For the past year and a half, I have had the opportunity to work with Gerry Laybourne. She is my hero. She inspires me as a developer, creator and woman. Today, she gave a speech at the Microsoft Women's Conference. I wasn't able to go, but was able to read a copy. Her words are strong, truthful and inspiring. She harnesses everything I love about technology and why being a woman in this field is challenging and special.
Gerry is leaving Oxygen at the end of the year. The idea of creating software at Oxygen without Gerry seems unimaginable. But like any change, sometimes you don't think you're ready until you take the next step.
I hope to one day inspire someone the way Gerry has inspired me.
About Me
- wendy
- Wendy Friedlander is an expert in software development with over a decade of experience immersed in development and championing agile practices. She put her blogging and speaking on hold to become a mother and shortly after, spent a year in treatment for a rare and highly aggressive cancer. When she was done, she turned her interests inward and spent well over 500 hours studying human behavior and communication.
3 comments:
Can you provide a link to Gerry's speech? (rsplayer@comcast.net)
rsplayer,
I wish I could -- I've looked around for a transcript, but can't find any :(
-Wendy
Hi Wendy, very curious to know your thoughts on the NBCU integration of Oxygen (or potential lack thereof), particularly on the tech/online side.. Shoot me an email, and I'll explain the rationale behind this - numair@numair.com
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