Unlocking Hidden Opportunities: Skills to Thrive in Tech
This package is designed for the person I was a decade ago. With fifteen years of experience as an engineer, not in the majority, I know that the front door is not always available to you. With this coaching, I will help you find the open window instead. Are you not sure how to get the most interesting, visible projects? Are you sidelined in meetings and last in line for a promotion? Do you have dreams that a high-paying tech job can make happen but are unsure how to handle the stress? Let’s create a strategic plan to match your career to your values and immediate tactical steps to improve your day-to-day. The most frequent advice I hear when someone is stuck is to “get a new job.” However, you can often put in a ton of work and face the same challenges in a new office. Instead, let’s build the skills to navigate the common workplace challenges and those unique to you.
What's included
Live sessions to break down big challenges, with asynchronous questions for quick answers to immediate problems.
- Confidence to pursue the most high-impact, high-visible projects
- Strategic career plan to match values and goals through to retirement
- Skills to avoid the mid-career leaky pipeline
- Tools to communicate across different cultures and demographics
- Tactical career plan to navigate to the next step in larger plan
Meet your expert
Michelle B.
Unblock Your Engineering Career | Senior Engineer 16+ | FAANG | Netflix
Michelle Brenner is a seasoned Senior Software Engineer with over 15 years of experience in the tech industry. Transitioning from engineering support to spearheading expansive development projects, Michelle found her passion in both engineering and coaching and empowering others in the field. A Philadelphia native who currently calls Los Angeles home, she is an art school graduate and a self-taught engineer. During her career, she has most enjoyed creating software that enables others to succeed, from digital artists to restaurateurs to fellow engineers. Beyond her engineering expertise, Michelle enjoys guiding and mentoring aspiring engineers. Having spoken at over 30 conferences, hosted podcasts, and contributed as a writer for esteemed publications like STMPE, 97 Things Every Cloud Engineer Should Know, LeadDev, dev.to, and OpenSource, she has shared her technical insights, team-building strategies, and invaluable career growth techniques. Michelle has worked with numerous organizations, including the Diana Initiative, AnitaB.org, Write/Speak/Code & Learn Teach Code to help new engineers break-in, and senior engineers thrive. She shares not just her successes but also the challenges she has faced on her path. She aims to inspire and guide others on their journey, whichever background they have.
