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>>LAUREN: YOU'RE WATCHING A
SPECIAL ALL-WOMEN'S EDITION OF
INSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS.
I'M GUEST HOST LAUREN PETERSEN,

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VICE PRESIDENT OF STAKEHOLDER
ENGAGEMENT AT TECHPOINT,
INDIANA'S NON-PROFIT TECH SECTOR
ACCELERATOR.

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THE INSIDERS PANEL OFFERS
PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT'S MAKING
HEADLINES AND FOCUSING ON
IMPORTANT ISSUES WOMEN FACE IN

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THE WORKPLACE.
ESPECIALLY IN THE TECH SECTOR.
OUR INSIDERS THIS WEEK ARE:
ARIEL CRAWLEY, COMMUNITY

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ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR FOR INDY
WOMEN IN TECH, GABRIELLE
HENDRYX-PARKER, CEO AND
CO-FOUNDER, SIX FEET UP AND

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LINDA CALVIN, VICE PRESIDENT,
SCHOOL OF INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY, WORKFORCE ALIGNMENT
AT IVY TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

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LET'S GET STARTED WITH....
I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM EACH OF
YOU.
WHAT WAS YOUR CAREER TRAJECTORY

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HOW DID YOU LAND IN YOUR CURRENT
ROLES.
AERIAL LET'S START WITH YOU.
>>: I PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS THE

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DIRECTOR OF IV WORKS AT
TECHNICAL COLLEGE AND ENJOYED
THE ROLE IN HELPING THE PROGRAM
GROW AND SAW A POSITION,

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AVAILABLE AT INDY WOMEN AND
DECIDED I WANTED TO HELP MAKE
THE PROGRAM MORE BROADER AND
IT'S BEEN GREAT EVER SINCE.

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>>: SO YOU ARE A BYPRODUCT.
THAT'S FANTASTIC.
LINDA, TO YOU.
>>: I AM 20 YEARS IN THE

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INDUSTRY AND IT JUST SO HAPPENS
THAT I WORKED AT STANLEY BLACK &
DECKER AS GOATEE I LEADER AND I
SPENT 20 YEARS THAT DAU AND ONE

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DAY I SAW THE POSITION AT IVY
TECH THE VP OF I.T. AND AT FIRST
WAS NOT INTERESTED BECAUSE I
THOUGHT I DON'T WANT TO BE VP OF

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SAP OR PUTTING LAPTOPS ON DESKS
BUT THEN I READ ABOUT THE
POSITION AND I WAS FASCINATED SO
I LOVE IT EVERY DAY SO I AM JUST

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REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE AND BE
TALKING ABOUT IT.
>>: AND GABRIELLE TO YOU.
>>: SO WHEN I WAS IN PREP

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SCHOOL MY MATH TEACHER SAID I
SHOULD NEVER DO ANYTHING WITH
COMPUTERS SO OBVIOUSLY I
IMMEDIATELY PURSUED A CAREER IN

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TECH AND WORKED AT MICROSOFT AND
NCR AND MOVED TO CALIFORNIA
WHERE I MET MY HUSBAND AND ABOUT
20 PLUS YEARS AGO WE COFOUNDED G

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THE COMPANY SINCE THEN.
>>: I HOPE YOUR MATH TEACHERS
WATCHING TODAY.
[CHUCKLING] GABRIELLE WOULD LOVE

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TO START WITH YOU, HOW ARE YOU
SPECIFICALLY INVESTING IN WOMEN
AND MINORITIES IN HELPING THEM
SUCCEED IN TECHNOLOGY.

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>>: AS AN ENTREPRENEUR IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT TO INVEST IN
YOUR STAFF AND I BELIEVE THAT
THE BEST STAFF YOU CAN HAVE IS A

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GENDER BALANCED STAFF SO WE HAVE
ALWAYS PUT A LOT OF EMPHASIS IN
HAVING AS MANY WOMEN AS POSSIBLE
TO KIND OF HAVE A STAFF THAT HAS

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AS MANY SKILLS AND SOFT SKILLS
AND TALENT AS POSSIBLE.
SO REALLY FOCUSING ON WHEN
RECEIVING RESUMES AND LOOKING AT

