Podcasts by Diversity in Tech with Joanna Udo
On this weekly podcast, we’ll discover ways to increase representation in tech while sharing everyday stories of people of color in tech.
We’ll hear from advocates, recruiters, career strategists and leaders.
You’ll learn how to:
Get in the field
Grow in the field
Create the lifestyle of your dreams
Navigate corporate America
It also discusses light hearted topics about life as a technology professional.
Hosted by Joanna Udo
Further podcasts by Bridges in Tech
Podcast on the topic Technologie
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The State of Our Mental Health from 2023-10-29T00:42:02
Welcome to the first episode of our podcast after a hiatus, on this podcast we often dive into the world of technology through the unique lens of diversity. We are your hosts from Bridges in Tec...
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Living a Healthi-her lifestyle as a Technology Professional w/ Gwendolyn Woody from 2020-10-07T16:20:57
Gwendolyn is the founder of The Wellness Loft, where she educates and
empowers women of color to kick the glucose habit and sugar addiction by adopting a healthi -her lifestyle.
Episode 18: Tech & Social Entrepreneurship w/ Yulkendy Valdez from 2020-09-16T04:00:16
Podcast - Yulkendy On this episode I sit down to learn more about Yulkendy and her company Forefront. Yulkendy is a Forbes 30 Under 30 social entrepreneur, storyteller, and TEDx speaker. As the C...
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Episode 17: Meet The Founder & CEO of Blaq App Maureen Martin from 2020-09-11T13:01:47
On this episode, I sit down with the Founder & CEO of Blaq App to learn more about this app that protects black and brown people in life threatening situations, or during incidents of racial profil...
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Episode 16: Leadership & Data Governance w/ Andrew Ysasi from 2020-08-06T18:16:33
Andrew Ysasi (EE-SA-SEE), MS, FIP, FIIM, CIPM, CIPP, CISM, PMP, CRM, IGP, CIP has worked in information management since 2007. As Vice President of Advocacy for VRC, Andrew is tasked with mentori...
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Episode 15: Tech Recruiting w/ Madoree Pipkins from 2020-07-17T13:37
Madoree Pipkins is a career coach and recruiter that helps recent graduates and mid-career professionals transition into tech roles. She’s spent the last 6 years at various tech startups of differe...
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Episode 14: Virtual Reality with Taylor Freeman from 2020-07-08T20:15:30
Taylor is deeply passionate about virtual and augmented reality for education and training. He started his journey with VR in 2014 by hosting parties and events in San Francisco where people were i...
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Episode 13: Starting A Tech Career w/ Joyce from 2020-07-02T17:51:18
Joyce is a 23 year old young black professional working in the tech industry. She graduated from Rutgers University with a degree in computer science and minor in psychology. She's currently ro...
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Episode 12: The Way Forward: Discrimination, Racism & Privilege from 2020-06-24T19:06:42
After all the protests, black screens and angry posts on social media, what's next? Join me on this episode as I sit down with two men to discuss the way forward. Guests: Aaron Bregg, Lead Inform...
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Episode 11: Tech Recruiting w/Gabrielle Williams from 2020-06-20T16:48:44
Gabrielle Williams is a Technical Sourcer at Facebook focusing on recruitment within the Consumer Facing Product Management Space. She comes with 3 years of experience, a Bachelor's Degree in B...
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Episode 10: Meet the Creator of the largest community of Black Women in Tech - Alexandria Noel Butler from 2020-06-10T16:39:39
Alexandria Noel Butler, affectionately known as Lexi B, is considered one of Silicon Valley’s candid and prominent voices. Her thought provoking advice and opinions on how to create a more equi...
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Episode 9: Life as a UX/UI Designer + Career Coach with Ashley Jenelle from 2020-05-08T19:49
As a seasoned User Experience and User Interface Designer, Ashley Janelle focuses on designing customer-centered experiences that target her users everyday pain points. At Caterpillar Inc., Ash...
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Episode 8: Drone Security Expert - Tomiko Evans from 2020-04-30T21:30:40
Tomiko Evans was nominated for multiple awards during 2018, and currently in 2019 nominated for a Cyberjutsu award as a rising star in the cybersecurity field. After working nearly 20 years i...
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Episode 7: Life As A Full Stack Developer /w Moya Richards from 2020-04-16T20:04:38
Moya shares her experience as a developer, lessons learned and the power of social media. “I am a Senior Full Stack Developer. I currently write code for a company called Safco Dental Supply. A...
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Episode 6: Life as a Hacker w/Chris Roberts from 2020-04-08T21:05
Chris Roberts has many years of experience in cybersecurity, he’s founded or worked with a number of companies that specialize in Open-Source Intelligence/Human intelligence research, intelligence ...
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Episode 5: From Customer Service Representative to Consultant w/ Shanayla Sweat from 2020-03-30T19:47
Shanayla Sweat was frustrated with her career as a customer service representative, when she quickly realized that this career will never offer her the lifestyle she desires. Thanks to her coll...
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Episode 4: Network Administration w/ Morgan Lucas from 2020-03-20T15:36:07
Morgan shares how she got started as a network administrator, tools to help you learn and her experience at Grace Hopper conference. You can find her on LinkedIn, www.runtcpip.com or twitter. ...
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Episode 3: From Nanny to Rocket Scientist w/Melanie Wullaert from 2020-03-11T19:17:26
Melanie started engineering school in her early 30s after over a decade of not knowing what she wanted to do with her life. Originally, her goal was to tour with bands. She booked and managed s...
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Episode 2: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome w/ Rhonda Hill from 2020-03-05T13:31:16
Rhonda has created incredible things (including Fitbit clocks) over the years and started developing imposter syndrome about a year and a half ago. She couldn’t believe she was doing these grea...
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Episode 1: Job Search Nuggets - Katia Dean from 2020-02-26T04:37:47
Katia decided to turn her 9 month job search into a research project that she now uses to help others get hired into cyber security roles. She’s sharing every bit of that journey on this podcas...
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