26 - From Teaching to Tech: Vanessa Raath's Dynamic Journey in Talent Sourcing and Recruitment

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_podcastEpisode Description:In this episode, we are honored to speak with Dr. Christina Allen, a trailblazer in the STEM field with an impressive career spanning 25 years at Bayer. Christina's journey from a young girl passionate about science to a global leader in chemical engineering and health safety is inspiring. Join us as we delve into her early aspirations, the challenges she faced, her significant contributions to medical advancements, and her ongoing commitment to promoting gender diversity and sustainability in the scientific community. 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.

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===============Faye McCalpin is a full-stack software engineer and a dedicated activist. A vocal advocate for corporate responsibility, she champions gender equality in tech, with a focus on workers' rights and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. Her appearance on this podcast follows her keynote speech at the Top Women Tech Europe conference, where she discussed her experiences in pushing for effective metrics and analysis of the gender pay gap at her company.Beyond her primary role in engineering, Faye has been instrumental in advancing a data-driven approach to salary equality within her workplace. Over the past few years, she has worked collaboratively with her employer and the workers’ council to develop statistical frameworks for monitoring their ongoing efforts to foster gender equality. Together with her collaborators, she continues to spearhead an initiative to analyze and address the gender pay-gap and develop actionable policies to drive meaningful change. In her appearance on this podcast, Faye shares some thoughts about her activist philosophy, emphasizing the need to balance advocating for broad, systemic change with the practical efforts required to implement solutions within corporate environments. She discusses the unique challenges of driving change in the corporate world, stressing the importance of accountability and a strategic approach to ensure that ideas for equality are not just proposed but effectively turned into real outcomes. 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.

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_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_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.