This week, it is my pleasure to welcome Jessica Loché to the show. Since I recorded this episode with Jessica, she started a new position as the Head of Culture & Innovation at The Riveter. In this interview, she talks to us about why tech companies need more than ping pong tables to make their employees happy and why we should not expect diver ...…

Steve Huffman, Co-Founder and CEO of Reddit shares with us why he thinks diversity and inclusion is core to Reddit’s success.

Meghan Nesbit is the Director of Nonprofit Market Development at Twilio. She talks to us about how companies can make their technology more accessible to nonprofit and the importance of having diversity and inclusion strategies in the nonprofit sector.

Emilie Hsieh is the co-founder and Ceo of Allie, an engagement platform that allows employees to give feedback and get personalized coaching on issues like inclusion.

Benjamin Evans is the Airbnb design lead to the anti-discrimination team. You’ll learn how Benjamin landed his job at Airbnb and how his work supports his desire to create more inclusive tech platforms.

Carolina Huaranca Mendoza is a principal at Kapor Capital, a social impact venture fund based in Oakland. Carolina shares with us what she likes the most working for a VC company and her own experience as an entrepreneur. She also talks about the Startup Weekend Latinx she launched in partnership with Techstars.…

Nicole Lazzaro, the CEO of XEODesign talks about her journey to build a VR impact game company and her takeaway from being a female game developer and entrepreneur in the Tech industry.

Monique used to be a venture partner at 500 Startups. She talks about the positive changes she has noticed in the VC world and all the different initiatives she is working on to support under-represented founders and companies with a social impact. Monique is also the Founder and Executive Director of Black Founders.…

One in seven people might live with a disability. Victor talks to us about why we most certainly will experience disability at some point in our lives. He shares his work of bringing awareness to include the disabled community in the design of products and cities.

Arlan is the managing director of Backstage Capital, a seed investment firm with a focus on underserved founders.

Lexi Curtice, Development Team Girls Who Code on how scholarships are crucial to girls success by Change Catalyst

Christina Ulerio, program manager Tech Kids on why it is important to change hiring practices by Change Catalyst

Sabeen Ali, CEO & Founder of Angelhack on building the largest diverse community of developers by Change Catalyst

Julie talks about SheEO, the radical generosity approach, and alternative fund. She shares the experience of the ambitious venture SheEO has undertaken with the goal of funding 10,000 female-led ventures by 1 million women with 1 billion in funding by 2020.Producer&Host: Juliette RoyAudio Engineer: Peju Makun…

Kathryn Brown is the founder of Scout Savvy, a diverse and inclusive recruiting app. Based in Portland, she talks about her journey as a female tech leader. https://www.scoutsavvy.coEP & Host: Juliette Bouquerel RoyAudio Engineer : Peju Makun

Zeeshan Khan is the founder of Enabled Tech, a company dedicated to helping tech companies to build a product with users with disabilities in mind. http://enabledtech.coAudio engineer Peju Makun

Kamilah Taylor, senior software engineer at Linkedin on why women in tech should speak up by Change Catalyst

Karen Fleshman, Founder, Racy Conversation on the importance of having difficult conversations by Change Catalyst

Eileen Brewer, Director of Enterprise Security Strategic Projects at Symantec talks about working with the U.S Department's TechWomen initiative mentoring girls and women from 20 different countries and what it taught her about changing one's mindset. She also speaks about the opportunity to increase more diversity in hiring practices and train ...…

BeVisible is a career focused social media platform for US Latinxs.BeVisible is about connecting Latinas with each other and to educational, career, entrepreneurial, and mentoring opportunities to give them the tools they need to succeed in education, at work, in government, and in their communities.Website: http://bevisible.soy/Executive Produ ...…

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Christine Tabony, Computer Technologies Program on training people with disability by Change Catalyst

Ellen Petry Leanse on catalyzing the change that leads people to doing better by Change Catalyst

Lucienne Gigante, founder of Animus & Access Latina, talks about the need for an educational revolution to close the technology gender gap

Deldelp Medina, director of residency at Code2040 on what it means to be an entrepreneur by Change Catalyst

Abby Maldonado, the diversity and inclusion specialist at Pinterest shares best practices for creating change in the workplace. She reminds us there will always be a little hesitation, and that most people are uncomfortable with change. The trick, she tells us, is to reframe diversity as an asset within the business.…

Antonio Williams, Sr. Director of Government and External Affairs at Comcast NBCUniversal, joins us to discuss the importance of outreach and engagement with the different communities and cultures that make up their customer base. He points to how your workforce needs to reflect the cultures that it serves and that only a diverse slate of candi ...…

Sarah Clatterbuck, Director of Engineering at LinkedIn, oversees client facing technology and the product accessibility team. Listen in as she talks about the value and expediency of building product with a diverse team, and that newer talent joining tech companies are very interested in assistive technologies. She touches on how company cultur ...…

Maica Gil, co-founder at San Francisco International Women Entrepreneurs Forum, an international voice for empowering and educating women entrepreneurs. She is also the co-founder of Heroikka.com, a platform to connect women to empower the world. She shares her perspective on what it means to hire women in tech and how women should not change t ...…

Melinda Briana Epler and Wayne Sutton Introduce An In-Depth Video Series And Set Of Guides On How To Build Inclusive Technology Hubs."Host & Producer: Juliette RoyAudio Producer: Peju Makun

Son Kim, an expert in assistive technology, touches on the nuances around accessibility in tech. He explains how visually imparied engineers or designers are able to create solutions that serve a wider audience as a result of their direct experience around usability. This thoughtful episode covers ADA compliance, focusing on abilities, not disa ...…

Juliette and Marco discuss how to build a diverse engineering team, creating opportunity and why the investment pays off. They touch on best practices, the role of culture, and why the right resources help everyone win. Includes advice on pathways to leadership, mapping skills to available roles and building a more transparent ecosystem.Host & ...…

Interview with Rachel Williams at the Ability and Tech Conference in Berkeley - May 2016Executive Producer & Host: Juliette Bouquerel RoyProducer: Jasmín Mara López

Interview with Melinda Briana Epler at the Ability and Tech Conference in Berkeley - May 2016Executive Producer & Host: Juliette Bouquerel RoyProducer: Jasmín Mara López

Executive Producer & Host: Juliette Bouquerel RoyProducer: Jasmín Mara López

Hadiyah Mujhid, an engineer and entrepreneur talks about her latest project HBCU to start up and how she is building a platform to connect students from historically black colleges to HPC us to tech opportunities.Executive Producer & Host: Juliette Bouquerel- royProducer: Peju MakunInterview recorded at the Tech Inclusion Conference in San Fran ...…