She Talks Tech

Welcome to She Talks Tech, where I profile women in technology and STEM careers. My aim is to elevate and amplify their stories and inspire more women to join these fields. Through detailed interviews with successful women in technology and STEM, I explore their career paths, challenges, successes, and advice for aspiring professionals. Join me as I celebrate the achievements of women in technology and STEM and discover the diverse and exciting opportunities available in these fields.Liked this episode? Please follow and share the podcast and while at it, leave us a review :)Also follow us on instagram @she_talks_tech_podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to She Talks Tech, where I profile women in technology and STEM careers. My aim is to elevate and amplify their stories and inspire more women to join these fields. Through detailed interviews with successful women in technology and STEM, I explore their career paths, challenges, successes, and advice for aspiring professionals. Join me as I celebrate the achievements of women in technology and STEM and discover the diverse and exciting opportunities available in these fields.Liked this episode? Please follow and share the podcast and while at it, leave us a review :)Also follow us on instagram @she_talks_tech_podcastA bit about Honey below:Honey is a dedicated tech professional with an unconventional journey that began in Windhoek, Namibia. At just nine years old, she was already running her own computer school, demonstrating an early passion for technology and education. She pursued studies in electric and electronic engineering at Stellenbosch University, later transitioning to network engineering. Honey's career includes roles in IT support, database management, and teaching, eventually leading her to a pivotal position at Spotify as a Product Manager. Her journey highlights a blend of technical expertise, leadership, and a commitment to impacting lives through technology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to She Talks Tech, where I profile women in technology and STEM careers. My aim is to elevate and amplify their stories and inspire more women to join these fields. Through detailed interviews with successful women in technology and STEM, I explore their career paths, challenges, successes, and advice for aspiring professionals. Join me as I celebrate the achievements of women in technology and STEM and discover the diverse and exciting opportunities available in these fields.Liked this episode? Please follow and share the podcast and while at it, leave us a review :)Also follow us on instagram @she_talks_tech_podcastA bit about Vanessa below:Vanessa is globally renowned for her contributions to the international Sourcing Community. She has delivered keynotes across three continents and trained teams from Auckland to Seattle. Vanessa launched her Talent Sourcing Training business in early 2019 and has not looked back. She is a qualified teacher with experience in agency recruiting and internal talent acquisition (she loved both roles!). She now gets to combine her love of empowering others to do better, with her passion for recruiting through her own Online Academy. She loves it when her training delegates experience that ‘light bulb’ moment as she knows that she has just changed someone’s career, for the better. When Vanessa is not doing research for her training, recording content, or delivering a Keynote, you can find her at the Beach or in the South African Bushveld, taking photographs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to She Talks Tech, where I profile women in technology and STEM careers. My aim is to elevate and amplify their stories and inspire more women to join these fields. Through detailed interviews with successful women in technology and STEM, I explore their career paths, challenges, successes, and advice for aspiring professionals. Join me as I celebrate the achievements of women in technology and STEM and discover the diverse and exciting opportunities available in these fields.Liked this episode? Please follow and share the podcast and while at it, leave us a review :)Also follow us on instagram @she_talks_tech_podcastA bit about Angelique Mesch below:Angelique Mesch holds a master’s degree in business and engineering. On completion of her studies at Clausthal University of Technology, Ms. Mesch took her first step on the career ladder as field engineer working on offshore facilities for Baker Hughes.She then moved to various global positions in technical sales, program management, engineering, product management and digital transformation consultant to now moving the needle in the green hydrogen Space for Schneider Electric.Ms. Mesch aims to pave the way for future generations, to which end she organizes career workshops, gives lectures and regularly brings people from different professional backgrounds together. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

She Talks Tech Podcast - Emerging Tech VoicesWelcome to the episode of "Emerging Tech Voices," a segment on She Talks Tech, designed for early-career women in the tech industry. Join us as we explore inspiring stories, industry insights, and create a safe space for connection and learning.Episode 5: How Masana Mdaka moved to Spain as a Junior in Tech ft Masana Mdaka,Follow @She_talks_tech_podcast on instagramA bit about Masana below:"Masana Mdaka is a 22-year old tech enthusiast. Having graduated with a double major degree in both Computer Sciences and Business Computing, I understand the fundamental linkage between software, data, business and people. My passion lies within building robust software systems and using tech to improve business models and make people’s lives easier.I have a great interest in software engineering, and processing the data we capture from software to improve and advance business processes; that is where my love for business intelligence, data engineering, and machine learning begins.My passion for software development was fuelled when I jumpstarted my career as a Software Development Engineer intern at Amazon (Cape Town) during my undergraduate studies. This sharpened my software design and coding skills in Java and Python. I then went on to hone my skills on data engineering as a Graduate Data Engineer at the Multichoice Group (South Africa). I am currently enjoying leveraging my skills, learning and growing my career as a data engineer at the Nestlé Global IT Hub in Barcelona under the IT Graduate Program." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to She Talks Tech, where I profile women in technology and STEM careers. My aim is to elevate and amplify their stories and inspire more women to join these fields. Through detailed interviews with successful women in technology and STEM, I explore their career paths, challenges, successes, and advice for aspiring professionals. Join me as I celebrate the achievements of women in technology and STEM and discover the diverse and exciting opportunities available in these fields.Liked this episode? Please follow and share the podcast and while at it, leave us a review :)Also follow us on instagram @she_talks_tech_podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

