by allien | Apr 28, 2022 | Allyship, Community Building, DEI Concepts, Podcast Episode
In this episode, Michelle chats with Dan Maby of Big Orange Heart. Episode Transcript Allie Nimmons (00:02): Welcome to the Underrepresented in Tech podcast, hosted by Michelle Frechette and Allie Nimmons. Underrepresented in Tech is a free database built with the...
by allien | Apr 28, 2022 | Community Building, DEI Concepts, Leadership, Podcast Episode
In this episode, Allie and Michelle discuss how providing support for someone going through grief is a lot like providing allyship for underrepresented people. There are tons of similar practices and methods and mindsets to help you be better at both. Episode...
by The UIT Team | Mar 3, 2022 | Allyship, Community Building, Podcast Episode
In this episode, Allie and special guest Aurooba Ahmed discuss the challenges of being a diversity advocate – both as an underrepresented person and as an ally. Namely, how challenging it can be when you don’t know what to say, don’t want to be loud,...
by The UIT Team | Jan 28, 2022 | Community Building, Podcast Episode
Show Notes In this episode, Allie and Michelle discuss the fact that many WordPress Contribution Teams are short on volunteers! Why is this happening? What can we do about it? Episode Transcript Allie Nimmons 00:02 Welcome to the Underrepresented in Tech podcast...
by The UIT Team | Jan 21, 2022 | Community Building, Jobs and Careers, Podcast Episode
In this episode of Underrepresented in Tech, Allie and Michelle discuss what you should be looking for or creating as far as company culture! And not only that, Michelle has an amazing announcement! This episode was sponsored by Ninja Forms. Ninja Forms is WordPress...
by The UIT Team | Jan 13, 2022 | Community Building, Podcast Episode
In this episode, Allie and Michelle talk about the dreaded influencer list or listicle. We discuss why they are harmful and toxic, using a specific example from 2019 as reference. We also talk about how to properly handle the desire to create similar marketing...