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This episode is sponsored by HCA Midwest Health. One of the first of many decisions you'll have to make once you find out you're having a baby is choosing a healthcare practitioner. Some women choose an obstetrician, while others opt for a midwife. Today we are chatting with Kim Boote, a Certified Nurse Midwife with Kansas City Women's Clinic, part of HCA Midwest Health, to learn about the benefits of choosing a midwife. Meet Kim Boote Kim Boote, CNM, MSN, C-EFM is a Certified Nurse Midwife with Kansas City Women's Clinic seeing patients in Kansas City, Olathe, and Lansing, KS. She is affiliated with Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Kim is a member of the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM), the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), and the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP). She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from the University of Iowa, her Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from Case Western Reserve University, and her Nurse-Midwifery certificate from Frontier Nursing University. Kim and her family enjoy vacationing in warm climates where they can hike, snorkel, or just enjoy the ocean. She loves learning where all her patients have traveled to update her bucket list for new destinations. Kim has four kids that keep her busy! Connect with Megan and Sarah We would love to hear from you! Send us an e-mail or find us on Instagram or Facebook!        

"A Seat at the Table," presented by the Kansas City Underground Film Festival, will feature the works of 12 local women and queer filmmakers.

As Kansas City heads toward a record-setting year for homicides, these Black women say guns are not the problem but a symptom of underlying problems. They're also buying guns and learning how to use them safely. Plus: A fatal illness spreading among cervid populations could cause Kansas to ban deer baiting.

Mortality rates for Kansas City mothers and infants, especially in Black and brown communities, are well above the national average. So local groups are stepping outside the traditional health care system to bridge the gap. Plus: The leaders of a small southeast Kansas hospital say the only way to keep it from closing is to cut back on services.

Marleah Campbell sits down with Dionnah Jackson-Durrett about her new role as Kansas City Roos women's basketball coach and her path to the position. — Compete against KCSN hosts and other KCSN supporters in our exclusive DraftKings Daily Fantasy league for just $5. Only 50 players are allowed per week, so act now! https://dkn.gs/r/gj0tcTskQEqlep-O0Zhh6Q — Download the DraftKings Sportsbook App NOW and sign up with promo code KCSN! https://apps.apple.com/us/app/draftkings-sportsbook-casino/id1375031369 — Subscribe to the KCSN Daily substack for film reviews, exclusive podcasts, KC Draft guide, discounts and access, giveaways, merch drops and more at https://kcsn.substack.com/subscribe — You can look good while supporting the network by copping some first-edition KCSN merch. https://happinameskc.com/team-store/kc-sport-network FOLLOW US ON: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/KCSportsNetwork Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kcsports.network/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/KCSportsNetwork Substack - https://kcsn.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chances are, you or someone around you has dealt with injuries as an athlete... but how do handle it? More importantly in a way that grows our faith? Listen to this episode to here from Reighan Childers, a former Division 1 soccer player regarding her own battles with injuries, and ways she saw God use it.  Mentioned: Reighan Childers Reighan played for the Kansas City Women's Soccer team & currently lives in Kansas City where she aims to make Christ known in the corporate world.  Ad: Anchor by Spotify If you found this podcast helpful, please consider rating, reviewing, and subscribing to help other athletes find M>A. Follow us on instagram @_morethan.an.athlete !  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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My guest for Episode 12 is trumpet player and long-time advocate for women in jazz, Ellen Seeling. A Milwaukee native, Ellen was the first woman to earn a degree in Jazz Studies from Indiana University. In 1975 she moved to New York City, where she worked with the likes of The Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra, Machito, the Slide Hampton Big Band, Luther Vandross, Laura Nyro, The Temptations, Isis and Martha Reeves, among countless others. In 1980, Ellen and her now-wife, saxophonist and composer Jean Fineberg, formed the jazz fusion band DEUCE, recording two albums, and touring all over the United States. In 1989 the two relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area where they continued to play with DEUCE and several other ensembles, and in 1998 Ellen founded the Montclair Women’s Big Band, in an effort to provide greater visibility for the Bay Area community of women jazz artists. Ellen also spent many years teaching at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Jazzschool in Berkeley, California, and has held teaching positions at a number of other universities and events including Indiana University, Pennsylvania State University and the Kansas City Women’s Jazz Festival. In 2009 Ellen founded and co-directed the United States’ first summer jazz camp for girls, the Girls’ Jazz & Blues Camp, featuring a women’s faculty from the Montclair Women’s Big Band. Then, in 2015, Ellen co-founded Jazzwomen and Girls Advocates, in an effort to address the systemic and historic gender discrimination in jazz. Thus far, the organisation has consulted with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, playing a role in their adoption of new hiring processes, and also helped to encourage the Monterey Jazz Festival’s 500% increase in women instrumentalists programmed for its 2018 edition.Ellen and I caught up via Zoom in early April to discuss her experience coming up as a young female trumpet player in the late 1960s and early ‘70s; being invited to play professionally with the all-women jazz-rock band Isis and the legendary Laura Nyro while she was still in college; her experience living and working in New York for almost 15 years, often playing with otherwise all-male bands and orchestras; her work with Jazzwomen and Girls Advocates, in particular their lobbying of Jazz at Lincoln Center and Monterey Jazz Festival; and some of the music that has inspired her over her career.https://www.montclairwomensbigband.com/ (Ellen’s profile: https://www.montclairwomensbigband.com/about-us/ellen-seeling-bio)https://jazzwomenadvocates.org/Ellen on Marian McPartland’s ‘Piano Jazz’: https://www.npr.org/2013/12/06/249318939/ellen-seeling-on-piano-jazz Jean’s website, which features work by both Ellen and Jean: https://deuceband.com/https://soundcloud.com/montclairwomensbigband And my Q&A with Melbourne International Jazz Festival: https://www.melbournejazz.com/news/womeninjazzpodcast-qna/ Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/womeninjazz)

