Building the Software of the Soul: How Mindfulness Creates Positive Connections

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I have long been fascinated – and intimidated by – technology, AI, and the cloud environment. As a mindful multipreneur, the CEO and founder of a health insurance brokerage, and a meditation coach, my realm has always been in health, wellness, and people; I’ve always thought that technology was not for me.

But, as I’ve integrated technological concepts into my work, I’ve realized that true collaboration between our industries is necessary for the future of the world and especially the healthcare industry.  Within the technology field, I believe female empowerment will enhance the spirit and successes of this industry while achieving the goal of economic inclusion to all. Personally, my experience wouldn’t be the same without the support of the women around me. I understand the vulnerability, persistence and passion that is needed to make an impact in this industry. You know the saying, ‘a rising tide lifts all boats?’ When more opportunities arise for women to collaborate, learn, and evolve, innovation within this industry will reach a new level. We must support each other and advocate for the next generation as we build this inclusive community. 

“If we, as women, operate from a place of support, consciousness, and wellness, we will be able to shift ourselves, our families, and our communities, resulting in perfect health, reduced stress, anxiety, and reduction of our healthcare costs.” – Naama O. Pozniak

I am honored to be speaking at the Women in Cloud Digital Summit 2021 on the topic of being efficient in our ‘New Reality;’ “Sharing Techniques to Upgrade Each of our Personal ‘Software’: Our Soul and How to Guide our Lives to Achieve Better Outcomes.” My goal is to inspire people to design ways to change their patterns, lower their stress, and increase their productivity and focus. When we reset our mental and emotional programs, we create a path towards our goals, leading to improved relationships as well as safety, security, and happiness within ourselves.

Attendees will experience a simple yet effective meditation practice while learning how to develop and implement a new program for the ‘software of the soul’ that incorporates mindful self-care while organizing a holistic approach for a future filled with health and love. 

In the current state of our world, there is an urgent need for diverse perspectives to collaborate towards achieving inclusive economic recovery and growth. The technology industry will play a major role, and the first step is to regain the trust of the underrepresented communities that have been sidelined in this quest for innovation. 

Join me at the Women in Cloud Digital Summit 2021 to find the innovative power within yourself, and take control of your health, wellbeing, and professional life. 

Book Your Spot today with a 15% discount, and get on board to witness the Collective Power of Women in the technology industry from around the world! 

I highly recommend the following Interactive Experiences for you to participate and expand your network: 

  1. 28 January: Learn about Tech Industry at their opening plenary with Former Prime Minister of Canada, Rt Honorable Kim Campbell and Corporate Vice President Gavriella Schuster 
  2. 28 January: Explore Cloud Jobs at #CloudJobs Fair & Recruitment Lounge
  3. 28 January: Meet Black Founders
  4. 29 January: Master your pitch at #RockYourPitch Experience
  5. 29 January: Get access to mentorship from Cloud Industry leaders
  6. 30 January: Get your kids to participate in Youth Mentorship Circle
  7. 30 January: Make New Friends at Scavenger Hunt 

Also, join WIC Digital Network to be part of the global economic access movement.

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Collective Power For Women Entrepreneurship!

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“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.” – Albert Einstein

This year’s Women in Cloud Summit theme, ‘Collective Power’ leaves me intrigued and hopeful. I feel like collective power is the trust and bonds created between individuals part of a community. In the context of economic inclusion, it means the fluidity and quality of communication, and the ability of all to learn from each other. Collective power is the ability to combine talents, ideas, and forces to solve complex challenges or crises and to fulfill new goals. As women entrepreneurs, we will reach economic inclusion by collaborating with each other. The collective power of people to create change, even as a virtual community, has never felt more meaningful and necessary today.

I joined Women in Cloud in the year 2020 because the community force appealed to my personal goals. I wanted to meet and learn new things from fellow women entrepreneurs. Joining the Women in Cloud community helped me come up with creative ideas to improve illuxi’s business model and lead #teamilluxi to success. Hence, this year I will be sharing my experience at the Women in Cloud Digital Summit 2021 on the topic, ‘The Direct Link Between Business Development and Personal Growth.’ Keeping a company up and running and profitable is a huge task, especially for women in the tech sector. And I want to highlight some key observations I have made through my personal journey. 

