Podcasts about chicktech

Kristen sits down with Melissa Jurkoic, a tech industry veteran and champion for diversity in leadership. Melissa's journey from junior software engineer to Chief Experience Officer is a testament to the power of resilience and authenticity in leadership. She shares candid insights on navigating male-dominated spaces, the importance of sponsorship, and why being your genuine self is crucial for effective leadership. Melissa's approach to "boundaried vulnerability" offers a fresh perspective on balancing openness with professionalism. This conversation will challenge you to rethink your approach to leadership and inspire you to create more inclusive, transparent work environments.About Melissa:Melissa Jurkoic has been in the tech industry for more than 25 years, primarily in hospitality tech, progressing from Junior Software Engineer to her current position as Chief Experience Officer at Thynk. She earned a Bachelor's in Computer Science from the University of New Hampshire and an executive certificate in Management and Leadership from MIT. Motivated by her commitment to increasing the representation of women in leadership and tech, she has volunteered with various global organizations such as ChickTech, Everwise, WITI, NH Tech Alliance, Microsoft DigiGirlz, wiseHer, Girl Scouts, and AnitaB.org. This dedication also inspired her to co-found Diversify Thinking, an initiative dedicated to advancing inclusion from dialogue to implementation and fostering diversity of thought.Highlights:Melissa's unexpected path from aspiring journalist to engineering leaderThe impact of having a sponsor who puts you "in the room"Dealing with skepticism and proving yourself as a woman in techThe concept of "boundaried vulnerability" in leadershipCreating a culture of trust and transparency within teamsThe importance of authenticity in leadership, even during tough timesChallenging the notion of "like-minded" teams and embracing diversity of thoughtMelissa's experience with Diversify Thinking and unconventional mentoring programsThe mutual benefits of mentoring across different backgrounds and experiencesLinks & Resources Mentioned:Melissa's LinkedIn profileDiversify Thinking (Melissa's initiative)WomenTech Network (where Kristen and Melissa met)Leaders Eat Last by Simon SinekDare to Lead by Brené BrownGet your FREE 5 Day Leadership Reset Challenge guide here: https://llpod.link/challengePodcast Website: www.loveandleadershippod.comInstagram: @loveleaderpodFollow us on LinkedIn!Kristen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristenbsharkey/ Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-s-364970111/Learn more about Kristen's leadership coaching and facilitation services: http://www.emboldify.com

Blake Van Leer is an executive and entrepreneur with extensive experience in growth strategies,revenue lift, team building, strategic acquisitions, business development, salesprocesses, customer retention, brand development, ROI, ecommerce and AI toolmanagement.Blake is currently the EVP & GM of Proto AI's eCommerce division, a first of its kind AIproduct, which helps online retailers increase revenue and conversions through autooptimizing product recommendations while personalizing the customer journey.Additionally, he serves as Special Advisor to Kathy Ireland®, where he has helped KathyIreland Worldwide's B2C retail brand scale in sales by providing strategic planning on high level topics, partnerships, acquisitions and technology endeavors.Blake oversaw Kathy's entire online ecommerce ecosystem. Here he led bothkiWW and partner's ecommerce teams. Some of these partnerships included Macys,Zulilly, BHFO, and Neiman Marcus. Blake also advises several other companies in thenonprofit sector, e.g. ChickTech and Best Buddies.Connect with Blake Today!Email: blake.van.leer@proto.ai,Website: proto.aiLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanleer/Twitter: @BlakeVanLeer