Phil’s guest on today’s show is Will Johnson, a developer, speaker, blogger and marketer who enjoys helping people reach their goals by using the power of social media. He is currently a Learner Advocate for Egghead.io and Presentation Director for Kansas City Women in Technology. Will discusses the importance of specialising in one specific area rather than diluting our skills by spreading them too thin. Will also talks about why it’s vital to build and nurture good working relationships, and how this can benefit your IT career. Full show notes and links to related resources are available on the IT Career Energizer website - https://itcareerenergizer.com/e278

Sponsors Sentry– use the code “devchat” for two months free on Sentry’s small plan The Freelancers Show My JavaScript Story CacheFly Host: Aaron Frost Joined By Special Guest: Jennifer Wadella Episode Summary This week, My Angular Story welcomes Jennifer Wadella, Founder of Kansas City Women in Technology and JavaScript Developer at Bitovi. Jennifer is also a regular host on the Adventures in Angular Podcast as well as an international speaker and a kombucha brewer. Jennifer talks about her journey as a developer and their meetups in to help support and increase female presence in developer world. Coding & Cocktails and Coding & Cupcakes are two of the regular web development meetups held by Kansas City Women in Technology. Coding&Cupcakes is an introductory session for girls to learn to code. Jennifer talks about how most parents thinks of bringing their sons along when they hear coding instead of their daughters and what they are doing to break that stigma. Coding & Cocktails are web development classes for women learning code where women developers can get together and share cocktails, dinner and web development tips. Links AiA 234: Control Value Accessors on Reactive Forms with Jennifer Wadella Adventures in Angular Podcast Jennifer's LinkedIn Jennifer's Twitter Bitovi Kansas City Women in Technology Picks Jennifer Wadella prAna Halle Pants - Women's https://github.com/johnpapa/angular-styleguide Aaron Frost NG Bolivia 2019 Jorge Cano 2019 UtahJS Conference

