1268: Adventures of Woman in Tech with Author and Early Google Employee Alana Karen
So Money with Farnoosh Torabi
Farnoosh Torabi
4.7 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 20 October 2021
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
What's it like to be a woman navigating a career in tech? Alana Karen was a very early Google employee and has stories to tell. Her book, Adventures of Women in Tech: How We Got Here and Why We Stay, aggregates hundreds of stories on this topic, as well.
More about Alana: She is an award-winning tech leader, author, and speaker whose work impacts many of our everyday lives. From Google Search to Ads, Fiber to Google Grants and beyond, Alana has been leading the charge to develop, scale, build and drive team and product development that has seen a rippling industry impact. Alana has spoken at conferences and summits on technology, leadership, DEI, talent and innovation. She lives with her three children, husband, two dogs, and a cat in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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| 0:30.0 | So money episode 1268, Alana Karen, author of Adventures of Women in Tech, |
| 0:35.0 | how we got here and why we stay. |
| 0:38.0 | You're listening to So Money, with award-winning money guru, |
| 0:42.0 | Farnoosh Karabi. |
| 0:43.0 | Each day, in a 30-minute dose of financial inspiration from the world's top business minds, |
| 0:48.0 | authors, influencers, and from Farnoosh yourselves. |
| 0:53.0 | Looking for ways to save on gas or double your double coupons? |
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| 0:59.0 | Seeking profound ways to live a richer, happier life. |
| 1:02.0 | Welcome to So Money. |
| 1:05.0 | When I interviewed women and asked them what they liked working about in tech, |
| 1:11.0 | it was almost like I'd given them a script behind the scenes. |
| 1:15.0 | It was so consistent amongst women, the money, |
| 1:19.0 | which I think is totally okay to say, but we sometimes shrink back from say. |
| 1:23.0 | Oh, you should have led with that, the money. |
| 1:26.0 | This is a lucrative field. |
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