• Pay Transparency
    Mar 21 2024

    In the final episode of Women in Tech, HashiCorp hosts Kelly Kitagawa and Sarah Polan talk to Bogdan Manta, Neuroscience for Business Expert and Founder of Essential Experts, to take on pay transparency. The episode delves into how understanding the brain can enhance negotiation skills, breaks down workplace biases, and touches on how to foster effective communication. There is plenty of practical advice for salary negotiations, preparation, the power of direct communication, and the critical role of integrity and duty within workplace culture.



    HashiCorp provides infrastructure automation software for multi-cloud environments, enabling enterprises to unlock a common cloud operating model to provision, secure, connect, and run any application on any infrastructure. HashiCorp tools Vagrant, Packer, Terraform, Vault, Consul, Nomad, Boundary, and Waypoint allow organizations to deliver applications faster by helping enterprises transition from manual processes and ITIL practices to self-service automation and DevOps practices.


    For more information → https://hashicorp.com

    Twitter → https://twitter.com/HashiCorp

    LinkedIn → https://linkedin.com/company/hashicorp

    Facebook → https://facebook.com/HashiCorp


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    49 mins
  • Hiring
    Feb 13 2024

    In Episode 3 of the HashiCast: Women in Tech podcast series, HashiCorp hosts Kelly Kitagawa, Senior Solutions Engineer and Field CTO Sarah Polan, meet with Emily Johnson, an Engineering Manager in Cybersecurity at Wells Fargo, and Noor Shadid, SVP, Senior Technology Manager also at Wells Fargo. This episode explores their journeys into tech, emphasizing the importance of hiring for potential over specific experience. Both Emily and Noor share insights into their roles, highlighting their experience if continuous learning, the value of mentorship, diversity in hiring, and the impact of personal growth on professional development. Additionally, they touch on the challenges and rewards of balancing personal life with a tech career, underscoring the need for empathy and support within the workplace. The episode also covers strategies for inclusive hiring and the potential of technology education to evolve in alignment with industry demands.


    HashiCorp provides infrastructure automation software for multi-cloud environments, enabling enterprises to unlock a common cloud operating model to provision, secure, connect, and run any application on any infrastructure. HashiCorp tools Vagrant, Packer, Terraform, Vault, Consul, Nomad, Boundary, and Waypoint allow organizations to deliver applications faster by helping enterprises transition from manual processes and ITIL practices to self-service automation and DevOps practices.


    For more information → https://hashicorp.com

    Twitter → https://twitter.com/HashiCorp

    LinkedIn → https://linkedin.com/company/hashicorp

    Facebook → https://facebook.com/HashiCorp



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    23 mins
  • Representation Matters
    Dec 5 2023

    Deborah Carter is the Founder and Managing Director of NewTechKids and Managing Director of PreparationTech Foundation. When she founded NewTechKids nine years ago, it was the first tech academy in Amsterdam to teach computer science, programming, design, and critical thinking about technology to primary school students. Later, she helped launch a non-profit called PreparationTech, which uses video interviews with a diverse group of tech role models as well as company visits and internships to challenge the high-school stereotype that only nerds and geeks work in tech.


    Deborah’s journey is the focus of Episodе 2 of our HashiCast: Womеn in Tеch series, as podcast hosts Sarah Polan, HashiCorp Fiеld CTO, and Kelly Kitagawa, a HashiCorp Senior Solutions Engineer, dive into Deborah’s experiences as a woman of color, hеr impact on tеch еducation, and how shе is continually challеnging thе status quo.


    HashiCorp provides infrastructure automation software for multi-cloud environments, enabling enterprises to unlock a common cloud operating model to provision, secure, connect, and run any application on any infrastructure. HashiCorp tools Vagrant, Packer, Terraform, Vault, Consul, Nomad, Boundary, and Waypoint allow organizations to deliver applications faster by helping enterprises transition from manual processes and ITIL practices to self-service automation and DevOps practices.

    For more information → https://hashicorp.com

    Twitter → https://twitter.com/HashiCorp

    LinkedIn → https://linkedin.com/company/hashicorp

    Facebook → https://facebook.com/HashiCorp


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    45 mins
  • Career Progression
    Oct 26 2023

    In the first episode of Women in Tech, Career Progression, join our HashiCorp hosts Sarah Polan, Field CTO and Kelly Kitagawa, Senior Solutions Engineer, as they speak with guest Sigal Zarmi about her secrets to building a successful career in tech. 


    Sigal is an award-winning Chief Information Officer (CIO) and former International CIO and Head of Digital Transformation at Morgan Stanley. She currently serves on two public company boards, ADT Inc. and HashiCorp as well as GoDaddy. 


    This episode explores the challenges and misconceptions that many women in technology and leadership face — and how they can upend the status quo. Listeners will gain a holistic view of career progression, including how to deal with setbacks and the importance of self-care, as Sigal shares her journey and learnings to help tech professionals break through barriers in the industry.



    About HashiCorp


    HashiCorp provides infrastructure automation software for multi-cloud environments, enabling enterprises to unlock a common cloud operating model to provision, secure, connect, and run any application on any infrastructure. HashiCorp tools Vagrant, Packer, Terraform, Vault, Consul, Nomad, Boundary, and Waypoint allow organizations to deliver applications faster by helping enterprises transition from manual processes and ITIL practices to self-service automation and DevOps practices.


    For more information → https://hashicorp.com

    Twitter → https://twitter.com/HashiCorp

    LinkedIn → https://linkedin.com/company/hashicorp

    Facebook → https://facebook.com/HashiCorp


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    34 mins