader for women in technology and security and shares her secrets on this podcast episode. Learn about owning the room, being a servant leader, and most of all an encouraging message around confidence. Make sure to visit the Cybercrime Network at Cybercrimesupport.org to learn more about their work. Visit us online at TechDivaSuccess.com for more links from this episode. New episodes released Tuesdays. 

Resilient relationships are the hallmark of sustained success in leadership. Relationships matter to build loyalty, respect, and pave the way for career advancement. The three fundamental dimensions of a resilient relationship are strength, flexibility, and fairness. After a successful technology career, Michael Papanek built an amazing coaching practice for organizations and individuals around leading through change. This podcast proves that he is a wealth of knowledge as he gives away success secrets to lead and build strong teams. He goes right into how teams can come together around different ideas instead of fall apart. Do not miss this episode and reach out to him on his website to keep the conversation going: MichaelPapanek.com. Mention our podcast and get a discount code for his new Udemy course. New episodes released Tuesdays. Visit us online at TechDivaSuccess.com for more links from this episode.

Would you like to learn how to grow your career and life satisfaction? Understand some tools for you to make an InnerMost Shift from thinking with your head to your heart in this episode with Prosperity. She is an ICF (ACC) InnerMost Shift Coach and loves to work with high performing women. In this episode, Prosperity talks on tools and mindset shifts that will help you find success in your career and life. From building an essential support system inside and out of the workplace to really respecting yourself while defining your own success, this episode will pack in these tips. Reflect on positive self talk and how to turn stress into an opportunity as her lessons grow on you. New episodes released Tuesdays. Visit us online at TechDivaSuccess.com for more links from this episode.

This episode is for every single person that is trying to influence or create a diverse, inclusive culture. Learn from an expert who will take us to the intersection of practice and research around gender equity. Join Siri Chilazi for an engaging conversation on the effectiveness of unconscious bias training, systemic change, microsponsorship, and goals, all of which are important aspects of understanding real change. Discover the power of examining the data and driving decisions in D&I like the rest of the business. Leave with some ways you can take action today to help drive gender diversity. Visit us online at TechDivaSuccess.com for more links from this episode. New episodes released Tuesdays. 

Are you considering or interested in Data Science? Then learn the steps to become one in this episode with Simran Yadav. She will use her experience as a Masters student in this space to give you practical tips on how to get into the field. Although these are targeted tips, they include universal lessons on lifelong learning and having an open mind. Visit us online at TechDivaSuccess.com for more links from this episode. New episodes released Tuesdays. 

Neha Kumar is passionate about growing with intention and scaling for impact. This drives her philosophy for building teams while building products. She takes her 10 years experience in the tech and startup space to share success tips on team building and culture. She will make you think about how your culture really shows up and focuses on how that can help drive company and professional success. Visit us online at TechDivaSuccess.com for more links from this episode. New episodes released Tuesdays.