The Adventures of Women in Tech Workbook

THE WORKBOOK COMPANION TO THE ACCLAIMED BOOK, THE ADVENTURES OF WOMEN IN TECH: HOW WE GOT HERE AND WHY WE STAY

Navigate your career with practical and life-tested wisdom. Based on the top-selling job advice and career book, The Adventures of Women in Tech: How We Got Here and Why We Stay, explore specific steps you can take in your life and career. Pace yourself with short, easy-to-understand exercises designed to accelerate your personal progress and help you find your way during the toughest of moments.

Focus on building your tool chest leveraging five key tools

• Resilience: building the grit and the power to withstand adversity
• Marketing 101: speaking up and promoting our talents and accomplishments
• Ask!: having the confidence to network, reach out, and ask for help
• Finding Support: seeking out those who will help us navigate our careers and provide a sense of belonging
• Owning Your Awesome: Knowing you are enough and you are worthy

Whether you’re at the start of your career or building skills along the way, or whether you want to gain a new opportunity or build a current one, The Adventures of Women in Tech: The Workbook guides you through your thought processes and helps you build the tools you need to more than survive and thrive in tech.

Alana Karen 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. Her book, Adventures of Women in Tech: How We Got Here and Why We Stay, aggregates hundreds of stories on these topics as well. She lives with her three children, husband and two dogs in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Based in San Francisco, Dr. Marily Nika is an AI Product Leader that has worked for Google and Meta, leading the development of various products in the AR/VR space. Marily is also an Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School. Marily holds a Ph.D. in Machine Learning from Imperial College London and outside her day role, she mentors entrepreneurs, serves as an advisor to early stage tech startups. Marily was named Woman of the Year 2018 for her efforts in empowering the women in tech community. You can find Marily on Instagram @marilynika.