A mission-first profile of women in technology, startup grit, and the work of narrowing the gap.
Tech in the Right Direction follows Saruchi Gupta, founder and CEO of Giant, as a way into what it takes for women to move ahead in technology.

Jennifer Didier
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Career stories for a wider tech future.
Tech in the Right Direction follows women and allies across technology as they explain the paths, pivots, and systems behind their work. The conversations connect blockchain, cloud training, digital transformation, marketing, sales, and leadership to practical questions about access, hiring, pay, and workplace culture.
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Tech in the Right Direction is a conversational career show built around women in technology and the wider effort to change who gets access to technical opportunity. Its episodes usually begin with a guest's path: first jobs, unexpected openings, graduate study, leadership roles, company building, or a return to the field after time away. The format is simple and dependable. A guest explains the work, then the conversation connects that story to representation, skills, hiring, compensation, or culture. The show is comfortable moving between human stories and technical language. Blockchain protocols, smart contracts, cloud certification, digital transformation, enterprise technology, advertising privacy, IoT, e-commerce, and sales strategy all appear in the episode set. Still, the center of gravity is not gadgetry. The recurring question is how technology careers can become more available to women and girls, and what companies can do when there is a shortage of women in tech. Episodes with Saruchi Gupta and Vanina Ivanova bring crypto and blockchain into that frame. Conversations with Dr. Cara Antoine and Lori McCall lean toward transformation, leadership, and the connection between technology and people. A discussion with Sunny highlights career movement from marketing and event support into more technical work. The show also makes room for men who want to support women in tech through the MENtors That Make a Difference segment. That gives the catalog a broader workplace lens without moving away from its core mission. The tone is earnest rather than slick. It favors encouragement, plain questions, and direct affirmation over sharp debate. Some episodes carry promotional training material at the end, which fits the show's practical career-development world. The best fit is a listener who wants technology framed through people, opportunity, and organizational change. It is especially relevant for women considering tech careers, professionals re-skilling into cloud or AI, leaders thinking about inclusion, and allies looking for concrete workplace awareness. The show works because it treats career stories as evidence. One path can point to a bigger gap, and one practical program can suggest a way to close it.
Made for: Tech in the Right Direction suits women building or considering technology careers, especially those interested in career pivots, leadership, skilling programs, and workplace culture. It also fits HR professionals, executives, and male allies looking for practical language around gender gaps in tech.
What sets it apart: The show blends accessible career interviews with concrete technical and business contexts, from blockchain and cloud training to digital transformation and startup consulting. Its distinct lane is the steady move from personal career journey to the structural questions of access, pay, representation, and culture.
Welcome to Tech in the Right Direction! Every week, Directions Training President and CEO, Jennifer Didier discusses how women can take tech in the right direction to drive social change and close the employment, pay, and culture gap for women in technology. Whether you’re already an IT Pro, or simply interested in learning more about the profound and intricate world of technology and how women fit in, be sure to tune in.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Career interviews connect technical systems to the leadership, mentorship, and workplace choices shaping women's progress in technology.
Jennifer Didier builds Tech in the Right Direction around career conversations with people working across security, digital transformation, machine learning, enterprise platforms, and blockchain.
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A mission-first profile of women in technology, startup grit, and the work of narrowing the gap.
Tech in the Right Direction follows Saruchi Gupta, founder and CEO of Giant, as a way into what it takes for women to move ahead in technology.
An action-oriented conversation about women advancing in tech and the workplaces around them.
Tech in the Right Direction presents Dr. Cara Antoine as a senior leader in digital transformation, using her background across global corporations to ground a conversation about women in technology.
Searchable encryption sits alongside a practical look at pay gaps, meetings, and speaking up at work.
Tech in the Right Direction ties a conversation with Dan Draper, the founder and CEO of CypherStash, to the show's wider aim of closing the employment, pay, and culture gap for women in technology.
A grounded look at personalization, AI scale, and mission-driven product leadership.
Tech in the Right Direction keeps its focus on how data and machine learning can make Credit Karma's app feel more personal and better timed for its members.
A career-shaping conversation about mentorship, AI productivity, and steady leadership.
Jeff Butler's conversation follows a familiar arc, but it still lands well: Montreal and McGill, then San Francisco classrooms, and eventually technology.