Sponsors Sentry– use the code “devchat” for two months free on Sentry’s small plan The Freelancers Show My JavaScript Story CacheFly Host: Aaron Frost Joined By Special Guest: Jennifer Wadella Episode Summary This week, My Angular Story welcomes Jennifer Wadella, Founder of Kansas City Women in Technology and JavaScript Developer at Bitovi. Jennifer is also a regular host on the Adventures in Angular Podcast as well as an international speaker and a kombucha brewer. Jennifer talks about her journey as a developer and their meetups in to help support and increase female presence in developer world. Coding & Cocktails and Coding & Cupcakes are two of the regular web development meetups held by Kansas City Women in Technology. Coding&Cupcakes is an introductory session for girls to learn to code. Jennifer talks about how most parents thinks of bringing their sons along when they hear coding instead of their daughters and what they are doing to break that stigma. Coding & Cocktails are web development classes for women learning code where women developers can get together and share cocktails, dinner and web development tips. Links AiA 234: Control Value Accessors on Reactive Forms with Jennifer Wadella Adventures in Angular Podcast Jennifer's LinkedIn Jennifer's Twitter Bitovi Kansas City Women in Technology Picks Jennifer Wadella prAna Halle Pants - Women's https://github.com/johnpapa/angular-styleguide Aaron Frost NG Bolivia 2019 Jorge Cano 2019 UtahJS Conference

Sponsors Sentry– use the code “devchat” for two months free on Sentry’s small plan The Freelancers Show My JavaScript Story CacheFly Host: Aaron Frost Joined By Special Guest: Jennifer Wadella Episode Summary This week, My Angular Story welcomes Jennifer Wadella, Founder of Kansas City Women in Technology and JavaScript Developer at Bitovi. Jennifer is also a regular host on the Adventures in Angular Podcast as well as an international speaker and a kombucha brewer. Jennifer talks about her journey as a developer and their meetups in to help support and increase female presence in developer world. Coding & Cocktails and Coding & Cupcakes are two of the regular web development meetups held by Kansas City Women in Technology. Coding&Cupcakes is an introductory session for girls to learn to code. Jennifer talks about how most parents thinks of bringing their sons along when they hear coding instead of their daughters and what they are doing to break that stigma. Coding & Cocktails are web development classes for women learning code where women developers can get together and share cocktails, dinner and web development tips. Links AiA 234: Control Value Accessors on Reactive Forms with Jennifer Wadella Adventures in Angular Podcast Jennifer's LinkedIn Jennifer's Twitter Bitovi Kansas City Women in Technology Picks Jennifer Wadella prAna Halle Pants - Women's https://github.com/johnpapa/angular-styleguide Aaron Frost NG Bolivia 2019 Jorge Cano 2019 UtahJS Conference

Technology has the highest dropout level for women compared to any other industry. Matt and Matt are accompanied by lead angular developer at Bitovi, founder, and president of Kansas City Women in Technology, Jennifer Wadella.   Kansas City Women in Technology is a grassroots organization with the aim of increasing the number of women in the technology industry in Kansas City. It was founded about 6 years ago and provides 3 primary ways to support women, who are curious about careers in technology.   The first method is through encouragement for young girls, which tries to open up the conversation of women having careers in technology. The second method is to provide mentors for these young women that they might have someone to help them along. Lastly, they host networking opportunities for current professionals with activities such as Coding & Cocktails or Coding & Cupcakes. Kansas City Women in Technology wants to break through current gender trends and blaze a trail for women to succeed in the technology industry.   Learn more about:   Full Scale: https://fullscale.io/   Stackify: https://stackify.com/   KC Women in Technology: https://kcwomenintech.org/   GigaBook: https://gigabook.com   Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/   Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg   Follow us on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@startuphustle

