{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F191ee4f0-9cf6-478a-aec9-b4e0691c8191","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"BCG presents: In Her Ellement - Growing in Tech with Women Who Code's Alaina Percival","description":"The future of the tech industry depends on women. So how do you grow that tech career, and why is imposter syndrome sometimes a good thing? In this episode, hear from our new podcast series https://link.chtbl.com/in-her-ellement?sid=tswfbcg (In Her Ellement), where AI expert Andrea Gallego and product designer Corin Lines from Boston Consulting Group have honest conversations with women at the vanguard of technology in business, art, education, and more.\r\nThey're speaking with Alaina Percival, CEO of https://www.womenwhocode.com/ (Women Who Code)\u2014the largest and most active community for technical women in the world. Her advice is to continually challenge yourself and elevate your voice and goals\u2014remember that you\u2019re in high demand!\r\nAlaina shares her career path; she\u2019s run niche products for Puma in Germany, led developer outreach for a technical recruiting company in San Francisco, and taught herself to code. As the CEO of Women Who Code, she works to inspire women to thrive in the tech industry. Alaina shares how she navigates the always near and dear imposter syndrome; that if you aren\u2019t feeling it\u2014you may have been in your role too long. There should always be 40% that you don\u2019t know. She also emphasizes the importance of community and support; don\u2019t be shy to reach out and share your goals\u2014there is a very accessible and supportive community willing to help.\r\nFollow https://link.chtbl.com/in-her-ellement?sid=tswfbcg (In Her Ellement) for more meaningful conversations with women in digital, technology, and business.\r\nVisit https://www.womenwhocode.com/ (Women Who Code) to access free resources and workshops, browse job and scholarship opportunities, and engage with an amazing network of technical women across the globe.\r\n\r\n\r\nThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: \r\n\r\nChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/46a6cf78-baf3-400d-84e8-456e4593545e/original-e4a6f0bc90f5dfe45bad5d7141ae2d70.png"}