Diversity in Tech with Joanna Udo
38 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago -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
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Episodes
The State of Our Mental Health
October 29, 2023 00:42 - 52 minutes - 48 MBWelcome 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 Tech, an inclusive community dedicated to empowering black and brown women to start and excel in technology careers. In this episode, we look back at an enlightening conversation about mental health at our weekly happy hour in 2021. This replay is a timeless treasure filled with practical advice, stra...
Living a Healthi-her lifestyle as a Technology Professional w/ Gwendolyn Woody
October 07, 2020 16:20 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBGwendolyn 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. On this episode she's sharing tips & tricks to help you as a technology worker live a healthier lifestyle. More about Gwendolyn: She also contracts with government and corporate agencies through a subset of her business called Wellness WERKS 8. With an innate compassion for helping others, she's living out her ...
Episode 18: Tech & Social Entrepreneurship w/ Yulkendy Valdez
September 16, 2020 04:00 - 37 minutes - 35.1 MBPodcast - 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 Co-Founder and CEO of Forefront, she helps employers, schools, and nonprofits create low-barrier, culturally relevant virtual experiences for youth (ages 16-24) to facilitate their transition from education to career. Yulkendy brings a diverse set of both corporate and nonprofit experience to the t...
Episode 17: Meet The Founder & CEO of Blaq App Maureen Martin
September 11, 2020 13:01 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBOn 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 profiling. Follow the journey: www.instagram.com/blaqapp www.twitter.com/Appblaq ================================================== We love to hear from you, connect with @bridgesintech on your favorite social media platform and leave us a message! Questions or interested on coming on the podcast? email...
Leadership & Data Governance w/ Andrew Ysasi
August 06, 2020 18:16 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBAndrew 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 mentoring, educating, volunteering, and advocating for all matters related to information governance (IG). Andrew is the President of IG GURU®, an IG news organization and a resume expert with Admovio® where his work is published on CIO.com. Andrew is a frequent guest on the Inside the Records Room p...
Episode 16: Leadership & Data Governance w/ Andrew Ysasi
August 06, 2020 18:16 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBAndrew 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 mentoring, educating, volunteering, and advocating for all matters related to information governance (IG). Andrew is the President of IG GURU®, an IG news organization and a resume expert with Admovio® where his work is published on CIO.com. Andrew is a frequent guest on the Inside the Records Room p...
Tech Recruiting w/ Madoree Pipkins
July 17, 2020 13:37 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBMadoree 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 different industries, sizes, and stages. Madoree knows what makes your resume stand out and what truly drives receiving offers after interviews — and it’s not applying to hundreds of jobs online. It’s how well you connect and network to share your expertise emphasizing and showcasing how you can do the rol...
Episode 15: Tech Recruiting w/ Madoree Pipkins
July 17, 2020 13:37 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBMadoree 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 different industries, sizes, and stages. Madoree knows what makes your resume stand out and what truly drives receiving offers after interviews — and it’s not applying to hundreds of jobs online. It’s how well you connect and network to share your expertise emphasizing and showcasing how you can do the rol...
Virtual Reality with Taylor Freeman
July 08, 2020 20:15 - 47 minutes - 44.2 MBTaylor 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 invited to try VR in a fun and social environment. Over the following years, he and his team built UploadVR.com, the industry's largest daily VR news site reaching millions of people per month, established two co-working spaces in LA and San Francisco with 150 VR, AR and AI startups, hosted ove...
Episode 14: Virtual Reality with Taylor Freeman
July 08, 2020 20:15 - 47 minutes - 44.2 MBTaylor 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 invited to try VR in a fun and social environment. Over the following years, he and his team built UploadVR.com, the industry's largest daily VR news site reaching millions of people per month, established two co-working spaces in LA and San Francisco with 150 VR, AR and AI startups, hosted ove...
Starting A Tech Career w/ Joyce Van Drost
July 02, 2020 17:51 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBJoyce 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 rotating through different areas of technology at a bank and shares her experience with us. When she’s not working, she works on her YouTube channel, JoyOfMyLife, which is a lifestyle channel focused on fashion, beauty and tech, in addition to her fun vlogs. You can follow her on your favorite social me...
Starting A Tech Career w/ Joyce
July 02, 2020 17:51 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBJoyce 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 rotating through different areas of technology at a bank and shares her experience with us. When she’s not working, she works on her YouTube channel, JoyOfMyLife, which is a lifestyle channel focused on fashion, beauty and tech, in addition to her fun vlogs. You can follow her on your favorite so...
