Kay Liew

“Remember to enjoy yourself in the process, and the underlying purpose during demotivating times. Take a step back, and remember what you’re doing this for!"

Tell us more about Tech For She, and how it came about.

I started Tech For She with a like-minded group of co-founders in 2018 with the core purpose to nurture women learning tech together. We now have up to 900 members actively participating in our programmes. A recent collaboration with the National Youth Council’s Youthtech Programme saw Tech For She providing digital workshops to youths. It is very exciting as it marks our shift from a non-profit organisation to a social enterprise, where we will channel the funds to provide more softwares like Tableau, Figma, and Adobe to the community. This will support our mission of life-long learning.

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Any tips for fellow female entrepreneurs/innovators?

My advice for women entrepreneurs and innovators is [A] To surround yourself with a supportive, like-minded group of peers who are aligned with the same purpose, [B] To constantly test and validate, speaking to as many people (and detractors!) that you can, to refine the product better, [C] Remember to enjoy yourself in the process, and the underlying purpose during demotivating times. Take a step back, and remember what you’re doing this for!

Kay co-founded Tech For She with the mission to nurture the next generation of women in technology, through its flagship “Ying Yang” approach – balanced programmes that combines both technical skills training, and Social Impact-focused workshops and panel discussions that seek to offer safe spaces free of unconscious biases. Tech For She is now up to 900-members strong, and ever-expanding. Kay has also been nominated for Top 100 Women in Tech Singapore.

"Go big, or go home" is Kay's personal mantra that she lives by, never giving less than 100 percent in any opportunity undertaken. Her vision is to empower more women to become key players in the talent supply and demand for today’s tech ecosystems. Additionally, she juggles her day job as an Experience Transformation Manager at Accenture Song, where every day is an adventure because she gets to work on diverse digital projects and experience a wider multitude of perspectives.