So many people want to find a path into the well compensated tech sector, but are discouraged by how hard it is to get a foot in the door. Emily Corbin is a great example of how someone with no tech background found a way to work at a company she admired and build a reputation that paved the way to move into a career she loves.

Emily shares her story on the latest edition of WorkDad.

Derek Pharr had a choice to make. He was in a comfortable corporate job making a good living with a young family, but he was feeling stifled and unfulfilled. He could take the safe route and stick with his job, but risk his mental wellbeing, or he could make the leap to an unproven startup with massive financial risk that might turn into the job of his dreams. Derek shared his story with us, why he has never looked, and what lessons he learned in the latest episode of the WorkDad podcast.

Laurel Reitman has worked at multiple huge tech companies, and found success at each one. She has been at Microsoft, Adobe, Docusign, and had opportunities to work at almost every other one you can imagine. She's a hot commodity. Yet, she has also been laid off three times, and made decisions to prioritize her family over her career. She has been out of work for a year and is now deciding how to spend her professional time and talent. It is a question many Gen X tech stars are contemplating. Laurel was kind of enough to share her story with us on the latest episode of the WorkDad podcast.