Ellen Twomey's guest appearances

Ellen Twomey

Technado

Technado (Audio)

Queens in Tech

The Everything or Nothing Podcast with Brian Jones

OwlTail

Ellen Twomey is the founder and CEO of You are TechY, a program that helps moms find IT careers, and she was the guest on this week's episode. She talked about the state of the gender gap in IT, and her own journey in the industry. In the news, the team covered the launch of Microsoft's Windows 11 SE and Surface Laptop SE, Tor Browser's makeover, the new direction for CMMC 2.0, and Apple's reluctance to patch security holes in older versions of MacOS. Finally, in 'Who Got Pwned,' they learned that even the FBI isn't immune to hackers. (edited)

Technado, Ep. 230: You are TechY's Ellen Twomey

On today's podcast we learned that there are about a million open jobs in tech.  Good news.  Not so good news: only 20% of those positions will be filled by women.  Our guest today is Ellen Twomey.  Ellen lived this 1 million/20% gap as a woman in tech, and she decided to do something about it.  She founded You Are Techy, a company dedicated to helping moms get the skills needed to fill these tech jobs.  When Brian heard about what she is doing, he knew he had to have her on the podcast, and she didn't disappoint.  Ellen tells us how she coaches women in tech, whether there is any hope or not for closing the gap, and how she got her start teaching tech to high school students, in both boys-only and girls-only schools.

On today's podcast we learned that there are about a million open jobs in tech.  Good news.  Not so good news: only 20% of those positions will be filled by women.  Our guest today is Ellen Twomey.  Ellen lived this 1 million/20% gap as a woman in tech, and she decided to do something about it.  She founded You Are Techy, a company dedicated to helping moms get the skills needed to fill these tech jobs.  When Brian heard about what she is doing, he knew he had to have her on the podcast, and she didn't disappoint.  Ellen tells us how she coaches women in tech, whether there is any hope or not for closing the gap, and how she got her start teaching tech to high school students, in both boys-only and girls-only schools.

Ellen Twomey -- She's Closing the Tech Gap

“You are techY is more than a learning platform. It's a movement” that Ellen Twomey is leading to help women and moms enter the tech industry. Ellen is a Tech Learning Coach, Computer Scientist, &amp; UX Design Expert with years of experience—an effective leader, an innovator with energy and passion for people and her work. Learn more here: youaretechy.com In the UX world, Ellen set the bar for user-centered design, using proven methods based “on human learning and neuroscience, as opposed to mutable interface trends that promote aesthetics over usability” raves a colleague. The movement grew organically from a local Raleigh, NC MeetUp where mostly moms would share their life and work story at the corner coffee shop. Now, Ellen and her team bring women into the meaningful, flexible, well-paid work of tech through education and inspiration—fully committed to furthering the presence of women in the tech industry Ellen continues to help women get the skills and confidence they need to secure the tech job of their dreams! Here's what Ellen shares: ✨ How she became an entrepreneur after working as a consultant &amp; software developer in corporate ✨ Why she’s leading the You Are TechY movement ✨ Her role as CEO &amp; her leadership style ✨ What programming language she would be :) ✨ How she integrates being a mom and an entrepreneur ✨ Actionable entrepreneurial advice for women in STEM

“You are techY is more than a learning platform. It's a movement” that Ellen Twomey is leading to help women and moms enter the tech industry. Ellen is a Tech Learning Coach, Computer Scientist, &amp; UX Design Expert with years of experience—an effective leader, an innovator with energy and passion for people and her work. Learn more here: <a href="http://youaretechy.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">youaretechy.com</a> In the UX world, Ellen set the bar for user-centered design, using proven methods based “on human learning and neuroscience, as opposed to mutable interface trends that promote aesthetics over usability” raves a colleague. The movement grew organically from a local Raleigh, NC MeetUp where mostly moms would share their life and work story at the corner coffee shop. Now, Ellen and her team bring women into the meaningful, flexible, well-paid work of tech through education and inspiration—fully committed to furthering the presence of women in the tech industry Ellen continues to help women get the skills and confidence they need to secure the tech job of their dreams! Here's what Ellen shares: ✨ How she became an entrepreneur after working as a consultant &amp; software developer in corporate ✨ Why she’s leading the You Are TechY movement ✨ Her role as CEO &amp; her leadership style ✨ What programming language she would be :) ✨ How she integrates being a mom and an entrepreneur ✨ Actionable entrepreneurial advice for women in STEM