HOUSE
HOUSE is a new community for ambitious QTPOC folks thriving at the intersection of tech, creativity and culture.
HOUSE found me and other QTPOC folks back in June of 2020. Pride was virtual that year. We’d all been through several months of isolation, with the exception of marching in the streets for all Black lives, for social justice and against police brutality. And when we did go out, Covid wasn’t the only threat—there were actual tanks and the national guard greeting us. HOUSE came along at precisely the right moment.
I told the Founder, Hassan/Hass Mirza (He/Him), I’d love to help. That’s since looked like being a volunteer creative and organizer (helping with programming, messaging, content, as well as securing speakers, sponsorships and venues).
You can get a taste of some of our content and events below (more to come soon).
HOUSE TEAM:
Founder—Hassan Mirza (He/Him)
Ash Ramirez (They/Elle/Papi)
Norbert Sari (He/Him)
Kristi Lira (Kristi/Lira/They)
Makai Tran (They/He)
Surabhi Chandra
Sam Adekunle
Rakel Cogliatti
Nikki Pierce
Here’s a peek at You Better Move—🎶“It’s a home run when the team touch base.”🎶
House Summit 2022’s theme was ✨You Won’t Break My Soul ✨ and during the You Better Move session, Madison Butler (She/Her) and Christopher Tabora (He/Him) helped us with spotting signs of a layoff and preparing a plan.
Meet our brilliant speakers (and book them for your next talk):
Madison Butler (She/Her) is the Founder of Blue Haired Unicorn, a Speaker, a Facilitator, a DEI Truth Teller and a HR Disrupter.
Madison designs spaces and creates scalable strategies to achieve psychological safety. She has been recognized by Linkedin as a top Black voice to follow.
She kindly shared her consulting and coaching brain with us to help us get ready and stay ready when it comes to layoffs and job searching.
Christopher Tabora (He/Him) brought the recruiting, career coaching, content and networking knowledge too.
We were very excited to hear what the Global TA Partner for TikTok had to share.
Here’s the U-N-I-Q-U-E session. You’re 1 of 1. Unique, that’s what you are.
Tech and creative leaders covered navigating gender identity and expression during the job search, acing interviews, negotiating offers and more.
Meet our incredible speakers (and book them for your next panel):
Gia Tate Villa, MAT (She/They) is an Air Force brat turned advertising exec, turned classroom teacher, turned e-commerce facilitator & speaker. She’s currently a Facilitator at Shopify and also a writer, photographer, and poet. They facilitate sessions of value in which folks walk away with tangible outcomes in spaces that are both authentic and effective is their thing.
Jasmine Jackson (She/They) has a passion for empathetic and holistic DEI practices and mentalities. She’s a DEI specialist at Iterable engaging in everything from dynamic strategizing to opportunity-maximizing programming. Jasmine approaches things with an intersectional lens and compassionate heart, making them extra perfect for this panel.
Peter-James Redmond (He/Him) is a Workplace Experience Specialist at Netflix and previously managed at Dropbox, Kickstarter and Canary. He has a background in interior design, is the chapter head of Out in Tech NYC and a recipient of the Fulton Street Fellowship aimed at diversifying the wine industry through education, access and opportunity.
Rahul Kothari (He/Him) is the multi-talented Head of Product Marketing at Tome and recent Global Product Marketing Lead at TikTok. Rahul has also led Product Marketing at Frame.io and Business Marketing at BuzzFeed.
Karl Velasco (He/Him) is an Executive Creative Director at cultldn. Karl has worked at the forefront of digital and creative innovation, and has overseen integrated campaigns across emerging channels, TV, print, digital and social as well as leading and mentoring agency teams. He’s created for brands like Dior, Diesel, Carolina Herrera, LVMH, Coty, Mac Cosmetics and Burberry.