How A Software Engineer Turned Adversity Into Impact

Podcast: We Are PoWEr Podcast · powered by Simone Roche MBE and Northern PoWEr Women

Opublikowano: 2026-02-09

In this episode of the WeArePoWEr Podcast, we’re joined by Asia Sharif, a Software Engineer, public speaker, mentor and all-round force of nature. Asia shares the story behind the origin of her name, how identity has shaped her confidence and her honest experiences with imposter syndrome in tech. She reflects on building self-belief, navigating underrepresentation in engineering and the importance of mentorship in STEM, while also breaking down her path into coding and software engineering and how public speaking became a tool for impact and advocacy. She also opens up about her battle with ca...