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It was such a wonderful experience chatting with Helen. I was absolutely floored by not only her incredible depth of knowledge, but her willingness to share it. I have no doubt you will get a lot out of our chat. I know I did!

In this episode we cover:

• Helen’s career path from HR Development Manager in South Africa, to her current role as Chief Employee Experience Officer at MYOB, including what an Experience Officers does.
• Helen shares the process of her husband becoming the primary caregiver, and advice for women who want to have a career and be a mother.
• Helen talks about next generation employment experience and the  initiatives that MYOB has implemented to improve the employee experience.
• The role diversity and inclusion plays in employee experience.
• MYOB’s developHER program
• And so much more

Episode Resources 

• Helen Lea on Linkedin
• Forbes article, Employee Experience Is The Future Of Work
• MYOB research, 75 per cent of women surveyed believe jobs of the future will require skills in STEM, yet the majority are ill-prepared for it
• MYOB’s developHER program
• Book, Alpha Girls by Julian Guthrie

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There’s so much to take in here so I can’t wait for you to listen. Bring a notepad!

Episode Resources:

• Joanna Bloor on LinkedIn and Twitter 
• Register for LIVE! with Joanna (every Friday at Noon PDT)
• Watch previous episodes of LIVE! with Joanna on her YouTube Channel
• Joanna Bloor Ted Talk
• Joanna Bloor business website 
• Article, How to introduce yourself so you’ll be unforgettable (in a good way!), (Ideas.Ted.com)
• Book, Recursion (author Blake Crouch)
• Book, Unhappenings (author Edward Aubry)
• Book, The Taster (author V.S. Alexander)

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Robyn kicked off her career as a journalist in print media working abroad in countries like the UK and US. Later, she returned to Australia where she ran some of the country’s most successful magazines. Think the Australian’s Women’s Weekly, Cosmopolitan and Harper’s BAZAAR.

However, her journey as an entrepreneur could only begin once she decided she was done running other people’s businesses. She was finally ready to build something of her own. 

This was a really special one. Robin was a dream guest and had no shortage of great tips, and knowledge, to share. I've been a big fan of her websites, particularly Women Love Tech, so it took all my determination not to fangirl out!

In this episode we cover:

• Robyn’s career journey from Newscorp Feature Writer and Columnist, to Publisher for Cosmopolitan, Harper’s BAZAAR and Madison, to starting her our own publishing group
• We talk about the reality of being an entrepreneur, and how to manage the highs and lows
• Robyn shares her approach to risk taking
• We talk about her two apps, Vivid Sydney and Sweep, the funding process, as well as the development process and challenges
• Robyn shares her advice to anyone considering building an app

Episode Resources 

• Robyn Foyster on Linkedin, and twitter
• WomenLoveTech.com
• TheCarousel.com
• GameChangers.com
• Happy-Ali.com 
• InProfile.com.au
• Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace, with Debbie Taylor, Episode 029, The Females in Tech Show
• Digital and Business Transformation, with Wendy McEwan, Episode 032, The Females in Tech Show
• Book, Becoming, Michelle Obama (author)

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I have no doubts you’ll learn as much as I did!

In this episode we cover:

• Justine’s career journey from legal counsel, to Chief of Staff and Executive at Telstra, Australia’s leading telco.
• What it’s like being a lawyer in a teleco, and the impact of technology on law over the last 18 years.
• Justine shares the importance of linking your purpose to work
• We discuss the difference between a “traditional leader” and an “authentic leader”, and how to be an authentic leader, even though you may not lead a team
• Justine also shares a vulnerable story about managing anxiety, and how it felt to finally bring her full self to work
• And so much more!

Episode Resources 

• Justine Rowe on LinkedIn
• Interview, How legal teams should begin to integrate data analytics into their practice, Australiasian Lawyer (Sep 2019)
• Interview, Concrete steps firms can take to further gender equality at the top, Australiasian Lawyer (Jul 2018)
• Article, The 5-Step Process to Defining Authentic Leadership, The Leadership Institute (Jan 2020)
• Book, Authentic Leadership: Rediscovering the Secrets to Creating Lasting Value, Bill George (Author)

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• Diana’s career journey from Project Manager, to Director of Channels and Alliances, Australia and New Zealand at Mulesoft – including how she accelerated her career after having kids
• How saying yes to opportunities that scared her resulted in career success
• We discuss how some of her male mentors helped accelerate her career, and the most important characteristic a male ally can learn to support women in the workplace
• Diana shares her experience in attempting to stop work multiple times to be a full time Mum, and why she ended up returning back to work
• Diana provides some great practices she uses to manage her career in tech, with her duties as a Mum
• She shares her advice for women who experience guilt after returning from maternity leave, leaving their child at daycare, leaving work early, or missing their child when they’re sick
• How Mulesoft helped expectant mothers and parents
• The benefits working mothers provide an organisation

Episode Resources

• Diana Tucker on LinkedIn
• Mulesoft Website, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram
• Working Mothers Course – Blissful Bread Winner
• Book, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephen Covey
• Book, Thrive – Arianna Huffington
• Book, Shifting Gears – Robin Rose

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Wendy specialises in leading and advising businesses on delivering growth. She does this through digital and business transformation, fostering talent and change management.

In this episode we cover:

• Wendy’s career journey, from starting as an Ad Traffic Manager at CBS Interactive, to Head of Marketing and Digital, Asia Pacific for Knight Frank
• The difference between business transformation and digital transformation
• The four pillars of business transformation covering people, process technology and place - this is so fascinating!
• The impact of AI on business transformation, and future jobs
• The skills individual contributors and leaders need to learn to be of value in the future

Episode Resources 

• Wendy McEwan Twitter and LinkedIn
• LinkedIn article, The Future of Work and Workplace – Reflections on Turbocharging Transformation, Wendy McEwan
• Mastering MarTech webinar with Wendy McEwan
• Knight Frank Website, LinkedIn, Facebook, Pinterest, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram 
• Jason Vale, Juice Master
• Pivot Podcast
• Madtech podcast 
• Diversity and Inclusion with Debbie Taylor - 029 Podcast Episode
• Book, Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls

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We talked for over an hour but I feel like I only skimmed the surface of her incredible pool of knowledge in Marketing Technology. So, trust me when I say you’re going to need a notebook for this one!