One of my main goals with Women in Cloud is to reach out to women entrepreneurs from around the world to share and learn about the industry challenges but also about the positive role we can have in enabling women’s economic inclusion. I want to contribute to increasing the participation of women in the tech sector. Why? Because more women in tech are proven to boost the economy with creativity and new ways of making business.

This January join me at the Women in Cloud Digital Summit 2021 and let us collectively join forces to enable economic access for women to boost the global economy and growth. 

Book Your Spot today with a 15% discount, and get on board to witness the Collective Power of Women in the technology industry from around the world! 

I highly recommend the following Interactive Experiences for you to participate and expand your network: 

  1. 28 January: Learn about Tech Industry at their opening plenary with Former Prime Minister of Canada, Rt Honorable Kim Campbell and Corporate Vice President Gavriella Schuster 
  2. 28 January: Explore Cloud Jobs at #CloudJobs Fair & Recruitment Lounge
  3. 28 January: Meet Black Founders
  4. 29 January: Master your pitch at #RockYourPitch Experience
  5. 29 January: Get access to mentorship from Cloud Industry leaders
  6. 30 January: Get your kids to participate in Youth Mentorship Circle
  7. 30 January: Make New Friends at Scavenger Hunt 

Also, join WIC Digital Network to be part of the global economic access movement.

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What Is The Deal With Containerizing?

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The Women in Cloud Community and I share similar core values; Equality. I am a strong advocate for equality, and being a woman working in the technology industry with my cloud niche – I had to join Women in Cloud! 

I have several personal stories of being denied opportunities just because I am a woman. While money isn’t everything, I strongly believe it enables everyone to get on an equal footing. When I learned about the history of women being denied loans by the bank without a man’s signature, I couldn’t help wonder, ‘Is it happening today too?’ The opportunities held back today, without our awareness, hamper the growth of the future Indra Nooyi or Oprah Winfrey of our industry. With my association with Women in Cloud, I hope to connect women who traveled a similar path I did and join them to change the course for the future.

In this effort, at the Women in Cloud Digital Summit, I am talking about Containerizing. While many do not understand what containerization means, it can save a large amount of time while deploying production code. It also makes the process easier and less miserable. I am all for packaging and containerization – and I will be there at the Summit to tell you why! I will start with the basics, no pre-requisites or assumptions about your knowledge. I will make a quick deep dive into what docker entails and we’ll try to understand if it fits your use case. As this year’s Digital Summit is themed Collective Power, I want to come together to uplift the economically non-inclusive to allow them equal access to all tools needed to succeed in their ambitions. 

My journey in this industry has established one sure shot lesson; things need to change, especially for women. Going forward, I want to be the change and drive change in the tech sector with Women in Cloud. As a woman who wants to bear children in the future, I fear its negative impact on my career. Because in ancient times, women were expected to create value to society only via child-bearing, I believe policies do not grant any equal footing to mothers. I believe we need policies in place to respect the time off needed and pay standardization would benefit women in any industry, not just technology. 

As the Jogging Baboon from BoJack Horseman said, “It gets easier. Every day, it gets easier. But you gotta do it every day – that is the hard part. But it does get easier.”

So let us pledge to make the technology industry accessible for women everyday! Join me this January at the Women in Cloud Digital Summit 2021 to find ways you can contribute to the community and industry, every day. 

Book Your Spot today with a 15% discount, and get on board to witness the Collective Power of Women in the technology industry from around the world! 

I highly recommend the following Interactive Experiences for you to participate in and expand your network: 

  1. 28 January: Learn about Tech Industry at their opening plenary with Former Prime Minister of Canada, Rt Honorable Kim Campbell and Corporate Vice President Gavriella Schuster 
  2. 28 January: Explore Cloud Jobs at #CloudJobs Fair & Recruitment Lounge
  3. 28 January: Meet Black Founders
  4. 29 January: Master your pitch at #RockYourPitch Experience
  5. 29 January: Get access to mentorship from Cloud Industry leaders
  6. 30 January: Get your kids to participate in Youth Mentorship Circle
  7. 30 January: Make New Friends at Scavenger Hunt 

Also, join WIC Digital Network to be part of the global economic access movement.

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#CollectivePower: WiC Community Gratitude in Action. Join Me In Recognizing People Who Make A Difference

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“No one who achieves success does so without the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.”– Alfred North Whitehead

After the harsh year 2020 has put the world through, our society needs healing. More than ever before, we need to show gratitude and appreciate all the positives we hold close to our hearts. What are you thankful, and grateful for? Who do you want to say ‘Bravo, you did it!’ to?

