The View on Data: Live from dbt Summit
The View on Data recorded live at dbt Summit 2026, five women from dbt Labs, Faith McKenna, Erica Louie, Paige Berry, Grace Goheen, and Jerrie Kenney, get honest about the parts of a data career that never show up in a job description.
Overview
A live recording bringing together women in data for a candid roundtable: unfiltered stories, career lessons, and honest takes on thriving in data and tech, with audience participation and networking.
What you'll take away
- 01
Feeling technical comes from your process, not a quiz. Being “technical enough” means staying curious and knowing how to investigate and break a problem down. Confidence comes from trusting that process, not from knowing every answer or getting outside validation.
- 02
Bring your whole self to work. Teams do better when people can be open about their lives, whether that’s childcare or a chronic health condition. That takes healthy boundaries, vulnerability, and psychological safety.
- 03
Make invisible work visible. Mentoring, building culture, and connecting people rarely show up in a job description. Document the impact by saving screenshots of positive feedback, using AI to summarize your contributions, and tying the work to what the business cares about, like ROI and retention.
Session speakers
Paige Berry
dbt LabsGrace Goheen
dbt LabsJerrie Kenney
dbt LabsErica Louie
dbt LabsFaith McKenna
dbt Labs