In this episode we cover:

• Caitlin Riordan’s career journey from different sales roles, to General Manager, Data Quality and Targeting at Experian, to Vice President, Client Success and Services APAC at Cheetah Digital
• Caitlin explains marketing technology, and discusses the evolution of MarTech over the last 10 years
• She also outlines the different roles in marketing technology, what experience is required to secure a job  in MarTech, and the transferable skills leading tech organisations look for in marketing technology roles
• Caitlin shares her formula for creating a high performing team
• We discuss the difference between the male and female brain, and how that impacts the leadership style of both genders
• Caitlin shares her advice for women looking to get a job in tech and rise up the corporate ladder
• And so much more!

Episode Resources 

• Caitlin Riordan on LinkedIn
• Cheetah Digital website
• Cheetah Digital on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook
• Book, Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

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As far as I’m concerned Katherine Boiciuc is a super woman. She’s a huge role model of mine so talking with her was such a wonderful, and even emotional, experience.

I feel so blessed to be able to share our conversation with you all. 

In this episode we cover:

• Katherine Boiciuc’s career path, working in various roles at Australia’s leading telco, from call centres, operations, people capability, sales and strategy, and ultimately to executive leadership.
• We discuss why women often get stuck in middle management, and how to progress to the next level
• Katherine shares a story of how she got selected for executive leadership training whilst on maternity leave
• She opens wide and gets vulnerable with me in sharing two big challenges she faced in her career
• We talk about why she left Telstra after 19 years
• Katherine shares her views on authentic leadership, and why it is imperative in today’s world

Episode Resources

• Katherine Boiciuc on LinkedIn, Twitter
• Leadership consultancy Maximus International, LinkedIn, YouTube
• Video interview, The Future of Leadership with Katherine Boiciuc
• Article, How to Prepare Yourself for a Leadership Role, The Martec (Aug 2019)
• Article, What Does the 21st Century Leadership Look and Feel Like, Women Love Tech (Jul 2020)
• Article, 29 Inspirational Women Making Waves in STEM in Australia, Women Love Tech (Feb 2020)
• Article & Podcast, Tackling Technology Challenges and Improving Business Through Diversity, Telstra Exchange (Oct 2018)
• Article, 6 Career Tips from a Global Tech Leader, Telstra Exchange (Nov 2018)
• Reflections on Why More Women Don’t Get to the C-Suite: A View from China
• Book: Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World by Timothy Ferris

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It was such a delight to chat with Debbie and hear about her practical approach to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. I have no doubt you will get a lot out of this chat, just like I did. 

In this episode we cover:

• Debbie Taylor’s career journey from management consultant, to various General Manager roles with Vodafone Australia, to her current role as CIO of NBN Australia
• Debbie shares some pivotal moments in her career, and how they helped advance her career
• Debbie explains what diversity and inclusion means to her, why it’s important and the impact to businesses, as well as providing an overview of the D&I practices at NBN Australia
• We also discuss the importance of having a diverse team within the context of developing AI solutions
• Debbie shares her advice to women who aspire to joining the C-Suite, and becoming a Chief Information Officer
• And so much more!

Episode Resources 

• Game Changers: Melissa Doyle talks to NBN CIO Debbie Taylor about her trailblazing her career
• Book: The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels - Michael Watkins
• Debbie Taylor - CIO NBN co bio
• NBN Diversity and Inclusion policies

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‘So, how do you have it all?’.

It’s a question Madeleine Grummet gets asked a lot.

In this episode we cover:

• Madeleine’s businesses Girledworld, and FutureAmp
• What “having it all” means to Mads
• How she manages two businesses, 4 beautiful girls under the age of 18, and still have a life
• Mads shares the practices she has implemented to stay organised and productive
• How leading with curiosity lead her to be the successful entrepreneur she is today

Episode Resources

• Madeleine Grummet personal website, and on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter 
• Girledworld website, and on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook
• Future Amp website, and on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter
• HumanCogs podcast website, and on Linkedin, Instagram
• Working Theory Angels angel investors
• Quarterly Essay, Men at Work (September 2019) by Annabel Crabb
• Book, Postcards from Tomorrow: A Collection of Letters From Inspirational Women to Their 21 Year Old Selves  
• Book, The Wife Drought, Why Women Need Wives and Men Need Lives, by Annabel Crabb
• Book, Three Women, by Lisa Taddeo 
• Book, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, by Yuval Noah Harari

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I could have talked for hours with Lisa, she was so generous with her time. Here’s an overview of what we cover in the full episode:

• Lisa’s entrepreneurial journey, transitioning from a corporate job to start three digital businesses, plus create a beauty brand that is stocked in Australian beauty retailer Mecca, and co-author 2 best-selling books, Australian Style and Australian Beauty. (5:47)
• The importance of having a mentor, and how having a mentor saved her thousands of dollars (15:00)
• Her latest business Lisnic, on online platform to connect coaches with mentees, and how to apply to be a mentee, mentor or coach (14:50)
• We also switch gears to talk about mental health, and how she incorporates mental health practices into her busy schedule (30:12)
• And so much more!

