In this episode of Adobo and Avocados, Lina Deatherage speaks to Marie Cruz and Nicole van der Hoeven about thriving and seizing opportunities in tech. Lina will also discuss the different tech roles that exist, apart from software development, and how to get into them.

We are Marie Cruz and Nicole van der Hoeven, two Senior Developer Advocates at Grafana Labs. But we're not here to talk about work! On Adobo & Avocados, we talk about the human side of the work we love and how to make the industry a more colourful place. We talk about intersectionality, developer advocacy, testing, development, and sometimes we even talk about food.

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⏰ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
01:47 Who is Lina, and what does she do?
05:42 What is Lina's adobo?
08:57 Lina's career background and how she got into tech
11:14 Why it's okay not to figure out what you want straightaway
13:31 Beauty and art in technology
18:22 Career misconceptions when it comes to technology and examples of other roles available
23:53 The pre-sale process
27:20 The importance of selling the business value instead of the product
31:44 Assumptions that people have about people who work in technology
35:03 How can we make tech less overwhelming to people?
40:43 Moments that made us feel proud that we work in tech
46:12 How can you seize opportunities in tech?
52:15 The importance of community when seizing opportunities in tech
55:29 Lina's advice to people who wants to have a career in tech

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Contact Nicole:
Mastodon: https://pkm.social/@nicole
LinkedIn:   / nvanderhoeven  
Site: https://nicolevanderhoeven.com

Contact Marie:
X:   / mcruzdrake  
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/mariecruz.bs...
LinkedIn:   / mariedesireecruz  
Site: https://www.testingwithmarie.com/

Contact Lina:
LinkedIn:   / lina-deatherage-393035112