In this inaugural episode of Tech. Strong. Women., hosts Charlene O'Hanlon and Tracy Bannon of MITRE, along with guest Jennifer Leggio, CMO and serial techpreneur, discuss some of the challenges and successes that have helped shaped their journey in IT and ways to elevate conversations around equ...

In this episode, hosts Charlene O'Hanlon and Tracy Bannon welcome Lisa Plaggemier, Executive Director, National Cyber Security Alliance, to discuss communication, imposter syndrome, the importance of mentoring and more.

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In this episode of Tech. Strong. Women., guest Nicole Dove, head of security at Riot Games, discusses with hosts Charlene O'Hanlon and Tracy Bannon her non-traditional path into IT and ways in which females can unconsciously sabotage themselves, as well as the impact of a strong mentor, regardles...

Generational Diversity, Pt.1: Hosts Charlene O'Hanlon and Tracy Bannon discuss the impacts of generational diversity with guests Hannah Hunt of Army Software Factory and Kristen Garey of Ignyte Group.

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Generational Diversity Part 2 - Hosts Charlene O'Hanlon and Tracy Bannon discuss the impacts of generational diversity with guests Nashita Henry (Deloitte) Beth-Anne Bygum (Acxiom).

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In this episode, hosts Charlene O'Hanlon and Tracy Bannon chat with Deb Radcliff, author, analyst, advisor, writer and speaker, about her long and storied career in cybersecurity, from reporter to acclaimed fiction author.

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Hosts Charlene O'Hanlon and Tracy Bannon are joined by Charity Wright (Recorded Future) and Chris Bondi (Mimoto) for an in-depth discussion on job roles in IT and Cyber, and where equity and diversity is reflected in the workforce vs. the leadership.

In this episode, Charlene O'Hanlon welcomes Rebecca Krauthamer, founder and chief product officer at QuSecure, to discuss how organizations can encourage, promote and normalize women and girls in STEM programs and STEM careers, the ethics considerations of quantum computing and the role of ethics...

The Art of Communicating Technical TopicsOne of the biggest challenges in the tech industry is taking complex, highly-technical topics and making them more easily accessible and understandable to a wider audience. Technical language is often dry, boring and unnecessarily complicated - but it does...

In this episode, our hosts Jodi Ashley (Techstrong) and Tracy Ragan (DeployHub) are joined by Alaina Percival, a technology powerhouse who pivoted her young career by teaching herself to code shortly after she moved to Silicon Valley. Now, Alaina is the CEO of Women Who Code and is "helping diver...

So many stories in tech start the same way: A great idea, a 'killer app', some bootstraps, angel investors, funding rounds and then, with a lot of hard work and a little bit of luck, a unicorn! But it doesn't have to be just a fairy tale or a once-in-a-blue-moon occurrence. You have the skills an...

Far from being 'fluff', marketing (and especially technology marketing) is one of the most important functions within a tech company. Marketing professionals are on the front lines of customer and user engagement, taking technical concepts and making them easy to understand. In this episode, our ...

In this episode of Tech.Strong.Women, hosts Jodi Ashley and Tracy Ragan are joined by Sofia Palamarchuk, co-founder & CEO at Apptim, to talk about her own journey in the tech industry, how she grew her company despite the COVID-19 pandemic, and how important it is to stay lean and sustainable as ...

In this episode of Tech. Strong. Women., hosts Jodi Ashley and Tracy Ragan talk with Liz Rice, chief open source officer at Isovalent, about extended Berkeley Packet Filter (eBPF) and its impact on the open source ecosystem and observability, the challenges open source developers face with the up...

Business leaders tend to underestimate the one factor that could make or break digital transformation: the human factor. But underneath all the talk about new and emerging technologies like blockchain, ChatGPT, the metaverse and other, is people. In this episode of Tech.Strong.Women., Kamales Lar...

Technology isn't immune to external geopolitical factors--from investments in AI to the dependency on Asian chip manufacturing, IT is front and center on the global political stage. Even seemingly unrelated events can have a direct impact on the software and hardware products we develop and consu...

In this episode of Tech.Strong.Women, Jodi Ashley and Tracy Ragan are joined by Ana Margarita Medina, Lightstep staff developer advocate, and Adriana Villela, Lightstep developer advocate, two powerhouse technologists who've focused their careers on SRE and observability. With experiences in lead...

Kathy Park's interest in tech began in a computer science class while she was studying business and finance. That initial interest never waned, and has continued through Park's career to becoming an advisor and partner at Silicon Valley VC firm Andra Capital, where she oversees investments in lat...

As a corporate lawyer with 25 years of experience in Silicon Valley, Tricia Montalvo Timm has been part of small startups, large public companies and everything in between.Tricia is a leader, speaker and author of “Embrace the Power of You, Owning Your Identity at Work.” As a first-generation Lat...

In the tech industry, despite the propaganda to the contrary, no one achieves success on their own. For Lynne Doherty, she was cheered on every step of the way by friends, colleagues, mentors and supporters in her "Front Row." In this episode of Tech.Strong.Women., Lynne Doherty, president of go-...

Born and raised in Kenya, Christine Abernathy's journey to the U.S. tech industry underscores the dynamic nature of the field and the importance of collaboration, innovation and adaptability in the rapidly changing tech landscape. Now a senior director for open source evangelism at F5, Abernathy ...

The cybersecurity conversation has recently shifted from reactive to proactive, focusing on software supply chains and risk management rather than playing whack-a-mole with ever-evolving threats. Today, it's important to take a holistic and proactive approach to cybersecurity, emphasizing open co...

In this episode, hosts Jodi Ashley and Tracy Ragan are joined by Chris McHale, co-founder and CEO of SPK and Associates. Instead of diversity, equity and inclusion being an afterthought, McHale and SPK and Associates make it a top priority - actively striving to bring in individuals from various ...