Episode Resources

• Codi Agency website, LinkedIn
• 101 Lifestyle toothpaste and mouthwash at MECCA
• Fashion, beauty and lifestyle website, Couturing
• Lisnic coach and mentoring website
• Lisa Teh on LinkedIn, Instagram @lisateh_  
• Book, Australian Style, The Who's Who of Fashion, Lisa Teh (author)
• Book, Australian Beauty: Inspiration and Advice From the Beauty Set, Lisa The (author)

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Instead, she found herself running a cafe, her days filled with lattes and long Blacks. She continued in the cafe world for 8 years but after eventually selling her business she realised it was time to think about studying again. 

So, at the age of 30, Ally returned to university.

This time around she took a very different direction and decided to major in mechatronic engineering. 

Today, she’s an IBM Developer Advocate, working closely with developers and open source communities around the globe. She’s passionate about sharing her experience and helping build a supportive and inclusive tech community. 

Not only was Ally such a wonderful guest, I have no doubt you will find her story inspiring and relatable. 

In this episode we cover:

• Ally’s career journey from cafe owner to software engineer and IBM developer advocate (6:22)
• Her transition from university to the workplace, how it’s different for women compared with men, and what organisations can do to smooth the process (11:37) 
• Her advice for university graduates transitioning into the workforce (various)
• Call for Code hackathon, what it is, and how to participate (23:10)
• And so much more!

Episode Resources:

• Ally Haire on Twitter and Linkedin
• Call for Code Hackathon Registration
• Accenture feature Coffee Beans to Coding
• Book, Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts, by Brene Brown (author)
• Book, Curveballs: How to Keep It Together when Life Tries to Tear You a New One, by Emma Markezic (author)

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In this episode we cover:

• Meggie Palmer’s career journey from journalist, to executive media training, to Founder and CEO of Pep Talk Her (10:25)
• We talk about the statistic where women earn 79 cents to every dollar that men earn, and why that is the case, and the unconscious bias in hiring men vs. women (16:08)
• Some of the ways females in tech can Identify if they are underpaid in comparison to their male peers (29:52)
• How to measure your value, and keep track of your impact on the organisation (various)

Episode Resources

• Meggie Palmer on LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter
• Meggie Palmer website
• Pep Talk Her on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter
• Pep Talk Her website
• PepTalkHer App 
• Vogue Codes Virtual 2020 event (June / July / August / September)
• Book, The Curve: Turning Followers into Superfans, Nicholas Lovell (author)
• Book, Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley, Emily Chang (author)

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• Dr Adam Fraser’s career journey to human performance researcher, author and consultant (5:42)
• Adam shares his definition of a high performer, and the characteristics that separate high performers from everyone else (6:56)
• The notion of struggling, and how we need to get better at managing struggle as a society (10:34)
• Some of the habits of high performers that help them slow down (17:34)
• How high performers separate work and life, particularly during isolation (25:01)
• We discuss whether success comes at the expense of health, relationships or wellbeing (29:21)

Episode Resources 

• Dr Adam Fraser on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter
• Dr Adam Fraser website 
• The Flourish Movement, helping School Principals flourish not just cope
• Book, Strive: Embracing the Gift of Struggle, by Dr Adam Fraser
• Audio CD, Power of Vulnerability: Teachings on Authenticity, Connection and Courage, Brene Brown (author)
• Book, Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard, Dan Heath & Chip Heath (authors)

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In this episode we cover:

• Jo Gaines career journey to Salesforce Cloud Sales AVP (7:36)
• Sexism that still happens today, the reasons behind it, and her advice to women who experience it (14:44)
• Values based decisions
  • What is it? (19:09)
  • How to handle FOMO whilst staying true to your values (26:32)
  • How to start saying no, and stop people pleasing (29:10)
  • How to avoid projecting your values onto others, or judging them for having different values (33:26)
• Jo shares advice to all single mothers who want to have it all (36:45)
• And so much more!

Episode Resources

• Jo Gaines on Twitter, and LinkedIn
• Jo Gaines Career Story
• Dr John Demartini Value Determination Quiz
• Brene Brown, Dare to Lead Values (PDF)
• Females in Tech Show, episode 23, Career path to CEO with Pip Marlow, Salesforce ANZ CEO
• Book, Misbehaving – The Making of Behavioral Economics, Richard Thaler (author)
• Book, Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness, Richard Thaler (author)

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• Our current circumstances, living and working in isolation (13:01)
• Creating a workable home office environment, and aligning schedules with your partner (16:05)
• Challenges balancing kids and homeschooling (20:46)
• Not sharing domestic chores equally (32:34)
• Losing the spark in your relationship, and keeping the romance alive (38:25), and
• A whole lot more
• Stick to the end of the episode as Joel and I share a very personal and highly impactful practice that took our relationship to a whole new level (45:35)

Episode Resources 

• Episode 16 of The Females in Tech Show, The Truth about Imposter Syndrome
• Episode 8 of The Females in Tech Show, How to Ask Your Boss to Work From Home
• Episode 4 of The Females in Tech Show, The Power of Gratitude and How to Get Started
• Episode 3 of The Females in Tech Show, Periods and Productivity. How to Leverage your Monthly Cycle

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Ironically my meditation coach Tom Cronin told me a few weeks ago that COVID-19 was the universe telling us to slow down and focus on the important things in life. I thought that I was but turns out that I wasn’t.

I thought I was being smart, and getting ahead of the curve during isolation whilst most people were kicking back and watching Netflix. What I completely disregarded was the effect isolation would have on my mind, body and soul.

It is mentally and physically draining being locked in your apartment 24/7 with minimal opportunity to get outside. My home used to be a place that inspired me, but now all I see is work in every room, and have been guilty of starting work earlier, and finishing later.

Working in Quarantine

 Add to that all of the 5 minute catch-ups you used to have at work, in the kitchen or at your desk, have now become 1 hour meetings, leaving very little time to action your to-do list. That resulted in me working longer hours, and getting stressed out because that’s impacted my ability to work on my goals.