He is currently the EVP & GM of Proto AI's eCommerce division, a first of its kind AI product, which helps online retailers increase revenue and conversions through auto optimizing product recommendations while personalizing the customer journey. Additionally, he serves as Special Advisor to Kathy Ireland®, where he has helped Kathy Ireland Worldwide's B2C retail brand scale from $2B to $3.1B in sales by providing strategic planning on high level topics, partnerships, acquisitions and technology endeavors. Blake oversaw Kathy's entire online ecommerce ecosystem. Here he led both kiWW and partner's ecommerce teams. Some of these partnerships included Macys, Zulilly, BHFO, and Neiman Marcus. Blake also advises several other companies in the nonprofit sector, e.g. ChickTech and Best Buddies. In this episode, you will learn How artificial intelligence is currently reshaping the eCommerce industry Ways AI contributes to optimizing the customer journey in online retail How AI-powered personalization improves customer experience and boosts conversions in eCommerce How can privacy concerns be mitigated within the context of online retail Examples of innovative uses of AI in eCommerce For show transcript and past guests, please visit https://www.ecommercemarketingpodcast.com Or on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3PgT0NOGzpdPGQtBK0XLIQ Follow Arlen: Twitter: https://twitter.com/askarlen  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arlen.robinson.7  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arlenyohance/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arlenrobinson/  Past guests on the ecommerce marketing podcast include Neil Patel, Nemo Chu, Luke Lintz, Luke Carthy, Amber Armstrong, Kris Ruby and many more. Thanks for listening. Be sure to subscribe and leave a review.

Do you feel like your business could use a revamp in Digital Marketing? Alex Neff talks with Melissa Newman about her content strategies and business marketing campaigns through her company, Thea Creative Studio in Bristol Borough! Melissa is an award-winning social media strategist and graduate of Temple University's Fox School of Business. She has an M.S. in Digital Innovation with experience in nonprofit and agency marketing. She fell in love with social media marketing seven years ago while volunteering at ChickTech's Philadelphia chapter. Thea Creative Studio was born out of her passion for helping small businesses and nonprofits simplify their social media systems to create sustainable success. If she's not working, you can typically find her teaching a hatha yoga class, walking Kurt Cobain, her Pembroke Welsh Corgi, or browsing for cheap flights for her next adventure. You can get tickets to her next event here:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/599016894657For more information about Thea Creative Studio, please visit:https://www.theacreativestudio.com 

We discussed a few things including: 1. Cybersecurity trends 2. Forecasts for the future and how companies should best prepare 3. Talent pipeline challenges 4. Paul's latest cyber startup, Calamu Paul Lewis is the Founder and CEO of Calamu, an innovative company providing next-gen, ransomware-safe data protection software. A serial cybersecurity entrepreneur with more than 30 years in the industry, he was formerly the Founder and CEO of PG Lewis LLC, a cyber security and data forensics company that was strategically acquired by Robert Half International (NYSE:RHI), and the Founder and CEO of MC2, a data security company that was strategically acquired by Volt Information Sciences (NYSE:VOL). Lewis has been granted numerous patents to advance data privacy and protection. He is the inventor of the world's first data harbor, a resilient and virtual storage environment that can instantly nullify the impact of a data breach or ransomware attack while also enabling compliance with data privacy regulations. A court-appointed expert in data security and incident response, Lewis is a contributor to the NIST Cybersecurity Practice Guide (Special Publication 1800-4), the NY Department of Financial Services Cyber Security Requirements 23 NYCRR 500, and the United States Federal Rules Committee on electronically stored information (ESI). ----- Mary N. Chaney, Esq., CISSP, CIPP/US has over 25 years of progressive experience within the fields of Information Security, Privacy and Risk Management. She graduated from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio with a B.S.B.A with a S.T.E.M. related focus in Information Systems, graduated Salutatorian and Summa Cum Ladue from Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law and became a licensed attorney in the State of Texas in 1999. Ms. Chaney began her career journey by serving as a Special Agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in Los Angeles. Mary's global experience includes executive level information security and privacy roles with GE Capital (NYSE: GE), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), Comcast Corporation (NYSE: CMCSA) and Esperion Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ESPR). At GE Capital, she was the Director of Incident Response where she led a team responsible for supporting over 14,000 GE Capital Americas end-users. At Johnson & Johnson, she was the Director of the Security Operations Center, where she led the 24x7 Global Security Operations Center that monitored over 130,000 employees across 250 businesses. At Comcast Corporation, Mary was a Senior Director of Information Security, in the Global CISO's office, which had oversight responsibilities for both Comcast Cable and NBC Universal for cyber risk management. At Esperion, Mary is the Director of Information Security and Privacy, having direct responsibility for creating and addressing risk in both information security and privacy. Mary's entrepreneur endeavors include starting and running MBS Information Security Consulting, LLC (MBS) and most recently Mary opened the Law Offices of Mary N. Chaney, P.L.L.C, The Cyber Security Law Firm Of Texas, with the specific mission of helping translate and advise, Boards of Directors, CIO's, CISO's and General Counsel's on how to legally protect their company from cyber related risk. Mary serves the overall cybersecurity community in multiple ways. She has served on several advisory boards including: Post University; ChickTech; CompTIA© Cybersecurity Advisory Board; The Cyber Law Consortium; and The Cyber Future Foundation. Mary is an adjunct professor with the University of Cincinnati, where she teaches online courses in cybersecurity to assist with the development of the next generation of cybersecurity professionals. Lastly, she recently launched her own nonprofit, Minorities in Cybersecurity, Inc. (MiC) which focuses on support, leadership and career development for women and minorities in cybersecurity.  

