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First seen on the TechTO stage in 2023. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Marissa ↗
In their words
women are taught from a very young age not to negotiate so you know nice girls don't ask for more
going into your network and asking people for things you'd be so surprised by how many people will open up doors for you and make introductions
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Quick answers
What is Toast?
A membership collective for women in tech, by women in tech, founded to flip the hiring dynamic in their favour. It runs a member community alongside partnerships with companies working to add women to technical teams. Not the restaurant point-of-sale company of the same name.
What is Marissa McNeelands' career advice?
Treat a career as a jungle gym rather than a ladder. Her own path ran from medical-office assistant to receptionist to skilled-trades recruitment to bank recruiting, then into product management when an internal sponsor tapped her for it.
How big was Toast when she spoke at TechTO?
About 30 partner companies, she told TechTO Talent in February 2023. By 2024 the collective had expanded into New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.