Celebrating Community and Career Growth with Techqueria at Salesforce Tower
Spoke at Techqueria x Slack’s fireside event on job hunting, AI, and career resilience—powered by community, cake pops, and Latiné excellence. 🌮💬✨
On January 16, 2025, we brought the heat to Salesforce Tower with a 🔥 Techqueria x Slack career fireside chat—a powerful afternoon of storytelling, strategy, and community for Latiné professionals navigating the tech industry.
I had the absolute honor of speaking alongside an all-star panel of Latina leaders:
- Raquel Vélez – Sr. Engineering Manager, Slack
- Monica Scott – Talent Advisor, Salesforce
- M. Cristina Pullen – Sr. Technical Writer, Salesforce (moderator)
- Together, we tackled everything from crafting standout resumes to building resilience in a rapidly evolving, AI-powered job market.
💡 Key themes included:
- Future-proofing your career in tech 🧠
- Navigating transitions and leveling up with intention 🚀
- The power of relationships and community in job searching 🤝
This event was extra meaningful to me—it marked 5 years of working on Slack at Salesforce and gave me the chance to give back to a community that’s supported me throughout my journey.
We had over 100+ attendees, custom Techqueria/Fuego/Latinoforce swag, and cake pops from a local Latino-owned bakery (yes, they were muy delicioso). 🌮🧁🎁
Huge gratitude to our partners in making this event such a success:
- Fuego ERG at Salesforce
- Techqueria SF Bay Area
- Nelson Bonilla, Veronica Sandoval Guerrero, Tany Rios Castro, and Michele Karakaş-Alarcón
We showed up for each other, celebrated wins, and shared the tools to thrive—not just survive—in this industry.
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