FIRST-GENS IN TECH 2021
About the Event
The 2021 Experience
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Live Sessions
Hear from first-gen leaders in tech, how they broke into the industry first-hand, and their tips to help you on your journey. -
Slack Community
Engage with speakers during some of our scheduled sessions and connect in breakout channels with your fellow first-gens to discuss your experience and more. -
On-Demand
Dive into sessions about approaching your job search as a first-gen at your own pace. Can't attend any of the live streams? They'll be available on-demand for viewing too.
Featured Speakers
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Nisha Anand
CEO, Dream Corps TECH
Nisha Anand is a first-gen, Indian-American activist, mom of two teenagers, and leader for racial justice. Once a radical grassroots activist arrested in Burma for passing out pro-democracy leaflets, Nisha’s expansive organizing experience and work with mentors like Van Jones, solidified her belief in the power of working with unlikely partners to find real solutions. -
Jonathan Javier
CEO & Founder, Wonsulting
Jonathan Javier is the CEO/Founder of Wonsulting, which mission is to “turn underdogs into winners." He's also worked in Operations at Snap, Google, and Cisco coming from a non-target school/non-traditional background. -
Jerry Lee
COO & Founder, Wonsulting
Jerry is the COO/Founder of Wonsulting and an ex-Senior Strategy & Operations Manager at Google & used to lead Product Strategy at Lucid. He is from Torrance, California and graduated summa cum laude from Babson College. -
Ariel Dos Santos
VP, Product/Technology at Peloton Interactive
Ariel oversees the technology powering Peloton Corporate Wellness. Prior to Peloton, he worked at some of the world’s largest technology companies and spent nearly eight years at Amazon working in a variety of areas, from the post purchase experience to Just Walk Out technology.
Slack Community
Join us in our Slack community to engage in discussion and dialogue in these channels below.
Access to the Slack community ended on Monday, November 8, 2021.
Live Session Replays
Join us as we kickoff our sixth edition of First-Gens in Tech with a welcome from our team at HubSpot.
FEATURED SPEAKERS:
Viennie Chanthachack, Co-organizer of First-Gens in Tech & Recruiting @ HubSpot
We have a panel of first-gens from different backgrounds with various career journeys and experiences who are going to share their stories about finding themselves in tech. Why did they decide to go into tech? What attracted them most? How did they overcome imposter syndrome? How did they reframe their first-gen identity as a strength you can sell to others? Find out their answers and more from this panel.
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Murillo Soranso · Senior Facilitator, Learning & Development @ HubSpot
Yesenia Reyna · Talent Sourcer, People Operations @ HubSpot
Alessio Sciacquatori · Principal Manager, Solutions Engineering @ HubSpot
Mohamed Gueye · Technical Lead, Engineering @ HubSpot
The best way to learn about a career field is to learn from people in the fields themselves. That’s why networking can be powerful for your job search and help you successfully break into the career path you’re seeking. In this panel, you’ll hear fellow first-gens’ advice for networking and developing the art of a “coffee chat” with people in your network.
FEATURED SPEAKERS:
Claire Yang · Software Engineer @ HubSpot
Flora Wang · Senior Product Manager @ HubSpot
Cheyenne Boyce · Strategic Partnerships Manager, Education Partner Program @ HubSpot
What factors should you be considering in a company? In this chat, we’ll discuss how tech companies come in all shapes and sizes, and what you should look for when evaluating the kinds of tech companies you should work for (e.g. company culture, internal mobility and paths for career advancement, leadership, etc)
FEATURED SPEAKERS:
Ben Pereira · Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Program Manager @ HubSpot
Jonathan Javier · CEO & Co-Founder of Wonsulting
Jerry Lee · COO & Co-Founder of Wonsulting
In this combined fireside chat and Q&A, fellow first-gens discuss how they translated their non-technical experience into their job applications and interviews. Audience members will also be able to ask questions live with our panel.
FEATURED SPEAKERS:
Brenda Arraya-Franco · Marketing Technical Manager @ HubSpot
Lynn Gomez · University Recruiting @ HubSpot
Tiki Biswal · Senior Sales Manager, Mid-Market Sales @ HubSpot
Ariel Dos Santos · VP, Product/Technology @ Peloton Interactive
In this intimate fireside chat, we’ll meet Nisha Anand, CEO of Dream Corps Tech, and learn about her background as a first-generation individual in tech, her journey to being CEO of a tech company, and her advice to first-gens for building a career in tech.
FEATURED SPEAKERS:
Nisha Anand · CEO @ Dream Corps TECH
Shyam Venkatramani · Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Program Manager @ HubSpot
Hear from HubSpot's Viennie Chanthachack on his quick closing thoughts and next steps for attendees.
On-Demand Library
Lightning Talks
Hear from some first-gens and first-gen allies in our fan-favorite lightning talks to learn about their day-to-day in tech and advice they have for you as first-gens — in about 10 minutes or less.
The Complete 2021 On-Demand Collection
Find all the on-demand videos and replays of our live sessions from the 2021 event — in one place and in one playlist.
The First-Gens in Tech Event Archives
Watch past talks and sessions from previous First-Gens in Tech events.
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