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The Impact Room by Women@Tech

Women@Tech

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Education

Frequency: 1 episode/32d. Total Eps: 19

In a world where you can be anything - be a leader, a mentor, an ally or a role model. In this podcast, we are leading the conversation to help uncover uncomfortable truths, inspirational stories and practical steps to achieve gender equality through honest, engaging conversations. Welcome to ‘The Impact Room’, hosted by Mitali Gohel.

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Career Corner: Building an authentic personal brand

Season 2 · Episode 4

Monday, April 21, 2025 • Duration 20:38

In this episode of Career Corner from The Impact Room, Keran welcomes Alpa, the UK and Ireland co-lead for Women at Cisco, who has been with Cisco for over 15 years in various roles. Alpa is known for her work supporting women in tech and her passion for colour consultation and personal styling. The discussion centres around the concept of personal branding, which Alpa defines as embodying who you are as a person, including your values, strengths, and skills. She emphasizes the importance of ensuring that your personal brand aligns with how you want to be perceived at work and in the communities you engage with.

Alpa explains the process of colour consultation, which involves identifying the right shades and tints that suit an individual's skin undertone. She highlights how wearing the right colours can enhance confidence and authenticity, positively affecting personal and professional interactions. The episode also includes listener messages and questions about personal branding and colour consultation, with Alpa providing advice on building and maintaining an authentic personal brand.

Throughout the conversation, Alpa shares practical tips on reflecting on your values, strengths, and skills, and using colour strategically to enhance your personal brand. She encourages listeners to be true to themselves and explore colours that make them feel confident. The episode concludes with a discussion on the importance of workplaces accepting diverse personal brands and embracing individuality and authenticity.

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Fix Culture, Not Women: Rethinking Workplace Retention

Season 2 · Episode 3

Sunday, April 6, 2025 • Duration 48:13

In this compelling episode, host Mitali is joined by Joy Burnford, founder of Encompass Equality, to tackle one of today’s most pressing workplace challenges: retaining women in the workforce and redefining leadership for a more inclusive future.

The conversation explores the systemic barriers that drive women to leave their roles, revealing surprising factors like workplace culture, ineffective line management, and burnout—problems that go far beyond personal circumstances. Joy shares her personal journey, from her entrepreneurial roots to becoming a champion for equity, including candid reflections on building confidence later in life.

Together, Mitali and Joy unpack actionable strategies to break the cycle, spotlighting solutions like sponsorship programs, adaptive leadership practices, and fostering cultural change. They challenge traditional workplace structures, discussing the risks of rigid return-to-office mandates and why women-only programs may fall short of driving systemic change.

Key themes include:

Reframing Networking: Building genuine connections over self-promotion.
Fixing Systems, Not Women: Why workplace structures must evolve for true gender equality.
Inclusive Leadership Programs: How mixed-gender initiatives empower all employees.
The Role of Innovation: Leveraging AI to de-bias hiring, monitor meeting dynamics, and foster equity.
The Growth Mindset for Leaders: Practical tips to step out of comfort zones and create workplaces where everyone thrives.
This episode is packed with insights, personal stories, and practical advice for leaders, allies, and change-makers. Tune in to explore the intersection of leadership, gender equality, and workplace innovation—and learn how to build a future where everyone can thrive.

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The Reality of Progression: Motivation, Motherhood and Mentors with Vicky Hicks

Season 1 · Episode 2

Sunday, February 25, 2024 • Duration 53:24

Discover Vicky’s remarkable career shift from the Ministry of Defence to BT, driven by the pursuit of better work-life balance for her family. In this episode, she shares key moments, from venturing beyond her comfort zone, to leading a once in a generation transformation programme digitizing home phones across the UK. Gain insights into overcoming challenges, the impact of mentorship, and Vicky's perspective on advancing gender equality in the workplace. Join us for an inspiring and insightful exploration of leadership in Episode 2.

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Navigating your career: Values, Vision and Vibes, with Katerina Karellas

Season 1 · Episode 1

Saturday, January 20, 2024 • Duration 45:18

In our first podcast, our host Mitali Gohel speaks to Katerina Karellas from Meta. Together they discuss a number of areas around navigating your career, including identity & values, radical honesty, workplace culture, overcoming obstacles, and embracing change.

