The SpotCast: Casting a Light on Women in Tech

Fleur Poiesz

The SpotCast is here to put amazing women with a passion for tech in the spotlight, telling their stories and casting a light on the personal journeys and the defining moments that got them to where they are today. With loads of podcasts about technology itself, this show will host women working across all industries and aims to utilize the power of storytelling by providing an informal and comfortable place to speak freely about their life, development journey, defining moments, and their passions! The ambition: empower 5 million women and girls in tech by 2030! https://women-in-tech.org

Episodes

  1. 06/04/2021

    Oracle: Meet Sandra Wasseur

    Sandra is the Senior Marketing Director Technology for Northern Europe at Oracle and has been working there for a very impressive 20 years! Now I do not think I need to explain what Oracle does, as it’s only one of the world's leading tech companies in cloud technology, but in a nutshell they are a fortune 500 company with more than 100,000 employees worldwide and provide organizations around the world with computing infrastructure and software to help them innovate, unlock efficiencies, and become more effective. Sandra plays an active role at Oracle to promote the careers of women in technology however she is much more than her career at Oracle. She is not someone who you will find in the kitchen cooking as while she loves to eat great food, making it does not necessarily give her much pleasure. She would much rather spend her time giving back and playing her part in the community and does so with an active role in the political party D66 as well as in the rotary- which is not something for older retired men, but she will explain that more. I am excited to have Sandra here today because she has a very direct and outspoken perspective on what it takes to build a successful international career as a woman, as well as what the necessary personality traits and capabilities are to get there. By alternating every month between guests from a more technical background, as we saw last month with Sharon and Ana, with that of a more commercial role such as Sandra, I hope to offer different perspectives to you listeners. One of the ambitions behind the SpotCast is to cast a light on the different individual stories and opinions, and I am excited to provide you with that of Sandra, as she is a woman with a long career and tech and therefore has seen the industry change over the years.

    40 min

  2. 05/06/2021

    Picnic: Meet Sharon Gieske & Ana Henriques Narciso

    Sharon Gieske and Ana Henriques Narciso are friends and colleagues at Picnic, which for those of you who don’t know is one of the coolest and fastest growing online supermarkets in Europe and are completely changing the way people do groceries. Picnic was started around 5 years ago and Their mission is simple: They want to make grocery shopping, fun, simple and affordable. As a mobile-only supermarket you can order your groceries through the app and within 24 hours they are delivered at your door for free. Not to mention that they are delivered in an adorable electrical grocery truck. What makes them such an inspiring tech company is that they are very data-driven and have backend systems for the whole supply chain. Known for having a strong analytical team, they make decisions based on all their data and have AI solutions to make our supply chain more efficient, which minimizes their carbon footprint and makes their service more affordable. Sharon works as a data scientist, but moreover is a kick-ass individual who loves teaching in all regards. Not only is she in her spare time a pole-dance instructor but she also dedicates much of her time to public speaking about ML & teaching technical skills. Ana works as a product owner data engineering and is a true go-getter who knows what she wants and is not afraid to take risks. Taking a leap of faith and moving to the Netherlands from Portugal, she told her boyfriend “I’m moving, you can either come or you don’t”, the epitome of a strong independent women.

    30 min

  3. Trailer

    The SpotCast- Season 1 Trailer

    Welcome to The SpotCast where we talk to some of the most inspiring women in the tech industry about who they are and where they come from, their career, and the things that have made them the person they are today. With loads of podcasts about technology itself, this show will host women working across all industries and aims to utilize the power of storytelling by providing an informal and comfortable place to speak freely about their life, development journey, defining moments, and their passions! The ambition: empower 5 million women and girls in tech by 2030!

    1 min

Trailer

About

The SpotCast is here to put amazing women with a passion for tech in the spotlight, telling their stories and casting a light on the personal journeys and the defining moments that got them to where they are today. With loads of podcasts about technology itself, this show will host women working across all industries and aims to utilize the power of storytelling by providing an informal and comfortable place to speak freely about their life, development journey, defining moments, and their passions! The ambition: empower 5 million women and girls in tech by 2030! https://women-in-tech.org

Information