The Journey of a WiT

This week on a Journey of a WiT, Elly is joined by Alice Loeser, a backend developer at the e-health service, Doctolib. Alice joined the team during the pandemic and shares her experience of joining a global company remotely.Alice started programming because she liked science and as soon as she started looking at coding (her first language was C) it was instant love. She has also worked with PHP and Ruby in lots of different roles; an internship in LA , some freelance work and in a communications agency. Elly and Alice take a deep dive into some of the challenges faced by women in the workplace including sexist remarks and imposter syndrome. They also talk about gendered job descriptions which is really interesting!Alice has some great words of wisdom to share, the importance of finding people who will listen and support you,  and feeling safe enough to ask questions of your employer. Alice says one of the best growth opportunities she’s had is to mentor and pair programme with junior devs and her hope is that we can continue to support the women in tech network and encourage people to engage in networking. She reckons one of the main lessons she has learned is how to stay on track and focused, developing and strengthening her skills without being distracted! This episode is a great look into life as a dev – give it a listen and let us know what you think. Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of ‘A Journey of a Woman in Tech’, Elly is joined by Amanda Newman who is a Senior Manager at Accenture. Previously Amanda has worked with IBM, Shell and Microsoft and has founded The Career Mum, a community network to support and empower everyone to reach their potential. She was shortlisted for Northern Power Women Mentor of the Year award and is nominated for a We Are The City Rising Stars award. Amanda is a huge supporter of returnships and mentoring for womenAmanda and Elly unpack her impressive career from struggled academically due to moving schools, to a global role at Shell and now Accenture. At school, Amanda wasn’t sure what she wanted to do, until her Dad said “computers are the next big thing”. This was at a time when there were no girls in computer labs and computers definitely weren’t cool. Her advice to career starters it to remember that it is early days and to take one day at a time, you never know what opportunities might come along. Amanda has long term experience with working remotely, and despite this struggled with the challenges of lockdown. She is a self-confessed extrovert, getting lots of energy and ideas from people – something she has in common with Elly. Amanda and Elly discuss the work home balance and the challenges she has faced, especially challenging perceptions of “you don’t look like someone who works in IT”! She says her greatest achievement is her family, and managing all the different priorities through the pandemic!Her role model is her father, and it is clear he had a real influence on her work ethic and mentality as he came from a coal mining background and become an engineer, working all over the world. Amanda’s best bit of advice it to remember that if you’re having a bad day that that too shall pass and if you need to take time out, it’s just one day, remember your community and network, and find your A team! We hope you enjoy this episode. Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elly Greaney is back with Season 3 of our The Journey of a WiT Podcast!  In this episode, Elly is joined by Amanda Kirby who has started her new role at Thames Water remotely and is now onboarding and managing whole teams she has not met! With a natural instinct for improving processes, Amanda started her tech career by rolling out a new payment system at Sainsbury's and has since worked with some major media giants.  Elly and Amanda talk about being a woman and a mum in tech, juggling those responsibilities, and how the sector is changing. Amanda talks about how important it is to have people and diversity at the centre of the company, and at TP we totally agree with her.  Amanda has such an infectious personality, it's super clear how she has managed to grow amazing, motivated teams.  Her favourite thing, she says, is watching other people fly high and succeed! Have a listen for some great bits of advice from Amanda, as she talks about knowing when to move on and being true to yourself.  Let us know what you think!