Episode 13: Starting A Tech Career w/ Joyce
July 02, 2020 17:51 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBJoyce 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 rotating through different areas of technology at a bank and shares her experience with us. When she’s not working, she works on her YouTube channel, JoyOfMyLife, which is a lifestyle channel focused on fashion, beauty and tech, in addition to her fun vlogs. You can follow her on your favorite so...
Episode 12: The Way Forward: Discrimination, Racism & Privilege
June 24, 2020 19:06 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBAfter 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 Information Security Analyst Dereck Burchette II, Business Systems Analyst & information security professional Aaron hosts the #Realtalk with Aaron Bregg where he discusses information security topics. Want to come on the show or learn more about Bridges in Tech? visit www.bridgesintech.com Bridges in t...
The Way Forward: Discrimination, Racism & Privilege
June 24, 2020 19:06 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBAfter 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 Information Security Analyst Dereck Burchette II, Business Systems Analyst & information security professional Aaron hosts the #Realtalk with Aaron Bregg where he discusses information security topics. Want to come on the show or learn more about Bridges in Tech? visit www.bridgesintech.com Bridges in t...
Episode 11: Tech Recruiting w/Gabrielle Williams
June 20, 2020 16:48 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBGabrielle 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 Biopsychology from Oglethorpe University, and a Master's in Business Administration from American University's Kogod School of Business. Williams is a current partner at Hrblgy, an herbal wellness initiative and apothecary. There, she manages finances, logistics, and operations. During her tenure...
Tech Recruiting w/Gabrielle Williams
June 20, 2020 16:48 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBGabrielle 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 Biopsychology from Oglethorpe University, and a Master's in Business Administration from American University's Kogod School of Business. Williams is a current partner at Hrblgy, an herbal wellness initiative and apothecary. There, she manages finances, logistics, and operations. During her tenur...
Episode 10: Meet the Creator of the largest community of Black Women in Tech - Alexandria Noel Butler
June 10, 2020 16:39 - 55 minutes - 51.8 MBAlexandria 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 equitable work environment stem from her own experiences working in some of the most popular tech companies. In 2013, she founded Grown Up Truth, an online magazine dedicated to the new college graduate experience. This platform not only inspired young professionals but also experienced leaders ...
Meet the Creator of the largest community of Black Women in Tech - Alexandria Noel Butler
June 10, 2020 16:39 - 55 minutes - 51.8 MBAlexandria 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 equitable work environment stem from her own experiences working in some of the most popular tech companies. In 2013, she founded Grown Up Truth, an online magazine dedicated to the new college graduate experience. This platform not only inspired young professionals but also experienced leaders ...
Episode 9: Life as a UX/UI Designer + Career Coach with Ashley Jenelle
May 08, 2020 19:49 - 45 minutes - 42.4 MBAs 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., Ashley taps into user needs and challenges while designing solutions that allow them to save time, money, and increase productivity. As a UX coach and course creator, she’s developed an online course, “Learn UX Online in 16 Weeks” to help aspiring UX designers go from beginner to experienced UX Des...
Life as a UX/UI Designer + Career Coach with Ashley Jenelle
May 08, 2020 19:49 - 45 minutes - 42.4 MBAs 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., Ashley taps into user needs and challenges while designing solutions that allow them to save time, money, and increase productivity. As a UX coach and course creator, she’s developed an online course, “Learn UX Online in 16 Weeks” to help aspiring UX designers go from beginner to experienced UX Des...
Drone Security Expert - Tomiko Evans
April 30, 2020 21:30 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBTomiko 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 in the information technology field, in May of 2018, Tomiko Evans earned a Master of Science in Cybersecurity Technology degree with honors from the multi-award winning program at University of Maryland University College (UMUC). She currently serves a US federal government agency as a Cybersecurity ...
Episode 8: Drone Security Expert - Tomiko Evans
April 30, 2020 21:30 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBTomiko 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 in the information technology field, in May of 2018, Tomiko Evans earned a Master of Science in Cybersecurity Technology degree with honors from the multi-award winning program at University of Maryland University College (UMUC). She currently serves a US federal government agency as a Cybersecurity ...
Life As A Full Stack Developer /w Moya Richards
April 16, 2020 20:04 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBMoya 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. At Safco, my work mostly involves writing internal applications that are used for the daily operations of the business. I run the largest JavaScript Group on Facebook with over 105k members. I write blogs on Medium and Dev.to about JavaScript and Programming in general. I usually stay under the ra...
