Bridging The Gap
Bridging the Gap is a podcast that celebrates diversity in Aotearoa New Zealand's digital technology industry. From developers, programmers, product managers to designers, this field is filled with a wide range of individuals who bring unique perspectives and skills to their mahi.
Join us as we delve into the stories and experiences of those who strive to bridge the gap and foster a more inclusive and thriving digital tech community in Aotearoa.
Episodes
22 episodes
David Harrison
A raw and honest discussion with David who opens up about how dyslexia impacted his pathway into higher education, the transformative experience he had studying digital tech (vs school) and how much he loves working as a full stack developer.
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23:09
Morgan Nicolasen
Morgan is passionate about skills, capabilities and training, the key traits of great leadership and how you can work in this wonderful industry without a degree.
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22:38
Kate Loguteva
Kate talks passionately about why she loves working with data, why team work is so important and the very different roles she once held before finding her place as a data engineer.
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16:58
Ruth McDavitt
Ruth is one of the hardest working people on tech, restlessly focused on growing our industry, the diversity of those studying and working in tech and creating pathways into the workforce.
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21:38
Special Episode: Stand Tall with Phil Clarke
in this special episode IHC's manager of Library and Information Resourcing joins Vic to talk about their venture into developing a game for your people with intellectual disabilities. Stand Tall is pretty special, designed to help teens and yo...
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21:40
Sarah Jacobson
Sarah talks to Vic about her career journey, how she manages life as a working mum of a toddler while holding down a strategic advisory role with a very large government agency.
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20:51
Moana Roberts
Join us for this rich conversation with Moana who talks about her career in data, as a leader and finding her place as a wāhine Māori working in digital tech.
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28:25
Lynda Irving
Lynda works in testing and quality assurance and Loves it! a fairly recent immigrant to Aotearoa, Lynda tells us her career story and why testing clicked with her.
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16:42
Avi de Silva
Meet Avi who loves working in tech and describes his role as having fun at work. Avi talks about his transition into leadership, volunteering in the community and his passion for others to come and join the industry.
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25:35
Libby Schumacher-Knight
Libby has a great career story, from PE teacher who trained so she could also teach Digital Technologies and then retrained as a developer after attending a Rails Girls event, is now an experienced mentor for others in the industry.
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Season 1
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20:17
Dr Alvin Yeo
A great chat with Alvin hearing how he supports students transition into new careers and his own experiences working in digital technology education.
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26:12
Raj Khushal
Raj's role is all about telling stories using digital technology. He's had a fascinating career leading to finding his bliss as a visual story teller - wondering what that is? listen to Raj's story.
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21:15
Bronwyn Scott
Exciting our tamariki and rangatahi about digital tech is such important mahi. Listen to Bronnie's story and why this is her "why".
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24:14
Natalie Savell
From working in the not-for-profit sector, for the Olympics in Sydney to a giant global consulting firm, Natalie has a great story to share
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Episode 9
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23:22
Erica Anderson
Join this fantastic chat with Erica, she is a leading Cyber Security expert who is passionate about lifting Cyber capability, growing great teams and discusses moving from hands-on to leadership roles.
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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25:51
Valerie Chan
Valarie has an awesome story of entering the industry as an intern and working in the SAAS space as a developer.
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20:04
Julie Crisford
Julie works in the world of Innovation protecting intellectual property and commercialising products. A very different side of tech.
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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22:12
Dani Wright
Design is one of the most creative aspects of our industry. Dani's career started in the physical design world, and moved into digital technology user experience and user interface design, a great story on career evolution.
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16:41
Dila Beisembayeva
Dila is passionate about education, especially digital technology education. Listen to her talking about how we all need to arm ourselves for the future.
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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20:50
Elinor Sapir
From Auckland to Tel Aviv via silicon valley, hear Elinor's amazing journey and advice for taking different paths into Tech.
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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