LIU008: Breaking Barriers: Thriving as a Woman in Tech

About this episode

Melissa Brooks shares her journey from waitress to Senior Cloud Engineer, discussing her strategic approach to career development in tech.

Kevin and Alexis sit down with Melissa Brooks, a Senior Cloud Engineer at Aritzia, to discuss how she went from being a “terrible waitress” to going back to school for a diploma in network security. They explore how she used a strategic, “reverse engineered” approach to goal setting to land on a career in tech. ... Read more »

People in this episode

Hosts: Kevin, Alexis

Guest: Melissa Brooks

Topics covered

• women in tech
• career development
• goal setting
• cloud engineering
• network security

Keywords

• women in tech
• cloud engineer
• network security
• goal setting
• career path

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Aritzia

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