Today at the Sisters in Tech table, we welcome Shayanna Sims, a UX Program Manager at YouTube. You can follow Shayanna on social media: LinkedIn: Shayanna Sims TikTok: @shayanna.shamar Twitter: @_itwasntSHAY To connect with Sisters in Tech: Follow us on Instagram: @sistersintech Follow us on Twitter: @sistersintech Follow us on LinkedIn: Sisters in…

Today at the Sisters in Tech table, we welcome Li Wilkins-Tate, a Recruiting Coordinator at Discord. Originally from the Midwest and now located in New York, Li’s route into tech wasn’t a straight path. From a young age, Li knew she wanted to help people in whatever way she could. Li originally studied for a degree in nursing, but soon realised nur…

Today at the Sisters in Tech table, we welcome Sandra Okoli, a Web Engineer at ASOS. Sandra started her journey into tech as a Digital Marketing Executive. During this time, Sandra was exposed to the world of web as managing a website was part of her role. Sandra soon became fascinated with websites, which ignited a spark in her and led her to purs…

Today at the Sisters in Tech table, we welcome Kelsey Robb, a Creator Partnerships Manager at TikTok UK. Kelsey's entry point into tech was through her Marketing Degree at Lancaster University. Whilst at University, Kelsey attended and was the President of the Advertising Society. The Advertising Society gave Kelsey a great insight into the world, …

Today at the Sisters in Tech table, we welcome Uyai Effiong, a Merchant Success Manager at Shopify. Uyai’s journey into tech began when she started studying for a degree in Computer Science at the University of Texas, Austin. After two semesters, Uyai realised that Computer Science was not for her. Going from the frying pan into the fire, Uyai swit…

Today at the Sisters in Tech Table, we welcome Rizel Scarlett, a Developer Advocate at GitHub, a web platform for developers. Rizel studied computer information systems at a community college and started working as a help desk technician at HubSpot. Whilst working at HubSpot, Rizel overheard people talking about software engineering, and she soon b…

Today at the Sisters in Tech table, we welcome Fadzai Angelina Kazarema, International User Acquisition Lead at Headspace. Ange studied Advertising and Media at University. After graduating, Ange worked as a Digital Account Executive for an advertising integrated agency, and this is where Ange really got involved with tech. Whilst working at the ad…

Today at the Sisters in Tech table, we welcome Jessica Udo, a Product Manager at Microsoft. Jessica was born and raised in Nigeria but is currently based in Vancouver, Western Canada. Jessica’s interest in tech started at a young age when she used to play games on her dad’s desktop computer. She would go on to take computer studies classes in high …

Today at the Sisters in Tech table, we welcome Hannah Fisayo, an account executive at Snapchat. American by birth, Nigerian by ethnicity and British by residence, Hannah’s journey to tech was not through the traditional route. Hannah loved learning about politics in sixth form and it’s no surprise that she went on to study political science at Durh…

Today at the Sisters in Tech table, we welcome Addy Awofisayo, Head of Music for Sub-Saharan Africa at Youtube. Addy started her career in tech at Microsoft, working in Finance. However, after four years, Addy came to the realisation that Finance was not for her. Not knowing what she wanted to go on to do, Addy took a year off and spent her time wo…

Today at the Sisters in Tech table, we welcome Samantha Imafidon, a Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft. A passion for maths at a young age led Samantha to the world of tech. Samantha took the traditional route into tech by doing a Computer Science degree. However, after doing an internship at an investment bank and experiencing coding in the wor…

Today at the Sisters in Tech table, we welcome Mariam Braimah, a Product Designer at Netflix, an American subscription streaming service and production company. Born and raised in New York, Mariam, who is of Nigerian descent, gained an interest in architecture whilst growing up in Long Island.Mariam pursued her interest by doing an undergraduate de…

Today at the Sisters in Tech table, we welcome Ryan Barner, a software engineer at Lyft. Ryan is a California native, born and raised in Los Angeles (LA) but now based in San Francisco. On starting college, Ryan had an interest in Computer Science, but after one class staring at the black and green terminal screen, she switched to Economics. Her pa…

Today at the Sisters in Tech table, we welcome Leena Taha, a content designer at Transport for London. After studying for a degree in History, Leena found herself working at a fashion startup, writing product descriptions for items of clothing. At first, Leena did not realise that she had started on a career path, but what she did see very quickly …

Today at the Sisters in Tech table, we welcome Clorama Dorvilias, a product manager at Oculus VR, which is a subsidiary of Facebook Inc. A California girl born and raised in San Jose, Clorama’s passion for grassroots social justice projects inspired her early explorations into tech. After graduating from college, she moved to New York and began her…

Today at the Sisters in Tech table, we welcome Linda Agbontaen, a senior UX design consultant at financial services consultancy firm, Capco. Born and raised in London, Linda's journey into the tech industry was not a conventional one. In her final year of studying psychology in university, a module on technology in the workplace piqued her interest…

Today at the Sisters in Tech table, we welcome Nikkia Reveillac, Head of Research at Twitter, a company that seeks to give everyone the power to create and share ideas and information instantly without barriers A passion for dance led Nikkia to pursue a career in dance early in her professional life. She has now translated her innate desire to move…

Today at the Sisters in Tech table, we welcome Ezim Amaka, a talent acquisition partner at LinkedIn, a company that seeks to connect the world's professionals to make them more productive and successful. A passion for fashion led Ezim to study Retail and Business Management at university. By leveraging her network Ezim secured a job in fashion buyi…

Today at the Sisters in Tech table, we welcome Antonia Oguntokun, an accountant at Natural Motion Games, a company that creates groundbreaking social games for mobile platforms. A love of numbers led Antonia to study Accounting and Finance at university. After tasting the world of work with a couple of jobs unrelated to her degree, Antonia took a s…