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S1-E1 - NASDAQ, Mentorship, and Women in STEM with Heather Abbott
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In this first episode, we chat with Heather Abbott, a Class of ’93 uOttawa alumna, who is now the Senior Vice President, Corporate Solutions Technology at NASDAQ in Boston and Midia Shikh Hassan a two-time uOttawa young alumna and rising star who is making an impact globally.
We discuss mentorship, women in STEM and entrepreneurship, and the different ways they Make the Future. We also offer you a look into the role that the uOttawa community is playing in the thriving tech and innovation sector.
Time Stamp
2:10—Heather’s role at NASDAQ
4:13—What is NASDAQ exactly?
7:41—How does one go from Chemical Engineering to VP Tech at NASDAQ?
10:14—Heather’s turning point and what pushed her to Silicon Valley and a job at E-Bay.
12:150—How do you see yourself? Do you still primarily see yourself as an engineer?
15:40—Midia asks how Heather built her leadership skills.
19:24—Does a mentor’s gender matter?
23:05—Midia asks Heather if she would change her educational path given the chance to do it again.
18:38—How does one learn leadership skills? How does one learn how to impact the world around us?----more----
Produced by uOttawa Faculty of Engineering.
40 tập
Manage episode 262815861 series 2686222
In this first episode, we chat with Heather Abbott, a Class of ’93 uOttawa alumna, who is now the Senior Vice President, Corporate Solutions Technology at NASDAQ in Boston and Midia Shikh Hassan a two-time uOttawa young alumna and rising star who is making an impact globally.
We discuss mentorship, women in STEM and entrepreneurship, and the different ways they Make the Future. We also offer you a look into the role that the uOttawa community is playing in the thriving tech and innovation sector.
Time Stamp
2:10—Heather’s role at NASDAQ
4:13—What is NASDAQ exactly?
7:41—How does one go from Chemical Engineering to VP Tech at NASDAQ?
10:14—Heather’s turning point and what pushed her to Silicon Valley and a job at E-Bay.
12:150—How do you see yourself? Do you still primarily see yourself as an engineer?
15:40—Midia asks how Heather built her leadership skills.
19:24—Does a mentor’s gender matter?
23:05—Midia asks Heather if she would change her educational path given the chance to do it again.
18:38—How does one learn leadership skills? How does one learn how to impact the world around us?----more----
Produced by uOttawa Faculty of Engineering.
40 tập
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