Tech Inclusion

Torin Perez is a speaker and author who recently published the book ‘Who Am I to lead’. He talks to us about how we can all be a catalyst of change. Only 2% of our thoughts are conscious, so what happen when we slow down and become self-aware? Torin shares with us his belief that it is one way of growing as an inclusive leader.

Shruti Shah, Entrepreneur In Residence At Silicon Valley talks to us about her work at Silicon Valley Bank and her experience as a women of color entrepreneur.

This week, it is my pleasure to welcome Jessica Loché to the show. Since I recorded this episode with Jessica, she started a new position as the Head of Culture & Innovation at The Riveter. In this interview, she talks to us about why tech companies need more than ping pong tables to make their employees happy and why we should not expect diversity inclusion teams to do everything

Steve Huffman, Co-Founder and CEO of Reddit shares with us why he thinks diversity and inclusion is core to Reddit’s success.

Meghan Nesbit is the Director of Nonprofit Market Development at Twilio. She talks to us about how companies can make their technology more accessible to nonprofit and the importance of having diversity and inclusion strategies in the nonprofit sector.

Emilie Hsieh is the co-founder and Ceo of Allie, an engagement platform that allows employees to give feedback and get personalized coaching on issues like inclusion.

Benjamin Evans is the Airbnb design lead to the anti-discrimination team. You’ll learn how Benjamin landed his job at Airbnb and how his work supports his desire to create more inclusive tech platforms.

Carolina Huaranca Mendoza is a principal at Kapor Capital, a social impact venture fund based in Oakland. Carolina shares with us what she likes the most working for a VC company and her own experience as an entrepreneur. She also talks about the Startup Weekend Latinx she launched in partnership with Techstars.

Nicole Lazzaro, the CEO of XEODesign talks about her journey to build a VR impact game company and her takeaway from being a female game developer and entrepreneur in the Tech industry.

Monique used to be a venture partner at 500 Startups. She talks about the positive changes she has noticed in the VC world and all the different initiatives she is working on to support under-represented founders and companies with a social impact. Monique is also the Founder and Executive Director of Black Founders.

One in seven people might live with a disability. Victor talks to us about why we most certainly will experience disability at some point in our lives. He shares his work of bringing awareness to include the disabled community in the design of products and cities.

Arlan is the managing director of Backstage Capital, a seed investment firm with a focus on underserved founders.

26 Lexi Curtice, Development Team Girls Who Code on how scholarships are crucial to girls success by Change Catalyst

25- Christina Ulerio, program manager Tech Kids on why it is important to change hiring practices by Change Catalyst

Interview with Rachel Williams at the Ability and Tech Conference in Berkeley - May 2016Executive Producer & Host: Juliette Bouquerel RoyProducer: Jasmín Mara López

Interview with Melinda Briana Epler at the Ability and Tech Conference in Berkeley - May 2016Executive Producer & Host: Juliette Bouquerel RoyProducer: Jasmín Mara López

Executive Producer & Host: Juliette Bouquerel RoyProducer: Jasmín Mara López