Social Sessions with Mike Gannotti I have had the distinct honor, and pleasure, of knowing Beatriz Oliveira for the past 8 years. As the founder, and CEO, of Microsoft Partner BindTuning Beatriz has been a great advocate for inclusivity and accessibility in technology. Her work has helped countless young women to advance their career aspirations and she has extended that philosophy to making technology more readily accessible to anyone who may have physical challenges so that they can more readily participate in workplace technology.
In this Social Session Beatriz discusses, and shows, some of the work BindTuning has been doing to facilitate organizations remote workers as well as improving business continuity, employee well-being, and accessibility. After the video check out the links below to learn more about BindTuning’s offerings and how Beatriz and team can help your organization to take the modern workplace to the next level.
Resources:
- BindTuning website
- BindTuning on YouTube
- BindTuning on LinkedIn
- BindTuning on Twitter
- BindTuning on Facebook
- BindTuning on Instagram
- Connect with Beatriz Oliveira on LinkedIn
* The full unedited, machine learning, transcript can be read below.
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Social Sessions episode 6 with Beatriz Oliveira Transcript
* This transcript was generated automatically with Microsoft Teams Transcription machine learning.
Beatriz from BindTuning10:12 AM
Exactly which events we were going to attend. We had all our scheduled. You know everything so lined up all the stuff that we were going to launch all the constant light up. Everything was so perfect, even personally right. So we had a vacation, scheduled stuff that was planned and all of a sudden your life is upside down. So Italy upside down, yeah, and you're suddenly going from having this this balanced life to working probably 16 hours a day.
A weekend's not being able kind of to distinguish you know. Mondays from Fridays we can from week. Um it's been quite crazy, yes and an.
Michael Gannotti10:13 AM
Sure.
Yep.
Beatriz from BindTuning10:13 AM
And heavy, you know, in terms of the tool that it takes personally, but also exciting, I think you know, I think these are. These are actually times where you got get the opportunity to have a different look at things. A different look at what's coming ahead. So rethinking a bit the business and and your.
Well.
Also some.
I think, but it's also about virginity.
Michael Gannotti10:37 AM
Yeah.
Beatriz from BindTuning10:37 AM
Also, I can also tell you that and another area that that were heavily investing in and dearly investing in is is Accessibility.
So we actually started this late last year.
And it was a big focus for us in the pre pandemic era um but we didn't stop so we continue this this work and I'm I'm personally very engaged and dedicated to to guaranteeing that there is true diversity in tech.
Michael Gannotti10:38 AM
Sure.
Beatriz from BindTuning10:38 AM
It it it may have started the years ago with thinking about the difference and and the the under representation of women but now that there is enough awareness around that that topic and by the way I can tell you that that actually started because I have 2 daughters and I really felt that the world was was not what I wanted for them you know and I have 2 geeks so one of my daughter is is.
Michael Gannotti10:38 AM
Wow.
Yep.
Beatriz from BindTuning10:39 AM
That goes back when they were little that that was not the world you know for 2 young girls that's that expected to get into Attack Attack business and be looked at equal but now I think that the world has changed a lot and so in that perspective I think that we're coming to whirlwind more diverse.
Michael Gannotti10:39 AM
Sure.
Beatriz from BindTuning10:39 AM
But then another concern arise with which is OK how do we also include people that have any sort of disability and I believe that that area is not addressed enough and software specially is is not prepared and most of the times isn't definitely not prepared to make sure that we're providing the same type of opportunities to these people.
Michael Gannotti10:39 AM
Yeah.
Beatriz from BindTuning10:39 AM
And there are more people will limitations and we think because when we think about disability probably we're thinking about a high level of disability but with lower levels of disability there tons and tons of people either it is because your colour blinded or it is because you have epilepsy I do I have absolute epilepsy so I can't go to a website and have all the blinking if yes.
Michael Gannotti10:40 AM
Flashing yeah.
