Episode 4: Dawn Jardine - A Woman Who is Breaking Down Barriers
Release Date: 09/30/2018
Episode 19: Terri Avnaim - A Woman Who Leads Brave Conversations
Women Who Change Tech
In this episode, Alison Wade and Jessie Shternshus chat with Terri Avnaim, a Woman Who Leads Brave Conversations. Terri is the chief customer and marketing officer for Sauce Labs, and she loves creating marketing plans that are authentic to the brand and meaningful to the target audience.
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Episode 18: Jenna Charlton - A Woman Who Is a Champion for Accessibility and Inclusion
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Jenna's a champion for accessibility and inclusion, helping make tech a place where anyone can succeed. Join us to learn more about Jenna's passion for testing and giving back to the community.
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Episode 17: Davar Ardalan - A Woman Who Vows to Improve Cultural Intelligence
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In this episode, Alison Wade and Jessie Shternshus chat with Davar Ardalan, a Woman Who Vows to Improve Cultural Intelligence. Davar is the Founder and Storyteller in Chief of IVOW, an early-stage startup specializing in AI-driven cultural content, aiming to make navigating the global marketplace easier via cultural analysis.
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Episode 16: Cindy Peterson - A Woman Who Transforms Organizations
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In this episode, Alison Wade and Jessie Shternshus chat with Cindy Peterson, a Woman Who Transforms Organizations. Her passion is helping companies solve complex challenges at the confluence of operational effectiveness, change management and organizational transformation.
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Episode 15: Stacy Kirk - A Woman Who is an Innovator
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In this episode, Alison Wade and Jessie Shternshus chat with Stacy Kirk, a Woman Who is an Innovator. Stacy Kirk is a champion of quality and process innovation in software development. She is the founder and CEO of QualityWorks Consulting Group, an international quality-driven software consulting firm. She’s also an ally and an advocate for Women Software Engineers, who believes that diversity is the key to creating great products.
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Episode 14: Portia Tung - A Woman Who Uses the Power of Play
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In this episode, Alison Wade and Jessie Shternshus chat with Portia Tung, a Woman Who uses the Power of Play. Portia talks about utilizing playful leadership and making it into a repeatable learning process. Join us to learn more about the importance of play in the workplace and in your personal lives.
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Episode 13: Dorothy Graham - A Woman Who Is an Exceptional Communicator
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In this episode, Alison Wade and Jessie Shternshus chat with Dorothy Graham, a woman who is an exceptional communicator. You'll hear Dot talk about her 40 years of experiences, how she became a confident tester, and the silver bullet myth in automation.
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Episode 12: Melissa Benua - A Woman Who is a Problem Solver
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In this episode, Alison Wade and Jessie Shternshus chat with Melissa Benua, a Woman Who is a Problem Solver. You will hear about how Melissa has integrated motherhood into her life, works mostly with male-dominated teams, and about her creative problem solving to gain balance with both of these situations. You'll be inspired by the ways in which she supports other women to do the same.
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Episode 11: Isabel Evans - A Woman Who Is A Storyteller
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In this episode, Alison Wade and Jessie Shternshus chat with Isabel Evans, a Woman Who is a Storyteller. Isabel has more than thirty years of experience in the IT industry, in quality management, and testing. More than that, Isabel brings real creativity and a spark to technical topics. She helps people learn how to effectively tell their story and positively influence their companies and products.
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Episode 10: Marian Phelan - A Woman Who Builds Strong Teams
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In this episode, Alison Wade and Jessie Shternshus chat with Marian Phelan, a Woman Who Builds Strong Teams. Marian is the CEO of Hashrocket, a software development company with offices in both Florida and Chicago. Join us to hear what it is like to be a Rocketeer and how Hashrocket builds strong teams. Learn how Marian makes it part of the company culture to reach out into the community with mentoring projects for veterans and women.
info_outlineOn this episode, Alison Wade and Jessie Shternshus chat with Dawn Jardine. Dawn is a Test Manager at Caseware in Toronto, and along with being a quality assurance professional, she's an agile enthusiast, and is also a woman who is dedicated to helping break down barriers for other women in tech. Dawn incorporated what she learned as a woman in engineering and leveraged the experiences she gained while participating in a Women Who Test event and made some huge changes in her life and career. Dawn is now working in an environment that supports her passion and life goals. These experiences also inspired her to want the same for other women in tech; she is now leading a chapter of Women Who Test in Toronto.