TechTalkWithVijaya

This is a fulfilling conversation with the Founder of Because International - Kenton Lee. 

Because International is a charity organization famous for 'The Shoe that Grows'!   

The mission of Because International is to use products as solutions to alleviate poverty. 

And now they are helping other global entrepreneurs with their product ideas through their Accelerator Program.  Because? 

Because - The Power in Small Things! 

Kenton believes that there is power in small things and he is passionate about showing 'how' to the world.

Over to Kenton Lee to learn a little more about his mission and the impact so far.   Stay tuned!

Welcome to another episode of my podcast TechTalkWithVijaya - The Glass Ceiling, A Myth. In this episode, I converse with two extraordinary women - Sharon Preszler  and Tamara Loehr, who have broken into the male bastion and created a place for themselves at the top. 

As I speak with them, I once again say this - The Glass Ceiling is a Myth. If you are a performer, you will emerge on the top, gender no bar!   

Sharon Preszler  Former first woman F-16 Pilot, Southwest Airlines The first woman to fly the F-16 as Captain for Southwest Airlines and worked in an industry where not many women dared to go. Today, Sharon is a professional speaker who speaks about the importance of debriefing your life to live better and the value of inclusion to build your best team.  

Tamara Loehr  Co-Founder at Beusail – believes and champions ethical beauty and wellness. Tamara is an award-winning entrepreneur who sells ethical beauty and wellness products online, directly to conscious consumers. Tamara believes in Business as a Force for Good and is on a mission to: 1. Inspire more businesses to make a positive impact 2. Encourage more women to take the leap to ethical entrepreneurship.

Listen in! Stay tuned for more on TechTalkWithVijaya!

This is the debut episode of the Innovation series of TechTalkWithVijaya, where the host Vijaya Rao speaks with here three guests - three Founders of #CleanTech solutions. 

These innovations range from daily solutions that help eliminate single use #plastic from our lives, to reducing, #recycling and reusing #waste like packaging waste as well as replacing regular bricks with clean bricks.  All are #innovations originating from #India having a global play area. 

Guests:

1. Ms Samiksha Ganeriwal- Founder, Kagzi Bottles

2. Mr. Hardik Shah - Founder, Recycle Greens

3. Mr. Tarun Jami - Founder, GreenJams

Tune in for some extremely incisive, insightful and meaningful conversations about these specific innovations, reducing the carbon footprint and a larger vision of making the world a better, cleaner and greener place. 

This is our debut episode - on Cybersecurity. We will be digging deeper to unravel the various facets of Cybersecurity.

Listen to Vijaya Rao is in deep conversation with four esteemed guests 

1. Nancy Hunter 

Nancy is the Chief Information Security Officer and Data Privacy Officer for the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.  With more than 25 years of experience in technology including 15 years in Information Security, Nancy joined the Federal Reserve Bank in 2017

Nancy is active in her local cybersecurity community where she is the current chair of the Board of Directors for the Delaware Valley Affiliate (PA, NJ, DE) of the national organization Women inn Cyber Security (WiCyS) and a frequent speaker at local conferences. She also sits on the Board of Directors of a local non-profit, Simon’s Heart, an organization working to provide heart screenings to prevent cardiac deaths in young people.

Nancy is certified in Risk and Information Systems Controls (CRISC) and Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE) and holds a B.A. in Mathematics from Temple University.

2. Jordan Fischer

Jordan is a lawyer, professor, writer, and entrepreneur in data privacy, security, and technology. Jordan is currently the Director of the Center for Law and Transformational Technology at the Drexel University, Kline School of Law. And, she maintains a private practice as the Global Privacy Team Lead at Beckage. Jordan regularly explores the convergence of the law and technology, researching the practical implications of regional data protection regulations within a backdrop of the global economy. She regularly works with global corporations to address the wide-ranging and dynamic privacy and security regulatory and legal challenges.

3. Tammy Klotz 

Tammy is currently the Chief Information Security Officer at Covanta (CVA) based in Morristown, NJ. Tammy joined the Covanta team in June 2020 and is in the process of developing a comprehensive security program for the organization. Covanta is a leader in sustainable waste and energy solutions. She is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), and is also Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC). She is a Governing Body Member of the Philadelphia Chapter of Evanta, President of the Lehigh Valley Chapter of Cloud Security Alliance and is involved with WiCyS – Delaware Valley. Tammy was a 2019 Finalist for T.E.N Information Security Executive ® of the Year for the Northeast & North America and recently received OnCon’s Top 10 Information Security Professional Award.

4. Michael Mckeown

Mike has a 30+ year career of marketing and selling technology goods and services to SMB and Fortune 500 clients. From IBM, selling to the Banking and Insurance industries, Mike worked in the recruiting and consulting space before becoming co-owner of Genesis Micro Solutions, a client/server and web application consulting organization.