Grace Macjones is a Nigerian -American technologist, mentor, podcaster and Azure Customer Engineer at Microsoft. She is a STEM + inclusion advocate for women of color and underrepresented groups. She is passionate democratizing technology through mentoring students, speaking at tech events, and volunteering with tech organizations such as Black Girls Code, Women Who Code, ChickTech and DigiGirlz. Grace is also the host of the Tech Unlocked podcast which aims to demystify and diversity the tech industry by giving people of color the keys they need to unlock their successful tech career. *This episode is sponsored by Steel Chic Shoes who offer women's fashionable Steel Toe Shoes. Use promo code EngineeringGals to get Free shipping and a Free water bottle when you purchase a pair of shoes: https://shopsteelchic.com/pages/engineering-gals Connect with us on social media: Natalie Barbu: - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracemacjones - https://twitter.com/GraceMacjones - Instagram: @gracemacjones Amy Kaur: @amydeepkaur Lara Huyapaya: @larahuapaya Engineering Gals: @engineeringgals MUSIC by: Not The King - Faded - Royalty Free Vlog Music @coreygagn --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/engineeringgals/support

Grace Macjones is a Nigerian -American technologist, mentor, podcaster, and Azure Customer Engineer.She is a STEM + inclusion advocate for women of color and underrepresented groups. She is passionate about democratizing technology through mentoring students, speaking at tech events, and volunteering with tech organizations such as Black Girls Code, Women Who Code, ChickTech, and DigiGirlz. Grace has been a mentor at Year Up, Husky Tech, and The Master of Science in Information Systems program at the University of Washington Foster School of Business. Grace is also the host of the Tech Unlocked podcast which aims to demystify and diversity the tech industry by giving people of color the keys they need to unlock their successful tech career.During this episode, we take a look behind the 'LinkedIn curtain' and discuss the mental strength and courage that powers a path less travelled.