Sponsors Sentry use the code “devchat” for 2 months free on Sentry small plan Angular Bootcamp TripleByte offers a $1000 signing bonus Cachefly Panel Alyssa Nicoll Aaron Frost Joe Eames Special Guest: Jennifer Wadella Episode Summary In this episode of Adventures in Angular, the panel speaks with Jennifer Wadella, founder of Kansas City Women in Technology and JavaScript Developer at Bitovi. Jennifer is also an international speaker and a kombucha brewer. Jennifer talks about popular events they host at Kansas City Women in Technology like the Coding & Cupcakes | Kansas City Women in Technology and the Coding & Cocktails | Kansas City Women in Technology meetups. They also discuss the Control Value Accessor (CVA) interface and its key concepts as well as best scenarios to use it in. Jennifer has written a blog piece where she describes how to use the CVA interface. Links Jennifer's GitHub Jennifer's Medium Jennifer's Twitter Jennifer's LinkedIN Jennifer's Website Kansas City Women in Technology Bitovi Coding & Cupcakes | Kansas City Women in Technology Coding & Cocktails | Kansas City Women in Technology Kansas City Women in Technology Events Jennifer's Blog Control Value Accessor Use #unJoe hashtag on Twitter https://www.facebook.com/adventuresinangular/ https://twitter.com/angularpodcast Picks Alyssa Nicoll: Alyssa's Baby Aaron Frost: Model 3 | Tesla Safe Spaces and Friends Joe Eames: Deep Space D-6 Jennifer Wadella: Jennifer's Blog Kombucha 101 Jennifer's Blog 10 Commandments of Community Organizing The Expanse

Sponsors Sentry use the code “devchat” for 2 months free on Sentry small plan Angular Bootcamp TripleByte offers a $1000 signing bonus Cachefly Panel Alyssa Nicoll Aaron Frost Joe Eames Special Guest: Jennifer Wadella Episode Summary In this episode of Adventures in Angular, the panel speaks with Jennifer Wadella, founder of Kansas City Women in Technology and JavaScript Developer at Bitovi. Jennifer is also an international speaker and a kombucha brewer. Jennifer talks about popular events they host at Kansas City Women in Technology like the Coding & Cupcakes | Kansas City Women in Technology and the Coding & Cocktails | Kansas City Women in Technology meetups. They also discuss the Control Value Accessor (CVA) interface and its key concepts as well as best scenarios to use it in. Jennifer has written a blog piece where she describes how to use the CVA interface. Links Jennifer's GitHub Jennifer's Medium Jennifer's Twitter Jennifer's LinkedIN Jennifer's Website Kansas City Women in Technology Bitovi Coding & Cupcakes | Kansas City Women in Technology Coding & Cocktails | Kansas City Women in Technology Kansas City Women in Technology Events Jennifer's Blog Control Value Accessor Use #unJoe hashtag on Twitter https://www.facebook.com/adventuresinangular/ https://twitter.com/angularpodcast Picks Alyssa Nicoll: Alyssa's Baby Aaron Frost: Model 3 | Tesla Safe Spaces and Friends Joe Eames: Deep Space D-6 Jennifer Wadella: Jennifer's Blog Kombucha 101 Jennifer's Blog 10 Commandments of Community Organizing The Expanse