Safe to say I am exhausted.

So instead of publishing a normal podcast episode this week, where I sound flat and tired, I thought I would step out of my comfort zone, and record a solo episode on slowing down in quarantine.

I hope you love this mini episode, and it inspires you to do more with less! 

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• What Pip was like as a little girl growing up, and her dream to become a doctor (06:38)
• Her career path to CEO of Salesforce, ANZ, including working for Microsoft for 21 years in Australia and their global head office in Seattle (9:27)
• Pip shares what she thought was the worst day of her career, missing out on the Chief Operating Officer role at Microsoft, and how it ultimately led her to becoming Managing Director, Microsoft Australia (13:00)
• Why aligning your purpose and values to your career is so important (27:03)
• The power of “and”, and how it can help fight unconscious gender bias (35:23)
• Pip shares a vulnerable story about being a female leader in a male dominated industry (37:39)
• And so much more!

Episode Resources 

• Pip Marlow on twitter
• Book: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, Carol Dweck
• Salesforce article, Fighting unconscious gender bias with the power of ‘and’
• Tim Ferris article, How to Say “No” Gracefully and Uncommit
• Whitepaper by Chief Executive Women (organisation), In the Eye of the Beholder: Avoiding the Merit Trap
• Book, Women Kind: Unlocking the Power of Women Supporting Women by Kristin Ferguson and Catherine Fox

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• Tom’s journey from stock broker to meditation coach, including how meditation helped him overcome anxiety, agoraphobia and depression (4:47)
• Why business executives are introducing meditation into their daily lives (14:39)
• We talk about an awakened leader and what it means to become one (17:00)
• Tom explains vedic meditation, and how it differs from other meditation practices (26:22)
• The best way to start practicing meditation (27:48)
• We talk about the recent launch of his documentary and book, The Portal, and partner app (34:33)
• Tom shares his advice on how to overcome fear - this is so powerful! (40:21)
• And so much more!

Episode Resources: 

• Tom Cronin meditation coach
• The Portal documentary and book
• The Portal mobile App
• The Portal Masterclass Digital Course
• Tom Cronin on Instagram, and Facebook
• Book, The Way of the Superior Man by David Deida
• 1 Research paper, The Effects of Mindfulness Meditation Training on Multitasking in a High-stress Information Environment (May 2012)

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A backend .NET developer by trade, Ally has always loved working in technology. Despite her love for the tech, she experienced isolation and barriers associated with being a woman in a male-dominated industry.

None more so than when she moved from Scotland to Australia in 2014, and struggled to meet like-minded women in tech. Ally decided to host her own event, specifically for women in tech, with the aim of forming strong connections and female friendships. She had no idea that one event would turn into many, and become the humble beginnings of Code Like A Girl.

After 2 years of running the events as a side hustle, Code Like a Girl became Ally's full-time job in July 2017 and has continued to go from strength to strength.

Today Code Like a Girl runs a series of tech-focused events, an internship program and coding camps around Australia; bringing together local talent and like-minded girls who are passionate about coding and technology to learn, connect and celebrate each other's achievements.

In the latest episode of The Females in Tech Show, I interview Ally Watson, and talk about her career journey from artist, to Founder and CEO of Code Like a Girl.

Ally also shares:

• Her experience of being one of the only females in her computer science degree, and why she was one of the few females to graduate (10:34)
• Why she thinks there is a 50% drop-out rate for women in computer science (14:12)
• We talk about Code Like a Girl, how it started, and her journey to becoming full-time CEO (19:39)
• Why she chose a social enterprise business model, rather than being a not for profit organisation (22:16)
• Plus, Ally shares exclusive details of their latest launch for Code Like a Girl -  this is super exciting! (32:33)

Episode Resources 

• Ally Watson on LinkedIn and Instagram
• Code Like a Girl website
• Code Like a Girl Adult Coding Essentials short-courses
• Code Like a Girl Kids Coding Camps
• Code Like a Girl on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook
• Book: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, Carol Dweck

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IWD started in 1908 when 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding shorter hours, better pay & voting rights. At that time there were only 8 countries in the world where women were allowed to vote. And equal pay was unheard of, assuming that women were allowed to work at all.

Since then we have come a long way. Today there are women running their own businesses, as well as CEOs of large corporations.

However according to a study by IBM, only 18% of senior leadership positions – including C-suite, vice president, director & senior manager positions are held by women.

In addition, in Australia the Chief Executive Women (CEW) ASX200 Senior Executive Census 2018 reported there are only:

• 14 female Chief Executives in the Top 200 ASX-listed organisations
• 24 female Chief Financial Officers

So why are there so few women in leadership?

This is something I discussed with Kylie McLean in the latest episode of The Females in Tech Show. Kylie is the IBM Garage Lead, a division that works with customers to quickly create and scale new and innovative ideas. She is also the Executive Leader for Women at IBM in ANZ.

In this episode Kylie shares her insights on:

• Why there is still a big gap of women in leadership (7:53)
• The role confidence plays in leadership, and how to overcome your imposter syndrome (11:44)
• Kylie shares her advice for women looking to enter a leadership role (18:20)
• How to stay your authentic self in leadership (25:30)
• And the Do’s and Don’ts to negotiating your next salary increase (31:54)

Episode Resources

• IBM Institute for Business Value study, Women, Leadership, and the Priority Paradox
• Chief Executive Women (CEW) ASX200 Senior Executive Census 2018
• Follow Kylie McLean on LinkedIn
• Multipliers by Liz Wiseman

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Is it preventing you from levelling up at work? Or asking your manager for a salary increase, or promotion?

Or maybe it’s keeping you from pursuing your dream job, or changing careers? Perhaps you want to write a book, or start your own business?

