Blithe Rocher graduated from a PhD in Physical Chemistry and went from being a Scientist to a Software Developer. In this episode we talk about this career switch and the steps she took to get immersed in the field. I liked this conversation a lot because I think these aspects also apply to people that are already working in the tech industry and they are looking at working in a different area of technology. We also talked about her work on APIs for the Hilary Clinton campaign website among other interesting projects.

Blithe Rocher graduated from a PhD in Physical Chemistry and went from being a Scientist to a Software Developer. In this episode we talk about this career switch and the steps she took to get immersed in the field. I liked this conversation a lot because I think these aspects also apply to people that are already working in the tech industry and they are looking at working in a different area of technology. We also talked about her work on APIs for the Hilary Clinton campaign website among other interesting projects.

Vidya Srinivasan is a classical singer since she was 3 years old and has been translating ideas into action at Microsoft as a Technical Program Manager. She is a tech-for-good hacker and has won several awards hacking including the Microsoft global hackathon for the past two years. We had some interesting conversations about hackathon projects, diversity in tech, program management, career strategy and Grace Hopper.

Vidya Srinivasan is a classical singer since she was 3 years old and has been translating ideas into action at Microsoft as a Technical Program Manager. She is a tech-for-good hacker and has won several awards hacking including the Microsoft global hackathon for the past two years. We had some interesting conversations about hackathon projects, diversity in tech, program management, career strategy and Grace Hopper.

Today’s episode is a bit more on the career development and mentorship side. I had the opportunity to speak with Marrissa Hellesen and we talked about the time when she went from being in a gifted program to taking several jobs through her teenage years while not being enrolled in a high school. As she struggled to get her life back on track for a better future, she emphasized on the importance of mentors in her life. Marrissa has been a volunteer, educator, and mentor and she’s currently a Software Engineer at Microsoft. I hope you like this episode.

Today’s episode is a bit more on the career development and mentorship side. I had the opportunity to speak with Marrissa Hellesen and we talked about the time when she went from being in a gifted program to taking several jobs through her teenage years while not being enrolled in a high school. As she struggled to get her life back on track for a better future, she emphasized on the importance of mentors in her life. Marrissa has been a volunteer, educator, and mentor and she’s currently a Software Engineer at Microsoft. I hope you like this episode.

Bri Connelly is a driven engineer, product manager and entrepreneur. While at college, she participated in the IBM Watson University competition along with other students and developed an app that makes social services more accessible to people. We talked about this, and also about entrepreneurship, software engineering, product managment and Gboard, Google's latest keyboard.

Bri Connelly is a driven engineer, product manager and entrepreneur. While at college, she participated in the IBM Watson University competition along with other students and developed an app that makes social services more accessible to people. We talked about this, and also about entrepreneurship, software engineering, product managment and Gboard, Google's latest keyboard.

Jessica co-authored “The Effect of Recommendations on Network Structure” while at Twitter and is currently a PhD student in Computer Science at Stanford University. We talked about doing research in the industry and academia, the state of recommendation systems and their implications, and also about careers and technical interviews. I hope you like this episode.

Jessica co-authored “The Effect of Recommendations on Network Structure” while at Twitter and is currently a PhD student in Computer Science at Stanford University. We talked about doing research in the industry and academia, the state of recommendation systems and their implications, and also about careers and technical interviews. I hope you like this episode.