#TheJourneyofaWIT #WomenInTech Follow Transition Partners on LinkedIn for more events and updates! https://www.linkedin.com/company/transition-partners-limited/Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elly Greaney is back with Season 3 of our The Journey of a WiT Podcast! Elly was joined by the fabulous Jus Chadha who is just about to embark on her new journey as a Senior Program Manager at GitHub! We loved having Jus on the show to tell us about her inspirational journey rising through the ranks at Cisco from Grad to Business Architect! Jus is a digital nomad and has travelled all throughout her journey with Cisco, she sits on the board for The Youth Group and is also a mentor & STEM ambassador to help young people get into tech! She has had an interesting route into tech having been inspired by her mum, a very smart lady who recognised that the tech industry was one to join due to the growth opportunities!  In addition to discussing all things career-based, Elly and Jus discussed their shared love for travel, managing self-doubt, and learning to speak up, and the ability to OWN your journey! Thank you so much for sharing your experience Juskiran!!#TheJourneyofaWIT #DigitalNomad #WomenInTech Follow Transition Partners on LinkedIn for more events and updates! https://www.linkedin.com/company/transition-partners-limited/Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you are currently furloughed, in a career rut or if you are just in need of an inspiration boost… this is the podcast for you.This week our host Elly Greaney was joined by the amazing Emily Harrison who is the DevOps Service Delivery Manager (Chapter Lead) at Covea Insurance.  After joining Covea only a year, Emily has achieved so much in that time.During the podcast, Emily tells Elly about how her natural intrigue for Tech had a huge influence on her career choice. With a career journey that has taken her all over the world, it was inspiring to hear about the different experiences Emily has had throughout her career so far. Emily offered an honest insight into the challenges throughout her career and her approach to overcoming these challenges was extremely inspiring to listen to.With Emily having a background in teaching, it was fantastic to hear what her opinions were on what the curriculum could do to encourage more diversity in Tech. In addition to this, Emily encourages our listeners to take part in online learning in order to build on their skills and to research into funding opportunities to gain access to further education.Emily was an amazing guest and we were very grateful to have her on the podcast!Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Season 2 ‘The Journey of a WiT’ continues with our Managing Director, Elly Greaney and her amazing guest Nat Pearce who works at Spark as a Strategist, Service Designer, Leader, Innovator, Maker, Doer and anything in between! Nat shares her insight into the importance of culture in the workplace, how she found herself working within the world of tech and her best advice for getting into the industry with little experience! A great theme throughout the podcast is Nat’s passion for diversity and creativity within Tech.  #transitionpartners #thejourneyofawit #femaleboss #womenintech #apprenticeship #tech #software #wit Support the show (https://www.linkedin.com/company/transition-partners-limited/?viewAsMember=true)Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Season 2 ‘The Journey of a WiT’ continues with our Director, Elly Greaney and her fantastic guest Sophie Hussey who is the Head of Service Management at Lowell. Sophie discusses her journey into the industry, overcoming issues as a woman in tech and why her mum is her biggest role model!#transitionpartners #thejourneyofawit #femaleboss #womenintech #apprenticeship #tech #software #wit Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Season 2 ‘The Journey of a WiT’ continues with our Director, Elly Greaney and her fantastic guest Jennifer Anderson who is the CTO at Incuto (Fintech). Jennifer discusses opportunities within tech after starting a family, her love for start-ups and her passion for credit unions!    #transitionpartners #thejourneyofawit #femaleboss #womenintech #apprenticeship #tech #software #wit Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Season 2 ‘The Journey of a WiT’ continues with our Director, Elly Greaney and her super guest Philippa Rickard who is the Head of Delivery at Covea Insurance. Philippa shares her journey into the world of tech; from getting comfortable with being uncomfortable, creating an Agile Management Office (Yes we hadn’t heard of this either!) and finding her voice!   #transitionpartners #thejourneyofawit #femaleboss #womenintech #apprenticeship #tech #software #wit Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Season 2 ‘The Journey of a WiT’ continues with our Director, Elly Greaney and her fabulous guest Tanja Lichtensteiger who is an Engineering Manager at Sky Betting & Gaming. Tanja shares her journey into the world of tech; from learning to code at 8, her experience of an engineering apprenticeship to overcoming and educating about racial prejudice in the workplace.#transitionpartners #thejourneyofawit #femaleboss #womenintech #apprenticeship #tech #software #wit Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

