Kat Cauchi shares her experience in this episode of Her Tech Life podcast!
In this episode we flip the script and Maggie Layfield (VP of Sales at NetSupport Inc.) interviews Kat Cauchi, our usual host.
Kat is the Community Engagement Manager at NetSupport and the Editor of R.I.S.E. Magazine. She hosts a couple of podcasts such as this one and the Insights with NetSupport (Corporate) series. Kat is a 2023 We Are Tech Women #TechWomen100 award winner and a 2022 Nexus Education ‘Classroom and Curriculum Improvement’ award winner. She is a member of the Global Equality Collective, a InnovateHer Ambassador, Global EdTech Author, Technocamps Girls in STEM Role Model and the Chair of the BESA Women’s Educational Suppliers Network.
Here are some of the questions we asked Kat:
- Can you please tell us about your role at NetSupport and what it involves?
- Who are you outside of NetSupport?
- Can you give an overview of your background and how you got into tech?
- What was your experience of tech at school and the stereotype of it then?
- Did you experience imposter syndrome taking on a tech role without a technical background?
- What have you seen that is helping the shift the narrative for young people of ‘boys club’ to anyone can be in tech?
- What workplace differences have you noticed moving into a tech company?
- What are the challenges of working in a tech company?
- If you were talking to women who were interested in working in tech, what would you share with them?
- What are some achievements you are proud of?
Listen to Kat’s story here. Connect with her on LinkedIn to learn more!