Perla Villarreal - from MIT to Thoughtworks

Rafna Bash

In this season's final episode, I speak with Rafna Bash from Aktibeto. Rafna shares her personal journey from Kerala to Colorado and discusses marriage, how her mother inspires her to go for it and how her work supports woman progress in their career. She founded Aktibeto to empower women to advance their career in tech through mentorship, education and training. Check out aktibeto.com or c [https://www.linkedin.com/company/aktibeto/]onnect with Rafna on LinkedIn.

Elva Zou - Grab

In this episode, I'm delighted to introduce to you Dr. Elva Zou. Elva is Director, Regional Head of Growth & Strategic Operations, Merchants at Grab. Elva is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Nanyang Technological University Singapore. She uniquely has one foot in STEM and the other in her high-powered business role. This is a fun conversation that brought me right back to my Oxford experience, where Elva and I first met. You'll hear Elva describe how she created career opportunities, the steps to take when looking for a new role and advice around getting promoted.

Lidia De La Cruz - Thoughtworks

Lidia De La Cruz was great to speak with today on the podcast. She works as a Consultant Developer at Thoughtworks and shares her unique story coming from an entirely different background and pivoting only recently into tech. With a background in Psychology and Occupational Therapy, she developed a keen sense of empathy and shares how this makes her contribution in tech more valuable. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did! You can reach out to Lidia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lidia-de-la-cruz/

Perla Villarreal - from MIT to Thoughtworks

In this episode I am speaking to Perla Villarreal. I love her positive energy and you can hear her brightness in her voice. Perla is a Latina woman in tech and she shares her journey from getting accepted into MIT, to her career as a Lead Consultant at Thoughtworks. If you want to connect with Perla you can find her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/perla-ivette-villarreal [https://www.linkedin.com/in/perla-ivette-villarreal]

Jenn Donahue - JL Donahue Engineering

I’m very excited to have Dr. Jenn Donahue, who is an earthquake engineer, as my guest on the podcast today. Jenn is a super successful female entrepreneur, who has served in the US military and now supports other women and men through her mentoring and motivational speaking events. I loved the nuggets of wisdom Jenn offers everyone who is looking to lead, who has a dream they want to go for and on being the only woman in the room. Follow Jenn on Instagram: @iamjenndonahue