In this interview, I am joined by Courtney Hirata - Senior Director, Sales Strategy and Operations - Global SMB at SAP Concur. Listen as we discuss Courtney's journey from Accounting to IT and her amazing career and life advice!

Get in touch with Courtney:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtney-hirata-80313337/

Books & Podcasts mentioned:

Brene Brown - Author & Speaker

Armchair Expert - Dax Shepherd

Find Your Why: A Practical Guide for Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team by David Mead, Peter Docker, and Simon Sinek

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In this Women In Technology interview, I sit down with Marchelle Klippenstein where we discuss her journey to becoming Vice President of Customer Improvement at SAP Concur. Marchelle shares some amazing advice and career tips along the way!

About Marchelle: 

Marchelle Klippenstein is a 10 year SAP Concur veteran, moving from the Retail space as a Concur customer prior. She’s a valuable experience-focused leader, supporting the next generation of selling motions in technology. Having a very nontraditional career path, she pushed through barriers, focused on what is important to her, and landed in her current role; a role she believes is the perfect fit. Outside of the career, there are more important elements in her life, her family. She’s a mother and a wife. A sister and a friend. She’s here to tell her story of how to persevere, jump hurdles, show the world that women are powerful. She resides with her family outside of the Seattle area, is a small business owner of a mobile food company and Seattle sports bar, is a basketball mom, and a soon to be an empty nester. Who knows what the next steps in her journey are…she’ll figure it out. 

Get in touch with Marchelle: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marchelleklippenstein/

Books & Podcasts mentioned:

- Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

- The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell

- Ego Is The Enemy by Ryan Holiday

- Corporate Finance For Dummies by Michael Taillard

- Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less by Tiffany Dufu

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Abigail is a conscientious hard-working individual driven to succeed, who thrives on challenges and relishes the opportunity to step outside of her comfort zone; with valuable experience working in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and Australia. Possessing excellent interpersonal skills with the adaptability to work both individually and as a team member, with the aptitude to challenge, evolve and develop concepts.

Check out our conversation as we discuss how she found her way into the tech industry, the work it took to get there, plus her life and career tips! 

Connect with Abi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abi-page-42629859/

Books + Podcasts mentioned:

- Becoming by Michelle Obama

- Pitch Deck by Nick Telson

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Today I am chatting with Melissa Garrido who is currently a Microsoft Solutions Specialist II, as well as one of the Non-profit ambassadors for Microsoft at Ingram Micro. 

Melissa's ultimate professional goal is to have her own consulting business and/or work directly for a vendor. 

Listen as we discuss her journey in the tech industry, plus Melissa shares her career tips and tricks! Don't miss this!

Connect with Melissa

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/ 

Instagram: @ThisNthateuphoria 

Books & Podcasts mentioned:

- The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni

- Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds

- Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs

- TED Talks Podcast

- On Purpose with Jay Shetty

- Sly Gittens Podcast is available on Spotify & Apple Podcast!

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Join me and Julie Lynn Try, Marketing Consultant for startups, growth-minded business, and partners of Microsoft, as she shares her experiences in the industry plus amazing career tips!

Looking for a way to contact Julie?

Email: [email protected] 

Website: www.JLBRANDME.COM

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/julielynntry

Julie's favorite books:

Obviously Awesome

The E-myth revisited

Quantum Enigma

Podcasts mentioned:

Lore, Astonishing Legends

Morbid and Penn’s Sunday School

Monsters Among Us

Somewhere in the Skies

Micah Hanks

The Mad Scientist

Revisionist history

Noble Blood

Hardcore History

Ugurus 

World-Changing Women

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Sly Gittens will be speaking with Jen Crumley Sales Director at SecurityScorecard, CEO of Kika Company & Owner of Cow-A-Bunga. She will be sharing her experiences and recommendations about getting established in the IT field. 

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Women in Technology - Sarah Reinhart Senior Dynamics 365 CRM Analyst at Procentrix  

Sarah's Contact information: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahlynn... 

Sarah's book recommendation: https://www.amazon.com/Work-It-Out-Me... https://www.amazon.com/Round-Table-Pr... 

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