51 min
How the API community can be more inclusive with Claire Barrett The DevRelX Podcast (ex Under the Hood of Developer Marketing)
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Theme of the week:
Why and how can the API community be more inclusive?
Inclusivity is key. Allowing more people to join a community and interact with it, network and find and offer help. More diverse communities have more voices heard and can drive progress.
In this episode, we are joined by Claire Barrett, Director at APIsfirst consulting and Global leader of the Women In APIs which has members in 19 countries across 5 continents.
We discuss:
What she loves most about her work with Women in APIs and their strategic prioritiesIf and why we need a more diverse API communityThe challenges for someone joining the API communityWhat we can do to encourage a more diverse audience to join itThe importance of balance and diversity within engineering teams and how can team leaders encourage itThe evolution of APIs in the future Opportunities and challenges due to the pandemic
Listen to this episode to see how we can build more inclusive and diverse communities in APIs and tech.
Let’s talk Data
This is the graph we discuss with Claire: How developer marketing and relations leaders segment their audience.
Join us at apidays Paris on December 8-10.
Claire Barrett makes strategy happen. An experienced consultant and technology leader, Claire gets traction with IT- and API-enabled programs. She provides structure for helping people to get going and to gain pace; forging their buy-in and commitment so that the change sticks. She believes that an inclusive team, with diverse perspectives applied to the approach and implementation, leads to the best outcomes. She actively supports career and professional development opportunities for people getting into or on with technology careers and leads Women In APIs.
Theme of the week:
Why and how can the API community be more inclusive?
Inclusivity is key. Allowing more people to join a community and interact with it, network and find and offer help. More diverse communities have more voices heard and can drive progress.
In this episode, we are joined by Claire Barrett, Director at APIsfirst consulting and Global leader of the Women In APIs which has members in 19 countries across 5 continents.
We discuss:
What she loves most about her work with Women in APIs and their strategic prioritiesIf and why we need a more diverse API communityThe challenges for someone joining the API communityWhat we can do to encourage a more diverse audience to join itThe importance of balance and diversity within engineering teams and how can team leaders encourage itThe evolution of APIs in the future Opportunities and challenges due to the pandemic
Listen to this episode to see how we can build more inclusive and diverse communities in APIs and tech.
Let’s talk Data
This is the graph we discuss with Claire: How developer marketing and relations leaders segment their audience.
Join us at apidays Paris on December 8-10.
Claire Barrett makes strategy happen. An experienced consultant and technology leader, Claire gets traction with IT- and API-enabled programs. She provides structure for helping people to get going and to gain pace; forging their buy-in and commitment so that the change sticks. She believes that an inclusive team, with diverse perspectives applied to the approach and implementation, leads to the best outcomes. She actively supports career and professional development opportunities for people getting into or on with technology careers and leads Women In APIs.
51 min