Episode Main Points1) She has always been into computer programming and Information Systems. 2) She went to Law School because she got a bad grade in a Business Law class and thought "I'm not going to let this beat me." 3) Her definition of what a cybercrime is is on point. Gotta listen in to get it. 4) She calls herself a cyber defender. She wants to stop cyber crimes from happening and know how devastating they can be. She really wants us all to be safe online. 5) She has worked hard in her career and believes that integrity can carry you a long way. Mentorship is important.6) Don't get attached to titles. Your journey should coincide with who you are. You shouldn't have to turn yourself into a pretzel for a title.Mary Chaney Bio:Mary N. Chaney, Esq., CISSP, CIPP/US, has over 25 years of progressive experience within the fields of Law, Information Security, Privacy and Risk Management. She graduated from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio with her B.S.B.A in Information Systems and received her J.D. degree from Thurgood Marshall School of Law. Ms. Chaney spent several years practicing law in Washington, DC focusing primarily on anti-trust and intellectual property rights infringement cases. She then transitioned to serve her country by becoming a Special Agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) where she investigated cybercrime and served as their Information Systems Security Officer. Ms. Chaney obtained her Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification in 2008 and her Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) certification in 2019. In her corporate career, she has held senior level information security roles with Comcast, Johnson & Johnson and GE Capital.Voluntarily, Ms. Chaney is the Chairman and CEO of Minorities in Cybersecurity, Inc. which focuses on leadership and career development for minorities and women. Ms. Chaney also holds advisory board roles for the Cyber Law Consortium, Post University and ChickTECH. In each of her volunteer endeavors Ms. Chaney strives to improve the cyber security and privacy community by ensuring both students and professionals have the resources they need to excel in their careers.Professionally, Ms. Chaney owns her own cyber security law practice, The Law Offices of Mary N. Chaney, P.L.L.C., The Cyber Security Law Firm of Texas, where she specializes in helping, the Board of Directors, CIO, CISO and General Counsel of any company, understand each other and to legally protect the enterprise from cyber security and privacy risk.Website: https://www.mincybsec.org/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marynchaney Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/stemminginstilettos)Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Is there such a thing as the perfect life and career? For Ivette Cortez, this question drove her to make some big leaps of faith and fulfill her lifelong dream, including bringing her 4 year-old to a free coding class! By putting her values first, Ivette iterated her career repeatedly until she found a way to a charmed life and career that combines her passions for education, community inclusion, and technology.Watch it on YouTube HERE: https://youtu.be/By0G7tdNe9cABOUT OUR GUEST Since 2016, Ivette Cortez has been working for ChickTech to empower womxn, girls, and promote equity and diversity in tech. In the spring of 2020, Ivette led the roll-out of ChickTech’s online platform ACT-W+ to help mitigate the negative impact COVID-19 has had for womxn in tech.Don't forget to subscribe to Educative Sessions on YouTube! ►► https://bit.ly/39sIrUN ABOUT EDUCATIVE Educative (educative.io) provides interactive and adaptive courses for software developers. Whether it’s beginning to learn to code, grokking the next interview, or brushing up on frontend coding, data science, or cybersecurity, Educative is changing how developers continue their education. Stay relevant through our pre-configured learning environments that adapt to match a developer’s skill level. Educative provides the best author platform for instructors to create interactive and adaptive content in only a few clicks.More Videos from Educative Sessions: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT_8FqzTIr2Q1BOtvX_DPPw/ Episode 29: "A Mother's Long, Winding Road into Technology" with Ivette Cortez of ChickTech | Educative Sessions

A sneak-peek into how the Founder and Ex-CEO of ChickTech, Janice Levenhagen talks about her personal journey and delves into the topics no leader dares talk about - burnout. Janice is one of the speakers at 2020 Women Leaders Rising Summit, a FREE virtual event. Get your ticket today at Summit.WomenLeadersRising.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenleadersrising/message

You’re listening to Big Girl Money! We start this episode with a listener email in our favorite segment... “Ask Wendy” (8:15 - 15:23). Then we move into our interview with Chapter Director of ChickTech, Nicci Frick (15:28 - 49:47)! Lastly, we close the episode with a Big Girl Spotlight (49:56 - 55:41)! Thanks for listening!

