We welcome Berenice Barrios Quiñones. Berenice is a director of Microsoft Alliance at Advania where she leads collaboration for Microsoft solutions within the company and across its sister companies abroad.
Before joining Advania in 2020, Berenice worked for Origo in various positions from Sales consultant, Software solution Architect and finally as a Product Owner of Microsoft products. Before moving to Iceland, Berenice worked for Grupo Scanda in Mexico City as a SAM Manager, focusing on Microsoft products.
What has really attracted me to Berenice – is that she has been outspoken about her experience of being a woman of foreign origin trying to find her place in the IT industry in Iceland. And - at that - she has succeeded and is a great role model for other women.
In the show, Hildur and Berenice discuss among other things:
Books that Berenice mentions in the show:
Who Says It's a Man's World: The Girl's Guide to Corporate Domination by Emily Bennington
How to Stay Human in a F*cked-Up World: Mindfulness Practices for Real Life by Tim Desmond
Innovating Women: The Changing Face of Technology by Vivek Wadhwa and Farai Chideya
The show is sponsored by: Geko – Innovation Talent, Taktikal, and Tern Systems