GUEST BIO: Rhia is a software engineer for a data-driven tech company where she creates backend software applications using C#, .NET, Python, AWS and a variety of other tech.   Rhia is an active member of Kansas City Women in Technology and she is passionate about encouraging underrepresented and underexposed communities to take advantage of the opportunities available in tech.   EPISODE DESCRIPTION: Phil’s guest on today’s show is Rhia Dixon. She is a young software engineer, who is just starting her IT career. Yet, she has already done a lot within the industry. Rhia has already worked with C#, .NET, Python, AWS and several other languages and tech platforms. Recently, she delivered her first tech conference speech. She is also an active member of the Kansas City Women in Technology group. Rhia is passionate about encouraging underexposed communities to become more involved in the IT sector, so is actively looking for more ways to do that. KEY TAKEAWAYS: (1.06) – So Rhia, can I ask you to expand on that brief intro and tell us a little bit more about yourself? Rhia explained that she put herself through a boot camp to get started in the tech industry. She completed a full stack coding program to be able to start her career as a software engineer. Rhia did well and found her current position, while she was still studying. That job has her working mainly at the backend using C#, which has been a great way for her to cement and hone her skills. Importantly, this role has also enabled her to quickly branch out and work with other languages and platforms. (2.03) – Is there anything in particular that you enjoy about this role? The fact that she gets to touch all kinds of tech is something Rhia loves about her work. She really enjoys the fact that the team she works with has the autonomy to try out all kinds of new things. (2.51) – Can you please share a unique career tip with the I.T. career audience? Rhia’s main tip is to learn to communicate well. Networking was how she landed her current role. It is also how she became more involved with Kansas City (KC) Women in Technology. Her advice is to put yourself out there and ask plenty of questions. It is the best way to get to understand what people do and how things fit together. (3.30) In terms of networking, how did you go about doing that? Attending meetups was encouraged in the boot camp, something Rhia took note of and did, right from the start. That is how she came across KC Women in Tech. In class, she was learning to code using React. But, the KC women were using Angular to do HTML, CSS and JavaScript. This opened her eyes to the fact that there are a lot of different techs and pushed her to try out new things. Through these meetups, she met business analysts, product owners, and people in dev adjacent roles. These experiences and connections sparked her interest in all kinds of other things. Rhia also started talking more to people she already knew and began to network with them and learn as much as she could from them too. (5.10) – Can you tell us about your worst career moment? And what you learned from that experience. Rhia has only been working in IT for about a year. As a result, her worst career moment is connected to missing out on a fantastic opportunity rather than a mistake she has made. At the boot camp, all students were required to research the IT industry in the city. During this process, Rhia came across a firm she really liked. They provided a fun work environment, had an ethos she liked and were offering work she would be qualified to do once she had finished boot camp. They even had an opening for a JavaScript developer. But, she still had 3 months to go at boot camp. So, despite the fact career services encouraged her to apply, she didn’t. Mostly because she just did not have the confidence to do so. Now, she realizes she should have just applied. After all, the worst thing that could have happened was that she did not get the job. (7.40) – So, I assume you would do things differently now. Rhia says that if she came across something she was only 20% qualified for, she would still apply. Often a lack of a certain skill is not a deal breaker. It is an approach that has already worked well for Rhia, although she is aware of the fact that she has a big personality helps too. She tends to stand out and be memorable, which seems to lead to people being very willing to give her a chance. (8.29) Phil asks Rhia if she is making the point that it is not always about technical skills. Often, it is also about what else you bring. Rhia says yes that’s it exactly. (8.47) – Please share a couple of your career highlights with the I.T. Career Energizer audience. About two months into her current role, a third party site did something and broke their system. It was a high-stress situation, but, it gave Rhia the chance to dig deep and see how stuff actually worked. For the first time, she had a high-level view. Unfortunately, everything had to be built up from scratch. Not ideal, but, for Rhia, this was actually a good thing. It enabled her to really connect the dots and understand what was going on behind the scenes. Being able to obtain mentorship from people for different things has also been a highlight. For example, she wanted to become a tech speaker. When she asked Jennifer Wadella, the founder of KC Women in Tech, for advice, she offered to mentor her. In February, Rhia was able to give her first tech talk, which was very well received. That event was another career highlight for Rhia. Phil comments that he likes to get an understanding of what is going on in the IT industry from all perspectives. So, it is really interesting to hear how someone like Rhia, who is new to the industry, is establishing herself in the sector. (12.10) – Can you tell us what excites you about the future of the IT industry and careers? The fact that the industry is ever evolving is something Rhia enjoys. There is no need to get stuck doing the same thing. She is particularly excited about the way, and pace at which, the envelope is being continuously pushed. (13.28) – What drew you to a career in IT? Rhia realized a career in IT was a possibility when she saw a Facebook add for a boot camp. It looked exciting and like something she would enjoy doing, so she gave it a go. When she realized that building applications is a logical process, like solving a huge puzzle, she was hooked. The fact that it is also so creative, like composing music, is another plus. (14.14) – What is the best career advice you have ever received? By far the best advice Rhia ever got was to drop words like aspiring and junior from everything about me. She did as advised and removed them from her resume, LinkedIn, Twitter and business cards. Rather than call herself an aspiring or junior software engineer she took ownership of who she is instead of who she wants to be. Surprisingly, this simple change has made a huge difference. (14.55) – If you were to begin your IT career again, right now, what would you do? Rhia says she would learn Python first instead of starting with the frontend. (15.17) – Do you think you would have still gone through the boot camp? Would you recommend it as a way into the IT industry? Rhia says she would recommend boot camps. But, you have to remember that you get out of it what you put in. It is not possible to learn everything in such a short period of time, but, it is a good way to get started. (16.11) – What career objectives are you currently focusing on? Right now, Rhia is focusing on learning to write good tests. She wants to improve coding infrastructure standards. Her main aim is to make things more reliable. To achieve this goal, Rhia is working out how to log things and how to monitor application health. She believes taking this proactive approach will enable her to spot and deal with issues, at an earlier stage. (16.46) – What is the number one non-technical skill that has helped you the most in your IT career? Having good networking and organizational skills has proved to be very helpful to Rhia. Being well organized is helping her to write cleaner code. She is learning to write in a way that ensures she will be able to easily go back over it and enhance her code, in the future. After all, you cannot have a version 2.0 if you do not know what version 1.0 did. Rhia knows that she would not have made it so far, so fast, without her networking skills. So, that is also a non-technical skill that she is working on improving even more. (17.40) – Phil asks Rhia to share a final piece of career advice with the audience. Rhia says – get out there and try everything that is available. That could be different languages or something that is not strictly IT related like finding out about different industries. For example, right now, Rhia is particularly interested in the parcel intelligence sector. It does not really matter what it is, expanding your reach will help you to figure out where to go next. BEST MOMENTS: (3.15) RHIA – "Go and talk to people and ask more questions, and just try to figure out how people fit into things and what they can do." (8.27) PHIL – "It's not just about your technical skills. It's about who you are and what else you bring" (12.49) RHIA – “I’m excited about the different horizons and the different envelopes that continue to be pushed" (17.50) RHIA – "Get out there and try all of the things that are available to you to try” (18.34) RHIA – “Expanding your reach is how you'll figure out where to go and what you even like to do.” CONTACT RHIA: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheFakeRiRi LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhiadixon/ Website: http://www.rhiadixon.com/

