Diva Tech Talk

Diva Tech Talk is a specialized communication channel highlighting women doing wonderful things in the technology arena. It was created to inform and inspire women of all ages to succeed in life missions that are technology-driven.

Diva Tech Talk Episode 27: Valerie Rogers – Forging The Path Toward Connected Health Systems

SOUTHFIELD - Our latest Diva Tech Talk interview is with Valerie Rogers, MPH, Director of State Government Affairs for HIMSS, a global organization focused on better health through information technology. As a cause-based non-profit, HIMSS North America provides thought leadership, community building, professional development, public policy, and events; and represents 61,000 individual members, 640 corporate

By |2016-04-13T09:18:54-04:00April 13th, 2016|Diva Tech Talk, Podcasts|

Diva Tech Talk: Nadine Heinen Comcast VP Field Operations Advice “Stay Humble”

SOUTHFIELD - Diva Tech Talk interviewed Nadine Heinen, Comcast Corporation’s Vice President of Field Operations for Indiana and Kentucky. Nadine describes the corporate culture as highly communicative, and constantly working to improve and serve its employees. In her current role, Nadine leads 650-700 technology staff for those two Midwestern states.  She does this, successfully, by

By |2016-04-06T14:22:05-04:00April 6th, 2016|Diva Tech Talk, Podcasts|

Diva Tech Talk Episode 25: Women Of Impact – Unstoppable Advice 

SOUTHFIELD - Nicole Scheffler, one of the three co-founders of Diva Tech Talk, is a successful Systems Engineer at technology powerhouse Cisco Systems.  She invited the Diva Tech Talk team to conduct this multi-faceted podcast session at Cisco’s annual WOMEN OF IMPACT 2016 event, which is broadcast simultaneously on four continents, and complemented by regional

By |2016-03-30T15:51:24-04:00March 30th, 2016|Diva Tech Talk, Podcasts|

Diva Tech Talk Episode 24: CIO’s Mary Alice Annecharico, Donna Roach Lead Change

SOUTHFIELD - The percentage of women serving and leading as Chief Information Officers (CIO’s) for major organizations is still in the dismal single digits.  But in this episode, Diva Tech Talk had the privilege of interviewing two of them:  Mary Alice Annecharico, Senior VP and CIO for Henry Ford Health Systems, and Donna Roach, CIO

By |2016-03-16T11:34:04-04:00March 16th, 2016|Diva Tech Talk, Podcasts|

Diva Tech Talk Episode 23: Heidi Slade: Success Merger Of Art And Technology

SOUTHFIELD - Diva Tech Talk interviewed Heidi Slade, Senior Analyst, Business & Design, and Professional Scrum Master at Tyler Technologies, headquartered in Plano, Texas. Tyler Tech is a leading provider of end-to-end information management solutions and services for local governments.  Eight times on the Forbes list of America’s Best Small Companies, Tyler partners with clients

By |2016-03-09T15:50:58-05:00March 9th, 2016|Diva Tech Talk, Podcasts|

Diva Tech Talk Episode 22: Jacqueline Rosenblatt: Positive Egalitarian Leader

SOUTHFIELD - Diva Tech Talk interviewed Jacqueline Rosenblatt, President, Elect, for the Michigan Chapter of HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) and Vice President, Clinical Operations at MPRO. MPRO is an independent nonprofit specializing in health care quality improvement and medical review; and also provides consultative services, medical and utilization review and data analysis

By |2016-03-02T13:30:26-05:00March 2nd, 2016|Diva Tech Talk, Life Sciences, Podcasts|

Episode 21: Kollecto.Com CEO Tara Reed: Feels The Magic Of Side Projects

SOUTHFIELD - Graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University several years ago, Kollecto.com founder, Tara Reed, had no plan to enter the technology field in 2012. But an exciting internship profoundly changed her life’s mission.  Diva Tech Talk’s podcast with her examines that, and her current journey into tech entrepreneurship. “I fell into

By |2016-02-24T15:33:51-05:00February 24th, 2016|Diva Tech Talk, Podcasts|

Episode 20: Diva Tech Talk Julian Winn: Game On And Follow Your Passion

SOUTHFIELD - In this episode of Diva Tech Talk, the Divas got the chance to sit down with savvy and generous entrepreneur Jillian Winn, who shares her insights into start-ups, gaming and women, and more. She co-founded a mission-oriented company called Signing Savvy, a sign language resource, which aims to provide the most comprehensive online

By |2016-02-17T14:01:09-05:00February 17th, 2016|Diva Tech Talk, Podcasts|

Episode 19 Diva Tech Talk: Maggie Lohnes – From Hospital Administration To Entrepreneur

SOUTHFIELD - In this episode of Diva Tech talk, we had a great conversation with Maggie Lohnes, founder of Sound Informatics. After a long and strong career in Healthcare IT, she successfully started her own company. Before that she was hired and created one of the first roles for Nursing Informations at Huntington Hospital. Later,

By |2016-02-10T15:55:52-05:00February 10th, 2016|Diva Tech Talk, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: Diva Tech Talk Interviews Rocket Fiber’s Mousetrap Leader

FERNDALE - Two of the three Diva Tech Talk ladies, Amanda Lewan of Bamboo Detroit and Michipreneur.Com, and Nicole Johnson Scheffler, a Cisco engineer, interview Christina Mathes, Vice President of Client Experience at Mousetrap, part of the Rocket Fiber group. Rocket Fiber is offering 1 Gigabit Internet service in the downtown area, but launching into

By |2016-02-11T08:51:28-05:00February 8th, 2016|Diva Tech Talk, Podcasts|