In this season's final episode, I speak with Rafna Bash from Aktibeto. Rafna shares her personal journey from Kerala to Colorado and discusses marriage, how her mother inspires her to go for it and how her work supports woman progress in their career. She founded Aktibeto to empower women to advance their career in tech through mentorship, education and training. Check out aktibeto.com or connect with Rafna on LinkedIn ..read more

Delighted to meet with Val in this episode. Val is a Software Developer from South Africa with a wealth of experience in software development and as a solutions architect. She shares her wisdom and experience in tech and leadership, that makes this episode a treat to listen to. We talk about spirituality and its place in Vals' life. She shares her personal and career aspirations and leaves us with one very important message to work on ourselves, since our development of our selves reaps rewards across all areas of our lives. If you want to reach out to Val, you can connect with her on LinkedIn ..read more

In this episode, I'm delighted to introduce to you Dr. Elva Zou. Elva is Director, Regional Head of Growth & Strategic Operations, Merchants at Grab. Elva is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Nanyang Technological University Singapore. She uniquely has one foot in STEM and the other in her high-powered business role. This is a fun conversation that brought me right back to my Oxford experience, where Elva and I first met. You'll hear Elva describe how she created career opportunities, the steps to take when looking for a new role and advice around getting promoted.   ..read more

Lidia De La Cruz was great to speak with today on the podcast. She works as a Consultant Developer at Thoughtworks and shares her unique story coming from an entirely different background and pivoting only recently into tech. With a background in Psychology and Occupational Therapy, she developed a keen sense of empathy and shares how this makes her contribution in tech more valuable. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did! You can reach out to Lidia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lidia-de-la-cruz ..read more

I share with you a little more about why I was inspired to start Currency of Style. Using style is a way to elevate your life to bring in more wealth and opportunities. If you want to work with me, send me a message on Instagram @thecurrencyofstyle.  ..read more

I’m very excited to have Dr. Jenn Donahue, who is an earthquake engineer, as my guest on the podcast today. Jenn is a super successful female entrepreneur, who has served in the US military and now supports other women and men through her mentoring and motivational speaking events. I loved the nuggets of wisdom Jenn offers everyone who is looking to lead, who has a dream they want to go for and on being the only woman in the room. Follow Jenn on Instagram: @iamjenndonahue   ..read more

Today my guest is Neethu Elizabeth Simon who works as a Senior Software Engineer at Intel. She grew up in India and shares her experience of going for a STEM career. After graduating with a Bachelor's of Engineering, Neethu then moved to Arizona to do her Masters in Computer Science. She enjoys outreach activities and has spoken at lots of conferences encouraging women in STEM careers. www.linkedin.com/in/neethuelizabethsimon ..read more

Today on the podcast, it's your host, Dr. Eva Kelly. I share my journey into the world of STEM, my time in corporate, before leaving that to run my own business. Now I work in a job I like to describe as a stepping stone, working at the interface of academia and industry. My passion is in sharing with women my love of style and encouraging women to use style to achieve their financial goals.  Follow my journey on Instagram @thecurrencyofstyle ..read more

Welcome to today's episode with Dr. Margaret Dominguez from NASA. Margaret is an Optical Engineer who recently got promoted so you'll hear all about her story which is very unique. She grew up on a pig farm in Mexico, but with the support of her family, her own determination and intelligence, she became a successful engineer at NASA, working on the Roman telescope. Whatever you want to do in life, you can get there. Margaret prioritises planning and organisation to help her reach her goals ..read more

My guest today is the one and only Tenay Barker who is a Site Reliability Engineer at Microsoft. They shares openly their experiences of being a non-binary person in tech. I loved speaking with Tenay. Tenay shows up in work as their full authentic self and shows how you can benefit more by integrating both personal and work self. Follow Tenay on Instagram: @10acious_t And LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tenay-barker ..read more