Frances Coronel is a Software Engineer at Slack where she specializes in Customer Acquisition. We talk about her work on the open-source project to list tech apprenticeships. Frances helps run Techqueria, a nonprofit that serves the largest community of Latinx in Tech. We talk about lowering barriers in tech and how many D&I initiatives fail. I men…

In this episode, I'm talking with Alexis Lucio — a UX Designer at Splunk. References and links can be found on the website at techqueenspod.com/episode-15 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tech-queens/message

In this episode, I'm talking with Marciana Davis — a Salesforce administrator at MAL Inc References and links can be found on the website at techqueenspod.com/episode-14 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tech-queens/message

In this episode, I'm talking with Christina Ou — a product designer at Percolate. References and links can be found on the website at techqueenspod.com/episode-13 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tech-queens/message

In this episode, I'm talking with Jamie Renee Williams — a Designer & Developer at Emma Sudden. References and links can be found on the website at techqueenspod.com/episode-12 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tech-queens/message

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tech-queens/message

In this episode, I'm talking with Michell Brito — a software engineering intern at Adobe. References and links can be found on the website at techqueenspod.com/episode-10 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tech-queens/message

Eliza Barrios is an IT Manager at the Wikimedia Foundation, helping to make free knowledge available to anyone, everywhere. She is also a practicing artist. We talk about how satisfying it is to empower her colleagues to solve problems and how she integrates her art into a technical space. Read the Transcript Follow @FromSourcePod or more about the…

Camille Mathieu is an Information Science Specialist with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Her focus is on knowledge management, metadata development and standardization, intranet search improvement, and internal information organization. We talk about how she uses her Masters in Library and Information Science to capture, organize and search the eno…

In this episode, I'm talking with Napiya Nubuya — IT professional, founder, diversity advocate and all around IT girl. References and links can be found on the website here at techqueenspod.com/episode-9 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tech-queens/message

Brendan Adkins is a senior web and mobile developer currently with ThinkShout, a Portland-based agency focusing on inclusive, accessible sites for progressive and advocacy organizations. We talk about the challenges of an agency, the importance of working on what you value and figuring out your career path. He even turns the tables on me to talk ab…

Tanya Janca, also known as SheHacksPurple, is the author of ‘Alice and Bob Learn Application Security’. She is also the founder of We Hack Purple, an online learning academy, community and podcast that revolves around teaching everyone to create secure software. Tanya has been coding and working in IT for over twenty years, won numerous awards, and…

Erin Scott is a software developer for RS21, a big data visualization company in Albuquerque, NM. She is a hot yoga enthusiast and big proponent of diversity in tech. If you want to work with her you can apply here. You can also reach Erin directly at erinscottabq or @dot_of_scott We talk about being a being a career changer, having a positive impa…

Taye Johnson is a Tech Educator that seeks to satisfy the curiosity of those who want to learn more about tech, but who do not know where to begin. She is a proud introvert who spends most of her time immersed in a sea of data. Her love of data has propelled her on her mission to educate the masses. We talk about the biggest technology challenges f…

In this episode, I'm talking with Pia Zaragoza who is a Senior UX Researcher at a large financial institution. References and links can be found on the website here at techqueenspod.com/episode-8 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tech-queens/message

Nina Kin has worked in the government as a technologist for 12 years, ever since graduating from UC Berkeley with a degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences. She is heavily involved in the volunteer civic tech space and in improving the way government does technology. In addition, she serves as the co-captain of Hack for LA, a member …

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. References and links can be found on the website here at techqueenspod.com/episode-7 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tech-queens/m…

In this episode, I’m talking with Helena Jaramillo, an Ecuadorian Product Designer currently at Coda. References and links can be found on the website here at techqueenspod.com/episode-6 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tech-queens/message

Katy Bowman (@k80bowman) works as a developer with Sparkbox, a web development agency that focuses on working with clients to build a better web. Before becoming a developer, she worked as a freelance writer and editor and before that as a community and regional planner. We talk about the challenges and joys of being a consultant and how to have a …

In this episode, I’m talking with Anisha Carter who is a currently a Product Manager at a large fin-tech company. References and links can be found on the website here at techqueenspod.com/episode-5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tech-queens/message

In this episode, I’m talking 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. The audio turned out a little rough for this episode so I turned it into a long-form blog post instead. You can find the f…

In this episode, I’m talking with Lupita Davila who is currently a software engineer at Twilio. References and links can be found on the website here at techqueenspod.com/episode-3 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tech-queens/message

Espree Devora is an entrepreneur who creates offline experiences for LA Tech professionals. She is also a podcast host and producer for both WeAreLATech and Women in Tech, and a well-known connector and leader in the LA tech community. We talk about how to avoid burnout, hire engineers as a founder, build a successful podcast and get the notoriousl…

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. References and links can be found on the website at francescoronel.com/podcast/episode-2. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tech-queens/message…

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 released this episode on Friday, March 8th in celebration of International Women's Day. 🎉 References and li…

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