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Transforming Healthcare, Data Fluency + the COVID Factor

Release Date: 03/28/2022

Girls in Tech Podcast: Season 3, Episode 8 – Dalia Feldheim

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From leading within the trenches (quite literally) to taking charge from the top, Dalia Feldheim is the ultimate force for good and an exemplar of modern leadership. A Senior Executive with over 20 years of experience leading iconic and award-winning campaigns such as #LikeAGirl, Dalia has graced C-Suites and stages with an illustrious career that has empowered so many women to do the same — particularly from her passion for passion. Hear about: Why your first boss will have the biggest impact on your career. How our brains are wired to listen for negativity five times...

Girls In Tech Podcast: Season 3, Episode 7- Dr Swatee Singh

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Meet Dr Swatee Singh, Chief Data and AI Officer at TIAA, and a big deal to the back-end of a Fortune 100 financial services company. Thanks to a rich and complex career journey across machine learning and data science, Dr Swatee’s guiding principles highlighted a pivotal question whenever an opportunity presented itself: Who would I be working with? A question that has influenced monumental moves in her life. Hear about: How a career starting in breast cancer research can transfer to techniques in machine learning and AI. Taking data within enterprises and turning it into revenue...

Girls in Tech Podcast - Season 3, Episode 6 Shelli Pavone

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Meet Shelli Pavone, CEO and Co-Founder of Inlightened, a MedTech company that leverages data and technology to connect diverse healthcare professionals and providers. She’s passionate about bringing greater diversity to the healthcare industry. In this episode, we delve into Shelli’s career journey, from pursuing psychology, to working in pharmaceutical sales, to building her own MedTech company – plus lessons learned along the way. Hear about: The importance of listening to feedback and building a thick skin so you can really take it onboard. Why we need more minorities involved in...

Girls in Tech Podcast - Season 3, Episode 5 String Nguyen

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Meet String Nguyen, Founder and CEO of multi-million dollar NFT brand Chubbiverse. In this episode, we delve into String’s passion for creativity, community and (importantly) fried chicken. Having started her career working for fast food chain KFC, she’s happy to share how the allure of entrepreneurship led her to create NFTs and carve out a space in the Web3 space. Tune in for String’s top tips on creativity, productivity, finding your voice, overcoming imposter syndrome, and how to let your inner child direct your career path. Plus more! This is a great episode to listen to if you’re...

Girls in Tech Podcast - Season 3, Episode 4 Marva Bailer

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Meet Marva Bailer, female tech leader, author, speaker and DEI advocate. She may have started her working life as an aerobics instructor, then moving into sales – but by never saying no, she’s worked her way into executive level positions in tech without holding an official degree in the field! In this episode, we delve into Marva’s passion for self-learning; her belief that your unique perspective is what makes you valuable; her incredible battle with breast cancer; and much more. Tune in for exciting details of Marva’s career, interspersed with useful advice for anyone starting out...

Girls in Tech Podcast - Season 3, Episode 3 Brandi Riggins

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Meet Brandi Riggins, the Global Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Guidewire Software. Brandi manages 4,200 employees in over 26 countries while being a full time mom – so as you can imagine, organization and time management are at the core of her life. Learn how Brandi makes it all work, how she refuses to hide her kids from her colleagues, and how she’s forged a successful tech career as an African-American woman. Connect with Brandi Riggins: And if you’d like to hear more inspiring conversations with women in tech, be sure to follow the Girls in Tech...

Girls in Tech Podcast - Season 3, Episode 2 Sandy Carter

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Meet Sandy Carter: THE top female pioneer in the Web3 space. As the Senior Vice President and Channel Chief at Unstoppable Domains (with previous roles including General Manager at IBM, and Vice President at AWS), she’s the ideal woman to share her secrets to success, tips for managing a busy schedule, and passion for innovation in the tech space. Tune in for advice on pivoting careers; the power of failure; and why asking questions helps you do your job better. Connect with Sandy Carter: And if you’d like to hear more inspiring conversations with women in tech, be sure to follow...

Girls in Tech Podcast - Season 3, Episode 1 Alyssa Carson

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Meet 21-year-old space enthusiast, undergraduate student, and aspiring astronaut Alyssa Carson. This busy lady studies astrobiology, flies aircraft, scuba dives, skydives, and presents talks around the world encouraging girls to pursue STEM careers. So how does she do it all? In this episode, we discuss time management; how to break down career milestones into smaller, more attainable tasks; trying different things before deciding on a specific direction or specialization; and much more. Plus, learn all about Alyssa’s dream to be one of the first humans on Mars – within...

Founder Journey: Funding, Community & Never Giving Up

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Rebecca Clyde is a public speaker, LatinX founder, and entrepreneur. She is the co-founder and CEO of Botco.ai, a company that helps healthcare providers improve their engagement with patients through a HIPAA-compliant, AI-powered chat solution. She is a highly-regarded marketing leader and public speaker who has received several accolades. In 2020, she was included in the List of Most Influential Women in Arizona, while she was named the “Most Admired Leader” by the Phoenix Business Journal in 2018. In addition to her work leading Botco.ai, Rebecca serves as Board Member for Mentors...

Thinking Big for Small Businesses

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Girls in Tech board member Sandy Carter is a thought leader in technology market entry and the digital business revolution. She is Vice President of Public Sector Partners and Programs for Amazon Web Services, where she designs and evolves partner models to intensify partner innovation. In addition to her work at AWS, Sandy is an international keynote speaker and author who has written the best-selling books The New Language of Business, The New Language of Marketing, and Get Bold. Highly regarded as one of the most influential and powerful women in technology, Sandy has received various...

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Dr. Megan Greenfield has a Ph.D. in chemical and biological engineering with a background in biotech research. She is a Partner in Healthcare at McKinsey & Company, a global consulting firm, where she assists healthcare and tech companies in building strategies for revenue growth. In the past year, Megan has been a leader in helping private and public institutions navigate the COVID crisis by implementing accessibility to healthcare services and creating plans for economic recovery. Megan is a passionate advocate for equity, diversity and inclusion in the tech industry and was named a 2021 World Economic Forum Young Global Leader.

Megan joins me today to discuss her role at McKinsey & Company and how she was influenced by her mother’s career as a pharmaceutical tech to pursue a career in science and healthcare. She shares insights into the world of data fluency, how to use it effectively and how it can affect your business strategies. She discusses the role of COVID in the healthcare industry and how telehealth has helped to create more equity in access. Megan breaks down mRNA vaccines, how they work and why they are such an exciting innovation for the future. She also shares her thoughts on the role of women in technology and her top advice for those hoping to break into the field.

“Always try and find those people that can really support you and push you. Not just make it easy, but really give you the feedback you need to grow.” - Dr. Megan Greenfield

This week on Girls in Tech:

How COVID influenced technology in the healthcare industry
What data fluency means and how to use it effectively
How to avoid confirmation bias when analyzing data
Why thinking outside the box can create a more comprehensive set of data
Why telehealth is a vital innovation for increasing access and equity in care
What the mRNA vaccines are and how they work
Why you should always define your goal when using data to evaluate a strategy
What motivated Megan to get involved in science and healthcare
Megan’s three pieces of advice for furthering your career in science and technology
Why finding a mentor is vital for career growth

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