Episode 6 - The Power of Voices: A Special Edition for International Women's Day

International Women’s Day Special: Janet Robb on Community, AI Adoption, and Changing the Culture In this International Women’s Day episode of Miss-Fits, we talk with Janet Robb about how serious illness, redundancy, and her passion for Dynamics led her to help build the global 365 Saturday community model focused on free learning, inclusivity, and leaving ego at the door, while also confronting the lack of women at events and the need for organizers to actively recruit female speakers. Janet shares her approach to technology adoption through the “curse of knowledge,” emphasizing meeting people where they are, creating awareness and reasons to care before teaching, and using storytelling to keep audiences engaged. She discusses challenges women face in male-dominated tech, urging women to ask uncomfortable questions, build confidence tactics for speaking up, and improve negotiation. Janet also details her ongoing UK-wide facial palsy advocacy, the realities of living with pain and limited treatment access, and her goal to drive cultural change and consistent enablement for AI adoption over the next decade.  00:00 International Women’s Day Intro 00:59 Janet’s Community Origin Story 03:08 Building 365 Saturday 06:01 Women on Stage Matters 09:21 Curse of Knowledge in AI 11:40 Storytelling Presentation Style 14:20 Career Barriers for Women 18:31 Confidence in Male Rooms 20:58 Finding Women Leaders 24:25 Negotiation and Pay Gap 25:53 Women And Negotiation 26:42 Proving Your Value 28:51 Mindset And Calm 31:54 Facial Palsy Reality 35:07 Campaigning For Change 40:56 Next Decade Goals 42:24 Culture And Adoption 46:12 Feeling Like A Misfit 49:10 Closing Thanks