NEXT COHORT: May + June 2022
The 12-week career and leadership coaching program
for early to mid-career tech professionals who identify as
the “first,” “few,” or “only” on their team or in their organization.
Momentum
WHY MOMENTUM?
Research shows that people who are the first (or only) under-represented anything on a team often experience:
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Slowed career growth (from being overlooked)
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Burnout
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Role confusion (from not being taken seriously)
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Self-doubt
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Offensive comments or "jokes"
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A feeling of being torn between "speaking up" and not wanting to be "that person"
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Loneliness
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Lack of critical creative/thought partnership
YOUR RISING TECH STARS WILL GAIN
LEADERSHIP SKILLS
TO BOOST THEIR CONFIDENCE + CAREERS
+ THE DIVERSE MENTORSHIP
THEY DESERVE
(AND OFTEN CAN'T FIND IN THEIR OWN COMPANIES)
MODULES
Discover Your Power
Use our self-audit to chart your best path from where you are to where you want to be in tech.
Outsmart the System
Practice outsmarting mansplaining, tokenization, and other micro-aggressions like a confident pro.
Master the Landscape
Learn the politics and the facts on being under-represented in tech.
Make Waves (without repercussions)
Evaluate your company’s potential for change; take action while avoiding pitfalls + becoming "that person".
Build Your Network
Map your network of sponsors, mentors, allies, and work buddies; connect with purpose.
Fortify Your Brand
Authentically integrate your personal, professional, and (dare we say) political brand to your advantage.
Momentum equips your underrepresented tech talent with the insights, skills, self-confidence, peer support, and executive sponsorship needed to navigate and contribute to the unique ecosphere of the tech workplace.
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
the LEADERSHIP SKILLS
SKILLS TO NAVIGATE THE TECH LANDSCAPE- AS AN EMERGING LEADER OF DIFFERENCE
the INCLUSIVE
ADVICE
SPECIFIC, INTERSECTIONAL
COACHING FOR FIRST, FEWS, AND ONLYS IN TECH
the
NETWORK
SUPPORT FROM OTHERS WHO KNOW HOW TO SUCCEED AS IN TECH AS AN ONLY
CRITERIA to PARTICIPATE
Participants must:
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Be in a tech company or a technical role (like IT).
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Have an early or mid-career position (no CEOs, please)
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Identify as an under-represented person i.e. a "first" "few" "only" or "different in one or more ways.
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Be able to contribute 1-2 hours a week in May-early July 2022.
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Be willing to look at your identities of privilege as well as your under-represented identities.
