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IT TAKES A VILLAGE

Let's help you find yours.

Hi, I'm Marie.


I'm a leader in tech, inclusive birth worker, & respectful parent with a passion for empowering others to reach their potential & advocating for equitable experiences.

I am a parent of two young children, live with my partner in the Bay Area (California), work as a product manager in tech, offer birth, postpartum & abortion doula support.

I believe everyone needs support, advocacy & community to thrive--it takes a village, let's create yours.

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COMMUNITY & CONNECTION

I am most fulfilled when I am able to lend my wide-range of experience, skills & expertise to enable others to thrive.

BIRTH & POSTPARTUM DOULA

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Inclusive birth worker

Compassionately supporting families before, during and immediately after the birth of their baby. 

  • Birth support: hospital & home births, advocacy & support for your preferences, physical attendance during labor & delivery

  • Postpartum support: newborn care, feeding support, babywearing techniques, & partner/family coaching.


I do believe everyone deserves birth support and I want services to be accessible to all, I hope you'll reach out.

WOMEN & BIPOC IN TECH MENTOR

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Career champion & life coach

Leveraging a wealth of experience, failures & transitions in tech, I provide kind, firm, & light-hearted mentoring, coaching & support.

  • Work-life balance

  • Returning to work after parental leave

  • Transitioning roles 

  • Choosing a path; finding your passion

  • Leaping into leadership; leaping out of leadership


If you are a women or person of color interested in support in any of these areas, I hope you'll reach out.

EQUITABLE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

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Building equitable experiences

Changing the way we build products, including the process to build them and the people behind them, to create more inclusive, equitable & fair experiences for all.

  • Where to begin

  • Learning & unlearning

  • Topic deep-dives

  • Facilitating workshops

  • Speaking engagements

  • Networking opportunities


If you are a product professional passionate about embedding equity & inclusion into your work, I hope you'll reach out.

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“All that you touch you change. All that you change changes you.”

Octavia Butler

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San Jose, California

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©2024 by Marie S. Ettema

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