006 | Brianne Caplan - Executive Director & Founder

Brianne Caplan joins us, who serves as the Executive Director of Code Your Dreams (an initiative with the mission of driving equity in computer science education and building pathways for underrepresented groups to enter into the technology sector) and the Founder and CEO of CoderHeroes, a buy-1-give-1 platform for children to learn coding through play.   

We discuss:  

- Why coding education for kids is so important.
- Inequalities in the coding education system.
- How to create an inclusive, engaging and accessible computer science curriculum.
- Code Your Dreams & CoderHeros's mission.  
- The journey of founding a non-profit; lessons learnt, challenges & valuable advice.
- How to reframe networking so you can thrive (an introvert's guide).  
- Belonging as a Woman in Tech.  
- Common mistakes companies make that hold women back.  

& so much more!