Why is it so important to have a seat at the table? Sirisha Kadamalakalva shares how she’s straddled the worlds of investment banking and technology to become DataRobot’s first Chief Strategy Officer.
Oct 13
The Hardest Pivot I Ever Made, with Spencer Stuart’s Lisa Caswell
What happens when the support you need comes from someone you least expect?For Lisa Caswell, that moment came with an invitation to a surprise meeting halfway across the world. Today, Lisa is a Partner at Spencer Stuart, where she helps companies attract top Silicon Valley talent ... Show More
29m 47s
Sep 29
The Power of Seeking Discomfort with Prudential’s Carolynn Smith
What happens when you’re suddenly asked to lead the very people who used to be your peers?For Carolynn Smith, that moment came with her first big promotion. It taught her lessons about courage, discomfort, and how leadership often begins by stepping into the unknown.Today, Caroly ... Show More
24m 53s
Sep 15
Throwback: Role Modelling Vulnerability with Kensho’s Bhavesh Dayalji
What does allyship look like when you’re leading a company? For Bhavesh Dayalji, it often means being honest about the challenges of balancing work and family, and choosing to show up as a husband and father first. This is a throwback episode, but Bhavesh’s reflections on leaders ... Show More
25m 46s
Mar 2022
Why Tech Needs Women to Change the World
<p>Neveen Awad, the daughter of an engineer, learned early in life “how fun it was to make machines do something.” As the only computer science major in her graduating class at college and later a PhD, she eventually realized that she did not want to spend her days coding. Awad b ... Show More
20m 18s
Mar 2023
Why women in tech hold high-profile positions, but rarely CEO
First to leave was Sheryl Sandberg, the longtime chief operating officer at Facebook and Meta known for her bestselling book about women in leadership “Lean In.” Last summer, she stepped down after 14 years. Then, last month, Susan Wojcicki, the only woman CEO in Big Tech, announ ... Show More
9m 12s
Jan 2021
Christina Sass - Co-Founder, Andela
Christina Sass is the co-founder and board member of Andela, a company that recruits the most talented software engineers on the African continent and pairs them with global tech companies as full-time, distributed team members.In five years, Andela has hired almost 2,000 develop ... Show More
48m 39s
Mar 2020
SV032: From 200 Rejections to Raising $4.2 Million with Roybi Robot Founder Elnaz Sarraf
On today's show, we sit down with Elnaz Sarraf, who is a serial entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in technology, business, sales, and marketing. She is currently the CEO and Founder of ROYBI; an investor backed EdTech company focusing on early childhood education, tha ... Show More
36m 41s
Nov 2019
#78 Got Goals? Grab a Cru
Tiffany Dufu has spent her career uplifting women and girls. Now, she’s turning a lifetime’s worth of expertise into a venture-backed business. Her startup, The Cru, is dedicated to helping women achieve their goals by connecting them to a network of other women. And while there’ ... Show More
30m 42s
Jan 2023
Miriam Wugmeister: Technology's not as complicated as you think. [Data Security] [Career Notes]
Miriam Wugmeister, co-chair of Morrison & Foerster’s Privacy and Data Security practice, sits down to share her in-depth experience and understanding of privacy and data security laws, obligations, and practices across a wide range of industries. She talks about how she grew up n ... Show More
8m 8s
Sep 2018
Susan Lyne, President and Founder of BBG Ventures: “Don’t say yes or no in the room.”
Susan Lyne’s career isn’t easy to Skimm. She grew up in Boston, and after going to college for a while, decided to skip school and get straight into her career. Susan was a journalist. Then she switched into entertainment, and even started her own magazine. Since then, she’s been ... Show More
36m 50s