{"id":6120,"date":"2016-12-13T20:24:39","date_gmt":"2016-12-13T13:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsincerity.wpengine.com\/?p=825"},"modified":"2023-05-22T07:55:34","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T07:55:34","slug":"laura-gomez-diversifies-the-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/laura-gomez-diversifies-the-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"Diversifying Silicon Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Laura G\u00f3mez is helping Silicon Valley overcome its biggest challenge: a lack of diversity in the workplace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old but on building the new,\u201d says Laura. This mantra and fresh energy has led her to major successes in jobs at early-stage Youtube and Twitter and, now, to building a VC-funded startup called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atipica.co\/\">Atipica<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Atipica is still young but it\u2019s already raised more than 2 million from investors who know her vision has legs.<\/p>\n<p>Their goal is simple: encourage bias-free job recruiting. The platform tries to (a) eliminate biases that can crop up in traditional resumes and (b) help applicants find and prepare for their career in tech. In essence, Aptica wants to make Silicon Valley more badass.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Our CEO, Laura I. G\u00f3mez urges women returning to the workforce to \u201cown their own stories.\u201d Thanks <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StanfordGSWomen\">@StanfordGSWomen<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aiAOGwZmX9\">https:\/\/t.co\/aiAOGwZmX9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Atipica (@GetAtipica) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GetAtipica\/status\/848942837815058432\">April 3, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nComing to the US from Mexico at age 10, and not gaining legal status until heading to college, Laura knows what it\u2019s like trying to establish an identity in a place where your presence isn\u2019t always celebrated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we move forward, we hope to truly unlock the world&#8217;s talent pool,\u201d Laura <a href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/interactive\/technology\/15-questions-with-laura-gomez\/\">told CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Not only is Atipica treading in new and promising territory, but as CEO, Laura walks the talk in encouraging others (esp young women) to follow suit: &#8220;If I can do it, they, too, can do it.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laura G\u00f3mez is helping Silicon Valley overcome its biggest challenge: a lack of diversity in the workplace. \u201cThe secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old but on building the new,\u201d says Laura. 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