Episodes

  • #20 Swaathi Kakarla of Skcript
    Dec 8 2020

    Swaathi is the CTO of Skcript, a multi-disciplinary technology consulting company. She’s been an entrepreneur for the last 7 years and enjoys coding. 
    She has built products like Hellonext - a tool for organizations to collect and process user feedback. 

    She has expertise in multiple coding languages and technology frameworks. 
    Additionally, Swaathi is also an open-source contributor. 
    Outside of work, she gives talks about code, tech, and startups and advocates for girls and women in tech.

    In this episode we talk about Swaathi's entrepreneurial journey, the growth of her company, and women in tech and startup.

    Connect with Swaathi on social

    Twitter - @iamswaathik


    Connect with me on social

    Instagram @womendecode

    Twitter @neha_savanur

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    39 mins
  • #19 Stephanie Itimi of Seidea
    Nov 17 2020

    Stephanie Itimi is a digital entrepreneur, technology advisor, keynote speaker, and author. She’s the founder of Seidea, a social enterprise helping Black, Asian, minority ethnic women build cyber-security careers, and Seinfo, a digital library empowering African women and youth with the skills needed for remote work. 
    In addition, she is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Information Security at Royal Holloway, London.

    In this episode, I talk to Stephanie about creating equitable opportunities for ethnic minority groups. And discuss her involvement with several global initiatives. 


    Connect with Stephanie on social

    Instagram @afrocheri

    Twitter @afrocheri


    Connect with me on social

    Instagram @womendecode

    Twitter @womendecode

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    39 mins
  • #18 Rebekah Bastian of OwnTrail
    Nov 10 2020

    Rebekah Bastian is an entrepreneur, writer, author, artist, mentor, wife, mother, and an aerial acrobat. After 15 years at Zillow, with roles including VP of product and VP of community and culture, she is now CEO & Co-founder of OwnTrail. 

    I’m excited to talk about her journey from being a VP at Zillow to recently transitioning into an entrepreneur. We’ll also be talking about her book - Blaze your own trail. How she got started with OwnTrail and making mentorship more accessible.

    Take a look at what OwnTrail looks like -
    Rebekah's Trail
    Neha's Trail


    Connect with Rebekah on social

    Twitter - @rebekah_bastian


    Connect with me on social

    Instagram @womendecode

    Twitter @womendecode

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    30 mins
  • #17 Anna Western of Prism
    Oct 20 2020

    Anna western is a product designer and an entrepreneur currency building PRISM which is a visual bookmark software. It lets you save and share screenshots from websites so you can have a visual reference of your favorite websites.

    She's previously worked as a product designer at Facebook and later co-founded Slapdash, a startup that went through Y combinator. Currently she works as the Chief Design Officer at Medcorder while continuing to build Prism.

    Excited to speak to her about her experience with startups and what her recommendations are after being through the process the second time  around.


    Try Prism - https://www.tryprism.co/


    Connect with Anna on social

    LinkedIn - @annawestern


    Connect with me on social

    Instagram @womendecode

    Twitter @womendecode

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    27 mins
  • #16 Zoe Chew on No Code Product Building
    Oct 13 2020

    Zoe Chew is a product builder from Malaysia, who is well known for her unique style of building products. She has built products like personal finance manager, SaaS subscription manager, MVP for food delivery app and many more! Her product I lazy to read that auto summarises article into 5 sentences, has been #1 on Product Hunt with over 1300 upvotes!

    Zoe challenges herself to design and build products in 24 hours using no code tools. She also offers consulting services to build MVP and products for clients around the world. I'm curious to know how she stays motivated and keeps building so consistently!


    Connect with Zoe on social

    Website - https://whizzoe.com/

    LinkedIn - @whizzoe

    Twitter - @whizzoe


    Connect with me on social

    Instagram @womendecode

    Twitter @womendecode


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    30 mins
  • #15 Dr Quinn Wang of Quadrant Eye
    Oct 6 2020

    Dr Quinn Wang is an Ophthalmologist and the Founder of Quadrant Eye, a TeleHealth platform for conducting remote eye exams.

    I met Dr. Wang on a social platform and was really drawn by how candid her posts were. Today we talk about startups, being a woman in STEM and how we can increase representation.

    Connect with Dr. Wang

    LinkedIn @quinnwang

    Twitter @quinneyeQ


    Connect with me on social

    Instagram @womendecode

    Twitter @womendecode


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    36 mins
  • #14 Arjita Sethi of Equally
    Sep 29 2020

    A fellow immigrant who has made it big in Silicon valley and is now helping other immigrants in their entrepreneurial journey, Arjita Sethi is a serial entrepreneur.

    She is the founder and CEO of Equally, which is an AR education platform for kids. 

    She also serves on the Advisory Board of Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center in San Fransisco. 

    With her passion for teaching she is a professor at San Francisco State University where she teaches entrepreneurship, creativity, innovation and business ethics.

    She co-founded Indiarath, the largest borderless incubator for startups in India.


    Connect with Arjita

    Instagram @arjitasethi

    Twitter @arjitasethi

    Website - https://arjitasethi.com/


    Connect with me on social

    Instagram @womendecode

    Twitter @womendecode

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    30 mins
  • #13 Anne-Laure Le Cunff of Ness Labs
    Sep 22 2020

    Anne-Laure is the founder of Ness Labs, she writes a weekly newsletter which is a science-based newsletter for makers to practice self-care, cultivate their curiosity, and create.
    It has now extended to a community of creators, makers and entrepreneurs who get together to explore how to build while being mindful.

    She is also doing her Masters in Neuroscience at Kings college in London. Today we are going to talk about her entrepreneurial journey and how makers can implement mindful productivity tips into their lifestyle.


    Connect with Anne-Laure

    Twitter @anthilemoon

    Ness Labs - https://nesslabs.com/ 


    Connect with me on social

    Instagram @womendecode

    Twitter @womendecode

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    25 mins