Sponsors Sentry use the code “devchat” for 2 months free on Sentry small plan Angular Bootcamp TripleByte offers a $1000 signing bonus Cachefly Panel Alyssa Nicoll Aaron Frost Joe Eames Special Guest: Jennifer Wadella Episode Summary In this episode of Adventures in Angular, the panel speaks with Jennifer Wadella, founder of Kansas City Women in Technology and JavaScript Developer at Bitovi. Jennifer is also an international speaker and a kombucha brewer. Jennifer talks about popular events they host at Kansas City Women in Technology like the Coding & Cupcakes | Kansas City Women in Technology and the Coding & Cocktails | Kansas City Women in Technology meetups. They also discuss the Control Value Accessor (CVA) interface and its key concepts as well as best scenarios to use it in. Jennifer has written a blog piece where she describes how to use the CVA interface. Links Jennifer's GitHub Jennifer's Medium Jennifer's Twitter Jennifer's LinkedIN Jennifer's Website Kansas City Women in Technology Bitovi Coding & Cupcakes | Kansas City Women in Technology Coding & Cocktails | Kansas City Women in Technology Kansas City Women in Technology Events Jennifer's Blog Control Value Accessor Use #unJoe hashtag on Twitter https://www.facebook.com/adventuresinangular/ https://twitter.com/angularpodcast Picks Alyssa Nicoll: Alyssa's Baby Aaron Frost: Model 3 | Tesla Safe Spaces and Friends Joe Eames: Deep Space D-6 Jennifer Wadella: Jennifer's Blog Kombucha 101 Jennifer's Blog 10 Commandments of Community Organizing The Expanse

Ventura is the Executive Operations Director of Kansas City Women in Technology From the KC WiT website: Ventura is a mom enthusiastic about technology and crafting. After organizing CodeDay Kansas City, she was hooked on tech event planning. Find her on LinkedIn: Ventura Rangel

This week we will be joined by representatives from the Kansas City Women’s Chorus, to discuss their work, and an upcoming event.  We may even be able to get them to sing! Join us […] The post Every Woman – 20180929 – Kansas City Women’s Chorus appeared first on KKFI.

