Crystal Morton’s love of numbers drives her own STEM outreach
The new director of K-12 outreach for Women & Hi Tech knows a thing or two about reaching youth with STEM messaging and opportunities. Dr. Crystal Morton started her own program —Girls STEM Institute—which is focused on providing powerful STEM learning experiences to young women of color. She’s also a former high school math teacher […]
Reimagining work at KSM Consulting for the COVID-19 era and beyond
Pre-pandemic, KSM Consulting was a company of 195 people across two Indianapolis locations. Today, we are a multi-state company with more than 260 employees. As a growing organization that thrives on finding and implementing innovative solutions for clients, our work style is highly collaborative. Our people always enjoyed the sense of community that comes from […]
TechPoint member companies among ‘Best Places to Work’ in Indiana
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Best Companies Group recently recognized and honored Hoosier employers throughout the state. The Indiana Chamber’s “Best Places to Work” program has been operating for the last 15 years and honoring the best employers in the state. Due to COVID-19, the celebration dinner and ranking unveiling originally […]
KSM’s Ben Phillips takes his role as an ally for women seriously
Ben Phillips first started attending Women & Hi Tech events in 2019 through the recommendation of a few members. He appreciated the programming and the people, as well as the goals of the organization to work toward equal inclusiveness of women in STEM. Once becoming a member, the leadership saw in him a drive that […]
Finding Your Dream Job
It’s something we all want! A dream job. A job that gets us so excited we can’t wait to get out of bed on Monday morning and dive right in. A job that makes us feel engaged, energized and enthused. They do exist! You can find your dream job! What is “your dream job”? A […]
What matters most to Gen Z in the workplace
Part two of a multi-part series in partnership with the Kronos Indianapolis Technology Center of Excellence and The Workforce Institute at Kronos Incorporated. As workplace dynamics continue to change and evolve, it’s important for employers to evaluate and gather data about what matters most to their team. As Generation Z is the future of the […]
Turning Data to Doing in Indiana
In the first two parts of this series, we discussed the provocative concept of bringing data to everything and seeing its impact in multiple facets of Indiana industry as well as in personal pursuits like quantitative finance. Taking a different route this time, we explore with Dustin Frey the use of data within the healthcare […]
Relying on high-tech means to overcome office challenges in the COVID era
“People will never go back to the offices again.”“It’s too unsafe. It’s a health risk.”“Remote work is working too well.” That was the national sentiment in early 2020 as the wave of COVID-19 crashed over the United States. Suddenly, companies started questioning whether they’d ever use their office space the same way again. The JLL […]
