2B Bolder Podcast : Career Growth and Insights from Women in Business, Tech & Sports
The 2B Bolder Podcast brings you into real conversations with women leaders in business, tech, and sports. Going deep into what helped them succeed, shine and stand out as leaders.
Hosted by Mary Killelea, a former Intel marketing strategist and career visibility coach, the show shares real stories and practical insights from women who have built meaningful careers and leadership paths.
Each conversation provides guidance on:
• Building your personal brand with intention
• Speaking with confidence and clarity
• Strengthening leadership presence and influence
• Navigating career transitions with purpose
• Advocating for your value in rooms where decisions are made
If you’ve ever felt overlooked despite the work you deliver, this podcast will help you show up, speak up, and step forward — with clarity, confidence, and a strong sense of who you are.
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2B Bolder Podcast : Career Growth and Insights from Women in Business, Tech & Sports
Kellyn Gorman talks about building a career in tech : Databases, AI Advocacy, Mentoring, PDXWIT and more.
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You can spend your whole career waiting to feel “ready,” or you can do what Kellen Gorman did: jump in, learn fast, and let results speak. Kellen is an engineer and advocate at Redgate Software with nearly three decades across databases, cloud, and AI, plus experience at Microsoft, Oracle, and Delphix. Her path into tech starts with a brutal curveball, recovering from five strokes and rebuilding her work life from the ground up, then turning the hardest, least popular tasks into standout opportunities.
We get concrete about what career boldness looks like in practice: taking on the database no one wants, refusing to be boxed into a single platform, and staying technical even in an advocacy role by working directly with product teams and customers. Kellen shares why “AI exhaustion” is real, how duct-taped AI features can hurt usability, and how to experiment with generative AI without blowing up your cloud bill. If you’re trying to upskill in AI, cloud, or cybersecurity, you’ll leave with sane starting points and a clear warning about AI snake oil salesmen.
We also talk about visibility and personal branding for women in tech: blogging, books, GitHub, and public problem-solving as proof that travels when you’re not in the room. The episode closes with community and support, including the revival of PDX Women in Tech in Portland, and why mentorship alone isn’t enough without sponsorship and real networks.
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Resources:
DBAKevlar website
Kelly’s LinkedIn Profile
Pdxwit.net