Tech in the Right Direction

Apr 16 2024

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Welcome to Tech in the Right Direction! Every week, Directions Training President and CEO, Jennifer Didier discusses how women can take tech in the right direction to drive social change and close the employment, pay, and culture gap for women in technology. Whether you’re already an IT Pro, or simply interested in learning more about the profound and intricate world of technology and how women fit in, be sure to tune in.

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Data Security is More Crucial NOW Than Ever Before

Apr 16 2024 47 mins

Dan Draper is the CEO and Founder of CipherStash, a data storage platform for sensitive data. Their platform uses searchable encryption technology to protect against attacks that leak a snapshot of the entire running system, thereby enabling development teams to search data with high levels of protection without compromising on usability. Connect with Dan: Debugging Diversity Ciphe

Quality is Not Equity

Apr 09 2024 34 mins

Listen to Jennifer Didier and Lorraine Hamilton discuss how all employees should not be treated the same. It is not healthy for the employee or the Employer. This coaching dynamo has a great track record and wants to help you to succeed. A little information about Lorraine Hamilton: Lorraine Hamilton PCC is a former engineer, voracious tea drinker and wannabe race car driver. She i

Creating Opportunities for Real World Change

Apr 02 2024 45 mins

Enjoy this replay: This week's guest is Chaitra Vedullapalli, an influential business leader with a passion for enabling business equity throughout our communities. Chaitra is also the Co-Founder and CMO of Meylah, a cloud solution provider that helps businesses grow their digital presence through a wide range of solutions. She is also a Board Member, Forbes & YourStory Contrib

MENtors that Make a Difference featuring Ryan Estes

Mar 26 2024 40 mins

Enjoy the replay: Our next guest on our MENtors that Make a Difference segment is the co-founder of Kitcaster, Ryan Estes. He has owned a media and marketing agency for the last 10 years. For eight of those years he hosted the founders podcast Talklaunch. Consistently ranked in the iTunes "Top 100" podcasts. He has recorded 300+ interviews with more than a quarter million downloads

Learning Presales techniques from a veteran in technology.

Mar 19 2024 29 mins

Jennifer Didier interviews a veteran in the Technology space, Rupal Parikh. Get to know Rupal Parikh as we hear how she got started on her tech journey and how she is helping companies understand how to retain their sales teams and build their presales programs. Bio: Rupal Parikh is a veteran in the technology space, from tech startups to Fortune 500 companies. As the head of a glo

Growing Your Network: How it Can Benefit You

Mar 12 2024 34 mins

This week's guest is Beth Bridges, a networking motivator who has run over 2,500 networking events over a ten-year span. She is the author of "Networking on Purpose," which focuses on networking strategy and how it helps grow businesses. Beth is now focusing on taking networking to the virtual world with her nine-minute network training courses. Beth is also the Chief Networking Of

Startup from the Ground Up

Mar 05 2024 43 mins

This week's guest is Lori McColl, the CEO and Founder of Whim-Detroit, a technology startup and digital transformation group that focuses on implementing agile solutions. She is passionate about sharing her experience in the tech industry and growing a new business. Lori has been a guest speaker at several events, including the future of retail and social movements at the Women's C

Overcoming Obstacles and Self-Doubt to Drive Change

Feb 27 2024 28 mins

This week's guest is Jane Wiseman, CEO of the Institute for Excellence in Government. This consulting services organization helps state and local government clients with strategy development, policy analysis, program implementation, and performance management. Jane is a seasoned government innovation and data analytics thought leader, strategy consultant, and experienced board memb

Taking Ownership

Feb 20 2024 38 mins

This week's guest is Jennifer Buchholz, the Founder of Excel and Flourish - a corporate technical training company. Jennifer helps organizations, teams, and individuals leverage their technology to save time, increase productivity, and reduce frustrations. Today we talk about Jennifer's early experiences with technology and how her childhood helped shape her career path in tech tra

Women In Tech: Finding Your Purpose

Feb 13 2024 33 mins

This week's guest is Ayumi Moore Aoki, the Founder and CEO of WOMEN IN TECH - a leading global organization whose mission is to empower and grow women and girls’ presence in STEM. The organization focuses on four primary areas that are a call for action: Education, Entrepreneurialism, Social Inclusion, Science & Research. The aim is to educate, equip and empower women and gir