DevelopHer is an award-winning platform that provides women in tech with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to overcome the gender gap in leadership, opportunity, and pay in tech for good. DevelopHer is the result of my journey from rock bottom to a high-profile global tech leader in just two short years. Despite my Duke degree, I found myself back at square one with zero tech skills and zero j
ob prospects not too long ago. By investing in myself and taking small actions repeatedly and consistently, within two short years, I was top-of-field: I was one of 100 top innovators worldwide invited to attend the UK G8 Innovation Conference, I had won multiple high-profile hackathons, my work featured in Apple iOS keynotes, and then I tripled my salary after learning I was underpaid. Through DevelopHer, I show women in tech what it really takes to forge a path in the tech world and how to be the CEO of their own careers. The road to success is not linear, and I make sure to never sugarcoat anything because I believe in telling you the whole story to help you succeed. I’ve learned things the hard way - by spending years reading and doing research, attending conferences, training, and spending thousands of dollars investing in my own career. In addition to DevelopHer, I work full-time on the frontlines of tech myself. By day, I’m a Principal Software Engineer and senior leader at a leading Silicon Valley payments company where I’m the architect of our voice payment system and lead a team managing all of our business apps. I want the same success for you and your future - I want you to be able to live out your definition of success. I built DevelopHer to empower women in tech to ignite their potential, build their true value, and continually learn and grow. DevelopHer has won multiple awards and has partnered with top tech companies like Google, Dell, Intuit, Armor, and more! I decided to take action in order to get the career I deserved and become a leading woman in tech. With DevelopHer, I’ll arm you with the knowledge, skills, and confidence you need to build the career of your dreams, too.