Episode 7: Life As A Full Stack Developer /w Moya Richards
April 16, 2020 20:04 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBMoya 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. At Safco, my work mostly involves writing internal applications that are used for the daily operations of the business. I run the largest JavaScript Group on Facebook with over 105k members. I write blogs on Medium and Dev.to about JavaScript and Programming in general. I usually stay under the ra...
Life as a Hacker w/Chris Roberts
April 08, 2020 21:05 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBChris 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 gathering, cryptography and deception technologies. He shares his experience as a hacker & diversity in tech ally. He also answers questions from women of color in tech and shares some tips on security topics. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be a hacker, have an int...
Episode 6: Life as a Hacker w/Chris Roberts
April 08, 2020 21:05 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBChris 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 gathering, cryptography and deception technologies. He shares his experience as a hacker & diversity in tech ally. He also answers questions from women of color in tech and shares some tips on security topics. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be a hacker, have an int...
Episode 5: From Customer Service Representative to Consultant w/ Shanayla Sweat
March 30, 2020 19:47 - 48 minutes - 110 MBShanayla 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 college instructors, who peaked her interest in technology careers, today she’s not only a technology consultant but also a successful entrepreneur She’s created a blueprint to help other customer service representatives start an IT career and offers a 15% discount to that program with code 👉🏾 BRIDGE...
From Customer Service Representative to Consultant w/ Shanayla Sweat
March 30, 2020 19:47 - 48 minutes - 110 MBShanayla 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 college instructors, who peaked her interest in technology careers, today she’s not only a technology consultant but also a successful entrepreneur She’s created a blueprint to help other customer service representatives start an IT career and offers a 15% discount to that program with code 👉🏾 BRIDGE...
Episode 4: Network Administration w/ Morgan Lucas
March 20, 2020 15:36 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBMorgan 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. Learn more about bridges in tech by visiting www.bridgesintech.com
Network Administration w/ Morgan Lucas
March 20, 2020 15:36 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBMorgan 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. Learn more about bridges in tech by visiting www.bridgesintech.com
From Nanny to Rocket Scientist w/Melanie Wullaert
March 11, 2020 19:17 - 47 minutes - 44.1 MBMelanie 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 small tours in Europe in her early 20s and progressed to becoming an audio engineer in her late 20s, but never managed to break into the industry enough to make a living. Took her another 5-ish years to find the confidence and strength to start taking pre-engineering night classes at Seattle co...
Episode 3: From Nanny to Rocket Scientist w/Melanie Wullaert
March 11, 2020 19:17 - 47 minutes - 44.1 MBMelanie 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 small tours in Europe in her early 20s and progressed to becoming an audio engineer in her late 20s, but never managed to break into the industry enough to make a living. Took her another 5-ish years to find the confidence and strength to start taking pre-engineering night classes at Seattle co...
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome w/ Rhonda Hill
March 05, 2020 13:31 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBRhonda 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 great things, even when her friends and colleagues were praising her on how good she was. She shares how she worked through that and is learning how to celebrate her success. Of course we also talked about how she got started in tech and some her favorite projects. You can learn more about R...
Episode 2: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome w/ Rhonda Hill
March 05, 2020 13:31 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBRhonda 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 great things, even when her friends and colleagues were praising her on how good she was. She shares how she worked through that and is learning how to celebrate her success. Of course we also talked about how she got started in tech and some her favorite projects. You can learn more about R...
Episode 1: Job Search Nuggets - Katia Dean
February 26, 2020 04:37 - 52 minutes - 120 MBKatia 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 podcast, from searching for jobs, writing a resume, interviewing and negotiating her salary, the tips are fresh and ready for your use today! She also shares a code for 25% off her deluxe pro package. This package offers a full circle job seeker’s guide, support educational materials and much more! So m...
Job Search Nuggets - Katia Dean
February 26, 2020 04:37 - 52 minutes - 120 MBKatia 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 podcast, from searching for jobs, writing a resume, interviewing and negotiating her salary, the tips are fresh and ready for your use today! She also shares a code for 25% off her deluxe pro package. This package offers a full circle job seeker’s guide, support educational materials and much more! So m...
Intro
February 25, 2020 03:18 - 48 seconds - 771 KBWelcome to bridges in tech, my name is Joanna Udo, a woman in IT who’s also on a quest to increase the representation of women of color in technology careers, by creating awareness, identifying the challenges and sharing strategies to address the issue. Every week, I’ll chat with technology professionals who are women of colors, allies, recruiters, leaders and other like minded individuals. Together we can bridge the gap and ensure that every woman of color in the field has the resour...