Reinvent yourself at the Personal Branding Hub with the opportunity to perfect your LinkedIn profile, and define your elevator pitch to secure your next role at #WiTB23!
View more information on the speakers available in this block by clicking on their profile!
Are you attending Women in Tech Boston on your own? Or do you just want to make some extra new connections to kick off your experience? Join our dedicated Meet Up to kick-start your morning feeling energized and ready to be engaged in two inspirational days! You’ll be joined by our Networking Host to help you meet other attendees without the awkwardness and make a plan to share your experience and learnings!
This masterclass is a game-changer! Too often brilliant technical and scientific minds fail to get their ideas past the decision-makers in their organization because business leaders don’t understand the benefit. In this session, you will discover the secrets of speaking to the top of any organization. You will walk away with a model that ensures the business listens when you talk tech.
The Why: Too many brilliant ideas fail because decision-makers just don’t ‘get it’. Why? Because the presenter didn’t share the key information in the first 60 seconds. This masterclass changes all that.
Key Takeaways:
This session is for… Mid-to-Senior managers seeking approval or funding from decision-makers.
Grab a bite to eat and connect with attendees on the day so far!
Welcome to Day Two of Women in Tech Boston 2023!
We have another day filled with inspirational content and networking aimed at providing you with the tools you need to increase your technical know-how and elevate in your career!
Grab a coffee and connect with attendees, share your thoughts on the first sessions of the day!
Join us at the Networking Reception where you’ll be joined by our speakers to quiz them further on their session and connect with your peers to share your key learnings from the event so far!
Welcome back to day two of Women in Tech Boston! Grab some breakfast and start your morning feeling refreshed ready for another inspirational day filled with insight and technical expertise!
Shannon Gath has a simple mission…to help as many women as possible break through the barriers they face in order to level the playing field at the top of corporations. We know companies perform better with a diverse workforce and leadership team, but still, so few women hold executive leadership positions. In this session, Shannon shares the biggest lessons learned over her career and how she used those lessons to advance to a top leadership position in a multi-billion dollar company.
Shannon will share her personal stories of how she unlocked her full leadership potential and how you can apply those lessons in your own career development, whatever your aspirations may be.
Key Takeaways:
This session is for… you if you’re working to get to the next level – Shannon will give you insights based on her own career journey on how you can truly unleash your leadership potential!
All too often we’re given signals to remain silent or to not show who we really are. Today, women of color are no longer willing to just take up space. We’re ready to show up in every room and own our seat at the table. For many of us, this is uncharted territory or a new frontier. Dictionary.com, defines frontier as uncharted territory, it may include a remote piece of land, a new or underdeveloped field of study. But if someone calls it a “frontier” then we are challenged to explore it and to conquer it.
Key Takeaways:
This session is for… you if you’ve found yourself not occupying space, not really showing up when you know you belong in the room and at the table.
As professionals, we often compartmentalize our lives. However, in doing so we lose the ability to contribute diverse thoughts. The focus of this presentation is to provide a toolset for women in technology and their allies with an understanding of bringing their authentic selves to the workplace, and the importance of embracing its power! By being authentic, we have a greater sense of well-being and realize that sharing perspectives, ideas, and beliefs adds to a fulfilling and productive experience.
Key Takeaways:
This session is for… women professionals who aspire to grow their careers as a leader while bringing all aspects of what makes you “you” to the workplace!
Carving a successful career path can be difficult and intimidating. It may be hard to know what the first step should be or how to advocate for yourself effectively without feeling like you are bragging. As female Engineering Team Leads (TLs), it has become increasingly common for us to be the odd (wo)men out in the room. While societal stereotypes have made it difficult for women to elevate and promote themselves, this workshop will enable attendees to learn and practice the necessary skills to build their pathways to leadership.
During this workshop, Jacqueline and Priyanka will share their own stories, how they have navigated their careers, and the lessons learned along the way as female team leads. They will discuss how to uncover leadership opportunities in your organization, and the value in finding both mentors and sponsors.
This interactive workshop tackles the challenges of transitioning from being a team member to a team manager. Attendees will walk away from this workshop with a blueprint for driving those initial conversations with their managers, building the necessary skills to make that move into management, and defining tangible next steps in their pathways to leadership.
The interactive workshop activities will address the following topics:
The Why: The tech industry has historically been a male-dominated space, so we need more female representation in leadership. Women bring diverse perspectives and skill sets that can help drive innovation for technical and business solutions. It is our responsibility to lead by example in order to inspire young girls and women to pursue their dreams in the tech field.
Key Takeaways:
Welcome to Women in Tech Boston 2023!
Here you will have the opportunity to elevate your career through impactful sessions delivered by our expert speakers and expand your scope of influence by networking with other like-minded women in tech.
