Annie Hedgpeth
From film to engineering, Annie's career has seen many iterations, giving her unique insight into career transformation in tech. As Co-Founder of People Work, she builds software to help folks excel at the people side of their job. Annie focuses on making career growth accessible and strategic for tech professionals. She is based in Boulder, CO with her husband Michael and three teenagers. Connect with her to discuss career pivots, team dynamics, or building better engineering cultures. https://people-work.io
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Session
In DevOps, we interact with networks through concepts like ingress/egress, routers, subnets, and firewalls. Can we apply these same principles to build more effective professional networks? In this age of layoffs and AI, ensuring we are authentically connected to our communities is more important than ever. Let's transform what we've learned from systems networking into practical strategies for professional networking that enhance our careers and give us greater agency.