Articles on Culture
Carbon Five Roll Call: Isai Lopez Rodas, Software Engineer
Carbon Five Roll Call is a blog series introducing you to our team of product managers, designers, and software engineers at Carbon Five. Meet the team and learn how we can help support your next project. This week, we’d like to introduce you to Isai! Name: Isai Lopez Rodas Title: Software Engineer Hometown: Petaluma, CA …
How to Run a Great Retrospective: A Detailed Recipe
You’ve read all the agile docs about how important it is to have a regular reflection meeting. You’ve sat through so many retros that you’ve lost count—and maybe you’ve even run more than a few yourself. But, for some reason, your retrospectives just aren’t as magical as the ones you read about. You’re not alone! …
Carbon Five Roll Call: Ifeanyi Iyke-Azubogu, Software Engineer Intern
Carbon Five Roll Call is a blog series introducing you to our team of product managers, designers, and software engineers at Carbon Five. Meet the team and learn how we can help support your next project. Now introducing, Ifeanyi! Name: Ifeanyi Iyke-Azubogu Title: Software Engineer Intern Hometown: Baltimore, MD College/Universtiy: University of Maryland College Park Emoji of choice: ⏳ …
#C5Mentors: Anna Neyzberg on Making the Tech Industry Accessible for All
Anna Neyzberg’s first job in the tech industry was not great: women employees weren’t encouraged to speak up, and when they did, management didn’t pay attention. Now a software engineer at Carbon Five, Anna co-founded ElixirBridge in 2016 to teach people from underrepresented groups how to code. In our final post in a series celebrating …
#C5Mentors: Emily Mi Cai on Leveling the Playing Field in College Admissions
Carbon Five Product Manager Emily Mi Cai has spent the past three years working with Minds Matter to help a high school student in her community navigate the college admissions process. In our fourth post in a series celebrating 21 years of mentorship in honor of Carbon Five’s 21st anniversary, Emily discusses why she’s passionate …
#C5Mentors: Gintel Gee on Diversifying the Design Field
As a teenager growing up in South Central Los Angeles, Carbon Five Senior Product Designer Gintel Gee taught herself the basics of design by creating graphics on her computer and connecting with a community of peers on online message boards. Looking back, Gintel wishes she had had a mentor to answer her questions and direct …
#C5Mentors: Courtney Hemphill on Empowering Women in Tech
In addition to her roles as a partner and VP of product management at Carbon Five, Courtney Hemphill was also the company’s first female employee. In our first post in a series celebrating 21 years of mentorship in honor of Carbon Five’s 21st anniversary, Courtney discusses her passion for empowering women in tech by volunteering …
Carbon Five Roll Call: Louise Laub, Senior Product Designer
Carbon Five Roll Call is a blog series introducing you to the team of product managers, designers, and software engineers at Carbon Five. Learn more about us and how we can help support your next project. Now introducing, Louise! Name: Louise Laub Title: Senior Product Designer Hometown: Palo Alto, CA Carbon Five Office: San Francisco, …
Carbon Five Virtual ‘Summit In Place’ Conference Emphasizes Allyship, Career Development, and Camaraderie
From May 25 to 27, Carbon Five team members gathered virtually for the first ever remote Summit, the company’s annual internal conference. Named “Summit In Place,” the three-day event saw employees log in from New York, California, Tennessee, Washington, and other locations around the U.S. to participate in workshops focused on diversity, inclusion, equity, and …
Building for Intersectionality in Tech: Intersectionality and Product Management
By Nicole Thayer & Tiffany Wong Note: This is the fourth post in this blog series on intersectionality in tech. Check out the first, second, and third posts. Welcome back to our ongoing series about how employees at Carbon Five approach intersectionality in tech. For more information on why we’re doing this and what we’re hoping …