Podcast
Bridging The Gap
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.
11episodes
Episodes
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David Harrison
Aug 1, 202400:23:09Tap to summarizeA 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.
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Morgan Nicolasen
Jul 18, 202400:22:38Tap to summarizeMorgan 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.
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Kate Loguteva
Jun 26, 202400:16:58Tap to summarizeKate 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.
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Ruth McDavitt
Jun 2, 202400:21:38Tap to summarizeRuth 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.
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Special Episode: Stand Tall with Phil Clarke
May 15, 202400:21:40Tap to summarizein 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.
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Sarah Jacobson
May 1, 202400:20:51Tap to summarizeSarah 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.
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Moana Roberts
Apr 17, 202400:28:25Tap to summarizeJoin 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.
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Lynda Irving
Apr 3, 202400:16:42Tap to summarizeLynda 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.
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Avi de Silva
Feb 15, 202400:25:35Tap to summarizeMeet 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.
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Libby Schumacher-Knight
Nov 15, 202300:20:17Tap to summarizeLibby 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.
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