Career power without apology.


Career confidence with a leadership edge.


Career clarity with backbone.
Saruchi Gupta explains Giant as practical crypto infrastructure: a blockchain protocol that can turn a phone number into a bank account and bandwidth into currency through global internet access, rewards, and yield on airtime balances.
Jennifer opens with the show’s mission.
Sunny shares her career journey as a woman in tech, starting from high school through event support and marketing to discovering technology projects.
This episode features an interview with Vanina Ivanova, a marketing professional with extensive experience in advertising and blockchain, discussing her career journey and the role of blockchain in bringing transparency to digital marketing.
This episode features an interview with Tiffany Bova, a growth and innovation expert at Salesforce, discussing how changing perspectives can drive success for women in the technology industry.
This episode features an interview with Alan Miller, a sales leader in AWS training, discussing his role as a male ally in driving social change for women in technology.
Host Jennifer Didier interviews Eva Helen about her career journey and her book 'Women in Tech, A Book for Guys' to promote gender diversity in technology.
This episode features an interview with Lori McCall, CEO of WIM Detroit, discussing her journey and insights on women in technology.
Jennifer Didier interviews Noren Bachagal, co-founder of an open source marketing platform, about her career journey and fundraising through a Continuous Securities Offering.
Jennifer Didier interviews Rupal Parikh about her career journey in tech, from a middle school internship to leading a global pre-sales team at SAP, and her advocacy for women in technology.
Jennifer Didier interviews Alexandra West about her meandering career from art galleries to software implementations to film production design, and her current work in organizational culture and diversity initiatives.
Jennifer Didier interviews Michael Ashford about his role as a male ally in closing the gender gap for women in technology.
Jennifer Didier interviews Emmy-winning journalist Paula Tuttman about her career journey and insights for women in technology.
Interview with Christy Grinnell, CIO of DXC Technologies, discussing her career and leadership in IT transformation.
Jennifer Didier interviews Darshini Santhanam about her career journey in tech and her passion for diversity and inclusion.
Tech in the Right Direction speaks with Dan Draper about data security.
This episode features an interview with Robyn, co-founder of KitCaster, discussing his experiences as a male ally for women in technology.
Host Jennifer Didier interviews Whitney Cathcart, co-founder of an AI-first body measuring company, about her unconventional career journey into tech.
Host Jennifer Didier interviews Beth Bridges, the networking motivator, about her journey and expertise in networking and digital marketing within the tech industry.
This episode features an interview with Natasha Thomas, a People and Culture Manager, discussing her career journey in tech and emphasizing the importance of networking for visibility with technology staff recruiters.
Host Jennifer Didier interviews Catherine Kress, VP of Strategy at Percepta, about her career journey in tech and advice for women.
Host Jennifer Didier interviews Christine Bongard, president of the WIT Network, about advancing women in technology and closing the employment, pay, and culture gap.
Interview with serial entrepreneur Jean-Anne Booth about her career in tech and her latest startup, a medical alert watch.
Jennifer Didier interviews Kaylin McKenna about her career journey at Microsoft, focusing on women in technology and closing the gender gap.
Interview with Elyse Carmichael, CTO of Lakeside Software, discussing her career journey and the importance of women in technology.
Tech in the Right Direction speaks with Supriya Gupta about her work leading recommendations at Credit Karma.
Host Jennifer Didier interviews Andrea Stevenson-Conner about promoting gender equity and social change for women in technology.
Host Jennifer Didier interviews Sarah Haggard about her accidental career in tech and her journey as a woman in the industry.
This episode features an interview with Cynthia Meineke, a senior account executive in tech, who shares her career journey and personal story of overcoming foster care challenges to succeed in the industry.
This episode features an interview with Liz Ronco, Vice President of Product Management at SpiceWord Ziff Davis, discussing her journey and insights on advancing women in the technology industry.
Jeff Butler traces a path from Montreal to McGill, then into teaching in San Francisco.
This episode features an interview with Susan Sanders, CEO of Spindlerock, discussing how to lead with confidence and create inclusive workplaces using technology to drive social change for women in tech.