about us
we started the Ladybug Podcast as a few lady twitter acquaintances looking to add our voices to the male-dominated tech podcast space.
we published our first episode on July 1, 2019 and have since published over 80 episodes on tech, career, and code.
as we embark on our new season after a 2-year hiatus, we’re thrilled to elevate the conversation by dedicating a season to all things engineering leadership.
meet your season 7 hosts
kelly vaughn
atlanta, georgia usa
Kelly Vaughn is a dynamic engineering leader and Director of Engineering at Spot AI, where she specializes in video and AI technologies. With a passion for transforming individual contributors into leaders and coaching engineering managers, Kelly is dedicated to fostering empowering leadership within the tech industry.
Her expertise in driving innovation and her commitment to mentorship make her a sought-after speaker. Outside the office, Kelly is an avid traveler and reader, continually seeking new knowledge and perspectives to bring into her professional work.
emma bostian
stockholm, sweden
Emma is a Software Engineering Manager at Spotify in Stockholm, Sweden. Born and raised in Upstate New York, Emma graduated from Siena College in Albany with a B.S. in Computer Science and moved to Austin, Texas for three years where she worked as an engineer at IBM.
Emma then moved to Karlsruhe, Germany where she worked as an Engineer at LogMeIn for three years. Then in 2020 Emma moved to Stockholm Sweden to join Spotify as a software engineer. After 9 months of parental leave she transitioned into the EM role where she’s been for the past 1.5 years. In her spare time, Emma teaches at LinkedIn Learning, Frontend Masters, and more.
previous hosts
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ali spittel
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sidney buckner