So, a typical day for me starts
at 5:30, 6:00 in the morning.
I look and I see my daughter,
and I know I have to get up.
I go to school from 9:00 to 1:00.
Then I work from 2:00 to 6:00
and I get home in time for my baby.
That’s my only source of income.
Every parent wants to give their child
everything that they didn’t have.
I never knew someone could make me so weak,
but she does that.
I’m looking to enter into
database management.
I’m not the most technical person,
but I’m trying to turn my weakness into my strength.
I don’t like to ask for help.
I need someone to guide me a little.
At NPower, we help
underserved young adults
to secure jobs in a technology field.
I thought it would be a good match
to connect Diamond and
Yahaira through LinkedIn.
They were involved in the shelter
system, as well as our program.
And I thought Yahaira could be
a really good mentor for Diamond.
Knowing that she’s going through
something that I’ve been through,
it just brung back
so many emotions.
I definitely did feel a sense
of greater responsibility
and motivation to help her.
As a woman starting off in tech,
what’s some advice you could give me?
There’s people there that want to help you,
that are genuinely interested and invested
in seeing you succeed.
If I didn’t connect with the folks in my network,
I wouldn’t be here today.
Yahaira is connecting me with people
that I never thought I would have a conversation with.
And it’s just, I never would have did this on my own.
I’ve been given a road map, in a way.
Like, these are people you can
get connected to on LinkedIn,
and they can really help you.
I need to talk to people, follow up with people.
I’m not gonna be scared.
I have a goal.
Someone else is counting on me.
I see myself going big.
