Module 1: Orchestrating Your Harmony In this introductory module, you'll step into the role of the conductor of your own life. Through a blend of personal storytelling and powerful insights, Trina Celeste helps you move beyond the myth of "work-life balance" and begin creating your own unique harmony. Learn how to “tune in,” recognize disharmony, and set the stage for a more intentional and fulfilling life. Get ready to pause, reflect, and take the first bold step toward putting your life first.

In this podcast episode, Dr. Angela Schill and Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Trina Celeste Limpert about orchestrating life-work harmony. Trina Celeste Limpert, a seasoned author, speaker, and tech industry veteran with a thirty-year career at eBay and Oracle, is the founder of RizeNext Corp and co-founder of Tech-Moms.org (https://tech-moms.org/) . Her initiatives have cultivated a vibrant community of over 500 alumni, fostering diversity in technology and providing pathways for aspiring technologists. Trina and her family reside in the heart of Utah's Silicon Slopes. Check out all of the podcasts in the HCI Podcast Network (https://www.podbean.com/podcast-network/HCI) ! Check out the ⁠HCI Academy⁠ (https://hciacademy.talentlms.com/) : Courses, Micro-Credentials, and Certificates to Upskill and Reskill for the Future of Work! Check out the LinkedIn ⁠Alchemizing Human Capital⁠ (https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/alchemizing-human-capital-6884351526333227008/)  Newsletter. Check out Dr. Westover's book, ⁠The Future Leader⁠ (https://www.amazon.com/Future-Leader-Transforming-Organizations-Remarkable-ebook/dp/B09WTK4PF8/ref=sr_1_1?crid=CQ0IRR79MNZ2&keywords=the+future+leader+westover&qid=1648742278&s=books&sprefix=the+future+leader+westover%2Cstripbooks%2C119&sr=1-1) . Check out Dr. Westover's book, ⁠'Bluer than Indigo' Leadership⁠ (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B099C8S8H6) . Check out Dr. Westover's book, ⁠The Alchemy of Truly Remarkable Leadership⁠ (https://www.amazon.com/Alchemy-Truly-Remarkable-Leadership-Extraordinary/dp/B08NWWKDX7/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1606093645&sr=8-1) . Check out the latest issue of the ⁠Human Capital Leadership magazine⁠ (https://www.innovativehumancapital.com/hci-magazine) . Each HCI Podcast episode (Program, ID No. 655967) has been approved for 0.50 HR (General) recertification credit hours toward aPHR™, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®). Each HCI Podcast episode (Program ID: 24-DP529) has been approved for 0.50 HR (General) SHRM Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCPHR recertification through SHRM, as part of the knowledge and competency programs related to the SHRM Body of Applied Skills and Knowledge™ (the SHRM BASK™). Human Capital Innovations has been pre-approved by the ATD Certification Institute to offer educational programs that can be used towards initial eligibility and recertification of the Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credentials. Each HCI Podcast episode qualifies for a maximum of 0.50 points.

Trina Celeste Limpert is a leader in technology, education and business. As CEO of RizeNext, she drives innovation in leadership training, technology implementation and business consulting, helping organizations navigate digital transformation. Co-founder of Tech-Moms, Limpert is passionate about empowering women to enter tech careers.

At 18, Trina Limpert had wrecked her car, lost her license and felt stuck at a fast-food job. She was desperate to alter her trajectory. “I knew education was the way to change my life,” she says. While her family had been on welfare and did not have the financial means to get her into college, she saved and enrolled at Weber State University. Limpert says she must have been born with grit. “All of this passion and motivation, I think it’s always been here,” she laughs. “I’ve never really hesitated. I guess that’s been a good and bad thing, but I’ve learned a lot from being willing to jump in.” In her college computer science classes, this belief was tested for the first time. “I started to doubt myself,” she says. “I was the only woman in these classes. Sometimes, a professor would tell a blonde joke or call me out or dismiss my comments entirely.” Fortunately, Limpert’s gut instinct kept her in the program. Since then, she’s received degrees and certificates from multiple institutions, including the University of Utah and Harvard University. Her expertise, which she had built from time at places like Oracle and eBay, culminated in Tech-Moms, her latest project. “There weren’t many women in the tech field when I was in school, but the numbers are even worse now,” she says. “We’re backsliding on gender equality, so honestly, Tech-Moms came from anger,” Limpert says. “We have this huge disconnect in the tech world where we say we can’t find enough people, but then there are all of these women saying they can’t get in. We needed to knock down these walls.” Within a few months, a gender-equality group of “Avengers” was formed. Limpert, along with Mikel Blake and Robbyn Scribner, launched a series of cohorts that offer education, professional development and a network of support for women interested in tech careers. In four years, Tech-Moms has grown to over 440 cohorts with about 600 participants. Limpert says they’re also managing a waitlist. “What’s made me successful is the motivation I get from knowing the lives I can change,” Limpert says. “It’s not hypothetical. I could see what these women could do, but also that they were being excluded, both by the industry and by themselves. After the two-month program, I see them leave with jobs and career paths, but I also see their mindsets shift and their confidence grow. I see them become the best versions of themselves, and that’s everything to me.”

Trina Limpert, President Women @ eBay, Tech Programs & Sr Manager Technology Planning & Performance Keynote speech at Code to Success graduation 2019

Trina Celeste's Keynote on being "Resilient" shares her most challenging life experiences and how she overcame and enacted resilience and forged it into success. Taking her thirty years in tech, founder of RizeNext Corp, Co-Founder of Tech-Moms.org, and now uses her time and experience to impact thousands. Keynote at March 14, 2023 Tacos Together sponsored, "Let's Taco 'Bout It" conference held at JobNimbus in Lehi, Utah. #reslient #challenges #life #tech #tacostogether #keynote #speaker #lifecoach

Aspire.Her Conference Keynote, June 12, 2021