We are joined by Arcade Kwaku, a Coding Black Female. She explains changing from a career in healthcare to becoming a technical analyst. We get an insight into her experiences as a black woman in tech, and all the amazing things she’s been learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. She recently wrote a blog on completing a Udacity Nanodegree in 30 days, you can read it here: https://medium.com/codingblackfemales/i-completed-udacitys-nanodegree-in-30-days-here-s-how-it-went-d0059992a94f

Andrea Burris is a Senior User Researcher, with a background in Psychology and Human Factors. She has 7 years experience working across academia, government and tech industry, working with a variety of organisations from large retailers to small tech start ups. Her main focus within her career has been to ensure the business focus is led by user insights and to continually bring the voice of the end user into the design process at every stage. She gives us an insight into her role and her...

Are you a mother? parent? carer? first-born sibling? Are you hoping to be in the future? Or can your colleague or friends answer yes to those questions? Join us as we discuss what it is like managing caring responsibilities whilst pursuing a career in a fast-paced, male-dominated, and ever-changing industry. For this episode we have 4 speakers at different stages in their tech journeys come together to talk about what their experiences have been like, challenges they have faced, and support...

Olivia Campbell has been in tech for 3 years, and is on the Coding Black Females Leadership Team. We hear about how she changed career into tech after completing the Le Wagon bootcamp. She also gives us an insight into the hobbies she's picked up during the COVID-19 lockdown. You can find Olivia on Twitter and LinkedIn Twitter: https://twitter.com/oecampbell LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oecampbell/ To find out more about Coding Black Females, follow us: Website:...

This episode showcases other exciting areas in technology that are not traditional software development. We'll be joined by a Product Manager, UX/UI Designer, Data Scientist and DevOps Engineer.   You'll be able to hear more about the work that they do, the skills each role requires, how each of our speakers got to where they are, and ask any questions that you have!   Introductions Yasmin Taylor, Platform Data Engineer - Covers...

This episode we are joined by 4 Black Females Founders/Entrepreneurs having a discussion about their experiences founding their organisations. We were joined by: Ekua Akumanyi from Furnishful,  Dominique Lescott from Hairpopp,  Melissa Wills from Women Like Me,  Marcia Brock from Smart Kid/Smart World