Mathapelo Mzizi is Partnership Manager at Ericsson Headquarters in Stockholm responsible for strategic partnerships namely Unicef and Nobel Foundation. She is an enthusiastic human being fueled by a constant drive for innovation, human equality, the internet for all, and leveraging the unlimited power of technology to solve socio-economic issues and business opportunities.

Maths believes that we still have a lot to discuss D&I and sees the topic as a business growth opportunity for the companies.

For the sixth episode, Denise and Juliana invited Eduardo Alvarez Nowak, Tech Educational Leader at Novare Potential, (a division of Novare that helps newcomers to Sweden to establish themselves in the local IT job market). Eduardo is originally from Ecuador and worked as an assistant teacher at KTH Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan before.

Our guest shared the information about 3-4 months programs in Novare Potential and discussed how his job helps technical specialists to overcome the lack of Swedish background and language barrier. And the last one is very important, considers he.

A strong network within the Swedish business community, innovative recruitment methods, and expertise - that’s the things that make Novare Potential an effective bridge connecting employers and tech employees.

For this episode, Denise and Juliana invited Louise Vanerell, COO and co-founder of The Upskill Company. It was started in September 2020 during the pandemic and has been a great example of how unstable times are also a way to find new opportunities. The Company's core is to bring people to the tech industry through a 12-week, tailor-made program and then send them as consultants to other companies with the expectation to get a permanent position after 1 year of work.

A bit more about Louise: her academic background is in History and she is passionate about books.

We know how really hard are the first months or even years in a new country. And there are people whose mission is to make this process as easy as possible. The guest of our new podcast is Anali Guzman Molina, CEO, and Founder of Emigreat, a platform that facilitates the relocation process in Sweden. Anali is originally from the Dominican Republic and now lives in Sweden, so she has her own story of starting life in a new place.  Our guest shared with Juliana and Denise her experience and gave some tips on relocation, and talked about diversity & inclusion.

In the third episode of the second season of Beela's Talk, Denise and Juliana interview Dick Lyhammar, Head of Services and Sales IT Scania. Dick talks about Scania reskilling program that happened last year to promote D&I within the company. After three months in the program, 12 employees from different parts of Scania, were reskilled into IT developers at the Swedish vehicle manufacturer and become able to bring new perspectives and solutions to the team as well to face new challenges in their careers.

In the second episode of the second season of Beela's Talk, Denise and Juliana interview William Liu and Patty Santa Cruz from Spotify to talk about Tech Fellowship. Patty is a former mentee and a Backend Developer since she finished the program 5 years ago. William has been working for Spotify for 8 years and he is an Engineering Manager and mentor at Tech Fellowship. Tech Fellowship is a development program aimed at hiring engineers just entering the professional tech environment from a diverse set of backgrounds.

This season, we're hearing from the "other side" of the table: Recruiting in the Swedish tech industry. Our beloved Juliana & Denise kick off the series with Laras Piniji from Jobbsprånget. Jobbsprånget aims to help newcomers to Sweden, - with an academic degree in engineering, architecture, business, and science - to find an internship and possibly land their first job afterward!

How has Beela born? Who are the founders and how did they come up with the idea to start this unique organization? Listen to our special episode and find out more about Beela and its founders Juliana Araújo and Denise Muniz. 

How long did it take for you to get your first job in Sweden? How has your candidate experience been? 

In this episode of Beela's talk, we interviewed the amazing Meri Mihailovski Vancovska (and believe, we pronounced her name! ) and we discussed a lot about the struggles all of us faced when immigrating to Sweden: integration, motherhood, language, cultural barriers, and how to take back your career (or start a new one!) among so many challenges. 

Thanks for an amazing chat Meri, we are very inspired by your journey!

From Vegan Chef to Software Developer and from Panama to Sweden passing through Belgium and Netherlands. Vanessa has a bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, but life happened and she started her professional path working at a restaurant. During the past 11 years, she became Vegan and also a Vegan Chef. But you know, some things are in our soul and her creativity and interest for tech kept following her and called her back to the tech world.

Listen to this amazing and truly inspiring story of how she overcame the difficulties to come back to her passion and calling.

Oh! Follow her on Instagram @vanevalentine.

In this 4th episode of Beela’s talk Juliana and Denise interview Product Designer Daniela Guerrato! She shares her story on how she moved from Brazil to the Netherlands, then to Sweden, and now in Germany, and how she managed to get her first job abroad and working in four different countries!

In this third episode of Beela's talk, Natalia Villela shares her journey into tech and the moving from Brazil to Sweden. She shares how she overcame the struggles of learning English and Swedish and adapting to a new country and new lifestyle. Nathalia is a UX/UI Designer and recently landed her first job in Sweden. In this episode, we talk about Swedish Fika culture, working remotely and onboarding in a new company, and a career transition in the middle of a pandemic. 

For the second episode of Beela's talk, we had the pleasure to interview Aleksandra Geric and hear her journey from Macedonia to Sweden and from working with Politics to work as a Software Developer and finally as CEO and co-founder of Moonwise.

In the first episode of Beela's Talk, Denise and Juliana interview Jinyan Liu, software developer at Bontouch. Originally from China, Jin, known as Jane, tells about her journey to Sweden and how she the changed the path within Art and Design to Tech. You can search for @jane.jinyan.liu on instagram. 

Beela’s talk is a seasonal podcast where we discuss the challenging journey into the tech world in Sweden.