“As a woman in tech, I think it’s really important to be a role model” | Estelle Roux on Women Disrupting Tech

Estelle Roux considers herself a techie, but she never expected herself to be the CEO of a tech startup. And with StellarUp, she’s building the future of mentoring and learning.

We know that having a mentor can be a magical tool for women in tech. After all, having a mentor can support women in developing necessary skills, providing guidance and feedback, creating networking opportunities, and advancing their careers. Not to mention that it helps to have a role model.

Yet only 1 in 5 women in tech has a mentor. Intriguing, right?

To understand this phenomenon and discover solutions, I have an engaging conversation with Estelle Roux. Estelle is the CEO and co-founder of StellarUp, a mentoring and community platform enabling organizations to seamlessly facilitate mentoring relationships from inception to fruition.

In this episode of Women Disrupting Tech

In this episode of Women Disrupting Tech, Estelle reveals:

• How mentoring can transform women’s journey in tech, provided it is skillfully embedded in their organization 🌟
• What it is like to build a company that equips organizations with practical tools for their mentors 🛠️
• Why she wants to serve as a guiding light for other women in the tech world 👭

But there’s more… Estelle also shares the adventures she encountered during her journey as a tech startup founder, explains what fundraising and a job interview have in common, and tells us how her diverse team conjures up solutions to complex problems with remarkable speed.

StellarUp’s Magic Mentoring potion

As the CEO and co-founder of StellarUp, Estelle uses her extensive expertise from the corporate and startup world to open the doors to a new era of mentorship. StellarUp is a magical gateway for organizations, enabling them to seamlessly facilitate mentoring relationships from inception to fruition, thus magnifying their mentoring endeavors.

Although she considers herself a techie, Estelle did not plan to be the CEO of a tech startup. In fact, it took a twist of faith to bring her into tech. Her career journey started as an intern at a bank and, after a stint at Enron, brought her into tech consultancy and fintech. She later helped a cloud consultancy firm scale from 20 employees to a company with offices in 18 countries. 

Get ready for an inspiring conversation

Once we start talking about mentorships and how it is embedded in organizations, Estelle becomes really passionate. She explains how organizations are missing out by not using data to underpin their mentoring initiatives. After all, mentors invest their precious time, the only commodity that they cannot get back.

She is also passionate about the benefits of having a mentor and advocates that every woman should have a mentor to advance her career. 

And, for those who believe that tech careers are limited to coding, Estelle sprinkles some fairy dust of wisdom: “You don’t have to be a developer in tech; just be curious!”

Are you ready to learn and get inspired?

Connect with Estelle and explore StellarUp

You can connect with Estelle on LinkedIn. And, if you want to learn more about how mentoring can help you, I encourage you to follow StellarUp on their journey via their website, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.