<description>&lt;p&gt;Elise Wei is an Elise is an Engineering Director at Monetate with an 18-month-old daughter.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We talked about her path from fine art photography to tech, being the first female engineer at her company, being promoted to director while on maternity leave, and exercising her company's take-it-when-you-need-it vacation and flexible remote work policies after her official maternity leave ended.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/Not_Pele"&gt;@not_pele&lt;/a&gt; on Twitter&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/01/what-happens-to-a-womans-brain-when-she-becomes-a-mother/384179/"&gt;What Happens to a Woman's Brain When She Becomes a Mother&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://github.com/triketora/women-in-software-eng"&gt;Women in Software Engineering&lt;/a&gt; Self-Reported Statistics&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Managing-Humans-Humorous-Software-Engineering/dp/1430243147/"&gt;Managing Humans&lt;/a&gt; book&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.girldevelopit.com/chapters/philadelphia"&gt;Girl Develop It...&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Elise Wei is an Elise is an Engineering Director at Monetate with an 18-month-old daughter.We talked about her path from fine art photography to tech, being the first female engineer at her company, being promoted to director while on maternity leave...

Elise Wei is an Elise is an Engineering Director at Monetate with an 18-month-old daughter.We talked about her path from fine art photography to tech, being the first female engineer at her company, being promoted to director while on maternity leave, and exercising her company's take-it-when-you-need-it vacation and flexible remote work policies after her official maternity leave ended.<ul><li><a href="http://twitter.com/Not_Pele">@not_pele</a> on Twitter</li><li><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/01/what-happens-to-a-womans-brain-when-she-becomes-a-mother/384179/">What Happens to a Woman's Brain When She Becomes a Mother</a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/triketora/women-in-software-eng">Women in Software Engineering</a> Self-Reported Statistics</li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Managing-Humans-Humorous-Software-Engineering/dp/1430243147/">Managing Humans</a> book</li><li><a href="https://www.girldevelopit.com/chapters/philadelphia">Girl Develop It...<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 16: Elise Wei

<description>&lt;p&gt;Jenni Snyder is a MySQL DBA at Yelp, with a 15-month-old daughter.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We talked about her experience starting a moms group at work, helping the company to improve reboarding moms after leave, including the importance of having managers and HR practice conversations, asking for and iterating based on employee feedback, and her findings on setting up the ideal mothers' room.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/jcsuperstar"&gt;@jcsuperstar&lt;/a&gt; on Twitter&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Podcasts: &lt;a href="http://www.thebroadexperience.com/"&gt;The Broad Experience&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510289/planet-money"&gt;Planet Money&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://freakonomics.com/category/freakonomics-radio/podcasts/"&gt;Freakonomics&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.thisamericanlife.org/podcast"&gt;This American Life&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://themoth.org/about/programs/the-moth-podcast"&gt;The Moth&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://gimletmedia.com/show/reply-all/"&gt;Reply All&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Audiobook: &lt;a...&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Jenni Snyder is a MySQL DBA at Yelp, with a 15-month-old daughter.We talked about her experience starting a moms group at work, helping the company to improve reboarding moms after leave, including the importance of having managers and HR practice co...

Jenni Snyder is a MySQL DBA at Yelp, with a 15-month-old daughter.We talked about her experience starting a moms group at work, helping the company to improve reboarding moms after leave, including the importance of having managers and HR practice conversations, asking for and iterating based on employee feedback, and her findings on setting up the ideal mothers' room.<a href="http://twitter.com/jcsuperstar">@jcsuperstar</a> on TwitterPodcasts: <a href="http://www.thebroadexperience.com/">The Broad Experience</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510289/planet-money">Planet Money</a>, <a href="http://freakonomics.com/category/freakonomics-radio/podcasts/">Freakonomics</a>, <a href="http://www.thisamericanlife.org/podcast">This American Life</a>, <a href="http://themoth.org/about/programs/the-moth-podcast">The Moth</a></a>, <a href="http://gimletmedia.com/show/reply-all/">Reply All</a>Audiobook: <a...<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 15: Jenni Snyder

<description>&lt;p&gt;Prasanna Krishnan is CEO and co-founder of SmartyPal, with a 4-year-old son &amp;amp; expecting her second child.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Notes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.smartypal.com/"&gt;SmartyPal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/smartypalapps"&gt;@smartypalapps&lt;/a&gt; on Twitter&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/smartypalapps"&gt;SmartyPal on Facebook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Prasanna Krishnan is CEO and co-founder of SmartyPal, with a 4-year-old son & expecting her second child.NotesSmartyPal@smartypalapps on TwitterSmartyPal on Facebook &nbsp;See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Prasanna Krishnan is CEO and co-founder of SmartyPal, with a 4-year-old son &amp; expecting her second child.Notes<ul><li><a href="http://www.smartypal.com/">SmartyPal</a></li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/smartypalapps">@smartypalapps</a> on Twitter</li><li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/smartypalapps">SmartyPal on Facebook</a></li></ul><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 14: Prasanna Krishnan

<description>&lt;p&gt;Camille Fournier is CTO at Rent the Runway with a toddler son.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Notes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://whilefalse.blogspot.com"&gt;Elided Branches&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/skamille"&gt;@skamille&lt;/a&gt; on Twitter&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://renttherunway.com"&gt;Rent the Runway&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sponsor&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://github.com"&gt;GitHub&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Camille Fournier is CTO at Rent the Runway with a toddler son.NotesElided Branches@skamille on TwitterRent the RunwaySponsorGitHub &nbsp;See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Camille Fournier is CTO at Rent the Runway with a toddler son.Notes<ul><li><a href="http://whilefalse.blogspot.com">Elided Branches</a></li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/skamille">@skamille</a> on Twitter</li><li><a href="http://renttherunway.com">Rent the Runway</a></li></ul>Sponsor<ul><li><a href="http://github.com">GitHub</a></li></ul><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 13: Camille Fournier

<description>&lt;p&gt;Anil Dash is co-founder and CEO of ThinkUp and has a 3.5-year-old son.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Notes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://dashes.com"&gt;Anil Dash&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/anildash"&gt;@anildash&lt;/a&gt; on Twitter&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://thinkup.com"&gt;ThinkUp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://goodwebbundle.com/"&gt;The Good Web Bundle&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sponsor&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://github.com"&gt;GitHub&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Anil Dash is co-founder and CEO of ThinkUp and has a 3.5-year-old son.NotesAnil Dash@anildash on TwitterThinkUpThe Good Web BundleSponsorGitHub &nbsp;See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Anil Dash is co-founder and CEO of ThinkUp and has a 3.5-year-old son.Notes<ul><li><a href="http://dashes.com">Anil Dash</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/anildash">@anildash</a> on Twitter</li><li><a href="http://thinkup.com">ThinkUp</a></li><li><a href="http://goodwebbundle.com/">The Good Web Bundle</a></li></ul>Sponsor<ul><li><a href="http://github.com">GitHub</a></li></ul><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 12: Anil Dash

Conversations with mothers in tech.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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