Episodes
This episode's guest is Kelly O'Shaughnessy. Kelly is a Product Lead at Airtable. She built her career as a Senior Product Manager at Uber. Kelly is a founding member at Supra, a network for Product leaders. In this episode we cover prepping for the product management interview, how to overcome imposter syndrome at high pressure moments, and the value of mentors who bet on you. Reach out to our Kelly on LinkedIn. If you’re new to Witty we’re glad to have you here, and if you’re an...
Published 04/17/24
This episode we’ll be opening up the vault. This episode is from Season 1 of Witty, where we talk to the former founding member and Chief Brand Officer of Bumble, Alex Williamson. Since we interviewed her, Alex was the CEO of Asteya, Miami-based disability insurance startup that is geared toward small business owners and gig workers. Alex is currently a co-founder of Argo a web-3 streaming platform powered by creators and fans. In this episode we cover building making yourself indispensable,...
Published 04/03/24
This episode's guest is Rita Sheth. Sheth is the designer and founder of Mercury Dasha, a future-inspired, luxury streetwear brand for physical and digital fashion. Before her startup venture, Rita spent a decade in Big Law after graduating from the University of Oxford.   In this episode we deep dive into the intersection of fashion and technology. We cover topics like applying AR/VR and NFT to the fashion industry and how “soft” creative skills makes you stand out in a tech...
Published 02/26/24
Tamara Yang is the Senior Vice President of Delivery at Compass Data Center, a company that provides data centers from edge deployments to core facilities serving hyperscale, cloud and enterprise customers. Prior to joining Compass, Tamara served as VP of Organizational Development for Balfour Beatty.  Prior to entering the construction industry, Tamara served in the Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, she holds a B.S. in Physics and a M.S. in...
Published 08/02/21
Jordana Schelberg  is the Marketing and Brand Strategy at TalentHack, builds business tools that supercharge the next generation of fitness and wellness trailblazers. Jordana talks about the value of having an unconventional background in technology, transitioning your side passion into a full-time job, and the future of fitness in a post-pandemic world.   Reach out to Jordana on LinkedIn or Instagram.  Stay up to date with Witty through our website, LinkedIn or email us at...
Published 05/20/21
Elizabeth Kenyon, a Canadian software developer at Bold Commerce and a viral TikTok creator. Elizabeth talks about the value of cultivating community in a male-dominated computer science major, tips on combating imposter syndrome, and the opportunities...
Published 03/01/21
Ravina Mutha is the Co-founder of Enterprise Bot, a company that builds customer service bots that communicate in natural language and understand users' requirements. Enterprise Bot was awarded Forbes 60 Women-Led Startups. Ravina holds a bachelors of...
Published 12/29/20
Elena Sinelnikova is the Co-founder and CEO of MetisDAO, an information technology and services company. Previously, Elena was the founder and CEO of CryptoChicks, an international organization that educates young women about blockchain. Elena holds a...
Published 12/29/20
Erin Bury is the CEO and founder of Willful, an online platform that makes it affordable, convenient, and easy for Canadians to create a legal will online. Previously, Erin was on the founding team of BetaKit--Canada’s largest startup publications--and...
Published 11/15/20
Devon Brooks is the CEO and founder of Sphere, a managed marketplace platform for  membership-based coaching experiences. Previously, Devon co-founded Blo Bar, the world’s first and largest franchise chain of Blow Dry Bars. Devon was awarded one of...
Published 11/15/20
Jill Earthy is the CEO of Women’s Enterprise Centre of British Columbia, a provincial non-profit organization helping BC women start, lead and grow their own business. Jill started and grew two businesses, Momcafe Network and Nasco Staffing Solutions....
Published 10/29/20
Anna Murray is the President of tmg-e*media, one of the earliest web development firms founded in 1996, now a boutique technology consulting firm. Anna is a speaker and author, The Complete Software Project Manager. Previously, Anna was the Chief...
Published 10/11/20
Kathryn Brett Goldman is the CEO and Founder of the Cybermaniacs, which teaches cybersecurity through unique courses and content. Previously, Kathryn was a sales, business development, and communications leader for various Information Technology firms....
Published 07/07/20
Emma Poposka is the Co-founder and Director of BronID, previously Brontech, an identity management and data sharing platform. Previously, Emma worked as a software developer and technology consultant in various Macedonian private and public...
Published 06/21/20
Marisa Bernstein is the Program Manager for Code For Canada, a national non-profit that serves as the connective tissue between government innovators and the tech community. Previously, Marisa worked in landscape architecture and urban planning at...
Published 06/07/20
Andrea Higuera is the CEO and co-founder of Yask, a global AI powered language community. Previously, Andrea was the co-organizer of Colombia.AI--the largest Artificial Intelligence community in Latin America--and was a product manager at various...
Published 05/24/20
Camas Winsor is the Chief Operating Officer of Rangle.io, a company that builds high-quality customer-centric software experiences. Previously, she was the Vice President of Operations Bubl Technology Inc., Director of Operations at Nurun, and Director...
Published 03/23/20
Ana Bell is the author of “Get Programming: Learn to Code with Python.” Ana is a lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, on campus and as a MOOC (Massive Open Online Class). She holds a PhD in Computer Science at Princeton University, and...
Published 02/24/20