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Career Corner: Introducing Your Agony Aunts in Tech

Season 2 · Episode 2

Monday, March 17, 2025 • Duration 13:02

We're excited to introduce Career Corner, a bi-weekly short series of our podcast, The Impact Room, where we tackle career dilemmas raised by our listeners. 💡

Career Corner is your chance to ask us about anything you’re facing at work – big, small, or anything in between. We’ve got your back! With insights from experts across the tech industry and our amazing Women@Tech community, we’re here to help you navigate whatever’s on your mind. 💬

In this first episode, our amazing hosts and chairs of Women@Tech, Mitali Gohel, Delfina Grossi & Laura Perrott, dive into three challenges that so many women face at work:

👩‍💻 Struggling to find a mentor? Learn how to handle rejection and keep going.

👀 Feeling like an imposter? We've got advice to help you own your worth.

👥 Dreading networking? It doesn't have to be scary - we'll show you how to start small!

You can find out more about Women@Tech at https://www.womenattech.com/

Please submit your questions to info@womenattech.com

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From Data to Action: Why Gender Diversity Matters

Season 2 · Episode 1

Monday, March 3, 2025 • Duration 41:23

In the first episode of season two of "The Impact Room," hosts Delfina Grossi and Laura Perrott from Women at Tech delve into the critical issues of gender diversity, equity, and equality in the tech industry. Joining them as a guest is Svetlana Maloney, formally at Amazon and PwC. She was also a UN Women UK delegate to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.

Together they discuss the persistent challenges women face in achieving leadership roles and the misconceptions surrounding diversity and inclusion efforts. With compelling data and personal insights, they highlight the importance of systemic change and community support in driving progress. as they explore practical steps to foster an inclusive workplace and celebrate the power of diversity as a catalyst for success.

You can find out more about Women@Tech at https://www.womenattech.com/

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Path to Tech: Education, Early Careers and Experimenting

Season 1 · Episode 8

Tuesday, August 27, 2024 • Duration 46:05

The final episode of season one reflects on the lessons learned throughout the series with special guest, Keran Spetch, the co-producer behind the scenes of The Impact Room. Keran shares her unconventional journey into the tech industry, starting from a Law and Psychology background to her current role in product marketing and commercial strategy at BT. The discussion delves into the challenges and opportunities within the tech industry, emphasizing the importance of mentorship, programs and the ability to pivot careers within the same company. The episode also highlights the significance of gender equality and diversity in tech, underscoring that technical skills are not the only path to success in the industry. Her story serves as a powerful reminder that success is not solely defined by privileges, but by the impact you make in your community and beyond.

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Growth Mindset: Labels, Limitations and Lessons

Season 1 · Episode 7

Monday, July 22, 2024 • Duration 49:49

Hear from Rebecca Pate, Head of Product at Marks and Spencer, about her career journey in digital product management and shaping a dynamic shift with digital first retail. She previously held positions at John Lewis & Partners, Asos, Tesco and Moonpig. She dives into flexing a growth mindset, removing limited beliefs and how this is innate or learnt. Listen to her frank advice on corporate systemic structures, ways to break down bias and phenomenal influence in networks to drive changes in policy such as doubling paid maternity leave and tripling paternity leave. A must listen to get you ready to impact change not just for women but also how to open the conversation for building allyship with men.

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Becoming a Generation of Change: Inclusion, Intention and Influence

Season 1 · Episode 6

Monday, June 24, 2024 • Duration 53:50

Join us for an episode which uncovers the reasons why diversity and equality pledges remain just pledges. How can we drive inclusion into action and what are the key ways in which we can do this with intent that can influence generational change? Deborah Gbadamosi is a phenomenal leader in advertising who has unlocked the power of ERGs in organizations, founded her own marketing agency (Dulcie Media) and with industry sectors, tech, telecoms and media. A great conversation to help unlock the power of organizational change through allyship, ERGs and inclusivity at the inception of marketing.

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Building Confidence as a Leader: People, Passion and Potential

Season 1 · Episode 5

Monday, May 27, 2024 • Duration 01:08:34

Hear from Vicky Reddington, a career progressive go-getter from starting off as a primary school teacher, moving into distribution to then joining the likes of Citrix and VMware. She talks about bringing new products to market and driving change and breaking new ground. From starting up new orgs within corporate to her very own business - The Amplified Group. Passionate about People and how they power the tech industry. It’s not about the product - it’s about the people. She shares that managers can be leaders, lead a team and harness the energy of the team - the ability to bring the right people together and empower them to have the answers. A great conversation about building confidence in leadership through connecting people, finding your passion and maximizing your potential career growth.

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