# [[Lina Deatherage]]
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## Topics
- Lina's role is QA-adjacent because their tools ia testing tool.
- Oil painting and ballet - she went to school for art.
- Studied psychology and painting.
- Project management - then management of software projects.
- Doesn't think that painting/ballet and tech are at odds.
- Career background
- How did you get into tech?
- She likes working on products. She never worked in the field she studied for.
- What are some misconceptions people have about working in tech?
- What other roles are available in tech that people might not know, apart from software development?
- Tech sales (Lina to expand)
- She does pre-sales. They have more technical skills than sales. They're trying to prove a business value and that also means beign hands-on.
- Developer advocacy (Marie and Nicole to expand, if needed)
- Seizing opportunities
- How can one seize opportunities?
- Importance of networking
- Staying curious
- Continuous learning
- Brand of value
- Being adaptable
- Growth mindset
- Outro
- What's one piece of advice you would give to women or underrepresented groups who want to have a career in tech?
## Timestamps
## References
## Checklist
### Way before the show
- [ ] Create a thumbnail.
- [ ] Schedule the broadcast on Streamyard, and select YouTube, LinkedIn, and Twitch as the destinations.
- [ ] Get the Streamyard invite link and put it in the "location" of the calendar invite to the guest.
- [ ] Get the YouTube link to the show.
- [ ] Schedule announcement on Twitter.
- [ ] Schedule announcement on Mastodon.
- [ ] Schedule a tweet just when the show begins to say "We're live now!"
- [ ] Schedule a Mastodon post for when the show is live.
### Just before the show
- [ ] How do you pronounce your name?
- [ ] What are your pronouns?
- [ ] Twitter handles.
- [ ] We will be using the talking points, but we don't have to be strict about it.
- [ ] Does anyone want to share their screen? We can do that now, and I can show you how that works.
- [ ] We'll be streaming to Twitch, LinkedIn, and YouTube at once.
- [ ] You'll be able to see comments, but if you have links, I have to paste it into the private chat.
- [ ] You can also use the private chat if you need to say something, but you can also just say it out loud.
- [ ] Afterwards, we'll say goodbye to the stream, but please stay on past that.
- [ ] Just in case I disconnect... stall for a minute and I'll be right back.
### After the show
- [ ] Order captions from Rev.
- [ ] Add timestamps to the video (at least four).
- [ ] Add any links shared to the description of the video.
- [ ] Add the video to any relevant playlists.
- [ ] Add to [video-database](obsidian://open?vault=obsidian-playbook&file=video-database%2FVideo%20database) or vault as necessary.
- [ ] Create a blog post on [site](https://nicolevanderhoeven.com).
- [ ] Promote on Discord (NVDH).