Mar 4, 2020
Victoria Kluth is the CEO of Araza, a technology company that specialises in the implementation of complex solutions including cloud-based applications and enterprise systems integration.
Victoria is recognised as one of Australia’s most successful entrepreneurs and has won the Optus Business Leader of the Year award and ARN Entrepreneur of the Year. Her organisation has been presented multiple technical awards, and is on multiple 'fast' lists in Asia and Australia.
During this episode, Victoria
will share the guiding principles that have allowed Araza to
achieve fast growth. Listen and learn about the Araza Women in
Cyber program, developed to help address gender diversity within
the cybersecurity industry. Discover how the program is providing
entry-level female cybersecurity candidates with experience to
launch their cyber careers.
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Time Stamps:
- 00:32 - Victoria Kluth’s background and introduction
- 03:03 - “So many people just take clients for the sake of having that work. They are not looking at, well is this the type of company we should be partnering with. Are we both going to look good?” - Victoria Kluth
- 04:20 - How to attract a diverse workforce of women
- 06:43 - Principles to follow when building teams in the tech industry
- 07:22 - “Be great and be grateful. Striving to be great is ensuring success for yourself, your client, and company.” - Victoria Kluth
- 10:20
- The Araza Women in Cyber Program
- 16:30 - Recruiting high-level cyber industry entry employees
- 19:39
- Examples of training for program participants
- 21:48 - Attracting diverse candidates for a successful team
- 25:40 - “Diverse teams, whether it’s in cyber or anything, perform better. All the research shows it.” - Victoria Kluth