The tech industry is at the forefront of innovation and problem solving. And while engineering and computer-related roles are some of the fastest growing fields in the U.S., women only hold about 25% of those positions. We sat down with Christine Cunliffe, Chapter Director of ChickTech OC, and Ellen Tran, volunteer with the organization, to discuss the importance of presenting hands-on tech opportunities to the community, company diversity and how their organization helps women excel in the tech field. To learn more about ChickTech or to donate, visit their website: https://chicktech.org/

Among the various STEM education organizations that have developed throughout the last several years, there is ChickTech. The local Austin chapter of the nonprofit began just a few years ago, and Dana DeFebbo, its Assistant Director, discusses how ChickTech Austin reaches out to high school girls who might not have had opportunities in tech. Dana talks about the challenges and rewards of running an all-volunteer program like this and her hopes for its future. Related to this episode: • Chicktech Austin: https://austin.chicktech.org/ • ChickTech: https://chicktech.org/ • OSCON, Open Source Convention: https://conferences.oreilly.com/oscon/oscon-or • Microbits: https://microbit.org/ • Girlstart: https://girlstart.org/ • Previous podcast with GirlStart: http://www.k12engineering.net/transcripts/ep21.html • Android development curriculum App Inventor from MIT: http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/ • ACT-W Conferences: http://www.act-w.org/ • Lilypad Arduino: https://store.arduino.cc/usa/lilypad-arduino-main-board • Article on Apple's Global Volunteer Program: https://www.macrumors.com/2015/03/16/apple-launches-global-volunteer-program/ • Microsoft employee giving program: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/philanthropies/employee-engagement Our closing music is “Yes And” by Steve Combs, used under a Creative Commons Attribution License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Subscribe and find more podcast information at: http://www.k12engineering.net. Support Pios Labs with regular donations on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pioslabs, or send one-time contributions by buying us coffee: https://ko-fi.com/pioslabs. Thanks to our donors and listeners for making the show possible. The K12 Engineering Education Podcast is a production of Pios Labs: http://www.pioslabs.com.

When you hear the term “ethical,” what does it mean to you? When I ask different people, different people give me different definitions. I think everyone’s idea of “ethical company” may mean something different, like maybe how they treat animals, or the materials they use and how it impacts the planet, or maybe it’s about how they treat the people that work for them. I think that the definition of “ethical” is ever-changing and ever-evolving, and I think that’s a good thing! My guest this week is Sydney Sherman, the founder of Faire--an online marketplace that connects conscious consumers with ethical brands and artisans. I loved hearing Sydney’s story and I can’t wait for you to dive in with us. HEARTSTRINGS, TRAVEL, AND A BRIGHT IDEA Sydney had always wanted to travel (she has now been to over 40 countries!), and simultaneously had always felt her heartstrings pulled by impoverished individuals. It was during an around-the-world trip that she really felt herself come into her own and become who she is today. She was so interested in learning about other cultures and meeting people from the countries she visited. Of all the places she toured, it was India that struck her most. The level of poverty was incredibly disturbing to her. It was so pervasive and unlike any poverty she had ever seen. At the same time, she saw so many beautiful crafts. It struck her that there must be a more sustainable way to eradicate extreme poverty. She knew then that she wanted to use business as the tool to uplift these impoverished individuals and help them take back their own destinies. After tossing around a lot of ideas, Sydney settled on the idea of creating an ethical marketplace. WHAT ETHICAL MEANS TO ME: WRITE IT DOWN AND THEN SHARE IT Safe working conditions, fair wages, and environmentally sustainable: that is how Sydney defines the term “ethical.” While coming up with her business plan after crafting her definition of “ethical,” she realized the difficulty and enormity of the task at hand. She decided to write everything down, and then share it. Every individual that she spoke with helped shape her business plan, and helped increase her confidence--something that is so crucial for new entrepreneurs. THE TARGET APPROACH: NOT ABOUT PERFECTION Sydney believes that the key to becoming ethically-minded--both as a business and as a person--is not about perfection, it is about trying your best, committing, and starting small. These are the changes that count, and becoming “ethical” does not have to be a complete transformation overnight. The way to bring people into the “ethical” fold is to be compassionate, rather than judgemental. We are all on the same team as long as we are supportive and caring about one another. The definition of ethical will continue to evolve and change, and that is a good thing. She plans to help individuals achieve this by expanding their offerings on their website, allowing customers to purchase everything from toothpaste to homewares. About Sydney Sherman, Founder of Faire: Before starting Faire, Sydney built and ran a small business that linked administrative assistants with local start-ups, nonprofits and other clients in the Austin, Texas area. Before that, Sydney worked for a small advertising company, and ran Monty & Joie, a dress company she started in college. Sydney has volunteered doing environmental/wildlife conservation in Cambodia, and throughout Texas, with organizations like Refugee Services of Texas. She also mentors high school girls through ChickTech, an Austin non-profit dedicated to retaining women in the technology workforce and increasing the number of women and girls pursuing technology-based careers. Sydney earned her BS in Advertising and Business Foundations at UT-Austin, and studied Media and Global Change at the Salzburg Academy in Austria. She earned her MBA from the Acton School of Business. CONNECT WITH SYDNEY Website: https://faire.shop/ Instagram: @faire.shop Facebook: Faire Twitter: @faire_shop LinkedIn: Faire | Sydney Sherman Special thanks to CAUSEBOX for sponsoring this week’s Business with Purpose podcast. Use coupon code MOLLY for $15 off! Join my Purchase with Purpose Facebook group and let’s continue the conversation! https://www.facebook.com/groups/purchasewithpurpose/ Subscribe to the Business with Purpose podcast (and I’d love it if you left a review** on iTunes!) Subscribe on iTunes** Subscribe on Google Play Subscribe on Radio Public Subscribe via Podcast RSS Feed **Want to know how to leave a review of the Business with Purpose Podcast on iTunes from your iPhone or iPad? Launch Apple’s Podcast app. Tap the Search tab. Enter “Business with Purpose“ Tap the blue Search key at the bottom right. Tap the Blue album art for the podcast. Tap the Reviews tab. Tap Write a Review at the bottom. Enter your iTunes password to login. Tap the Stars to leave a rating. Enter title text and content to leave a review. Tap Send.

