"Is it acceptable for wives to work outside the home?"

Have you ever dreamed of pivoting into the world of software engineering? Claire Johnson, a self-proclaimed chemistry nerd who landed a chemical engineering job straight out of college, certainly hadn't… that is, until she took her first programming class online at Stanford. Now she's a full-time software engineer at Quip, Salesforce's productivity platform. "I never would've thought that I would do this when I graduated college," she explains, laughing.

Recently I've noticed a bit of a trend (anecdotal evidence alert!) 🚨— I hear more and more folks asking for actionable advice.

Shikshya Khatiwada studied finance. Now, some 12 years later, she's the Senior Director and Market Unit Lead of Data and AI at Avanade, the leading provider of innovative digital and cloud services, business solutions, and design-led experiences.