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Hey New Techies,
I'm excited to share that New Tech Northwest is launching a new virtual meetup series for the ADHD & Neurodiverse Community.
Twice a month, on first and third Tuesdays you can spend an hour safely and freely discuss your neurodiverse experiences with a supportive community of peers. Join us for our first virtual meetup on February 21st where we will be discussing imposter syndrome.
In the last year I've had conversations with about 150 ADHDers and almost all of them ended with the person saying "I've never had a conversation like this and I have no one to talk to." Well, now you do.
Now you can create community by attending as many of these bi-weekly events as you like whenever you like. These conversations have been invaluable for me, members of my ADHD groups, and the ADHDers I've spoken with so I'm grateful to build community together in service to our mental health and our relationships (personal and professional).
February commemorates Black History, honoring those who have contributed to advancing our country’s society. This article shares some ideas for the tech community to commemorate Black Americans and improve diversity and inclusion practices. I encourage you to give it a read.
Please also visit our Racial Justice resource page to discover resources for celebrating and supporting the Black community if you're not BIPOC yourself. In the aftermath of Tyre Nichols' murder being the latest killing from systemic racism, we all need to do our part in fighting racism and building an equitable society.
Layoffs have been making headlines recently and research finds that women are disproportionately more affected than men. Check out this interesting article from Geekwire citing the research and considerations on DEI efforts in the tech space.
Finally, don’t forget, the next New Tech Seattle Meetup is on Thursday. Register now! You don’t want to miss our lineup of speakers talking about women in STEM, streamlined QA for mission-critical microelectronics and AI powered global hiring.
Be well and create joy,
Brett Greene
Founder, New Tech Northwest
Coaching Tech Leaders & Professionals Managing ADHD
Training Managers How To Improve ROI With Neurodiverse Employees
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New Presenter Alumni Spotlight: Trent Gillespie, Day One Innovation
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Each week in the New Tech Newsletter we feature a Spotlight Q&A with founders, angels, New Tech alumni presenters, and other people or companies in our community we believe you’d like to learn about. Reach out if you'd like to recommend a startup, founder, angel, accelerator, or New Tech alumni presenter for us to spotlight for the PNW tech community!
In this week’s spotlight we caught up with Trent Gillespie, Founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Day One Innovation.
Why do you do what you do for a living?
I help people and organizations improve how they innovate because I enjoy helping others create awesome solutions for difficult problems. Also, I consider sustainability a key part of innovation, so the more I can help people innovate sustainably, the more positive impact I can have in the world!
Why did you start your company?
While managing Amazon’s global expansion, or ensuring Alexa was doing the right things with customer data, I was able to see first-hand the benefits and risks technology and innovation can bring to the world. When Covid happened, I decided it was time to quit Amazon and see how I could use that experience and my technical background to help others.
What I realized is that innovation, although often misunderstood, is actually the primary point of business, and even what most people strive for in their careers. So starting a business that focused on this would provide the largest potential impact, best use my skills and experience, and of course give me the flexibility to control my own schedule and live life the way I want.
Read the full interview here.
Reach out if you'd like to recommend a startup, founder, angel, accelerator, or New Tech alumni presenter for us to spotlight for the PNW tech community!
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Please join us and add New Tech & Community Events to your calendar!
New Tech Northwest Events
- New Tech Seattle February Meetup THIS THURSDAY 02/09
February Presenters:
- D Sangeeta, Founder & CEO, Gotara (Women in STEM)
- Matthew Skeels, Co-Founder & CEO, Chiplytics (microelectronics supply chain)
- Darin Herle, VP of Global Staffing, Cosmogence (AI powered hiring platform)
- ADHD & Neurodiverse Community Meetup on Imposter Syndrome [VIRTUAL] - 2/21
Imposter syndrome is defined as the persistent inability to believe that one’s success is deserved or has been legitimately achieved as a result of one’s own efforts or skills. Do you feel like a phony despite the success you have achieved? Do you experience self-doubt even if you excel? This meetup is for you.
- New Tech Seattle March Meetup Thursday 03/09
March Presenters:
- Sanjit Singh, CEO, Boltt.io – revenue leadership
- Jen Fox, CEO& Founder, Foxbot Industries – arts based approach to STEM
- Laura Close, Co-Founder, Chief Business Development Officer, Included – people analytics platform with DEI at its core
- Chandan Golla Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer, Included – people analytics platform with DEI at its core
Community Partner Events
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In this workshop, you will walk away with a configurable timeline generator and the understanding of creating amCharts graphs on a low-code database platform.
No need to know Node.js, AWS, React, or Vue.js. With Kintone, you can focus on the front-end customization without worrying about setting up a back-end infrastructure!
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At ALLtech, we’re about helping emerging tech companies get the resources they need to level the playing field (at least when it comes to employee benefits) to compete for talent with the bigger players. Whether you are a two-person shop getting serious about your side hustle, or a unicorn on a hiring spree, we have a benefit plan to fit your needs.
Learn more at alltechbenefits.com or click here to request a quote – it’s fast, free and easy to find the right benefits for you!
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What’s it going to take?
Are you ready to take your career
to the next level?
As an accredited, nonprofit university, City University of Seattle’s mission is to provide career-relevant education to working adults.
ACBSP, PMI and ABET certified, CityU’s programs are designed to meet your needs. Get started today!
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Do you, or someone you know, struggle with ADHD challenges
despite being successful?
Know that you're not alone, and you can benefit from connecting with ADD / ADHD peers who understand what you're living with.
1 in 20 people have ADD / ADHD, are 300% more likely to be entrepreneurs, and earn 70% of what our peers earn.
Discover how to lower your anxiety, minimize imposter syndrome, and overwhelm, while leveraging your high IQ, hyper focus, empathy, problem solving expertise and other ADHD gifts.
You can meet peers living with similar struggles and learn new systems and strategies to decrease ADHD-related stress that can be detrimental to personal and professional relationships.
Want to learn more?
Join us for the first virtual meetup discussion of tech leaders and professionals with ADHD moderated byBrett Greene from New Tech Northwest
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Contact us to learn how your company can maximize ROI & employee fulfillment through neurodiverse DEI training.
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Schedule a two hour complimentary deep coaching conversation for a powerful, life changing experience.
Please share this invitation with your neurodiverse friends and colleagues with ADD / ADHD who may benefit from coaching or training to create more fulfilling career experiences.
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