Do any of those sound familiar?

That voice in your head saying those things is your Imposter Syndrome. Also referred to as your inner critic, ego, obnoxious roommate or mean girl. Regardless of what you call it, that voice is not you, it is your limiting beliefs keeping you stuck in fear-town.

The fact is, you’re not alone. Everyone has imposter syndrome, even some of the most successful people in the world, like Sheryl Sandberg, Arianna Huffington, David Bowie, Lady Gaga and Emma Watson.

The reality is that imposter syndrome can either serve you, or break you, it’s just a matter of how you manage it.

In this episode of The Females in Tech Show, Joel and I show you how to quieten that inner critic, and leveraging those limiting beliefs to accelerate your career and achieve your big bold goals.

Here’s an outline of what we cover:

• What is imposter syndrome (7:11)
• Overview of masculine and feminine energy, and the role they play in imposter syndrome (15:50)
• Examples of successful artists, actors, sports people and entrepreneurs who have admitted to having imposter syndrome (20:00)
• How imposter syndrome can help, not hinder your career (21:00)
• Joel and I share stories of our imposter syndrome and how it has affected our career (25:50)
• I share my strategy for overcoming your inner critic when it arises (39:15)
• Joel shares his holistic strategies on how to quieten your inner critic day-to-day (45:10)

Episode Resources 

• Eckhart Tolle books, The Power of Now, and A New Earth
• High performance coach Sam Norton

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While the benefits are obvious, there are some challenges with implementing diversity in the workplace. Updating and maintaining company and HR policies, and operating systems and procedures is today’s constantly evolving world make it difficult

Keeping up with diversity can be challenging.

Fortunately today’s guest on The Females in Tech Show is Rhonda Brighton-Hall, who is recognised as one of Australia’s foremost experts in human resources, specialising in leadership, diversity and the future of work.

In this episode Rhonda provides an overview of her career, and shares insights into how businesses can create a more diverse and inclusive workplace. Here’s an outline of what we cover:

• Rhonda’s global career journey (4:24)
• Her business MWAH (Making Work Absolutely Human) and what it’s about (9:56)
• We talk about diversity in the workplace, why it’s important and the ROI for organisations (21:28)
• Some of the common mistakes made by organisations regarding diversity (23:36)
• Rhonda shares some inspirational diversity success stories (29:57)
• We discuss the outcome of the Happy Workers Report (34:02)
• How privilege plays a big role in creating a diverse workplace (24:54)
• What the future of diversity inclusion look like (41:03)
• Rhonda also shares what employees and senior executives can start doing today to close the diversity gap (45:06)

Episode Resources 

• mwah website, making work absolutely human
• Rhonda Brighton-Hall on LinkedIn
• mwah on LinkedIn 
• mwah on Facebook 
• mwah Case Study: Future of Diversity and Inclusion with the Domain Group
• mwah Case Study: Flexibility Requires Different Mindset with South Australian Police
• Happy Workers Report Research Paper
• Privilege: The Quietly Polarising Conversation that we never have, and why we should (If you become a member of the mwah website you can access the Privilege Survey)
• Article 23 Podcast
• The Power of Others - Michael Bond

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Conversely, no amount of marketing can make up for a bad product or service. Although, when done correctly, you can leverage marketing for both customer acquisition, as well as improving your product-market fit.

More than 600,000 companies start in the US every year. However than three quarters of those fail because the founders don't know how to take those products to market.

In this episode of The Females in Tech Show I interview Jill Soley, who has spent the last 16 years launching and growing innovative cloud-based software products through effective marketing. Jill is currently the Chief Product Officer at Obo, an agile product management software that addresses the high failure rates of new products.

Jill is also the best selling author of Beyond Product, a book that helps entrepreneurs and enterprise executives avoid common pitfalls, and build their ideas into successful businesses.

The #1 reason startups fail is the inability to find and connect with a market.  Beyond Product provides the missing link for entrepreneurs and startup founders to turn their ideas into successful businesses. 

It’s based on Jill and co-author Todd Wilms own startup marketing experience as well as interviews with 50 successful entrepreneurs, startup investors, and business leaders from companies like Slack, Box, Linkedin, Hubspot, Zendesk, Marketo, and many others.

Bottom line, marketing for startups is essential to their success.

Here’s an outline of what we cover.

• Jill’s career journey from media to best selling author and chief product officer (4:25)
• Some of the challenges Jill has faced in her career, and how she overcame them (8:08)
• The difference between mentors and sponsors, and what stage you need them (12:55)
• We talk about her book Beyond Product, who it’s for, and what is covers (21:03)
• We discuss some common mistakes entrepreneurs and business owners make in marketing and releasing products (33:50)
• Why marketing is so important in technology - this is a biggie! (27:00)
• The importance of creating an MVP, and how to get comfortable releasing a product that’s not “perfect” (36:25)
• Her advice when pitching to investors and venture capitalists (39:49)       
• She explains the concept of always be evolving (41:10)

Episode Resources 

• Jill Soley personal website
• Website for her startup marketing book, Beyond Product
• Buy Beyond Product on Amazon
• Jill Soley on LinkedIn
• Obo Product Management Software
• Spotify “I’ve Got This” Collaborative Playlist
• Shonda Rhimes - Year of Yes

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Like many women in tech, Richelle didn’t start there. She started her career as a lawyer, going from family law to consulting firm KPMG, and then Legal Counsel and Governance Executive for the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Richelle then moved to becoming Managing Director of two different tech start-ups, before starting her own.

Richelle now runs Nicco, a next-generation consumer engagement solution and App.

I first met Richelle at the 2019 IBM Cloud Innovation Exchange Conference in Sydney. Richelle was presenting, and shared her journey of founding her own tech start-up and partnering with IBM Garage, a division that works with customers to quickly create and scale new and innovative ideas.