In this session, Jenny will share advice on what to do when layoffs are looming and what to do if or when you get laid off. Learn how to structure your social media posts when looking for work and how you can help those who are looking. Discover ways to take care of your mental health throughout the job search process. Attendees will also learn the importance of networking and how to utilize your network when looking for a new role. Jenny will conclude the session by sharing her top three pieces of career advice.
The Why: Layoffs are the new normal. Maybe you recently got laid off? Or perhaps you’re worried you’re about to be laid off? Maybe you have survivor’s guilt but don’t know how to help your coworker who was laid off and is still looking? Come to this workshop to learn how to find your next role and help those who are looking.
Key Takeaways:
This session is for… you if you or someone you know is now or will be soon looking for a new role.
Embrace your role as a WIT always on the lookout for the cutting-edge technologies of tomorrow. As the technical landscape evolves and expands, allow yourself to ponder how and when to step into the unfolding future. This workshop is your passport to unearthing the myriad possibilities of reshaping your career – whether through advancement or daring pivots – and venturing into these new frontiers. Embark on a creative journey to map out your career trajectory.
Throughout this workshop, work towards your hand-picked specific career goal that ignites your passion, and unveil the pathways to realizing it. Engaging exercises will empower you to reimagine your narrative, unveiling routes to attaining your aspirations. More importantly, this workshop will give you a new framework that will serve you throughout your professional journey. Dive into this workshop ready to sculpt your career path like a captivating art piece. Experience a shift in the way you perceive yourself and your innate capacity to navigate transitions fearlessly and enthusiastically.
Key Takeaways:
This session is for… individuals seeking career growth but have been waiting for a clear path to emerge. It empowers participants to create their own career trajectory, regardless of their current career stage. No matter if you’re embarking on a new journey, considering a major career change, or seeking better direction for your next steps, this workshop is designed to meet your requirements!
Today, burnout is still prevalent, turnover is higher than ever, and economic constraints remain. How do we lead in this competitive, high-pressure environment when everyone is exhausted? We become facilitative leaders, employing coaching skills to engage, learn from, and bring out the best in those whom we lead.
You probably got promoted to your current role thanks to your organizational skills and technical competence. Very few people leaders actually get training on how to lead others. So how do you engage with your stakeholders in a way that brings out the best in them? Coaching skills are key and important to have in your daily leadership toolbox.
Key Takeaways:
Grab a coffee and connect with attendees, share your thoughts on the first sessions of the day!
Have you ever wished you felt more comfortable on your feet? Maybe you want to speak up more in meetings or volunteer for public speaking opportunities. Maybe you find yourself thinking about “the tightrope” that underrepresented communities often report – the one that means worrying about balancing your credibility with your approachability.
Or maybe you’re crushing it: opportunities are coming your way and you just want to feel more at ease with yourself when you speak.
Improv is here to help. Elizabeth Garber was struggling with “all that stuff” (and probably more) when she left the comfort of her corporate career to launch a startup. With the mounting pressure of public speaking, pitching, and leading a new team, she turned to improv for a bit of non-traditional personal development. Two years – and many pitches, podcasts, and presentations – later, she’s here to share how the core tenets of improv can help you feel more confident and grounded in any context. In this workshop, you’ll try new things in a really safe environment. Join us!
Key Takeaways:
During this learning session, you’ll gain practical tips to help you advance in your career, including identifying your purpose and cultivating your personal career advisors. You will learn how to be marketable from an HR perspective and tap into your personal magic to spark change in your career journey.
Angela will share her own experience as a diverse woman in business on how to be heard when you are the “only” in the room. She will share her insight and practical wisdom on how to draw on courage and perseverance in the face of obstacles to help you show up more confident and achieve your goals. Hear thought-provoking real-world stories and come away with practices and tools you can use to design and develop a career you’ll love.
Key Takeaways:
Networking is a critical skill for personal, professional, and organizational growth, but it is easily overlooked and undervalued. As we look to a future without systemic barriers or concrete ceilings, we need to disrupt our patterns of behavior to create greater access to information, transparency, and opportunity, and affirm one another’s intersectional identities in the workplace.
Our networks are critical sources of information that lead to greater task achievement, collaboration, innovation, and they provide a sense of belonging. In this workshop participants will be guided through the business case for creating diverse and inclusive networks and learn how our networks can be powerful tools for allyship.
Participants will engage in an activity to establish networking goals and explore the diversity of their network to be more intentional and strategic, and to identify patterns in our network composition. The program will end with strategies to foster a more diverse network to generate greater innovation and collaboration.
Key Takeaways:
The Why: As organizations roll back investment in DEI initiatives, the conversations turn to the investment in talent and overall sustainability. Creating a diverse network generates access to greater sources of talent, ensuring the organization is finding the best candidates for their positions.
