00:00 - Intro; Lessons learned presenting at PauseOnError 2018 05:40 - Susan Fennema - Chaos Eradicating Officer at Beyond the Chaos and Lead Facilitator for Women of FileMaker 06:50 - Women made up 40% of the attendees and 60% of the speakers at PauseOnError 2018! 08:22 - How Susan became involved with the FileMaker platform and the FileMaker community 10:16 - Tackling gender disparity in tech (and FileMaker) - The Women of FileMaker organization created four scholarships to DevCon this year for first-time female attendees. 12:50 - "[FileMaker development] is a great part-time job, that you can work from home, and have this great lifestyle—it's a lifestyle job. So, come. Join the community!...You don't have to be a scientific genius to do it!" 13:18 - The value of the FileMaker community and the unique experience of PauseOnError events. 16:08 - Susan's advice for young FileMaker developers. 18:27 - Jessie Nicely of Nicely Done Solutions grew up in tech and learned FileMaker working with her father. But that hasn't stopped her from pursuing her myriad interests—in fact, Jessie explains that it has enhanced her other pursuits. 20:35 - Compound Butter - Jessie's Food & Art quarterly publication 21:33 - "Realistically, I'll probably always still be working in FileMaker, at least a little bit." 22:15 - One of Jessie's favorite sessions featured concepts and techniques in Project Management , by Karen Craig of iSolutions. She explains how lessons learned at PauseOnError have broad application, even beyond FileMaker development. 23:25 - The FileMaker Community Values 26:43 - Jessie's advice to young women interested in breaking into the tech industry. 27:45 - NicelyDone.com - School District and Film Festival products 28:04 - Newest issue of Compound Butter magazine out this month! Link in description.
This edition of the podcast was recorded during PauseOnError 2018 in New Orleans, LA, May 7-8. Susan Fennema discusses her work with her company Beyond the Chaos and with the Women of FileMaker organization, host of PauseOnError 2018. Jessie Nicely shares how FileMaker has enhanced her skillset while allowing her to pursue her other passions. Susan Fennema: Beyond the Chaos - https://beyondthechaos.biz/ Women of Filemaker - https://womenoffilemaker.com/ Jessie Nicely: Nicely Done Solutions - http://www.nicelydone.com/ Compound Butter Magazine - http://www.compound-butter.com/