How A Software Engineer Turned Adversity Into Impact

Northern Power Women Podcast by powered by Simone Roche MBE and Northern PoWEr Women

Feb 9, 202632:50Business

In this episode of the WeArePoWEr Podcast, we’re joined by Asia Sharif, a Software Engineer, public speaker, mentor and all-round force of nature. Asia shares the story behind the origin of her name, how identity has sha...

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