Guest Bio: Jennifer is a JavaScript developer, international speaker, foodie, fitness geek and community organiser, most well known for her work creating innovative and highly sought-after programs for women in technology. Jennifer is also the founder of Kansas City Women in Technology, an organisation aimed at growing the number of women in technology careers in Kansas City. And, amongst other things, Jennifer is Missouri’s Coolest Woman, according to Pure Wow.   Episode Description: In this episode, Phil sits down with Jennifer Wadella to talk about how she entered the IT industry, women in IT in general, and what to do when you find yourself in a negative work environment. Jennifer also talks about self-motivation, and that you don’t necessarily have to find inspiration in other people, but can focus on your own personal growth and skills and have faith in yourself to be able to improve and succeed.   Key Takeaways: (1.13) Phil begins by asking Jennifer to tell the listeners a bit more about herself. Jennifer says that she’s been a nerd her entire life, and while she liked being among nerds, she really didn’t see much in the way of women nerds and has made one of her missions to get more women involved in IT.   (1.38) Phil says he’s seen a lot of progress on that front, with more women entering the industry and Jennifer agrees, laughing while recalling that while at the last Kansas City Developer Con, there were so many women that there was a line for the ladies bathroom, which was a first.   (2.08) Phil moves along, asking Jennifer if she has a unique career tip that she’d like to share, and she talks about how she often hears people talking about being stuck in terrible job environments with terrible bosses and that because people in IT love their craft and what they do, they’ll stay in these jobs they hate. She advises people in those situations to not waste time in leaving to find a place where they can be happy doing the work they love. Phil strongly agrees that a good work environment is extremely important.   (3.01) Phil then asks Jennifer to speak about the worst experience in her IT career and what she learned from it. Jennifer replies that during one of her first jobs out of college, she had a boss that was a poor leader who would give her projects without much direction, and when she compiled reports on how long the project would take and the resources it would need, he didn’t like her answers, cornering her alone in the office to yell at her about how she was “a bad person with a bad work ethic.”   (3.45) Jennifer continues, saying that this was one of the lowest moments of her career, but it taught her to stand up for herself in the future and to understand and value her self-worth. The story at least has a happy ending, as she was able to get a new job just three days after updating her resume to leave that one.   (5.02) Phil takes that opportunity to ask Jennifer about her greatest success in her IT career. Jennifer talks about being a web developer right when things were expanding with JavaScript frameworks and single-page applications. As she learned JavaScript, she felt like she was struggling compared to other, more experienced people. But one day one of them came to her with a framework question and she was able to help them, and it gave her confidence and motivation to keep moving forward in her career. Phil agrees that this is often a turning point for people in their career.   (6.31) Phil asks Jennifer what she finds most exciting about the future of IT, and she answers that people are drawn to IT because they like problem-solving and that right now it feels to her like there’s no cap on what technology people can come up with to solve problems. Specifically, she’s excited about the possibilities of advancements in IoT.   (7.58) Phil moves into the Reveal Round, beginning with why Jennifer started working in IT. She says that, like many, she fell into IT a bit on accident. She was a graphic designer but couldn’t find work. In the meantime, she was building websites mostly for fun and realized it could be a career, and she was attracted to the creative side and creating something from nothing.   (8.33) Phil asks Jennifer for the best career advice she’s ever gotten, and she tells him that she had a mentor tell her not make herself fit a job, but to make the job fit her and not to try to force yourself to fit a mould.   (9.03) Phil then switches gears and asks Jennifer what she would do if she had to begin her IT career all over again right now, and she replies half-jokingly, “start younger.”   (9.32) As to her current career objectives, Jennifer says that she has been focusing on public speaking at international conferences and being at a place where she can “be a happy little code monkey.”   (10.05) Phil asks Jennifer’s opinion on what has been the most helpful non-tech skill to have in her career so far, and she answers that for her, it’s a tie between leadership skills and faith in herself and her ability to grow and always be improving.   (10.45) Phil brings things to a close by asking Jennifer for some parting words of advice for the audience, and she replies with the motto, “work hard and understand that there are no limits.” She adds that there is no cap on what you can learn and that you should focus on yourself and your own growth and not what other people are doing.   Best Moments: (1.16) Jennifer: “I’ve been a nerd my entire life, and when I got into a career in technology, it was nice to be surrounded by other nerds. But one thing was lacking and that was female nerds. So that’s kind of the origin of me creating Kansas City Women in Technology.”   (2.35) Jennifer: “If your day job isn’t making you happy and is making you miserable, my advice would be to go find something that makes your heart sing. You’re lucky enough to love writing code, do it somewhere where you’re gonna love doing it.” Phil: “I think you’re absolutely right. I think if you don’t find fulfilment and enjoyment within your career, it’s time to think about what you’re doing.”   (3.45) Jennifer: “That was one of the lowest moments because it was a really big assault against my character, but it was a really good life lesson of understanding how to stand up for myself and how to value my self-worth.”   (5.50) Jennifer: “It was kind of an amazing moment for me to realize, ‘I can do this, I can be a really successful developer,’ and just because I started out behind doesn’t mean I can’t come out ahead.” Phil: “It can be quite self-inspiring, when people come to you for advice and knowledge and so forth and you realize that you’re actually able to provide that support and input.”   (8.58) Jennifer: “If you can find a way to bring your own unique skill set to the table, you’re gonna be way more successful that way.”   (11.10) Jennifer: “Find ways that work for you to learn and grow. Don’t look at what everybody else is doing, don’t try and emulate or be exactly like other thought leaders you see. Focus on yourself, what works for you, and the unique skills you have to share.”   Contact Jennifer Wadella: Website: www.jenniferwadella.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/likeOMGitsFEDAY @likeOMGitsFEDAY LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-wadella-7985b46/  

