Regional entrepreneur paves way for young women and non-binary people in tech
Hunter-based MGA Thermal marketing manager Arden Jarrett, 25, founded Women and Gender Diverse People in Tech group and a podcast to encourage better gender representation in her industry.
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00:00 there's fewer of us in tech.
00:02 And so it's really amazing to feel like we're part
00:04 of a community and to share our experiences
00:07 with people who may have experienced the same thing.
00:10 It helps us not feel alone and helps us grow strategies
00:15 to help bring more diversity.
00:17 At MTA Thermal, I do a bit of everything.
00:19 So at the moment, my role is marketing manager for brand
00:23 and that entails all communications as you can imagine.
00:26 So I do strategy and budget plus some graphic design,
00:31 photography.
00:32 I also founded Women and Gender Diverse People in Tech
00:35 with Sarah Fraser from Newy Tech People.
00:38 And that really creates a community space
00:41 for women and gender diverse people to come
00:43 and whether they're interested in tech
00:45 or in the tech industry,
00:47 it provides a space for us to meet and collaborate
00:49 as well as sharing and promoting the voices
00:51 of women and gender diverse people.
00:53 The podcast is to extend our community
00:56 and our reach.
00:57 So it's really exciting to talk to more people
00:59 who say can't make it to speaker events
01:02 and also share that knowledge of those people.
01:07 I'm neurodivergent and I think being different
01:11 is our greatest strength.
01:12 So I can see how a lot of these characteristics
01:14 I have has helped me think outside the square
01:18 and really grow my skills and abilities,
01:22 but also my entrepreneurial spirit, right?
01:24 I think a lot of entrepreneurs are neurodivergent
01:27 and it helps us think outside of the norm
01:30 and think about what we could do better.
01:32 (gentle music)
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