Additionally, organizations create access to new markets, identifying new trends and opportunities, and can take advantage of those opportunities with more agile, higher performing teams who have the right access to information and the confidence needed to achieve objectives. By promoting investment in individual networks, organizations are investing in themselves and their future as a company.
This session is for…
Book your 1-2-1 appointment with our speakers at the Career Advice Hub to get direct advice on your personal and professional development that’s specific to you and your challenges. The Career Advice Hub will allow you to meet 1-2-1 with industry experts who are making themselves available across the day to offer valuable career advice and tips! Each meeting will run for a maximum of 15 minutes and will operate on a first come first serve basis.
View more information on the speakers available in this block by clicking on their profile!
Reinvent yourself at the Personal Branding Hub with the opportunity to perfect your LinkedIn profile, and define your elevator pitch to secure your next role at #WiTB23!
View more information on the speakers available in this block by clicking on their profile!
Book your 1-2-1 appointment with our speakers at the Career Advice Hub to get direct advice on your personal and professional development that’s specific to you and your challenges. The Career Advice Hub will allow you to meet 1-2-1 with industry experts who are making themselves available across the day to offer valuable career advice and tips! Each meeting will run for a maximum of 15 minutes and will operate on a first come first serve basis.
View more information on the speakers available in this block by clicking on their profile!
Book your 1-2-1 appointment with our speakers at the Career Advice Hub to get direct advice on your personal and professional development that’s specific to you and your challenges. The Career Advice Hub will allow you to meet 1-2-1 with industry experts who are making themselves available across the day to offer valuable career advice and tips! Each meeting will run for a maximum of 15 minutes and will operate on a first come first serve basis.
View more information on the speakers available in this block by clicking on their profile!
Reinvent yourself at the Personal Branding Hub with the opportunity to perfect your LinkedIn profile, and define your elevator pitch to secure your next role at #WiTB23!
View more information on the speakers available in this block by clicking on their profile!
The digital age has brought about many benefits, but it has also led to concerns about the decline of human connection and relationships, which is more important for women. Technology can be a powerful tool for connecting with others, but it is important to use it in a way that enhances our relationships, rather than detracts from them.
Key Takeaways:
This session is for… you if you are wondering how to build stronger relationships and feeling more connected in a digital world.
Join Mike Sweeney, Chief Strategy Officer at RallyBright for insights on building inclusive, resilient, high-performing Teams. We’ll highlight research on the positive impact women leaders have on team performance and assess the counter-intuitive challenges with early career confidence and imposter syndrome. We’ll explore how to use data and targeted support to open conversations designed to improve team performance.
We’ll touch on how the (over) abundance of HR tech misses the mark on leadership development because they do not address an organization’s biggest impact driver – teams. And we’ll share insights from our work with teams ranging from Fortune 50 executives to small startups on how they are addressing challenges in a volatile hybrid world. We might even hint about the rise of NHTs (non-human teammates) augmenting your teams.
Key Takeaways:
This session is for… you if you are a CEO/COO of a company with many teams, a team leader, or an HR/L&D professional of a small to medium-sized company.
Book your 1-2-1 appointment with our speakers at the Career Advice Hub to get direct advice on your personal and professional development that’s specific to you and your challenges. The Career Advice Hub will allow you to meet 1-2-1 with industry experts who are making themselves available across the day to offer valuable career advice and tips! Each meeting will run for a maximum of 15 minutes and will operate on a first come first serve basis.
View more information on the speakers available in this block by clicking on their profile!
Reinvent yourself at the Personal Branding Hub with the opportunity to perfect your LinkedIn profile, and define your elevator pitch to secure your next role at #WiTB23!
View more information on the speakers available in this block by clicking on their profile!
This masterclass is a game-changer! Too often brilliant technical and scientific minds fail to get their ideas past the decision-makers in their organization because business leaders don’t understand the benefit. In this session, you will discover the secrets of speaking to the top of any organization. You will walk away with a model that ensures the business listens when you talk tech.
The Why: Too many brilliant ideas fail because decision-makers just don’t ‘get it’. Why? Because the presenter didn’t share the key information in the first 60 seconds. This masterclass changes all that.
Key Takeaways:
This session is for… Mid-to-Senior managers seeking approval or funding from decision-makers.
Book your 1-2-1 appointment with our speakers at the Career Advice Hub to get direct advice on your personal and professional development that’s specific to you and your challenges. The Career Advice Hub will allow you to meet 1-2-1 with industry experts who are making themselves available across the day to offer valuable career advice and tips! Each meeting will run for a maximum of 15 minutes and will operate on a first come first serve basis.
View more information on the speakers available in this block by clicking on their profile!
Reinvent yourself at the Personal Branding Hub with the opportunity to perfect your LinkedIn profile, and define your elevator pitch to secure your next role at #WiTB23!
View more information on the speakers available in this block by clicking on their profile!
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