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DATA NOT JUMPING INTO THE RESUME
AND NOT LOOKING AT WHO SENT THE
RESUME, BUT REALLY ASKING
JOBSEEKERS TO SEND LIKE ACTUALLY

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GO THROUGH A PERSONALITY
ASSESSMENT FIRST SO THAT WE CAN
SEE THE DATE OF FIRST AND THEN
ONLY LOOK AT THE RESUME ONCE YOU

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HAVE AN IDEA OF WHETHER THAT
PERSON IS GOING TO BE A GOOD FIT
OR NOT.
THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE

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IF YOUR FIRST DEFINITION IS TO
LOOK AT SOMEONE'S BACKGROUND,
EVERYBODY IS BIASED SO YOU MIGHT
BE FOLLOWING YOUR OWN BIASES SO

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I BELIEVE THIS IS TRULY
IMPORTANT.
>>: LINDA, HOW ARE YOU HELPING
WOMEN AND MINORITIES SUCCEED IN

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TECHNOLOGY?
>>: WE HAVE PROGRAMS AND
INITIATIVES RUNNING AT IVY TECH
BUT THE FIRST THING WE HAVE TO

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DO IS A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS NOW
WANT TO HAVE A DIVERSE TALENT
PIPELINE, BUT IN ORDER TO DO
THAT YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT --

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I LOVE WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT
DIFFERENCES, BUT THINK ABOUT IT
DIFFERENTLY IT'S NOT ALWAYS A
TECHNICAL BACKGROUND SO AT IVY

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TECH WE HAVE A MAJORITY/MINORITY
CAMPUS IN OUR SYSTEM AND WE HAVE
A LOT OF PEOPLE OF COLOR IN THE
PROGRAMS SO I ENCOURAGE MEETING

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WITH EMPLOYERS TO THINK
DIFFERENTLY ABOUT THE TALENT
PIPELINE NOT TO JUST FOCUS ON
THE FOUR-YEAR AND TRADITIONAL,

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BUT ALSO TO LOOK AT US AND LOOK
AT THE SKILLS WE ARE BUILDING
FOR OUR STUDENTS.
AND THE OTHER THING IS BEING

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VISIBLE YOU CAN SEE US AND YOU
CAN BEAT US SO GOING OUT AND
BEING VISIBLE TO STUDENTS, TO
K-12 AND SPEAKING, I HOPE TO

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ATTRACT A LOT MORE PEOPLE TO SAY
YOU CAN LOOK UP AND SEE I CAN DO
THIS TWO AND FINALLY, IT'S
REALLY WORKING WITH

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COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
AND WORKING WITH POWER AS AN
EXAMPLE WE HAVE INDY WOMEN
INTACT.

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WE ARE LOOKING AT INFORMED BLACK
TECH THOUGHT LEADER IN NETWORK
TALKING THE LATINA INSTITUTE AND
THE LATINA COLLECTIVE AND REALLY

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SEARCHING FOR WAYS TO ENGAGE
WITH COMMUNITY TO CREATE
PARTNERSHIPS TO SAY WE CAN HELP
BUILD TALENT PIPELINES BUT WE

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WANT TO COLLABORATE WITH YOU AND
BRING TECH TO LIFE.
>>: GREAT TANGIBLE EXAMPLES.
ARIEL WHAT ABOUT YOU?

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>>: WE WORK ON MAKING SURE WE
ARE ELIMINATING THOSE BARRIERS
THAT KEEP WOMEN FROM THINKING
THAT TECH IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR

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THEM SO JUST GIVING OUT
SCHOLARSHIP DOLLARS SO THAT IT
IS FREE OR NO COST SO THEY ARE
ABLE TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL AT

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1150 OR IVY TECH AND EXPLAINED
IN THOSE SKILLS OR JUST LIKE
SOME INITIAL BARRIERS OF
CHILDCARE OR EMERGENCY

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ASSISTANCE OR TRANSPORTATION
ASSISTANCE THAT MIGHT KEEP WOMEN
FROM THING I CAN DO THIS I DON'T
HAVE CHILDCARE AFTER SCHOOL HOW

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CAN I COMPLETE MY PROGRAM OR I
HAVE NO WAY TO GET TO IVY TECH
AND COMPLETE MY EDUCATION, HOW
COULD I COMPLETE THIS PROGRAM SO

