Have you ever felt that you don’t belong in your workplace or industry? Have you ever felt that you DO belong, but worry that hiring managers in the industry won’t recognize the value you bring?
As an Earth Sciences major who serendipitously discovered her interest in product management (PM), Helen shares stories about feeling like an outsider when she started preparing for product management roles (what is “low-hanging fruit”?? what is “agile”??), and often feeling like an outsider even when she successfully became a product manager.
Today, as co-founder of Co.Lab and the You Belong in Tech community, she and Sefunmi Osinaike are creating practical, collaborative, inclusive, and accessible learning opportunities for aspiring technologists (including PMs, software engineers, and designers).
Through these communities, many talented technologists from unconventional backgrounds have been able to grow their confidence and take their confidence and pride to other meaningful opportunities in tech.
Tune in for her hilarious stories about discovering product management, a heartfelt cameo by Sefunmi, and much more. You will admire Helen's candor, approachableness, and ambitious commitment to belonging of all kinds.
More about Helen:
Helen (@heyohelen) (she/her) is the Co-founder of Co.Lab (@joincolab_io) and the You Belong in Tech community. As of last week, she’s quit her job as a Product Manager at Microsoft, to focus her full time and attention to growing a collaborative, inclusive and accessible community for aspiring technologists. In her spare time, she loves dancing, solo travel, and collecting cat gifs.
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⟡ LinkedIn: Helen Huang 🥕
⟡ Co.Lab website / Instagram: www.joincolab.io / @joincolab_io
⟡ You Belong in Tech: youbelong.substack.com
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