Beatriz from BindTuning10:40 AM
So um I personally related I personally relate to this topic at the end to this these issues or you can break a hands and temporarily you are disabled from that hand an not able to control the mouse as you used to so there are all types of situation where software actually has to be prepared and.
Michael Gannotti10:40 AM
Yep.
Beatriz from BindTuning10:40 AM
Be prepared so that people can perform at their best and that's what we're trying to do with a tool that we would.
Michael Gannotti10:41 AM
Yep.
Beatriz from BindTuning10:41 AM
Um making available next month I've II'm honestly it's like my a hard project OK II'm really really excited about it I'm super proud about about the work that the team has been developing so I think it's going to be it's going to be really good and meaningful specially this is what's driving the team is that they are creating such a meaningful such a meaningful soul.
Yep.
Michael Gannotti10:41 AM
Yeah I mean I'm excited about that I know from a Microsoft perspective we have a big push internally around that an you're right there are so many areas that we often don't think of.
You know different folks and there's various levels of challenges that people have from an Accessibility standpoint so you know the more that can be looked at the better so I think that's awesome so I do have some you know as we look as folks are hearing some of this and they want to follow up they'd like to you know.
See what you're doing with templates or some other things. What you folks do. Where should they go to get started to learn more about buying, tuning your offerings and to engage with you?
Yep.
Huh.
Beatriz from BindTuning10:42 AM
Super simple OK so going to bindtuning.com definitely so that will get you started and there is a lot to explore so in this features area you will have information about all the areas of the product either it being designed the build or our teams offering you will soon see our Accessibility offering here as well and if you really want to get started it's just clicking the get started button.
Michael Gannotti10:43 AM
Right.
Beatriz from BindTuning10:42 AM
So create an account and that will take you to the app area and that's where you actually have the templates for installation you can also explore the templates here in the website so this started kits option shows you all the lists of templates but if you really want to put your hands into it an if you really want to start installing stuff just click the get started button and create an account with us our You Tube channel also has a lot of different videos.
Um to get you a bit more engaged and to show you what others have been doing with our product so II think it's also an interesting starting point going to going to our You Tube channel.
Michael Gannotti10:43 AM
So I'll make sure II you know when we finish up here to get certainly this links easybindtuning.com but for your You Tube channel.
Beatriz from BindTuning10:43 AM
OK.
Michael Gannotti10:43 AM
We'll get the link from you to put into the post as well so folks can look below this video and they'll be able to click and see that awesome.
Beatriz from BindTuning10:43 AM
Perfect.
OK, well thank you so much Michael for this opportunity.
Michael Gannotti10:43 AM
So yeah any any any last things that you want to mention or.
Beatriz from BindTuning10:44 AM
Um well just a positive word so let's let's look at the future um.
The.
Michael Gannotti10:44 AM
Yep.
Beatriz from BindTuning10:44 AM
That's what we're doing positively I think that there is more hope an good stuff ahead than anything else so regardless of what happens today what matters is what we do with it and let's let's do great stuff with it all the biggest inventions all the greatest things that come from hard times and I think this is one of those times let's let's take this moment let's take this time to build amazing things and to make sure that we have.
Very very good future ahead of us.
Yeah.
Definitely.
Michael Gannotti10:44 AM
Awesome and like you said necessity is the mother of all inventions so you know certainly you've been doing that and so many other so thank you very much for joining me today I hope our viewers have enjoyed this again you can check out bindtuning an beatrice and all the great work earn her folks are doing andbindtuning.com and will have the links down below so get started and theyre this I just want to say you started in 2012.
And I've been recommending bindtuning forever they're they're just great folks do great work so take a look do yourself a favor with that this is Mike gianotti with.
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Beatriz from BindTuning10:45 AM
Howbeit risk.
Michael Gannotti10:45 AM
Bidding everyone.
Beatriz from BindTuning10:45 AM
Would be interesting thank you bye bye?
Michael Gannotti10:45 AM
I have a great day take care everyone bye bye now.
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