Women Talk Tech

Why do women still feel they must have 100% of the qualifications to apply for a position when men apply for these same positions with only 60%? What does ambition mean today for women and how has that evolved with the workforce over time? Is the framing of success and ambition throughout childhood different for young men and women?

At Women Talk Tech we’ve been thinking a lot about the idea of ambition, and we want to hear from you! That’s why we have launched the Women Talk Tech Ambition Survey, to understand how ambition, what we know of it, and the biases it entails, factors into the progression of women in the workforce.

What does ambition mean to you?

Take the anonymous survey now and let us know: https://c634ck19z5u.typeform.com/to/cv82hYoM

On the first episode of our latest series, Opening Doors, Marie is joined by Tina Jones, a global business leader who currently serves as Senior Vice President of Global Human Resources at Cadence Design Systems.

Tina shares her insights on creating new STEM education opportunities for women, navigating the talent shortage, and opening doors in the tech sector.

On this week’s episode of Women Talk Tech, Marie is joined by Michelle Wickum, Director of Marketing at SteelMaster Buildings. Michelle and Marie discuss the challenges and triumphs of learning new technical skills throughout the pandemic, getting over a fear of tech in the very technical Microsoft community, and how to approach technology with a mindset of educated risk-taking.

On this week's episode of Women Talk Tech, Marie sits down with Amy Davies, Founder and CEO of First30. Tune in to hear Amy share her insights on the importance of talent attraction and retention, and how to prioritize it in your business!

On this week’s episode of Women Talk Tech, we are joined by Ashley Steiner. Ashley is a Microsoft MVP, an independent consultant for Dynamics365 & Power Platform, and the host of Dynamics Hotdish Podcast.

Ashley and Marie discuss getting into the Dynamics space as a non-technical female, finding your passion and standing your ground as a woman in tech, and providing avenues into the tech space through the non-profit TechFluent Academy.

On this week's episode of Women Talk Tech, Marie sits down with Kelly Mazur, Manager of Marketing & Microsoft Partnership at Evenica. Kelly is a marketing leader with over ten years of international experience in strategizing, brand alignment and content creation.

On this week's episode of Women Talk Tech, Marie is joined by Diane Vanasse, Senior Director of Marketing Communications for Credo Technology Group.

Tune in to hear Diane share her insights on diversity and inclusion in the chip industry, the value of allyship from men, and how she is emerging from the pandemic with impact!

For our first episode in our new series on women and emerging tech in a post-pandemic world, we are honoured to bring back friend of the show, Janet Lin.

On this week's episode of Women Talk Tech we are joined by Jennifer Jordan. Jennifer is the Managing Director for the Female Founders First program with Barclays and Techstar, a program designed to allow trail-blazing female-led companies with resources to grow, scale, and advance their businesses.

Tune in to hear Jennifer discuss what it takes for female-led companies to close the access gap and scale their business.

On this week's episode of Women Talk Tech we are joined by Lisa Woodley. Lisa is the Vice President of Customer Experience at NTT DATA, where she utilizes her background in philosophy and psychology to bring empathy, ethics, and the human perspective to technology innovation. Tune in to hear Lisa share her insights on the importance of diversity, empathy, and ethics in technology innovation.