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    WITS & Wisdom

    A podcast sharing insights, innovations & inspiration from the award-winning Women in Tech Summit. Join host Gloria Bell, founder of the Women in Tech Summit and the Inspiring Tech Foundation, as she sits down with the sponsors, speakers and knowledge-seekers of the WITS community to inspire, connect and inform anyone who wants to get to grips with the tech industry.
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    Episodes (19)

    Architecture & Stewardship: Data Governance with Lauren Maffeo

    Architecture & Stewardship: Data Governance with Lauren Maffeo

    In this episode, Gloria gets technical with Lauren Maffeo, author of Designing Data Governance from the Ground Up and a speaker at WITS Mid-Atlantic, 2023. They break down the job of a service designer, elaborate on what data architecture actually means, and explain why even non-tech professionals should care.  

    Some Good PR for Humanity: Cyberpsychology with Mayra Ruiz-McPherson

    Some Good PR for Humanity: Cyberpsychology with Mayra Ruiz-McPherson

    In this episode WITS speaker & cyberpsychologist Mayra Ruiz-McPherson sits down with Gloria to discuss what this emerging discipline entails in both theory and in practice. They dig into the clues, context and corrections that cyberpsychologists can offer in our increasingly AI-enabled world, and the unexpected reasons humanity, as a concept, needs advocates. 

     

    Be You Bring You: The Grace Hopper Celebration with Brenda Darden Wilkerson

    Be You Bring You: The Grace Hopper Celebration with Brenda Darden Wilkerson

    In this episode, Brenda Darden Wilkerson, President and CEO of AnitaB.org, comes to WITS Midwest to share with Gloria how she discovered her passion for technology, and the tangible and intangible impacts of AnitaB.org’s flagship event, the Grace Hopper Celebration.  

    WITS Bits: Speaker Advice from Bobbie Carlton!

    WITS Bits: Speaker Advice from Bobbie Carlton!

    In this special mini episode, we’re premiering the best advice for speakers and presenters from Bobbie Carlton’s interview with Gloria earlier this year. Bobbie is a board member of the Inspiring Tech foundation, and her talk “Make Your Tech Talks Better, presented at both WITS Midatlantic and WITS Midwest this year, is a perennial favorite. Hear more of Bobbie’s wisdom in episodes 1 and 7!  

    Whatever is New and Innovative, That’s Where I Want to Be: Pamela Sams

    Whatever is New and Innovative, That’s Where I Want to Be: Pamela Sams

    In this episode, Gloria connects once more with Pamela Sams, a speaker at WITS Northeast and a financial advisor who specializes in “helping professional women sleep well at night.” The two discuss the parallel experiences that first drew them to tech, and the vision they share of a tech-forward future.  

    Thinking Beyond the Cat Socks: Personal Brand, Leadership & Influence, with Leslie Chapman

    Thinking Beyond the Cat Socks: Personal Brand, Leadership & Influence, with Leslie Chapman

     In this episode, Gloria chats with Leslie Chapman, Engineering Fellow at Comcast and speaker at WITS Northeast, about her approach to leadership as an individual contributor, why often technologists are held back by a lack of soft skills—not technical onesand how she’s tackling that problem as a new kind of influencer. 

    A Question for Humanity: Solving Problems Using AI, with Swathi Young

    A Question for Humanity: Solving Problems Using AI, with Swathi Young

    In this episode recorded live at WITS Mid-Atlantic, Gloria sits down with Swathi Young, CTO of SustainChain, WITS speaker, and expert on ethical AI. They discuss the most interesting problems she’s solved with machine learning and her tips for people curious about the future of AI both inside and beyond the tech industry 

    Author, Speaker, Problem-Solver: Designing Data Governance from the Ground Up, with Lauren Maffeo

    Author, Speaker, Problem-Solver: Designing Data Governance from the Ground Up, with Lauren Maffeo

    In this episode, Gloria chats with author & service designer Lauren Maffeo about her new book Designing Data Governance from the Ground Up. The two compare notes on where Lauren is today vs her last WITS appearance four years ago, reflect on what makes criticism constructive, and lean into why data governance matters to more people than you might think 

    Creating Connections: Why Speak at WITS?

    Creating Connections: Why Speak at WITS?

    In this episode, host Gloria Bell re-unites with regular WITS speaker—and Inspiring Tech Foundation board member—Bobbie Carlton. As an expert public speaker, Bobbie gives insight into why WITS is a great opportunity for speakers at all stages of their career, and why more women should consider speaking as an avenue for career advancement.