Today we get to know Tina-Marie Gulley of ChickTech. ChickTech is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating cool, exciting technology events for girls and women in Seattle. To support the Women in Tech podcast go to https://www.patreon.com/womenintech - tweet @womenintechshow and @EspreeDevora. http://seattle.chicktech.org/ http://twitter.com/womenintechshow https://twitter.com/espreedevora

Link: -About ChickTech -ChickTech locations -ChickTech blog -ChickTech Twitter -ChickTech Facebook -ChickTech LinkedIn   In this episode, our guest was a teen mom and despite all the hardships ended up getting a computer engineering degree. She went on to get her MBA and in 2012 Janice Levenhagen-Seeley founded ChickTech. ChickTech is a non-profit that advocates for gender equality through high school workshops, training, and conferences. It aims at engaging women of all ages in the technology industry while working to create a better technology culture for all. Listen to Janice's story to learn more about her challenging and powerful STEM story. 

We're joined by science enthusiast and advocate, Rose DF (@_Astro_Nerd_), to chat about our passion for science and space, her struggles and experiences on her journey into STEM, and her science communication projects (like ChickTech). Show notes & transcripts can be found on our website at http://synapsescience.com. ---- Music tracks are attributed to Kevin MacLeod and are licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/. All audio clips included in the podcast are used for nonprofit, educational purposes. The Synapse Science Podcast is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

This week we have an interview with 2017 Skidmore Prize winner Janice Levenhagen of ChickTech. Every year during their holiday Give!Guide season, the Willamette Week honors Portlanders 35 and under who are making outstanding contributions to their community. We’re featuring the winners on the show this month. ChickTech works to engage women and girls in the tech industry through workshops, mentorship opportunities, and a year-long program for high school students.