She Talks Tech Podcast - Emerging Tech VoicesWelcome to the pilot episode of "Emerging Tech Voices," a segment on She Talks Tech, designed for early-career women in the tech industry. Join us as we explore inspiring stories, industry insights, and create a safe space for connection and learning.Episode 5: A day in the life of a data engineer graduate ft Masana Mdaka,Follow @She_talks_tech_podcast on instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to She Talks Tech, where I profile women in technology and STEM careers. My aim is to elevate and amplify their stories and inspire more women to join these fields. Through detailed interviews with successful women in technology and STEM, I explore their career paths, challenges, successes, and advice for aspiring professionals. Join me as I celebrate the achievements of women in technology and STEM and discover the diverse and exciting opportunities available in these fields.Liked this episode? Please follow and share the podcast and while at it, leave us a review :)Also follow us on instagram @she_talks_tech_podcastFor tooday 's episode, please kindly click on the link below and give Geekulcha Feedback:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeNmEQY2Nfi3G57cVCKHfsk5zWBC7u7sNdgjRAkXbXZxgpfCA/viewformA bit about Keitumetsi below:Keitumetsi has been named one of Mail & Guardian’s Top 200 South Africans in the Science andTechnology category for 2021, has been named one of South Africa’s Top 50 most inspiring women in2021 and also got an award for the Top 25 Emerging Women in IT for 2023.She studied BCom IT Management at the University of Johannesburg, holds a Post Graduate Diploma inManagement specializing in Corporate Governance from Monash University and is a BSI certifiedISO27001 Lead auditor.After graduating in 2013, Keitumetsi joined KPMG's IT management consulting division from 2014-2016.She then joined PWC 2016-2021 where she was manager in the Risk Assurance division specialising insecurity risk, strategy, governance and compliance. She was a senior specialist in governance, risk andcontrol at Vodacom where her focus is on cyber security, she also acted as a cyber security officer in thedigital lifestyle services business unit. She is the CIO at Geekulcha, a youth tech development programme, and was the Chairperson of the advisory committee for the National Youth ICT council which aims todrive economic inclusion in the IT sector. In the month of September 2023, she started her new career atMTN South Africa as a senior specialist doing digital security design.Keitumetsi has strategically positioned herself to drive collaboration between the private sector, publicsector and academia for the realization of the fourth industrial revolution in South Africa and reductionof the digital divide in the country.Education● BCom IT Management● Post graduate diploma in management specializing in corporate governance (Cum laude)● BSI Certified ISO27001 lead auditorPersonal achievements:● Inspiring Fifty South Africa 2018 nominee● Was on the cover of brainstorm magazine's women's day issue 2019 as a future tech leader● Featured on The Feature magazine's March edition with the theme "Phenominal Women"● Awarded Mail&Guadian Top 200 Young South African's in the Science and Technology category● Featured in the August edition of the Department of Communications and Digital TechnologiesMagazine, Qhaphela. The article spoke to the inclusion of Women in cyber security● Lead the implementation of South Africa's first student focused security themed hackathon in2017. The hackathon happens annually to date at one of the biggest security conferences hostedby ITWeb in Africa. It continues to provide opportunities for bursaries, internships and otheremployment opportunities in South Africa.● Inspiring Fifty South Africa 2021 winner● Awarded Top 25 Emerging women in IT 2023 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to She Talks Tech, where I profile women in technology and STEM careers. My aim is to elevate and amplify their stories and inspire more women to join these fields. Through detailed interviews with successful women in technology and STEM, I explore their career paths, challenges, successes, and advice for aspiring professionals. Join me as I celebrate the achievements of women in technology and STEM and discover the diverse and exciting opportunities available in these fields.Liked this episode? Please follow and share the podcast and while at it, leave us a review :)Also follow us on instagram @she_talks_tech_podcastA bit about Zsuzsa below:Zsuzsa has been instrumental in growing Antavo from a startup to a scaleup. As Chief Strategy Officer, she is transforming the company into a unique loyalty technology vendor, offering a best-in-class solution to the loyalty sector. A former local radio producer, Zsuzsa is now a key figure in the loyalty industry and was awarded as the Personality of the Year for the International Loyalty Awards 2024. As a co-founder, she is part of a leadership team that has achieved 3x annual growth and has worked with brands including Benefit Cosmetics, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Luisaviaroma, Brewdog and Ripcurl. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to She Talks Tech, where I profile women in technology and STEM careers. My aim is to elevate and amplify their stories and inspire more women to join these fields. Through detailed interviews with successful women in technology and STEM, I explore their career paths, challenges, successes, and advice for aspiring professionals. Join me as I celebrate the achievements of women in technology and STEM and discover the diverse and exciting opportunities available in these fields.Liked this episode? Please follow and share the podcast and while at it, leave us a review :)Also follow us on instagram @she_talks_tech_podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.