Episode 52: From Fashion to Tech Leadership: Wendy Stevenson-Vrame on Career Shifts & Inclusion

In this episode of Tech Beyond Gender, host Meena Satishkumar sits down with Wendy Stevenson-Vrame, Engineering Manager at Trade Me, whose career journey spans fashion design, recruitment on Wall Street, and leading tech teams in New Zealand and the U.S.Wendy shares her inspiring story of adaptability and growth, from winning the U.S. green card lottery to navigating the dot-com boom in San Francisco and returning to Aotearoa to lead cloud and database reliability teams. She opens up about:Lessons from thousands of interviews across industriesHow recruitment instincts shaped her people-first leadership styleCreating inclusive spaces where women and underrepresented voices thriveBreaking myths about tech careers and encouraging more women into the sectorThe importance of empathy, community, and paying it forward in leadershipA must-listen for anyone interested in leadership, recruitment, and building inclusive teams in tech.#TechBeyondGender #WomenInTech #Leadership #Inclusion #CareerGrowth #TechCareers #DiversityInTech #Recruitment #EngineeringLeadership #Podcast