Speaking Of…
Self-Advocacy, Negotiation and Dream Jobs
When I was 23, I got a job offer for what I thought was my dream job. Two months later, I was fired.
That experience knocked the wind out of me for years, but in the process of rebuilding my sense of identity and confidence, I came to understand that it was never the dream job I believed it was. Instead, it was the first of many opportunities I had to learn my own worth, to stand up for myself, to cultivate the type of career that was truly fulfilling to me.
“Robin is holding nothing back, laying out the hard truths, and it is FUCKING AWESOME.”
Now as a speaker, I tell the story of how I overcame self-doubt and institutional discrimination, finding the tools to build my own dream jobs. I focus on topics of self-advocacy and negotiation beyond the job offer, with a goal of helping people -- especially women and underrepresented minorities in the tech industry -- become their own champions and dream-builders.
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Speaking Highlights
• Possible Fellowship Program (Multiple Engagements): Featured Speaker, “Overcoming Impostor Syndrome”
• Game Developers Conference (March 2019): Speaker, “Negotiating Your Dream Job”
• IGDA Leadership Summit (Sept 2018): Speaker, “Advocating for Yourself”
Recorded Talks
"Advocating For Yourself" (2018)
"Negotiating Your Dream Job" (2019)
"Connection Buffering" (2020)
Additional Speaking Engagements:
• Possible Fellowship Program (2021-2023): Speaker, “Overcoming Impostor Syndrome”
• GameBreak.Online (May 2020): Speaker, “Connection Buffering: Cultivating Healthy Teams”
• Games for Change Festival (June 2019): Panelist, “Distribution Strategies: Lessons from the Field”, Games for Learning Track
• Games Emerge Conference (November 2018): Speaker, “Advocating for Yourself”
• Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program (June 2018): Speaker, “Defeating the Impostor Monster”
• Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program (July 2017): Speaker, "Lead With Why: Boy Bands, Mario Kart and My Journey Through the Tech World"
• Game Thinking Live (March 2017): Panelist, "Build a Path to Mastery" with Margaret Wallace; Panelist, "Bring Your Learning Loop to Life" with Raph Koster and Scott Kim
• Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program (July 2016): Speaker: “Build Your Own Roadmap to Success! (and how to navigate those pesky roadblockers)”
• Sifteo Company (April 2013): Speaker, "Diversity & Advocacy at Sifteo"
• UC Berkeley “Gaming and Narrative Technologies for Health” Course (January 2012): Speaker, “Systems, Inputs and Outcomes”
• Flash Gaming Summit (March 2010): Panelist, “Everything About Sponsorship & Licensing” with Greg McClanahan, Joel Breton, and Lars Jornow