Ep 8: Bridging the Gender Gap in Technology ft. Sharmi Albrechtsen, CEO and Co-Founder of SmartGurlz

Robotics aficionado, educator, author and mom, Sharmi Albrechtsen is the CEO and co-founder of SmartGurlz, a fast-growing start-up company focusing on closing the gender gap in technology. SmartGurlz is the first robotics company focused on girls.

Sharmi is the visionary backbone of the company, ensuring that the company develops, markets and sells innovative products. She received AdWeek's 2017 Disruptor Award, in Championing Gender Diversity in Advertising and Tech. She has also been named Women Entrepreneur of the Year 2018 by the Asian Chamber of Commerce and she has been featured in Forbes, Huffington Post, Financial Times, Fox Business News, Fox and Friends and CNN.

In 2017, SmartGurlz was featured on ABC's Shark Tank where Sharmi battled more than 40,000 companies to get placed. On air, she battled celebrity sharks including Richard Branson, Mark Cuban and closed a deal with Daymond John. Know more about her:  www.smartgurlz.com & www.smartbuddies.com

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Robotics aficionado, educator, author and mom, Sharmi Albrechtsen is the CEO and co-founder of SmartGurlz, a fast-growing start-up company focusing on closing the gender gap in technology. SmartGurlz is the first robotics company focused on girls.

Sharmi is the visionary backbone of the company, ensuring that the company develops, markets and sells innovative products. She received AdWeek's 2017 Disruptor Award, in Championing Gender Diversity in Advertising and Tech. She has also been named Women Entrepreneur of the Year 2018 by the Asian Chamber of Commerce and she has been featured in Forbes, Huffington Post, Financial Times, Fox Business News, Fox and Friends and CNN.

In 2017, SmartGurlz was featured on ABC's Shark Tank where Sharmi battled more than 40,000 companies to get placed. On air, she battled celebrity sharks including Richard Branson, Mark Cuban and closed a deal with Daymond John. Know more about her:  www.smartgurlz.com & www.smartbuddies.com

A Small Note:

The last year or more has been a tough one for all of us. And the second wave of COVID-19 has been much worse.
To help those affected by the pandemic in India, the podcasting community has come together under the #PodForChange banner to raise funds through an exclusive NGO partner, Give India.
Join Ep.Log and #PODFORCHANGE as we look to make a positive impact in the lives of those affected by COVID19.

Please visit the link: tinyurl.com/PodForChangeIndia.
Remember, someone really needs the help.

"Where East Meets West" is a collaboration between Ep.Log Media Network & America Meditating Radio

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