Richelle’s energy and passion during her presentation was contagious, and I just knew I had to have her on the show!

There are so many golden nuggets in this episode. Here’s what we cover:

• Richelle’s career journey from Lawyer to Founder & CEO of a Tech Start-up
• The benefits of her Law degree throughout her career
• Richelle shares her experience at consulting giant KPMG, and her big decision to leave
• We talk about the differences of working for a Start-up compared with a Corporate giant
• Richelle shares her journey with Nicco. How the idea came about, what she has learned along the way, her partnership with IBM Garage, and advice for those considering building their own cloud-based solution
• Richelle also shares the importance of maintaining a healthy mindset when working in a tech start-up

Episode Resources

• Nicco consumer engagement solution
• Nicco Global on YouTube and LinkedIn
• Richelle Nicols on LinkedIn
• IBM Cloud Innovation Customer Experience 
• IBM Garage
• Eckhart Tolle book, A New Earth

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If you want to live the life of your dreams, then you need to be intentional. Anyone who has achieved anything worthwhile in life has been focused on what they want, and actively worked to achieve it.

That starts with being clear on what success looks like. And that’s not just your career, or money. It should include personal, family and social relationships, how we grow mentally and spiritually, and our physical and mental wellbeing.

For the last two years I have spent New Years Day, and a few days following, doing annual planning and goal setting with my partner. The result is 8-10 goals for the next 12-36 months. We then choose 2-3 goals to focus on for the next 3 months, and this forms the basis of our weekly and daily goal setting. We then revisit our goals every 3 months, and reset for the following quarter.

Prior to that I’ve had some years with no goals at all, and finished the year feeling a little flat and unfulfilled. A year had passed, and I felt like I had not progressed.

Other years I set goals however they were skewed towards university, and ignored all the other areas of life. I achieved the university grades I wanted but my physical and mental health suffered, and wasted time in toxic relationships that did not serve me.

It’s easy to do. Life is busy, and we all get caught in the minutiae of day to day life, and we don’t take the time to consider what we want from life.

I’ve had many people ask me how I have achieved so much in the last few years, so I wanted to share what I’ve learned around effective goal setting in this episode of The Females in Tech Show.

What we cover:

• How Joel and I start our New Year (7:08)
• How to set SMART goals, and how to break your annual goals into quarterly and weekly goals (12:53)
• How to align your goals with your partner (20:23)
• I share an example of an annual goal we had last year, and how we broke it down into quarterly and weekly goals (27:33)
• Outline of our current goal setting process, and how long it takes to complete each step (30:42)
• I share the tools we use, and provide details on how you can access the FIIT Collective Daily Goals Planner (35:09)

Resources

• Michael Hyatt Best Year Ever
• Gabby Bernstein Manifesting Challenge
• Brendon Burchard High Performance Planner
• Full Focus Planner by Michael Hyatt
• Officeworks Weekly Planner Whiteboard
• Officeworks A3 Monthly Goals Desk Planner
• FIIT Collective Daily Goal Planner

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Heather’s father took his life during her early childhood years, leaving a wife and three beautiful girls behind. There was a stigma about suicide in the 70’s, particularly with catholic families where it was considered a sin.

Living in a single parent household with two sisters came with its challenges. Society was based on the “traditional” roles of men and women in the household. For example, a man’s role included things like shovelling snow from the driveway in minus 50 degree temperatures during Winter, and mowing the lawn in Summer. 

When Heather lost her father these perceived male roles were now the responsibility of her and her sisters. As significant as these challenges were, what blossomed in Heather was an inner strength and a can-do attitude that has contributed to her success today.

Heather has more than 20 years’ experience in the IT industry, in both Australia and New Zealand. She is a passionate and experienced Sales Manager with a deep understanding of the needs and drivers in the technology market.

Outside of her senior sales role at VMware, Heather invests her time and energy into volunteering and fundraising on key social issues. Particularly mental health awareness and workplace diversity, and recently led VMware’a Diversity and Inclusion team across ANZ.

Heather loves a challenge, whether that’s running a marathon, riding a mountain bike 650KM over 7 days, or exploring the outdoors. However, her greatest success and passion by far, is being a mother to two teenage boys.

There are so many golden nuggets in this episode. Here’s what we cover:

• Heather’s career journey to Senior Partner Business Manager at VMWare (6:00)
• Her secret to overcoming discrimination in the workplace (14:21)
• Heather’s work with The Black Dog Institute, & the correlation between mental health & physical exercise (19:33)
• She also shares her advice to anyone looking to improve their mental health (35:23)

Episode Resources

• VMware - Tech For Good VMware, AWS and Black Dog Institute raising awareness for mental health research video
• VMWare Conference
• The Bike Bus 
• Black Dog Institute Website 
• Conquer the Corrugations Website
• Heather’s bike tour - TourXOz
• Healther’s LinkedIn and Twitter
• Tamara’s Women Health Statistics: Beyond Blue

Resources if you need help

• Beyond Blue
• Lifeline
• RUOK

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Elaiza is extremely active in supporting the Microsoft Community, and has her own YouTube channel sharing her knowledge on the Microsoft Dynamics and Power Platform.

Elaiza understands the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle, so when she isn’t evangelizing all things Microsoft, you will find her in the kitchen creating delicious meals, or exercising at the gym.

Here’s an outline of what we cover in this episode of The Females in Tech Show:

• Elaiza’s career journey to Microsoft MVP (7:49)
• What is a Microsoft MVP, the evaluation criteria, and her advice for anyone who wants to follow a similar career path (26:37)
• Elaiza shares some of the challenges she has experienced in her career and how to overcome them (40:51)
• We talk about the importance of living a healthy lifestyle, and she explains why she doesn’t own a TV (46:13)
• We discuss her YouTube channel, the reason she created it, and who it’s for (51:20)
• And so much more!

Episode Resources

Podcast Links: 

• Microsoft Ignite Conference
• Microsfot Power Platform World Tour
• Elaiza Unboxing her MVP Award 
• Youtube clip of Elaiza Winning the Technical ARN WIICT award 
• Elaiza’s paper that was published in an academic journal 
• Book that was given to Elaiza from Shona Bang. Haben The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law 
• Elaiza’s YouTube Channel
• Elaiza’s Blog 
• Elaiza’s Twitter 
• Elaiza’s LinkedIn 

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Prior to that I was putting my body (and soul) under immense stress, which resulted in a plethora of physical symptoms such as shingles, glandular fever (twice), autoimmune disease and a face and chest full of sore pimples. I ignored the warning signs, and continued by working hard, and playing hard, preferring instead to “relax” by excessive drinking and partying. It wasn’t until my partner commented on the “sad girl” behind my Instagram photos that I realised I wasn’t being true to myself.

That led me to reading books on the importance of self-care. It didn’t take long for me to realise how wrong I was about it.

Self-care ensures you give the universe the best of you, not what’s left of you. If you keep running at full speed all the time, and don’t take time to refuel and give your body the rest and attention it needs, you end up being the cranky version of you. (Or worse, you make yourself ill, like I did). And no one likes that version.

Wondrous things have happened since introducing self-care into my daily routine. I’m a lot more productive at work, and I am a happier person to me around. I truly love my body (still working on this), and I don’t crave unhealthy food. I don’t conform to what society “expects” me to be. I’ve also found my true love, and feel truly abundant with my life.

If you’d like to hear more about my journey to self-care, and find out how you can introduce self-care into your daily routine, then don’t miss this episode of The Females in Tech Show.

Here’s an outline of what we cover in this episode:

• Why self-care is not selfish, and is actually critical for a healthy mind, body and soul (4:49)
• Why having a self-care practice is important for both women, and men (7:24)
• I share my journey into self-love and how it transformed my life and career (12:04)
• We discuss the 7 Pillars of Self-Care (18:37)
• Joel shares his self-care practices (24:59)
• We discuss being “too busy” for self-care, and how to overcome this limiting belief (29:54)
• And so much more!

Episode Resources

• The Science of Self Care, Nu Sci
• Periods and Productivity. How to Leverage your Monthly Cycle.
• International Self-Care Foundation
• The Seven Pillars of Self Care
• Game Changers movie
• Sam Norton, high performance coach
• Dr John Demartini

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My aim is to inspire and support you to reach your goals, and provide you with practical tips on how to be the best version of yourself.

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Here’s an outline of what we cover in this episode:

• The different philosophies of global tech giants Google (04:50) and IBM regarding working from home (10:45)
• We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of working from home for individuals (14:18), as well as organisations (20:30)
• I share a personal story on why working from home is beneficial for me and my employer (26:26)
• And we share 7 steps on how to ask your boss (32:01)

Episode Resources:

• In the Plex - Steven Levy
• Costs and Benefits of Working from Home, Global Workplace Analytics
• Trello
• Joel Norton

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Thank you for listening

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My aim is to inspire and support you to reach your goals, and provide you with practical tips on how to be the best version of yourself.

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• Use it intentionally and mindfully to improve your productivity, increase inspiration and accelerate our goals, or
• Allow the in-built distractions of technology and the lure of instant gratification control how we use it

 When we are clear on our goals, and what we value, and we set our intentions we’re able to use technology in a way that will help accelerate our career and personal goals.

 In this episode of The Females in Tech Show we cover:

• Why technology isn’t to blame for decreased productivity (04:04)
• Statistics on how much time we spend on our phones and social media (05:16)
• The science of why we’re addicted to technology (10:10)
• The negative impact technology has on our productivity (15:05)
• 3 steps on how to use technology to achieve your goals (20:13)
• How to remove distractions from your devices (25:26)
• What you can start doing today to use technology in alignment with your goals (29:42)
• And so much more]

Episode Resources

• Tom Cronin: Meditation Coach
• The Portal Movie and Book
• Phone statistics
• Social media statistics
• Dr Demartini, highest priority actions
• Flo App
• Keep It Cleaner App
• JSHealth App
• Insight Timer App
• Down Dog App

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I am grateful for the opportunity to serve you. Thank you for taking the time to listen to the Females in Tech Show.

My aim is to inspire and support you to reach your goals, and provide you with practical tips on how to be the best version of yourself.

If you did enjoy the show, then I'd like to ask three things, so I can inspire and support more career motivated women ( and men).

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She has worked in Australia, UK, Asia and the US for a variety of retailers and manufacturers including brands such as Tesco, Coles, Woolworths and L’Oreal. Sam loves problem solving, and that technology continues to evolve and change. She has built her career by continuing to learn new skills, being brave and creating solutions that deliver business results.

Sam currently works as Group CIO at the Sussan Group, which incorporates Sportsgirl, Sussan and Suzanne Grae brands. She is on the Advisory Board for One Roof, a women's co-working and networking space, and also has her own startup, BeautiFinda, a marketplace for beautician services.

Sam is also a mother to two young boys and loves spending time with them, her husband and her horses.

Here’s an outline of what we cover in this episode:

• Sam’s career journey and how it led her to becoming CIO at Sussan Group
• One Roof, and what her advisory role covers
• Sam shares a few of her biggest learnings throughout her career in tech
• We talk about motherhood, and how it’s helped, not hindered her career. And how she juggles a successful career as CIO, being a mother of two and her own side hustle.
• We talk about some of the challenges women in tech face and how to overcome them
• We then discuss her side hustle BeautiFinda
• Sam then shares advice for anyone looking to start their own business

Episode Resources

• One Roof (Instagram and website)
• BeautiFinda (Instagram, Facebook and website)
• Sam McIntyre (Instagram and LinkedIn)
• The Moment of Lift by Melinda Gates 
• Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg
• My Year of Saying Yes by Shonda Rhimes
• Mia Freedman No Filter podcast
• Sylivia Jeffrey’s Future Women podcast

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As individuals we all need to establish our point of difference within (and outside) the organisation, and grow awareness of our capabilities. We need to build credibility about our skills and experience in order to be considered for a promotion or salary review.

The better you define and manage your personal brand, the more opportunities you will get.

Here’s an outline of what we cover in this episode on personal branding:

• What is personal branding, and why it’s important (6:19)
• Examples of people who have a great personal brand, and why (12:45)
• Joel and I share examples of how personal branding has both hindered, and helped accelerate our careers (20:43)
• How you determine your personal brand (28.07)
• 4 steps on how to start building your personal brand (28.43)
• Tips on how to start building your brand today (35:43)

Episode Resources

• Emma Watson - Feminist Book Club, Our Shared Shelf
• Jack Delosa (Instagram), founder of The Entourage
• Radical Candor - Be a Kick-ass Boss Without Losing your Humanity (reference to “Superstars and Rockstars”)
• Joel Norton

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Head to https://fiitcollective.com/5 for the podcast show notes, and download a full transcription.

The power of gratitude is not some passing fad, or latest trend. There are genuine benefits to practicing gratitude every day. Particularly when you’re able to be grateful for a challenging situation.

Many successful people have a daily gratitude practice.

For example, Arianna Huffington bases a lot of her success to practicing gratitude. Tony Robbins believes that being grateful first thing in the morning helps him have a more successful day, as well as staves off anger, or fear that leads to poor investing or life choices.

Oprah Winfrey says that appreciating whatever shows up in your life changes your personal vibration. That generates more goodness for yourself when you are aware of all that you have, rather than focusing on what you’re missing.

Gratitude doesn't have to be big, extravagant events. In fact, it’s best when you’re grateful for the simple things in life.

Here’s an overview of what we cover in the power of gratitude:

• What a gratitude practice is, and the benefits of practicing gratitude, including the scientific evidence: (5:05)
• Chemical reaction that occurs in you brain when you practice gratitude: (9:05)
• 7 areas of life and how you can implement these into your gratitude practice: (14:46)
• We explore into the different ways you can practice gratitude: (18:42)
• How to take your gratitude practice to the next level: (28:45)
• Some examples of really big challenges in our lives and how we used gratitude to get through them - Tamara gets really vulnerable: (29:26)
• AND so much more!
  
  

Episode Resources

• Kikki-K Gratitude Journals
• Dr John Demartini, 7 Areas of Life
• Joel Norton
  
  

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In the 3rd episode of the Females in Tech Show, we talk about the perception society has about periods, and how women are charging through life, acting like men.

Tamara shares an example of when she didn’t honour her menstrual cycle, and how her body started to shut down as a result. She provides an overview of the 4 seasons of your menstrual cycle, and the superpowers women possess in each season.

We also talk about how women can sync their work schedule to align with their monthly cycle.

Here’s an overview:

• The perception society has about periods: (7:05)
• Example of when Tamara did not honour her menstrual cycle, and what happened to her body: (12:59)
• Overview of the 4 seasons of your menstrual cycle, and the superpowers women possess in each season - this is a biggie!: (16:19)
• Feminine and Masculine energy, and how to play to these strengths during your cycle: (25:15)
• How women can sync their work schedule to align with their monthly cycle: (29:55)
• And so much more!
  
  

Episode Resources

• How women can boost productivity by harnessing their monthly cycle
• Love Your Lady Landscape: Lisa Lister
• Code Red: Lisa Lister
• Open Wide: Melissa Ambrosini
• About Bloody Time: Karen Pickering and Jane Bennett
• Flo period app
• Joel Norton
  
  

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There’s a false perception that a work life balance is where you balance work equally to life. I think that's completely unrealistic. Life is so big, you can't just say work, and then life.

Work life balance is one, unique to the individual, and two, depends on a range of different factors. For example, your career, what your values are, your personality type, if you have kids.

Also, it’s important to acknowledge there are different aspects to life. We follow a program developed by Dr John Demartini, acknowledging 7 areas of life. Listen to the show to find out more.

Here’s an overview of what we cover:

• Tamara’s definition of work life balance, and how it’s different to Joel: (3:07) 
• The 7 areas of life: (5:47)
• Some of the signs you’re not living to your purpose: (18:04)
• 5 steps to achieve a work life balance: (20:58)
• How couples can achieve a work life balance together: (27:13)
• Defining what quality time is, and how it’s different for each person: (28:49)
• The perception it’s not acceptable for men to leave work early to pick up their kids, and how to change it: (31:14)
• How organisations can help their employees achieve a better work life balance: (36:05) 
• And so much more!
  
  

Episode Resources

• Dr John Demartini, 7 Areas of Life
• The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts
• Joel Norton
  
  

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In this episode Tamara provides an overview of the show, who it's for, and what to expect in Season 1 of the podcast. Here’s an overview:

• Overview of Tamara’s career: (3:51)
• Tamara’s definition of a female in tech: (7:57)
• What the Females in Tech Show is about, and how it's different from other podcasts: (10:44)
• Who the show is for: (13:02)
• What to expect in Season 1, and Season 2: (13:59)
• Why Tamara’s partner Joel is on the show: (14:35)
• Overview of FIIT Collective, and how we support women in tech: (16:39)
• How to contribute to FIIT Collective: (31:30)
• Why Tamara believes in being vulnerable, and so much more

 Episode Resources

• Tamara’s career story
• Graphic designer Linda Ashby
• Joel Norton

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