It's the time of year of colds (can you hear it in my voice), but most importantly, when you reflect on your career and potential pathways for growth. So I wanted to share some advice and questions to consider when thinking about this and explicitly investing in MBAs. I hope you find helpful and happy new year!…

This is the unedited episode. After 6 months plus hiatus, I finally understood the direction that I needed to pick up the mic again and get back to delivering content you will find valuable. Let's discover and learn together and hopefully meet some great experts. Thanks for listeningBy Amara, Kat

Intent vs literal translations are the topic of today's podcast where we delve into the world of localization and making technology more accessible and useful (depending on where your users are based globally).By Amara, Kat

In the episode where we realise Amara can reference Taylor Swift and Eminem in the same discussion, the k pop queen evolves. This episode focused on the need to appreciate. Sometimes the best way to achieve goals is to slow down. Let's stop running at unrealistic speeds; failing fast is not healthy, nor does it work for everyone, so we are here to …

Leading into the new year, we take a deep dive into what we have personally learnt about ourselves and where we want to grow in our lives, careers and relationships. New year, new me, new beginnings and learning to let go and grow. Sometimes we outgrow relationships, roles and that's ok. It's all a part of growing and evolving, so let's embrace it …

Sometimes we love to just geek out over our latest gadgets. Come and join us for the party. How are people finding the new Apple M1 processor? I am excited to spend the new few months following in love with my new macbook. Kat is all about her 3D printing endeavours. Do we have any 3D printing fans in the house?…

Our first viewer requested episode which makes this extra special. Following on from our Instagram Live on 'Inclusive Intelligence', we discuss the revolution coming due to Covid burnout and mass exhaustion. The Great Resignation focuses on how employees demand more be done by organisations to support individuals, to have hybrid working and improve…

In the fast-paced world of tech and expectations to always be in survival mode, we talk about the need to stop and process. To sometimes accept that survival comes from taking a break and healing from the struggles we have gone through. Sometimes the best view of life is from the ground and that's ok :)…

Nope, we are not talking about High School Musical, for all you Millenials tuning in excited. But the other thing that brought us together and how we are tackling the post covid mental health impacts.By Amara, Kat

The Streisand effect and how companies fail to deal with the uncomfortable discussions about salaries and pay. Kat and I delve into the pros and cons and how trying to silence a discussion has never worked (yet companies still make this mistake) Why is talking about money uncomfortable at work?By Amara, Kat

We've been somewhat absent of late, this episode delves into why and gives Amara a chance to listen to Kat talk about mental health, depression, and other "fun" topics. Seriously though, post covid lockdown no one is immune to mental health wobbles, including your hosts! and in an attempt to normalise that we want to show its ok to talk about it. T…

Somewhat belatedly we take a meander through the debacle that was the Basecamp self inflicted implosion. What do Kat and Amara think?, well, the only way to find out is to listen. Are there wider lessons here for companies who are serious about walking the walk on diversity and inclusion? (hint, the answer is yes) and what on earth can we do as wom…

Our hosts, Amara and Kat, dig into the anxiety they and everyone is feeling around what returning to work is going to involve. How do we escape the anxiety that plagues us with the impending return to work, or at least how do we manage it and how do we help others do so. Our hosts can be found on Twitter at @katelyn_f_baker @amara_b_t_s…

It had to come, thankfully, as the world winds its way to a new normal what does this mean for work, especially for women, our intrepid hosts have no canonical answers but they have opinions, experience, and a misplaced confidence that leads them to share that on the internet. Kat and Amara share some of their thoughts about what it will be, what i…

Knowing Your Worth Kat and Amara are joined again by Shini, now our most featured and special guest, to dig into the thorny topic of actually knowing what you're worth to a company. If you don't, you're going to be undervalued, and as women we know its ingrained in us from an early age across most cultures to not advocate for ourselves, to be demur…

We continue our deep dive into getting hired as a women in tech by looking at the inverse of the interview.By Amara, Ka

Continuing our series on getting hired as a women in tech we reach the interview phase. Kat and Amara look at the problem from the perspective of Interviewers, what people are looking for in those circumstances, how to stand out, how to feel outa company. To be continued next episode when we look at how to be an interviewee. Also, random things occ…

Rather than Kat and Amara talk about recruiting and recruitment as outsiders making guesses about how it all works, it seems a much better idea to invite an actual recruiter onto the program to talk about the process of profesional recruitment in the tech sector and the challenges women face. Many thanks to Shini for tolerating our inane questions …

Kat and Amara dive into the issues of getting a job in tech, because to become a Women in Tech one must first get hired before they can slay all before them!. First part of a series looking at the whole recruitment saga with advice, anecdotes, and almost certainly a few digressions from Kat.By Amara, Kat

Ashfia, Kat, and Amara dive into the topic of microagressions, looking at what they are and how they impact the lives of women and PoC working in tech and how we, as leaders in the tech space as women, can help combat their presence.By Amara, Kat, Ashfia

It may not be one of the first things people would pick from a list of skills effective leaders need, but empathy is a genuinely underrated skill that is so vital for leaders to cultivate. Kat and Amara discuss their perspectives on it, having it, demonstrating it, and being women leaders in tech where "Tech Bro" culture and toxic behaviour has dev…

Happy New Year! Here we are with our first episode of 2021. Kat and Amara discuss the recently passed festive period, then dive into why finding mentors at work is important through all phases of your career, no matter how senior or junior you are or what you're hoping to achieve from it. This goes double for women, finding strong, positive, role m…

Amara and Kat take some time out of the usual episode schedule to talk Christmas, how they're celebrating, what it means to them, and what it means at the end of *this* year.By Amara, Kat

Can goals help you achieve what you want? how to set them? what do they mean to you... these questions and more are debated by our hosts, once more joined by Ashfia who lands our main topic on Goal Setting this week.By Amara, Kat, Ashfia

Our intrepid hosts return to the recently charted territory of how we all deal with Imposter Syndrome. Unexpectedly, their initial forrays to that land resonated with a lot of people and exposed the struggles of some people to others who'd never heard of it.By Amara, Kat, Ashfia

Kat forces Amara, an avid Android fan, to watch the (well, one of) Apple product launch events. Kat lusts after the new Apple Watch, and both enjoy the slick presentation and thrill at the representation shown on stage. Pale, Male, and Stale it was not! However, this allows for a good transition into our main topic, which is what's behind that repr…

Firstly, our intrepid hosts Ashfia, Kat, and Amara pontificate over their love of gadgets and shiny technology. Then, swerving into a more serious topic, we talk to our first guest ever! Nitasha Syed about how you can Find your Voice as a woman in tech, find your confidence at work, and how to become confident in yourself as a person, a woman, in a…

We've probably all suffered from it, as an affliction it refuses to leave us alone, how do our hosts feel about it!. Join us as we discuss itBy Amara, Kat, Ashfia

Recorded back when England was having a heatwave. Kat and Amara decide it's too warm to talk tech or vent about the patriarchy and thus fall into a discussion on the benefits of not commuting, random music, and the power of dance!.By Amara, Kat

Amara and Kat discuss learning to code and Kat pontificates on how "learn to code quick" apps aren't a great idea, probably!By Amara, Kat, Ashfia

Our first episode, A test, we find our feet, struggle with audio... but it's a beginningBy Amara, Kat, Ashfia