Tech. Strong. Women.

So many stories in tech start the same way: A great idea, a ‘killer app’, some bootstraps, angel investors, funding rounds and then, with a lot of hard work and a little bit of luck, a unicorn! But it doesn’t have to be just a fairy tale or a once-in-a-blue-moon occurrence. You have the skills and tools at your disposal to take your startup to the next level! Join hosts Tracy Ragan (DeployHub) and Jodi Ashley (Techstrong) along with Nora Jones, CEO of Jeli, for this lively discussion about how the best, most successful startups leverage incident analysis to understand their companies, active listening to track what’s happening in the industry and tools like chaos engineering to build their way to success. They also discuss the importance of Angel Investing and mentoring along the way.

In this episode, our hosts Jodi Ashley (Techstrong) and Tracy Ragan (DeployHub) are joined by Alaina Percival, a technology powerhouse who pivoted her young career by teaching herself to code shortly after she moved to Silicon Valley. Now, Alaina is the CEO of Women Who Code and is “helping diverse professionals increase their wealth and influence around the globe.” If you are interested in learning how to build a diverse technical community, how to take a chance and pivot your own career (or both!) don’t miss this interview with a true tech visionary.

In this episode, our hosts Jodi Ashley (Techstrong), Tracy Ragan (DeployHub) and Rebecca Auguste (Netris) are joined by Zenobia Godschalk, a TedX presenter, to explore the art of communication and how to break down technical topics into an engaging story. Zenobia is the Vice Chair of Forte Group, an advocacy and education non-profit with a focus on women in cybersecurity. Forte has become a community; a source of sharing, inspiration, learning and celebration. It has also helped shape business partnerships and has generated a powerful network effect across the security industry.

In this episode our hosts Jodi Ashley (Techstrong), Tracy Ragan (DeployHub) and Rebecca Auguste (Netris) are joined by Tara Hernandez ( (MongoDB). From the first commercial compilers to today’s DevOps pipelines, Tara walks us through the evolution of development tools and teaches us the history of the development tools market and discusses the industries pivot into DevSecOps and Cloud-Native environments.

In this episode, Charlene O’Hanlon welcomes Rebecca Krauthamer, founder and chief product officer at QuSecure, to discuss how organizations can encourage, promote and normalize women and girls in STEM programs and STEM careers, the ethics considerations of quantum computing and the role of ethics in the technology field as a whole.

Hosts Charlene O’Hanlon and Tracy Bannon are joined by Charity Wright (Recorded Future) and Chris Bondi (Mimoto) for an in-depth discussion on job roles in IT and Cyber, and where equity and diversity is reflected in the workforce vs. the leadership.

In this episode, hosts Charlene O’Hanlon and Tracy Bannon chat with Deb Radcliff, author, analyst, advisor, writer and speaker, about her long and storied career in cybersecurity, from reporter to acclaimed fiction author.

Generational Diversity Part 2 – Hosts Charlene O’Hanlon and Tracy Bannon discuss the impacts of generational diversity with guests Nashita Henry (Deloitte) Beth-Anne Bygum (Acxiom).

Generational Diversity, Pt.1: Hosts Charlene O’Hanlon and Tracy Bannon discuss the impacts of generational diversity with guests Hannah Hunt of Army Software Factory and Kristen Garey of Ignyte Group.

In this episode of Tech. Strong. Women., guest Nicole Dove, head of security at Riot Games, discusses with hosts Charlene O’Hanlon and Tracy Bannon her non-traditional path into IT and ways in which females can unconsciously sabotage themselves, as well as the impact of a strong mentor, regardless of gender.