
Hosted by Victoria MacLennan · EN
Bridging the Gap is a podcast that celebrates diversity in Aotearoa New Zealand's digital technology industry. From developers, programmers, product managers to designers, this field is filled with a wide range of individuals who bring unique perspectives and skills to their mahi.
Join us as we delve into the stories and experiences of those who strive to bridge the gap and foster a more inclusive and thriving digital tech community in Aotearoa.

A raw and honest discussion with David who opens up about how dyslexia impacted his pathway into higher education, the transformative experience he had studying digital tech (vs school) and how much he loves working as a full stack developer.

Morgan is passionate about skills, capabilities and training, the key traits of great leadership and how you can work in this wonderful industry without a degree.

Kate talks passionately about why she loves working with data, why team work is so important and the very different roles she once held before finding her place as a data engineer.

Ruth is one of the hardest working people on tech, restlessly focused on growing our industry, the diversity of those studying and working in tech and creating pathways into the workforce.

in this special episode IHC's manager of Library and Information Resourcing joins Vic to talk about their venture into developing a game for your people with intellectual disabilities. Stand Tall is pretty special, designed to help teens and young adults navigate life changes through playing a game.

Sarah talks to Vic about her career journey, how she manages life as a working mum of a toddler while holding down a strategic advisory role with a very large government agency.

Join us for this rich conversation with Moana who talks about her career in data, as a leader and finding her place as a wāhine Māori working in digital tech.

Lynda works in testing and quality assurance and Loves it! a fairly recent immigrant to Aotearoa, Lynda tells us her career story and why testing clicked with her.

Meet Avi who loves working in tech and describes his role as having fun at work. Avi talks about his transition into leadership, volunteering in the community and his passion for others to come and join the industry.

Libby has a great career story, from PE teacher who trained so she could also teach Digital Technologies and then retrained as a developer after attending a Rails Girls event, is now an experienced mentor for others in the industry.