Tech Queens is the first and only podcast that focuses solely on the stories and advice shared by women of color in tech. 🎙️👑
Update — March 14, 2020
Tech Queens is being discontinued after 1 year of recording episodes. I’m focusing on my work with Techqueria. If you’re interested in taking it over, feel free to reach out.
💬 Why did I start this podcast?
So after listening to a lot of tech podcasts and not hearing enough people like me talking, I decided to just start my own instead of complaining about it!
Introducing Tech Queens, the first and only podcast I know of that will solely focus on the stories and advice shared by women of color in tech. #TechQueens
The very first episode was released March 8th for International Women’s Day so it’s still very much in its early stages which is why I am currently looking for interviewees that are working in the tech industry.
💛 Who is this podcast for?
In 2015, women made up 25 percent of computing-related occupations.
As Figure 1.1 (page 8 in the report) below indicates, levels of participation are even more concerning when it comes to women of color.
This stat is just one part of the reason this podcast will exclusively serve to highlight thriving women of color in tech and inspire or encourage others to enter the industry and thrive themselves so they too can leverage their unique skills and perspectives for technological innovation and social change in the workplace of the future.
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Podcast Episodes
Episode 15. Alexis Lucio
UX Designer, Splunk 🌐 https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexislucio/ TABLE OF CONTENTS Originally recorded September 18, 2019.
Episode 14. Marciana Davis
Salesforce Administrator, MAL Inc 🌐 https://www.linkedin.com/in/travelingdev/ Originally recorded September 13, 2019. https://twitter.com/@traveling_dev https://instagram.com/travelingdev What have you learned from your journey so far? checked
Episode 13. Christina Ou
Product Designer, Percolate 🌐 https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinaou/ TABLE OF CONTENTS Originally recorded September 11, 2019. What is your advice for working in environments that are predominantly male? What are some tangible ways we can increase diversity in tech? https://christinaou.net/ Monday, February 3, 2020
Episode 12. Jamie Renee Williams
Designer & Developer, Emma Sudden 🌐 https://www.linkedin.com/in/getmorejamie Originally recorded August 20, 2019. https://twitter.com/@getmorejamie https://getmorejamie.io How do you start to build a network of people in tech when you know no one? Monday, January 20, 2020
Episode 11. Elena Astilleros
Agile Coach, MUFG TABLE OF CONTENTS Recording Picture Social Media Episode Description Originally recorded August 15, 2019. Recording Picture Social Media Twitter https://www.twitter.com/ElenaAstilleros Instagram https://www.instagram.com/elenaastilleros LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/elena-astilleros Website https://elenaastilleros.com Episode Description In this episode, I’m talking with Elena Astilleros — an Agile Coach at MUFG. References and links can be found on the website at techqueenspod.com/episode-11
Episode 10. Michell Brito
In this episode, I’m talking with Michell Brito — a software engineering intern at Adobe. 🌐 https://www.linkedin.com/in/michell-brito/ Recording Picture Mini Takeaways #AppAdvice What is a useful app or platform that has helped you grow in your career? LinkedIn Facebook Groups like Rewriting the Code #Friendlies What is an organization or affinity group that you would recommend joining? Code2040…
Episode 9. Napiya Nubuya
In this episode, I’m talking with Napiya Nubuya — IT professional, founder, diversity advocate and all around IT girl. 🌐 https://www.linkedin.com/in/shenyoannubuya TABLE OF CONTENTS Recording Picture Mini Takeaways #AppAdvice What is a useful app or platform that has helped you grow in your career? #LearnThatTerm What does the term cloud computing mean to you? #Friendlies What…
Episode 8. Pia Zaragoza
In this episode, I’m talking with Pia Zaragoza who is a Senior UX Researcher at a large financial institution. 🌐 https://www.linkedin.com/in/piazaragoza/ TABLE OF CONTENTS Recording Pia Zaragoza Mini Takeaways #AppAdvice: What is a useful app or platform that has helped you grow in your career? #LearnThatTerm: What does the term the 5 whys mean to you?…
Episode 7. Faith Chikwekwe
In this episode, I’m talking with Faith Chikwekwe who is currently a student studying software engineering at Make School and a teaching assistant for their computer science courses. 🌐 https://www.linkedin.com/in/faithchikwekwe Recording Faith Chikwekwe Mini Takeaways #AppAdvice: What is a useful app or platform that has helped you grow in your career? Joining LinkedIn is huge because…
Episode 6. Helena Jaramillo
In this episode, I’m talking with Helena Jaramillo, an Ecuadorian Product Designer currently at Coda. 🌐 https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenajaramillo Recording Helena Jaramillo Mini Takeaways #AppAdvice: What is a useful app or platform that has helped you grow in your career? Figma – A better way to design. Design, prototype, and gather feedback all in one place with Figma. #Friendlies:…
Episode 5. Anisha Carter
In this episode, I’m talking with Anisha Carter who is a currently a Product Manager at a large fin-tech company. 🌐 https://www.linkedin.com/in/anisha-carter-one Recording Anisha Carter Mini Takeaways #AppAdvice: What is a useful app or platform that has helped you grow in your career? Calendly – Calendly helps you schedule meetings without the back-and-forth emails GSuite – Get Gmail,…
Episode 4. Ebonne Cabarrus
For this long-form blog post/interview, I talked with Ebonne Cabarrus who is currently a student at Make School. She is studying Applied Computer Science and hopes to use these skills to solve real-world problems for underrepresented demographics. TABLE OF CONTENTS Ebonne Cabarrus Recording Transcript Mini Takeaways #AppAdvice: What is a useful app or platform that…
Episode 3. Lupita Davila
In this episode, I’m talking with Lupita Davila who is currently a software engineer at Twilio. 🌐 https://www.linkedin.com/in/davilalupita Recording Lupita Davila Mini Takeaways #AppAdvice: What is a useful app or platform that has helped you grow in your career? Eventbrite Meetup #LearnThatTerm: What does the term brotopia mean to you? It feels like a term that says this…
Episode 2. Anisha Jain
In this episode, I’m talking with Anisha Jain who is currently a student at Make School and an incoming software engineering intern for Lyft. 🌐 https://linkedin.com/in/annysha Recording Overview Hello and welcome to the Tech Queens podcast, a podcast focused on featuring stories and advice from women of color in tech. 👑 In this episode, I’m talking…
Episode 1. An Introduction
Why I decided to start this podcast. Recording Overview Hello and welcome to the Tech Queens podcast, a podcast focused on featuring stories and advice from women of color in tech. 👑 In this brief episode, I cover why I decided to start this podcast and what kind of topics it will be covering. 💬 I…