Elevate - Women in Tech

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The Elevate - Women in Tech Podcast is hosted by Halzak Founder Kellie Kwarteng. The episodes will feature inspiring Women in Tech who will be sharing their journeys and tips on how to navigate a career in tech. This will cover everything from How and Why they got into tech, to the challenges faced on the journey, top tips, and much more. We will also speak to male allies who are supporting and helping to elevate and advocate for Women in tech. Our purpose is to elevate and inspire women and girls into or to remain in the tech sector from the classroom to the boardroom.

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Breaking Taboos on Women's Health - Introduction

May 10 2024 1 mins  
Breaking Taboos on Women's Health 🚺 Elevate - Women in Tech New Podcast Series!!Too many important women's health topics get brushed aside as "taboo." Not anymore!I'm launching a powerful new series on the Elevate - Women in Tech Women in Tech podcast.We'll have real, honest discussions about:💜 Reproductive rights💜 Maternal care💜 Mental health�

Beyond Lip Service: Moving Women in Tech Beyond the Broken Rung - Elevate Women in Tech meets Jenny Garrett OBE

Apr 26 2024 46 mins  
In this thought-provoking episode, Elevate Women in Tech⁠⁠, host ⁠⁠Kellie Kwarteng⁠⁠ chats with Jenny Garrett, OBE, a renowned expert in diversity, equity, and inclusion, sheds light on the persisting underrepresentation of women in tech leadership roles. Despite efforts towards gender parity, women make up only 26% of tech workers and a mere 9% of tech leadership posit

From Untapped to Unstoppable: Elevating Diverse Voices in Tech - Elevate Women in Tech meets - Michelle Ansell

Apr 12 2024 50 mins  
In this captivating episode of ⁠Elevate Women in Tech⁠, host ⁠Kellie Kwarteng⁠ delves into the inspiring journey of ⁠Michelle Ansell a Global Financial Services Leader and Market Data Expert. As a neurodiverse woman navigating the tech industry, Michelle shares her unique perspective and the challenges faced by neurodivergent individuals in this field. Discover how organ

From Fine Arts to Tech Leadership: Jen Beattie's Unconventional Journey into Women in Tech

Mar 29 2024 31 mins  
On this inspiring episode of Elevate Women in Tech, host Kellie Kwarteng is joined by Jen Beattie to discuss her remarkable career transition from a fine arts degree to becoming the Head of Engineering at Givepanel. Jen candidly shares her unconventional path into the world of women in tech and the hurdles she overcame as a non-traditional hire. Discover how a simple website pro

Cracking the Code to Breaking Bias: Empowering Women in Tech - Elevate Women in Tech Meets Abena Akuffo - Kelly

Mar 22 2024 55 mins  
Join our host ⁠⁠⁠Kellie Kwarteng⁠⁠⁠ of Elevate - Women in Tech as she interviews ⁠Abena Akuffo-Kelly Chair of Folkestone & Hythe District Council and EDIB Consultant Kaena Consulting. In this episode, we're spotlighting bias, intersectionality, and leadership's important role in creating inclusive cultures. Key takeaways include: 💡 Understanding bias

𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙗𝙮 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 - Elevate Women in Tech - Vanessa Eyles Detective Superintendent West Midlands Police /Managing Director Cyber Resilience Centre

Mar 08 2024 44 mins  
Join our host ⁠⁠Kellie Kwarteng⁠⁠ of Elevate - Women in Tech as she interviews Vanessa Eyles Detective Superintendent at West Midlands Police and the Managing Director of the Cyber Resilience Centre for the West Midlands Vanessa shares her remarkable 30-year journey rising through the ranks of law enforcement to Detective Superintendent. She discusses developing into leade

Be the Spider Not the Fly: Leading with Equity and Inclusion - Elevate Women in Tech meets Rebecca Salsbury - CTO at The Financial Times

Mar 01 2024 53 mins  
Join host ⁠Kellie Kwarteng⁠ of Elevate - Women in Tech as she interviews ⁠Rebecca Salsbury⁠ CTO at ⁠Financial Times. Rebecca introduces the metaphor "be the spider 🕷, not the fly 🪰" - taking control of your career web instead of feeling trapped and shares her nonlinear, "squiggly" career journey and how she embraced it, from wanting to be a mat

'Why ‘women in tech’ is not just about women in tech' - Elevate - Women in Tech - meets Sarah Persov - Engineering Team Lead

Feb 22 2024 48 mins  
Join host Kellie Kwarteng of Elevate - Women in Tech as she interviews Sarah Persov, Engineering Team Lead at Dojo, about challenges facing women in tech and building more diverse and inclusive engineering teams. Sarah shares her experiences as both a technical lead and people manager fostering the next generation of engineers. She discusses work culture biases that can isolate wo

The Secret Sauce: Building Winning Teams and overcoming Imposter Syndrome - Evie Dineva meets Elevate - Women in Tech

Feb 16 2024 50 mins  
In this Elevate Women in Tech podcast episode, host Kellie interviews Evie Dineva, Head of Data Engineering and Data Science at Gymshark. They discuss Evie's unique background transitioning from biochemistry to tech, challenges faced, overcoming imposter syndrome, and the importance of building people-first teams. Evie shares her perspectives on being a woman in male-dominated

Elevate - Women in Tech - Making Tech More Inclusive: Lucy Wilson on Neurodiversity

Feb 07 2024 60 mins  
In this episode of Elevate - Women in Tech, host Kellie Kwarteng interviews Lucy Wilson, an Engineering Manager at ASOS, about her experiences as a neurodivergent woman working in tech. Lucy shares her career journey, starting in a warehouse role before transitioning to finance and project management. She found her way into tech through a service delivery analyst position and now