‘The Journey of a WiT’ continues with our Director, Elly Greaney and her amazing guest Anna Sutton who is the CEO at The Data Shed. Anna shares her journey into the world of starting her own Data Consultancy whilst pregnant from a marketing background and how she is encouraging more women to get involved in the wider IT Community.  #TransitionPartners #TPPodcasts #TheJourneyofaWiT #FemaleBoss #WomeninTechSupport the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tune in to episode 9 of 'The Journey of a Woman in Tech' with our wonderful director Elly Greaney and our special guest Sarah Tulip who is the Director of Digital at EY. Sarah shares her passion for finding your “group”, Co-Founding Women in Leeds Digital and preparing the next gen for the digital revolution.  Thanks, Sarah Tulip for taking time out of your hectic schedule to visit us at the Transition Partners office, we had great fun recording this session! Looking forward to co-hosting a Women in Leeds Digital Event in January, details to be released shortly! Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

‘The Journey of a WiT’ continues with our Director, Elly Greaney and her amazing guest Hannah Morris - Dahlke who is the Principal Product Manager (Data) at Sainsbury’s Technology. Hannah shares her journey into the world of Product from a marketing and events background, how she’s supporting inclusion and diversity at Sainsbury’s and “Being Brave!”   #TransitionPartners #TPPodcasts #TheJourneyofaWiT #FemaleBoss #WomeninTechSupport the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 ‘The Journey of a WiT’ continues with our Commercial Director, Elly Greaney and her fabulous guest Sally Bogg who is the Head of Service Management at Leeds Beckett University. Sally shares her journey into the world of tech after having 3 children, her passion for higher education, winning Team Leader of the Year award this year at the Everywoman in Tech Awards and challenging the perception of tech to the next generation! Sally did an amazing job in sharing her story, if you have a spare half an hour we would highly recommend a listen! #TransitionPartners #TPPodcasts #TheJourneyofaWiT #FemaleBoss #WomeninTechSupport the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

‘The Journey of a WiT’ continues with our Commercial Director, Elly Greaney and her fabulous guest Anna Barsby, Barsby Clift Limited. Anna shares her journey into the world of tech, becoming a CIO and how she was the first woman to be ranked number 1 in the CIO list in 2014 and ranked in the Top 15 Innovative Influencers in Retail today in 2018.  She discusses how she encourages her team and how important it is to have a good work/life balance.  #TransitionPartners #TPPodcasts #TheJourneyofaWiT #FemaleBoss #WomeninTechSupport the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are super excited to be discussing Neurodiversity in this weeks ‘The Journey of a WiT’ Podcast with our Commercial Director, Elly Greaney and her fabulous guest Naomi Johnson who is the MIS Manager at Redcentric. In this episode, Naomi shares her unique journey into the world of tech, she talks about juggling motherhood with a full time job and finding out later in life that she was Neurodiverse and the impact this has had. A fabulously honest and frank conversation, Naomi has a great energy – this episode is well worth a listen!  #TransitionPartners #TPPodcasts #TheJourneyofaWiT #FemaleBoss #WomeninTech #Neurodiveristy Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

‘The Journey of a WiT’ continues with our Commercial Director, Elly Greaney and her fabulous guest Denise Dourado who is a the Cloud Digital Transformation Director at HMRC.Denise shares her unique journey into the world of tech, her passion for the industry and how she is encouraging more women to get involved in the wider IT Community.#TransitionPartners #TPPodcasts #TheJourneyofaWiT #FemaleBoss #WomeninTechSupport the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 ‘The Journey of a WiT’ continues with our Commercial Director, Elly Greaney and her fabulous guest Caroline Boothe-Burke who is the Global Director of Planning at Experian.  Caroline shares her journey into the world of tech, her passion for client delivery and how to tackle the isolation and breakdown in communication that technology can cause.  #TransitionPartners #TPPodcasts #TheJourneyofaWiT #FemaleBoss #WomeninTech Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

‘The Journey of a WiT’ continues with our Commercial Director, Elly Greaney and her fabulous guest Amardeep Sirha who is a Senior Consultant at Infinity Works. Amardeep shares her unique journey into the world of tech, her passion for the industry and how she is encouraging more women to get involved in the wider IT Community. #TransitionPartners #TPPodcasts #TheJourneyofaWiT #FemaleBoss #WomeninTechSupport the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to our first TP podcast and follow ‘The Journey of a WiT’ with our Commercial Director, Elly Greaney.Our first guest is the wonderful Tammy Kennedy, Solution Design Manager at BT. Tammy shares her unique journey into the industry, her passion for Solution Design and how she is encouraging more women to be involved within Tech.#TransitionPartners #TPPodcasts #TheJourneyofaWiT #FemaleBoss #WomeninTechSupport the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.