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Savannah Rodgers is a director, writer, and producer currently based out of Lawrence, KS. She creates short films, web series, and is developing her first feature film. In 2014, she founded Professional Amateur Productions, a company aiming to create quality, intersectional feminist content. Savannah received the Visionary Award from the Outlaw Film Festival and the Fred G. Andrews Emerging Filmmaker Award from Kansas City FilmFest in 2016. Her short film Sketches (2016) premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival; it has received multiple honors on the independent film festival circuit. Her directorial debut Politically Correct (2015) was named Cinema Constant's 2016 Best Comedy Short Film, and has garnered awards from Kansas City FilmFest, Kansas City LGBT Film Festival, and other festivals worldwide. Both Sketches and Politically Correct have received distribution at REVRY, the world's first LGBTQ+ streaming platform. Most recently, she was a Top 10 finalist for the 2017 Horizon Award. She was a semi-finalist for the Sundance Institute's Episodic Storytelling and YouTube New Voices labs in 2016. Her proposed web series, Poly, was an IndieWire Project of the Day. Her documentary work has been featured on Films for Action. She also serves on the Board of Directors for Kansas City Women in Film & TV. Savannah will also graduate from the University of Kansas in 2017. While attending KU, she has received multiple honors for her dedication to the film community, including the 2016 Bill Gilbert Award and the 2015 Loren Dolezal Community Service Award. She has also been nominated for 9 Tensie Awards through the University, winning two for Best Director (2016) and Best Screenplay (2015).

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Host Kelly Scanlon welcomes Jennifer Wadella to discuss the importance of nurturing women in technology, providing mentors and encouraging women to pursue technology as a career path. Jennifer has been writing code since before she realized it was a credible career path. She currently works as a web developer at MindMixer and loves building javascript applications. She is an active member of the Kansas City tech community, is a frequent hackathon attendee, technology speaker, and is the founder of Kansas City Women in Technology (KCWiT), a non-profit aimed at growing the number of women in technology careers in Kansas City. Jennifer also sits on the Shawnee Mission School District CTE Advisory board, is a committee member of the KC Girls in STEM initiative, and sits on the Young Women in STEM Conference planning committee. Listen to more shows hosted by Kelly Scanlon in the KC Smart Companies archives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices