A Seat at the Tech Table
Brought to you by Sisters in Tech, *A Seat at the Tech Table* is an interview series featuring black women working in tech. From accountants to engineers, from product managers to policy analysts, we seek to showcase black women working in the world of tech and encourage you to consider whether there might be a seat for you at the tech table.
Episodes
19 episodes
How Shayanna Sims is Solving Problems for Users as a UX Program Manager at YouTube
Today at the Sisters in Tech table, we welcome Shayanna Sims, a UX Program Manager at YouTube.You can follow Shayanna on social media:LinkedIn: Shayanna SimsTikTok: @shayanna.shamarTwitter: @_itwasntSHAYT...
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Episode 12
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How Li Wilkins-Tate is Guiding Candidates Through the Hiring Process as a Recruiting Coordinator at Discord
Today at the Sisters in Tech table, we welcome Li Wilkins-Tate, a Recruiting Coordinator at Discord.Originally from the Midwest and now located in New York, Li’s route into tech wasn’t a straight path. From a young age, Li knew she wante...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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54:32
How Sandra Okoli is Helping to Build the Ultimate Shopping Experience for Customers as a Web Engineer at ASOS
Today at the Sisters in Tech table, we welcome Sandra Okoli, a Web Engineer at ASOS.Sandra started her journey into tech as a Digital Marketing Executive. During this time, Sandra was exposed to the world of web as managing a website was...
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Episode 10
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48:52
How Kelsey Robb is Empowering Content Creators as a Creator Partnerships Manager at TikTok
Today at the Sisters in Tech table, we welcome Kelsey Robb, a Creator Partnerships Manager at TikTok UK.Kelsey's entry point into tech was through her Marketing Degree at Lancaster University. Whilst at University, Kelsey attended and wa...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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50:38
How Uyai Effiong is Helping Merchants to Grow their Businesses as a Merchant Success Manager at Shopify
Today at the Sisters in Tech table, we welcome Uyai Effiong, a Merchant Success Manager at Shopify.Uyai’s journey into tech began when she started studying for a degree in Computer Science at the University of Texas, Austin. After two se...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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47:25
How Rizel Scarlett is Empowering and Educating Engineers as a Developer Advocate at GitHub
Today at the Sisters in Tech Table, we welcome Rizel Scarlett, a Developer Advocate at GitHub, a web platform for developers.Rizel studied computer information systems at a community college and started working as a help desk technician ...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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35:16
How a Lifetime of Learning Led Fadzai Angelina Kazarema to Become an International User Acquisition Lead
Today at the Sisters in Tech table, we welcome Fadzai Angelina Kazarema, International User Acquisition Lead at Headspace.Ange studied Advertising and Media at University. After graduating, Ange worked as a Digital Account Executive for ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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45:26
How Jessica Udo is Making Impact as a Product Manager at Microsoft and on the African Startup Ecosystem
Today at the Sisters in Tech table, we welcome Jessica Udo, a Product Manager at Microsoft.Jessica was born and raised in Nigeria but is currently based in Vancouver, Western Canada. Jessica’s interest in tech started at a young age when...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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56:41
How Hannah Fisayo Translates Technical Features into Commercial Benefits as an Account Executive
Today at the Sisters in Tech table, we welcome Hannah Fisayo, an account executive at Snapchat.American by birth, Nigerian by ethnicity and British by residence, Hannah’s journey to tech was not through the traditional route. Hannah love...
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Episode 4
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How Addy Awofisayo is Shaping the African Media Space as Head of Music for Sub-Saharan Africa at YouTube
Today at the Sisters in Tech table, we welcome Addy Awofisayo, Head of Music for Sub-Saharan Africa at Youtube.Addy started her career in tech at Microsoft, working in Finance. However, after four years, Addy came to the realisation that...
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Episode 3
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How Samantha Imafidon Went from Being a Maths Whizz to Working as a Cloud Solutions Architect
Today at the Sisters in Tech table, we welcome Samantha Imafidon, a Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft.A passion for maths at a young age led Samantha to the world of tech. Samantha took the traditional route into tech by doing a Comp...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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59:49
How Mariam Braimah went from Architecture Studies to Architecting User Experiences as a Product Designer
Today at the Sisters in Tech table, we welcome Mariam Braimah, a Product Designer at Netflix, an American subscription streaming service and production company.Born and raised in New York, Mariam, who is of Nigerian descent, g...
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Episode 1
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How Ryan Barner Pursued Her Passion to Become a Software Engineer
Today at the Sisters in Tech table, we welcome Ryan Barner, a software engineer at Lyft.Ryan is a California native, born and raised in Los Angeles (LA) but now based in San Francisco. On starting college, Ryan had an interest in Comput...
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How Leena Taha Uses the Power of Words to Make Complex Information Simple as a Content Designer
Today at the Sisters in Tech table, we welcome Leena Taha, a content designer at Transport for London.After studying for a degree in History, Leena found herself working at a fashion startup, writing product descriptions for items of cl...
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How Clorama Dorvilias Navigated Challenges and Continents to become a VR Product Manager
Today at the Sisters in Tech table, we welcome Clorama Dorvilias, a product manager at Oculus VR, which is a subsidiary of Facebook Inc. A California girl born and raised in San Jose, Clorama’s passion for grassroots social j...
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Linda Agbontaen on Finding Balance and Innovating as a UX Consultant
Today at the Sisters in Tech table, we welcome Linda Agbontaen, a senior UX design consultant at financial services consultancy firm, Capco. Born and raised in London, Linda's journey into the tech industry was not a conventional o...
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Nikkia Reveillac on Influencing, Mentoring and Becoming the Head of Research at Twitter
Today at the Sisters in Tech table, we welcome Nikkia Reveillac, Head of Research at Twitter, a company that seeks to give everyone the power to create and share ideas and information instantly without barriers A passion for ...
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Ezim Amaka on Building Networks and Her Journey into Tech as a Talent Acquisition Partner
Today at the Sisters in Tech table, we welcome Ezim Amaka, a talent acquisition partner at LinkedIn, a company that seeks to connect the world's professionals to make them more productive and successful. A passion for fashion led E...
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How Antonia Oguntokun Found Her Way into Tech as an Accountant
Today at the Sisters in Tech table, we welcome Antonia Oguntokun, an accountant at Natural Motion Games, a company that creates groundbreaking social games for mobile platforms. A love of numbers led Antonia to study Accounting and...
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