Season 2 Wrap Up - Interview with Tech Sisters' Founder, Grace Witter

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Season 2 Wrap Up - Interview with Tech Sisters' Founder, Grace Witter

That's a wrap on Season 2! 🎬

To celebrate, we changed the format of the episode a little bit. Grace Witter, Tech Sisters' founder and regular podcast host is on the other side of the table this time. She's being interviewed by one of Season 2's most popular guests, Esraa Qandeel.

Key lessons from this episode

1. Grace's experience transitioning from SAHM to frontend developer (4:15)
2. And then transitioning again into product management (13:30)
3. Grace's favourite moments from Tech Sisters (18:00)

Show Notes and Transcript: https://www.tech-sisters.com/2023/03/grace-witter/

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Insha Tazeen - The More I'm Challenged, The More I Feel Motivated

How many of us got into tech not because we loved to code, but because we saw a problem and had an idea? These sisters take the founder's path into tech. Some of them have prior technical experience and some don't. But they all have passion for their idea and a drive to make it happen.

Insha Tazeen, is in the middle of that path. In today's episode, she discusses the projects she's working on and what she's doing to overcome her non-technical background.

Key lessons from this episode

1. Deciding to get a Master's degree in AI (4:30)
2. Co-funding Bound Security, a cybersecurity consultancy (5:30)
3. "The more I'm challenged, the more I feel motivated" (12:30)

Show Notes and Transcript: https://www.tech-sisters.com/2023/03/insha-tazeen/

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Sanaa Siddiqui - Creative Roles Are Part Of Tech Too

Three months into her first job after university, Sanna Siddiqui's manager left, leaving all of the company's PR and communications work to fall on Sanaa alone.

In today's episode, Sanaa tells us how she handled that sudden change, learned to advocate for herself, and how she's dealt with always being the first Muslim woman in her role at the companies she joins.

Key lessons from this episode

1. The benefits of having a manager who supports your professional growth (18:30)
2. Creative roles are part of tech too (23:00)
3. Sanaa's experiences always being the first Muslim woman in her role (25:00)

Show Notes and Transcript: https://www.tech-sisters.com/2023/02/sanna-siddiqui/

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Reham Fawad - Be Your True Self When You Show Up To The World

A lot of people say they stumbled into their jobs - and we have a lot of podcast episodes with guests who describe their career this way.

But we've never heard a story like Reham Fawad's. Her product career was literally handed to her!

In today's episode, Reham shares her knowledge and passion for product management, her 15 years of experience, and her insight into how to get into the profession. She also tells us about the amazing group she founded for Muslimahs in product - MVP!

Key lessons from this episode

1. At the core of product management is empathy, listening to people and adding value to their lives in whatever way you can (6:00)
2. Always look at the why and pull yourself back if you're solutionising instead of listening (10:00)
3. The question she gets asked all the time (hint: it's about how to get into product) (19:00)

Show Notes and Transcript: https://www.tech-sisters.com/2023/02/reham-fawad/

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