What does it mean to belong in complex and cutting-edge tech fields? In this episode, we sit down with Juliette De La Rie, CEO of Colorful Matter, to explore how identity, intuition, and inclusion shape the future of deep tech. Juliette shares her personal journey from feeling like an outsider in tech to becoming a powerful advocate for culture-driven innovation. We talk about bridging the gap between hard science and human needs, building community in emerging industries, and why belonging is more than a buzzword—it’s a blueprint for better technology.Also ... hear what happened when I took the unconscious bias test.

Juliette de la Rie https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliettedelarie/

Colorful Matter https://www.colorfulmatter.eu/

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We’ve spoken about the energy industry a few times in this podcast, most recently about innovation in our current nuclear energy power plants. These are the fission based plants. Today, we’re going to learn about the future of nuclear, that is the fusion based nuclear power plants.

My guest is Laura Thomas, Chief Strategy Officer at Fuse, a fusion energy company building toward a clean and near-limitless energy source.

About Fuse https://www.f.energy/

Laura Thomas https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-thomas123/

Deep Pocket podcast https://petrasoderling.com/podcast

Newsletter https://petrasoderling.substack.com/about

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In his book The Rise of the Creative Class, Richard Florida argues that creativity is the nourishment of new economic growth, and introduces the three T's; Technology as a platform, talent to do the creative process, and tolerance from the surrounding society to allow this talent to shine.

My guest Ceridwen 'Ceri' Koski, Partner at Denver, CO based law firm WR Immigration lays out the strategies and practical steps for U.S. companies to make the most of creative international talent.

Resources:

Ceri Koski LinkedIn posts https://www.linkedin.com/in/ceridwenkoski/

WR Immigration https://wolfsdorf.com/

Richard Florida https://creativeclass.com/richard_florida/

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