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Geeking Out with Adriana Villela

Geeking Out with Adriana Villela

Auteur(s): Adriana Villela Hannah Maxwell
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 The podcast about all geeky aspects of software delivery, DevOps, Observability, reliability, and everything in between.2023 Geeking Out Podcast
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  • Geeking Out Live: The One Where We Give a Sh*t About IWD with Colleen Coll, Reese Lee, Imma Valls, and Josh Lee

    Geeking Out Live: The One Where We Give a Sh*t About IWD with Colleen Coll, Reese Lee, Imma Valls, and Josh Lee
    Mar 10 2026
    Key Takeaways With many companies scaling back DEI programs, conversations about gender equity are more important than ever.Seeing women in technical and leadership roles encourages others to enter and stay in the field.Men and women alike should use their privilege to advocate for and uplift womenThere's a difference between supportive and performative males. Performative males want to be "seen" doing the right things, but aren't actually supporting women in the workplace.Men who use their privilege to support women should not be put on a pedestal; that should be the bare minimum and something that should be done by defaultDon't wait until you're "ready" (we never feel fully ready). There's always someone less qualified than you who will apply for jobs/pursue speaking opportunities/scholarships/etc., so why not take a chance and put yourself out there?Don't be afraid to reach out to women to mentor/guide them; sometimes they may be too shy/scared to reach out Chapters 00:08 Intro 00:29 Guest intros 06:24 Why is IWD important? 11:20 Name one woman who inspires you 22:24 What can women do to support other women in the workplace? 31:43 Name one man who inspires you 42:55 What can men do to support other men in the workplace 51:48 What are some workplace inequalities that need to be fixed 58:22 What advice do you have for women entering tech? About our guests Colleen Coll "Allow myself to introduce...myself." - Austin Powers Ever feel like you're juggling flaming torches planning events—trying to keep all the details in the air while something’s always about to catch fire? Yep, she's been there. Events have a way of throwing curveballs, and when tech and tools aren’t playing nice, chaos can easily take over. That’s where Colleen Coll comes in. She love turning event madness into magic. Whether it’s on-site event coverage using digital media, live reporting, or behind-the-scenes management, she makes sure everything runs like clockwork. She's also a huge fan of using There.App, which simplifies on-location event management by keeping everyone in sync and streamlining the entire process, so no detail gets lost in the shuffle. From tech conferences to startup launches, I capture the moments that matter and keep things smooth, whether it's happening live or behind the scenes. And when she's not on the ground, she's writing—blogs, articles, and ghostwriting for tech leaders to tell the bigger story behind the event, brand, or mission. Find Colleen on: BlueskyLinkedIn Reese Lee Reese Lee (she/her) is a Senior Developer Relations Engineer at New Relic, where she enables users on open source technologies such as OpenTelemetry. She has spoken on various topics related to OpenTelemetry, and maintains and creates community resources aimed at OTel end users. She is super into anything paranormal, and enjoys sci-fi and traveling. Find Reese on: MastodonLinkedInX Imma Valls Imma is a Developer Advocate at Grafana Labs. She loves simplifying and sharing knowledge on Observability, OpenTelemetry, and Cloud Native accessible. Her mission is to create high-value technical content while driving the adoption of best practices within the community. As a community organizer and ally, she's passionate about building inclusive communities and events where underrepresented people in tech can confidently share their stories and knowledge. Knowledge isn't static; it's an asset that multiplies when shared. Find Imma on: LinkedInBluesky Josh Lee Diana is a Developer Experience Engineer at VictoriaMetrics. She has worked as a Senior Site Reliability Engineer focused on Observability. She is an active member of the OpenTelemetry CNCF open source project, co-organizer of Cloud Native Days Romania, co-lead of neurodiversity working group (part of CNCF initiative merge-forward) and supports underrepresented groups in tech. Find Josh on: LinkedInBluesky Find Geeking Out on All of our social channels are on bio.site/geekingoutAll of Adriana's social channels are on bio.site/adrianavillela Show Notes Colleen Coll on Geeking OutReese Lee on Geeking Out
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  • A Special Programming Note

    A Special Programming Note
    Feb 24 2026
    1 min
  • The One Where We Geek Out on the Plan from Which to Deviate with Diana Todea

    The One Where We Geek Out on the Plan from Which to Deviate with Diana Todea
    Feb 10 2026

    Key takeaways:

    • Diana took the "failure" of being downgraded in her PhD program as a wakeup call.
    • Although being downgraded in her PhD program was a shock for Diana and made her extremely angry, she found the strength to finish her studies, and reinvented herself through a career in tech.
    • Learning from failure is an important part of personal growth.
    • Don't spend your time ruminating on the negative from years ago, because there are other, more important things that come up in life that we have to deal with.
    • Find humility in your failure and move on.
    • Diana's early experience in tech working at a call centre, and then in customer support prepared her for a later role as an SRE.
    • Diana's call centre work taught her how to: Push past her introversion and phone anxiety; Manage her emotions; Filter; Have empathy; Listen
    • Diana's work doing tech support in AWS, Azure, etc, introduced her into the cloud native space, and naturally primed her for a role as an SRE, and eventually as a developer advocate in the Observability space.
    • Working in tech support meant being on-call, which prepared Diana for on-call work of SRE
    • As a working mom in tech, it's hard to fully excel at work and at family life. It's a balancing act, and you do your best to manage.
    • Nobody gives you an award for being a mom. You just do it.
    • Updating docs, either to clarify a concept or to provide translation into another language is a great way to start contributing to cloud native projects.
    • Having translation of OTel docs in different languages makes it accessible to those who aren't fluent in English.

    About our guest:

    Diana is a Developer Experience Engineer at VictoriaMetrics. She has worked as a Senior Site Reliability Engineer focused on Observability. She is an active member of the OpenTelemetry CNCF open source project, co-organizer of Cloud Native Days Romania, co-lead of neurodiversity working group (part of CNCF initiative merge-forward) and supports underrepresented groups in tech.

    Find Diana on:

    • LinkedIn
    • Bluesky
    • GitHub

    Find us on:

    • All of our social channels are on bio.site/geekingout
    • All of Adriana's social channels are on bio.site/adrianavillela

    Links:

    • Erasmus Scholarship
    • Geeking Out Live: Working Moms in Tech, featuring Diana as one of the panelists
    • Cloud Native Days Romania 2026 (web site)
    • Cloud Native Days Romania 2026 on Instagram
    • Cloud Native Days Romania 2026 on LinkedIn
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