Lesley has a very interesting career path that has led her to where she is today. She went from accounting, to oil & gas to tech! We discover her journey into tech, why DEI is so important, why we need to be our true selves and the power of standing up for yourself. She's currently working within a technology incubator and helps founders create effective DEI strategies that will make them and their companies thrive. 

We had a very raw and honest talk about past experiences and the importance of sharing these stories with others. If you are looking to break away from a corporate sector and get into tech - this episode is for you! 

Connect with Lesley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesley-galgay-8841b631/

Amanda has been in the tech scene for the last 6 years, working in Silicon Valley! We discuss how she joined the tech world, the challenges she's faced and the perception of being a women in tech (especially in the Silicon Valley world).

​It's a conversation that dives deeply into gender norms and how society looks at certain aspects and that affect that this can have in our day to day lives.

​If you want to know what the silicon world is like, how to get into tech and enjoy talking about all things women in tech - then this episode is for you!

Connect to Amanda: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-carboni-sf/

Valentina's journey into tech is an interesting one. She originally comes from an arts & theatre background and being creative is a big passion of hers. After graduating and sending over 80+ applications and having around 30 interviews - she finally landed her first job in tech.

As her career went on and after she'd picked up technical skills, she was advised to look into tech recruitment, which she did and the rest is history. She loves helping people find their dream jobs and really enjoys digging deeply into people's motivations, to ensure she's finding them the right opportunity. 

Valentina enjoys giving tips and tricks on knowing how to figure out if the companies you're interviewing for are the right ones. So if you're a working mum, dad, a graduate, a professional looking for their next role - this episode is for you! 

Connect with Valentina: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valentina-morina/ 

Sophie's journey into tech is a very interesting one. She's originally from Australia and moved to Austria while she was traveling.

​She comes from a content writing background and found her way into tech by landing a job in one of Austria's leading FinTech companies. How? She hit apply, with our meeting all of the requirements!

​Sophie explained what her experience was like when she started and how impostor syndrome played a massive part at the beginning.

​So if you are on a similar journey and want to learn how she overcame all her fears - this one is for you!

Connect to Sophie: 

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-nicolas-a8b970195/

Instagram: financial.feminist 

Daniela started her career within a traditional executive search firm when she was only 17! She really takes us through an incredible journey of how she got into tech and the importance of being able to make an impact.

Transparency & integrity play a vital part in her day-to-day life and she describes to us why being vulnerable as a leader is the best thing you can do and how can that transform an entire teams ethos.

Wants to know how not to be an order taker & be a good leader? Then this episode is for you!

Connect with Daniela: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielastrazza/

Jamie has a very interesting journey into tech and her career path is definitely far from linear. We explore her English degree, why tech was an interesting industry for her and how she landed her first job in tech.

She attended coding camps and now works as a growth manager at Oliver POS. We uncover everything from being the only woman in the coding class to facing age discrimination when she was working as a freelancer.

​Jamie is extremely passionate about diversity within the technology space - so if you're interested about how to transition, this episode is for you!

Connect with Jamie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-lewis-703018121/

Maxime found her way into Tech when she joined an Austrian Start-up - TourRadar where she started of as the Assistant to the CEO and worked very closely with the board & management teams.

She then started to work within the Ops teams where she gained knowledge and later started her career at the current start-up where she heads up the Finance & Operations department.

We explore what her transition from corporate to tech was like, her application & interview journey, her thoughts on current STEM communities and why we need to keep on talking & encouraging more females to transition.

Connect with Maxime: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxime-de-groot-6a04bbb6/

We explore tech, recruitment, motherhood & careers and how recruitment can help accelerate your career into technology. Why it's so important to be compassionate and building meaningful & long lasting relationships. 

From an early age Dorontina always loved interacting with people and helping them out. She always contemplated a career either as a doctor or psychology and psychology won her over - she was always fascinated by human behaviour.

Connect with Dorontina: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorontinademaku/

Lisa finished her degree in Geomatics and later on found her way into software development. We explore her journey how she applied to her first internship without hitting any of the requirements on the job ad and why women need to apply without needing to hit 100% of the requirements.

She also co-manages an amazing initiative called Girls in Tech Switzerland - which raises awareness of the tech industry to more females and work towards closing the gender gap!​

We explore motherhood, careers, how to retain current staff & why we need to have a more open talk policy in the work place.

Connect with Lisa: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-staehli/

Girls in tech Switzerland: https://switzerland.girlsintech.org 

Mia has a degree in Law and after university went into the art field and later on found her way into tech when she moved to Berlin and started her journey when she joined a start-up.

​Since then she's been heading up HR departments and has helped her companies hire for technical/non technical teams.

​We explore how she transitioned, what the experience was like, the difference between 'culture add' & 'culture fit', understanding different traits and the journey of scaling up a start-up.

Connect with Mia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miawahala/