Managing to Balance the Unicycle with Amy Chantasirivisal
Fish, men, and bicycles have all led to the removal of a wheel and thus was born Unicycle, where Amy Chantasirivisal is the Director of Engineering. Unicycle is effortlessly cruising into a space that, as the pandemic revealed, was desperately needing some technological progress. That is where Unicycle, a brand new start up, is rolling in and offering ways to help convert the classroom over to a digital space.
Corey and Amy discuss her varied and multifaceted career. Amy talks through her background as an Asian American and her growing emphasis on building mentorship for women of color in tech, which is a previously neglected aspect of the industry. They also cover the potential pitfalls, and how to turn them into resounding successes, for working your way toward becoming a solid manager. Tune in for Amy’s many human centric insights!
About Amy
Amy (she/her) has spent the better part of the last 15 years in the tech start-up world, starting off as a front-end software engineer before transitioning into leadership. She has built and led teams across the software and product development spectrum, including web and mobile development, QA, operations and infrastructure, customer support, and IT.
These days, Amy is building the software engineering team at EdTech startup, Unicycle, and challenging the archetype of what a tech leader should be. She strives to be a real-life success story for other leaders who believe that safe, welcoming, and equitable environments can exist in tech.
Links:
Unicycle: https://www.unicycle.co- AmyChanta: https://twitter.com/AmyChanta
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