Many of you may not know that I’m the father of three daughters. As such, I am regularly helping them navigate through various options for their future education and potential career opportunities. When it comes to education, one of the buzzwords that is ubiquitous in today’s educational world is STEM. Historically, women and girls have been […]

Rebecca Colett is the lead for the Atlanta chapter of ChickTech, that supports women and young girls with tech. She builds a community, empower participants to see themselves as leaders, and provide networking and mentoring opportunities in the rapidly growing high tech industry. I fell in love with Rebecca and all her energy and how she is using it to help young girls learn how to code. She is smart and amazing. I really hope you enjoy this podcast. Ms. Rebecca Colett is a passionate individual from the beautiful city of Detroit, Michigan. Currently residing in Atlanta, Georgia pursuing passions Project Management, Marketing, Advertising, Event Strategy, Digital Media and Health/Wellness education.

It’s no secret that women and minorities have historically been underrepresented in science and engineering and have faced a lot of bias upon entering those fields. But what is Oregon State University doing to change that? To find out, we talk to Joe McGuire, one of the College of Engineering’s associate deans, and Anne Gillies, the search advocate program director at Oregon State about how they are building an inclusive environment. To learn about the efforts to recruit and retain more students of underrepresented groups we talk to Ellen Momsen, director of the Women and Minorities in Engineering program and Kameron Kadooka, the coordinator of the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program. We also hear from alumni, Patricia Walsh, Janice Levenhagen-Seeley and Justin Conner about their experiences at Oregon State. Janice describes ChickTech, the non-profit she founded to recruit and retain more girls and women in technology fields.

Today's podcast guest is Jen Hewett. Living in San Francisco, Jen is a printmaker, surface designer, textile artist, teacher and mother to Gus, her adorable dog. During our discussion, we talk about her personal challenges such as Print, Pattern, Sew along with her 52 Weeks of Printmaking. We delve into the importance of self confidence while making, the sensitivity to nuance created when in between "worlds", how anxiety can shape creative work, and more. I hope you enjoy our conversation. For more information about this episode (including show notes), please check out my website.    Podcast music by Mekanism Sound.   Special thanks to Hunter's Design Studio for sponsoring this episode (and check out her latest quilt pattern: a tribute to Carrie Fisher and General Organa with proceeds going to ChickTech)

Robots, role models, rap, and more all stood out at the 2017 South by Southwest (SXSW) conference and festival. Pius highlights products, programs, and ideas at SXSW that might especially interest engineering educators. Mentioned in this episode: • SXSW Edu: http://sxswedu.com/ • WE: https://www.we.org/ • AP WE (CS + service learning): https://advancesinap.collegeboard.org/initiatives/ap-we-service • CS4All NYC: https://csnyc.org/our-work/cs4all • Kahoot: https://getkahoot.com/ • GLICODE and Pocky: http://cp.glico.jp/glicode/en/ • Puzzlets from Digital Dreamlabs: https://www.digitaldreamlabs.com/ • PolyBot hydroponic system by Poly: http://mypolybot.com/ • Trashbots: https://www.trashbots.org/ • Kuri robot: https://www.heykuri.com/ • Open Source Skateboards: http://www.opensourceboards.com/ • Panoform VR creation tools: http://www.panoform.com/ • Science with Tom: https://www.youtube.com/user/tomcfad • Omnipointment platform for group projects: https://www.omnipointment.com/ • Project Paradigm: http://www.projectparadigm.org/ • Explo: https://www.explo.org/ • MIT Independent Activities Period: http://web.mit.edu/iap/ • No Boundaries USA: http://www.nobarriersusa.org/ • Expanding Yor Horizons symposium for girls, supported by No Barriers: http://nocoeyh.wix.com/home • ChickTech: https://chicktech.org/ Our closing music is from "Late for School" by Bleeptor, used under a Creative Commons Attribution License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Subscribe and find more podcast information at: http://www.k12engineering.net. The K12 Engineering Education Podcast is a production of Pios Labs: http://www.pioslabs.com. Check out the book and ebook “Engineer's Guide to Improv and Art Games” by Pius Wong, on Amazon, Kindle, Apple iBooks, Barnes & Noble Nook, and other retailers: http://www.pioslabs.com/improv4design.html

