We have another powerhouse on the podcast this week! Meet Ayodele ‘Ayo’ Duyile, the Co-Founder of Techsgiving. Ayo began his professional journey in the tech world in 2015 and has gained valuable experience working with big names like Lockheed Martin, Facebook, Microsoft, and now Google. Techsgiving is all about making the tech world more inclusive for black and brown communities globally. They started up in November 2018 because they noticed a serious lack of diversity in tech. To change that, they’ve teamed up with major players like Google, Amazon, Netflix, Microsoft, and JPMorgan & C ..read more

Imagine walking into a lab, classroom, or a meeting, and being the only Black woman in the room. This is a reality for many of us in the field of STEM. Currently, only 2% of STEM jobs are held by Black women. Unfortunately, some of us end up leaving due to feelings of isolation, mistreatment, and a lack of opportunities. However, there are organizations working tirelessly to change this narrative. Meet Dr. Kilan Asad-Bishop and Teressa Alexander, the co-founders of STEMNoire ! After a fateful phone conversation in 2019, they founded STEMNoire and began recruiting a team of Black women in ..read more

We’re back with another episode and this one is for my Public Health folks!! Meet Olivia Umoren, MPH, Founder and CEO of LIV Consulting & Career Services. LIV Consulting & Career Services supports high school students to executive-level professionals in achieving their career goals in Public Health and Health Policy. Olivia launched her business in June 2021 after observing a major need for career support and guidance among public health students and graduates. Many of her former classmates shared common sentiments of their undergraduate and graduate programs not preparing them for th ..read more

Are you looking for a job in tech? The tech industry is highly competitive, and finding the right job can be a daunting task, but platforms like Black Tech Pipeline make the process so much easier! Meet Pariss Chandler, Founder and CEO of Black Tech Pipeline! Pariss Chandler is a former aesthetician turned Tech Founder. In 2018, she posted a viral tweet that mobilized the hashtag, movement, and community #BlackTechTwitter, a community of Black technologists from around the globe! The impact that #BlackTechTwitter made allowed her to transition into a full-time Founder of Black ..read more

Happy New Month, everyone! It’s been some time, but we’re excited to be back!!! We’re kicking off this season with a special series titled “Breaking Barriers in STEM”. In this series, we’ll shine a spotlight on STEM organizations and businesses within our community that are actively working to remove obstacles and create opportunities for people of color to thrive in STEM. Meet our first guest, Dr. Nehemiah Mabry, the Founder and CEO of STEMedia. He is an engineer, educator, and entrepreneur based out of Raleigh, North Carolina. His technical experience includes 15+ years as a NASA Researcher ..read more

Guess what?!! It’s the season finale!! We started the season back in March and we’re 10 episodes deep! This week we’ll wrap up the STEM Career Path series. I get a lot of questions, “What do you do for work? What is a Systems Engineer?” So why not have an episode about it and answer everyone’s questions! Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary field of engineering and engineering management. It focuses on how to design, integrate, and manage complex systems from its initial creation to production and management through the end product or solution. I had the opportunity to speak with my goo ..read more

New episode loading!! This week we cover the career of a Cloud Service Improvement Engineer. This role can be found in almost any organization. Their job is to analyze and improve the processes of a business continually. They work closely with project managers and quality specialists to identify potential for improvement. Our special guest, Tega Eshareturi, is a Cloud Service Improvement Engineer with Oracle NetSuite. In this role he works on improving and reporting on the reliability and uptime of NetSuite services. He is responsible for multiple process improvement initiatives and projects ..read more

Did you know October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month?! You know we had to interview a Cybersecurity specialist for our STEM Career Path series to represent! Cybersecurity is the practice of protecting computer systems, networks, devices, and programs from digital attacks. According to Norton, there are 2,200 cyberattacks per day which could equate to more than 800,000 people being hacked per year! In this week’s episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Haja Savage-Adan, a Cybersecurity Specialist at Liberty Mutual. Her career journey is very interesting! Haja obtained her B.A. in Crime and ..read more

“I am a Mechanical Engineer, Not a Mechanic”. If you didn’t know, there is a BIG difference between the two. Mechanical engineers are problem solvers who apply their skills to design, develop, build, and test all sorts of mechanical devices, tools, engines, and machines in just about every type of industry. They’re ranked among the top 10 fields nationally for employment and projected to have employment growth of nearly 140,000 new jobs over the next decade. In this episode I had the pleasure of speaking with Abdur-Rahman Quadri, Mechanical Engineer by day and photographer by night! Rahman wor ..read more

New episode, new career! All roads lead to Product Management! Product management is key to building great products. Product Managers are responsible for overseeing product development from ideation to launch. They brainstorm new products, seek to improve current ones, and attempt to maximize efficiency and profitability at their companies. Our special guest, Janet Phan, began her career in technology as an IT intern at Weyerhaeuser in Seattle, Washington, while attending the University of Washington (UW). After graduating from UW with a Bachelor of Arts in Finance and Information Systems, she ..read more