This episode of The 2x Women in Tech Podcast features a woman who has combined her passion for children and future generations with next-level tech that is reimagining our broken childcare system. Jessa Santangelo, VP of Business Development at Wee Care, shares her journey through various entrepreneurial crash-and-burns to a robust embrace of fear.

Failing fast and often isn’t just okay, says Jessa, it’s critical to paving the way to innovation. Wee Care, the female-led application connecting families with child care, has done exactly that by providing a platform that finds, promotes, and advocates for the support families require. The goal is to move the U.S., which has seen a steady erosion of women in the workforce, towards better systems to ensure accessible and affordable child care options. Ultimately, the goal is to persuade corporations to adopt child care allowances as a standard benefit! By being fearless, practicing failure, and supporting one another in acquiring tech skills, women can lead the way on this important mission. Supporting more than 65,000 facilities nationwide, Wee Care is providing not only an exciting new child care eco-system but also modeling what it looks like for women to leverage tech – now and as an example for future generations! For episode resources and more info, visit our 2x Women in Tech website