In this session, Beena Ammanath, Data Science Products at General Electric, sat with Vishal Kumar, CEO AnalyticsWeek and shared her journey as an analytics executive, life @ GE, future of analytics in the industrial sector, how Predix is helping other industrial companies cope up with growing data, and some challenges/Opportunities she's observing as an analytics executive. Timeline: 0:29 Beena's journey. 5:19 Data science in the manufacturing sector. 7:03 Driving data science in the manufacturing sector. 9:39 Bringing in the data culture into the manufacturing sector. 11:35 Upskilling and being relevant as a data scientist. 13:27 Hacks to managing data teams well. 16:08 What's Predix? 19:06 Investment opportunities for data science in manufacturing. 21:07 Challenges manufacturing businesses in data. 24:46 IoT and manufacturing. 25:18 Dealing with IoT vendors at Predix. 26:24 Ontology of data at Predix. 29:43 Dealing with the new rules and laws in the IoT sector. 31:30 Interesting use cases in the manufacturing industry. 34:37 Open source vs. enterprise. 35:35 Getting recruited as a data scientist in manufacturing. 40:07 Pitching your product for a manufacturing company. Podcast link: https://futureofdata.org/leadership-playbook-with-beena-ammanath-ge/ Here's Beena's Bio: Beena Ammanath is Board Director at ChickTech and Head of Data Science Products at General Electric. She is a seasoned technology leader with over 24 years of a proven track record of building, and leading high-performance teams from the ground-up focused on strategy and successful execution of industrial scale technology products and services. She has an impressive track record, having worked at recognized international organizations British Telecom, E*trade, Thomson Reuters, Bank of America, and Silicon Valley startups in engineering and management positions. She is also helping build the next-gen of computer scientists through her role on the Industry Advisory Board for Cal Poly. She holds a Masters in Computer Science and an MBA in Finance. She has been a featured speaker on the topics of data science, big data, technology transformation, and women in leadership at numerous industry conferences. Throughout her career in technology, Beena has been a strong advocate for women in positions of technology leadership and has established herself as a voice for resolving gender disparities. Follow @beena_ammanath The podcast is sponsored by: TAO.ai(https://tao.ai), Artificial Intelligence Driven Career Coach About #Podcast: #FutureOfData podcast is a conversation starter to bring leaders, influencers, and lead practitioners to discuss their journey to create the data-driven future. Want to Join? If you or any you know wants to join in, Register your interest @ http://play.analyticsweek.com/guest/ Want to sponsor? Email us @ info@analyticsweek.com Keywords: #FutureOfData #DataAnalytics #Leadership #Podcast #BigData #Strategy

Janice Levenhagen-Seeley (@ChickTechOrg on twitter) joins host Craig Price to discuss her non-profit ChickTech.  What is ChickTech? It is a nonprofit dedicated to retaining women in the technology workforce and increasing the number of women and girls pursuing technology-based careers. Craig and Janice discuss how their programs not only develop the skills women need in tech but also a sense of accomplishment and self-confidence. They also discuss the realities of the "Good Ol' Boys" network, unconscious bias in the workplace and how you can find a local chapter or create one of your own. They also talk about using culture training and assessments to identify issues many organization may not even realize exist. For more information on how you can participate or donate, go to http://chicktech.org 

ChickTech is a nonprofit focused on getting and keeping women in tech. ChickTech: High School builds girls’ confidence, teaches them vital skills, and introduces them to a wide range of technological interests, from robotics to game design to programming. Janice Levenhagen is the Founder and Executive Director of ChickTech. Continue reading… The post ChickTech with Janice Levenhagen appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.

Why are women under represented in the Technology fields? Is is something that parents can help encourage their daughters study in school? Does the responsibility lie more on the companies themselves? Money Jar explores both these questions today as we interview two guests; Janice Levenhagen-Seeley of ChickTech.org and Lydia Dishman, a contributing journalist for Forbes.com.