I know my answer. I am thankful for the 25,000 women in the Women in Cloud community; I am grateful for the 100M women we can collectively impact through our work. And I want to say Kudos to all the women and men of this global network!

Why? According to Forbes, the TrustRadius survey revealed that women in tech are 1.6x more likely than men to be laid-off or furloughed. They found that 8% of female respondents had lost their jobs, as opposed to 5% of male respondents. This was consistent with results of a much larger survey of the general US population conducted by Langer Research, which found that 37% of women vs. 28% of men across industries have been laid-off due to coronavirus. TrustRadius speculates that more women have been let go because, according to the Harvard Business Review, they generally have less seniority than men.

Within our community, the Women in Cloud Covid-19 Impact Survey reported that the average loss of revenue in the next 24 months, across 57 women-led companies, expanding 16 industries, is $500k – $1M per company. An additional $1M – $5M per company is expected in opportunity loss in the next three years.

The global pandemic and social injustice impacted women in the most severe and unpredictable manner. But what happened next?

Well, we didn’t give up! Despite the tough times, we banded together. We built a 100M Global Network of Women with organizations like UN Women and Microsoft Alumni Network. We carried 2 cohorts through the Women in Cloud Microsoft Cloud Accelerator, ONLINE. And now, we are hosting the first 100% virtual three-day Women in Cloud Digital Summit 2021. 

Despite the harsh realities, women and men of the technology industry chose the mission; $1B in economic access and opportunities by 2030 for female tech entrepreneurs, leaders, and changemakers. This makes me immensely proud to call Women in Cloud my community. 

So kudos to everyone who continues to support the Women in Cloud mission and contribute to UN SDG 2030. Kudos to all the men who are dedicated to changing the technology landscape for a domino effect. And kudos to all the women who fight daily for their spot at the table.

Join me to give Kudos to women and men all around the world who are affecting real change.

Click here for the KudoBoard and share your gratitude, kudos, or thoughts!

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Experience The Black Founders Circle at Women In Cloud Summit 2021

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According to statistics, of the 25 percent of women working in tech, black women accounted for only 3 percent. Another report highlights the critical barriers that black female founders face, including access to accelerators, top investors, and mentors, and funding pipelines. The median funding raised by black women included in the study is $0. But the number of black female founders has more than doubled since the 2016 study.

This annual Summit, Women in Cloud hopes to increase these numbers by offering Black technology founders inclusive on men an opportunity to meet and engage with corporate executives during the Black Founders’ Circle sessions. The Women in Cloud Digital Summit 2021 will host the Black Founders’ Circle partner session on 28 January 2021 from 3.30 PM – 5.30 PM (PST).

This two-hour virtual networking experience will provide an exclusive opportunity for participants to interact with Women in Cloud Community partners, Black Women in Tech Talk community, and  Black Channel Alliance members, allowing them to expand their network and explore opportunities.

At the Black Founders’ Circle during the Digital Summit, we have some exciting news to share about Women in Cloud Microsoft Cloud Accelerator 5.0 along with other opportunities to explore with Women in Cloud, Black Channel Alliance, and Black Women in Tech.

The annual Summit hosted by the Women in Cloud themed “Collective Action” is now digital for the first time and is accessible to all bridging the traditional borders. For more information on the Women in Cloud Digital Summit 2021, and Register for the Summit, click here. 

Book Your Spot today and get on board to witness the Collective Power of Women in the technology industry from around the world! 

We recommend highly recommend the following Interactive Experiences for you to participate and expand your network: 

  • 28 January: Learn about Tech Industry at their opening plenary with Former Prime Minister of Canada, Rt Honorable Kim Campbell, and Corporate Vice President Gavriella Schuster 
  • 28 January: Explore Cloud Jobs at #CloudJobs Fair & Recruitment Lounge
  • 28 January: Meet Black Founders
  • 29 January: Master your pitch at #RockYourPitch Experience
  • 29 January: Get access to mentorship from Cloud Industry leaders
  • 30 January: Get your kids to participate in Youth Mentorship Circle
  • 30 January: Make New Friends at Scavenger Hunt 

Also, join WIC Digital Network to be part of the global economic access movement. Learn more about Women in Cloud at https://www.womenincloud.com.  


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