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BY US GIVING FUNDING FOR THOSE
AREAS IT HELPS OPEN UP THOSE
FLOODGATE SO WOMEN CAN SAY I CAN
DO THIS, BUT ALSO I HAVE THE

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BARRIER BUSTERS THAT WILL KEEP
ME.
>>: GREAT EXAMPLES.
PIVOTING, AS WE THINK ABOUT THE

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NEXT GENERATION, WOULD LOVE TO
HEAR FROM EACH OF YOU HOW YOUR
ORGANIZATION'S CURRENTLY ARE
WORKING TO PAY FORWARD AND PAVE

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THE PATH FOR THE NEXT GENERATION
OF WOMEN AND MINORITIES TO BE
SUCCESSFUL IN TECHNOLOGY.
>>: FOR US IT'S LOOKING AT

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THOSE EARLY YEARS SO ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH
SCHOOL FOR EACH CATEGORIES WE DO
HAVE PROGRAMMING WE HAVE TEA FOR

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ELEMENTARY STUDENTS, WHICH IS
HANDS ON ACTIVITIES FOR THEM TO
COMPLETE SO THEY GET AN IDEA OF
WHAT IS STEM AND IT'S NOT SOME

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PIE IN THE SKY THING IT CAN BE
AS SIMPLE AS A LEGO EXPERIMENT
AND DOING OUR AG NIGHT YOUR
SUPERPOWER EVENT THAT WE'VE

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HOSTED FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS.
OVER 2000 CENTRAL INDIANA GIRLS
PARTICIPATE WHERE THEY GET HANDS
ON EXPERIENCE WITH LEARNING

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ABOUT STEM, BUT ALSO BEING ABLE
TO BE ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS AND
LASTLY, I WOULD SAY IS PATHWAYS
FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHERE

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THEY CAN COMPETE IN A REVERSE
JOB FAIR AND ASK EMPLOYERS WHAT
DO YOU NEED FROM US IN ORDER TO
JUMP INTO TECH.

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>>: OVER A MILLION DOLLARS
INVESTED INTO THOSE
ORGANIZATIONS AND PARTNERS.
>>: CORRECT.

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>>: FANTASTIC.
LINDA, WHAT ABOUT YOU?
>>: TO BUILD UPON WHAT A REAL
SIDEKICK THE ONE THING WE NEED

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TO DO IS REACH OUT WHEN THEY ARE
YOUNGER, BUT WE HAVE TO
DEMYSTIFY WHAT COMPUTER SCIENCES
AND STOP TALKING ABOUT IT LIKE

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IT * TRACK AND A LOT OF WHAT WE
ARE DOING IS SAYING WE ARE GOING
TO MAP YOUR PASSION TO TECH SO
TALKING ABOUT SOFTWARE

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DEVELOPMENT AND CYBERSECURITY IS
AND TALKING ABOUT
WHAT NETWORKING IS SO THAT IS
ONE WAY SO IT'S APPEALING TO

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KIDS TO SAY HEY, THIS IS WHAT
TECH LOOKS LIKE.
IT IS NOT BIG BANG THEORY.
IT IS REALLY WHATEVER YOUR

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PASSION IS THERE IS PROBABLY A
PATHWAY FOR YOU.
BUT ALSO REACHING OUT AND HAVING
CAMPS AND HAVING ACTIVITIES

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WHERE THEY CAN ENGAGE WITH US
AND LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR
PROGRAMS, LEVERAGING PLATFORMS
THAT WE USE THROUGH AFTERSCHOOL

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HQ ARE OTHER WAYS WE CAN GET
PROGRAMMING THERE SO KIDS CAN
SEE HEY, I WANT TO DO A COOL
TECH THING.

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>>: FANTASTIC.
A FEW SECONDS LEFT.
ANYTHING TO ADD.
>>: IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR

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US TO INVEST IN EVERYBODY'S
UNIQUE CAPABILITIES THAT'S WHAT
I SPEND A LOT OF TIME IS
COACHING YOUNG WOMEN TO BE MORE

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ASSERTIVE AND TO FOLLOW, YOU
KNOW, THEIR TRUTH PATH BACK TO