The Power of the Pivot
Discover how to confidently pivot into emerging tech fields. Learn to leverage your current skills, build new ones, and join thriving communities for career growth.
Darlyze Calixte
✦Key Insights
Pivot Possibilities
Emerging technologies like AI and blockchain welcome people with diverse backgrounds—curiosity and drive matter as much as technical skills.
3-Step Roadmap
Translate current skills to tech needs, bridge knowledge gaps with affordable learning, and join tech communities like CreateHER Fest.
Diversity Wins
Women pivoting into tech help drive up to 21% greater profits and close the talent gap, often earning significant salary increases.
Programs in Action
#75HER by CreateHER Fest is a 75-day upskilling challenge pairing project-building with mentorship for a successful transition.
The evolving landscape of emerging technologies is fundamentally redefining what it means to be a developer or builder. As tools like AI, blockchain, and XR democratize access and lower barriers, it’s no longer just about writing code—it’s about curiosity, creativity, and leveraging the skills you already have.
3 Steps to Make Your Pivot Confidently
Step 1: Skill Translation
Map your existing strengths to emerging tech needs:
- Teaching → Creating learning pathways for AI adoption, developing ethical AI frameworks
- Finance → Regulatory compliance frameworks, smart contract auditing
- Marketing → Community growth, AI product launches
Step 2: Bridge Learning
Get enough technical understanding to recognize where your expertise fits. Try an "AI fundamentals" workshop or "Blockchain basics" course—most are free or low-cost.
Step 3: Community Integration
Plug into a community (like CreateHER Fest) where you can learn, network, and get support as you try new things and build in public.
Supporting Data:
- 70% of new apps will be built on no-code platforms by 2025.
- 40% of blockchain/Web3 jobs are non-technical.
- Career pivots into AI/blockchain roles yield a $24,000 salary bump on average.
- Women with transferable skills are helping to close the talent gap in tech—with companies reporting 21% higher profits on diverse teams.
Bottom line:
This new digital chapter is wide open. The most important skill? Understanding your unique strengths and where they create the most impact. If you have curiosity and the drive to learn, there is a role for you in the next wave of technology—and CreateHER Fest is here to help you make the leap.
Ready to start?
Pre-register now for CreateHER Fest 2026’s #75HER program: a 75 day marathon to transform your career in emerging tech. Learn essential skills, build a portfolio-worthy project, and connect with mentors in AI, blockchain, and XR. Secure your spot today—because the next wave of technology won’t wait, and neither should you.
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About Darlyze Calixte
Darlyze is a dynamic software developer and Perplexity AI Business Fellow with a passion for deep tech, entrepreneurship, and community building. As Co-Founder of CreateHER Fest, she leverages her expertise in data-driven and systems-oriented solutions to democratize access to emerging technology education. Darlyze’s leadership ensures that CreateHER Fest empowers women to build impactful solutions aligned with global innovation and inclusion.