Stuti Srivastava grew up with a big ambition: to be like Bill Gates. Her childhood dream launched her career in tech. Today, she’s a product manager for TomTom Traffic, working on solutions to revolutionize mobility for drivers, cities and businesses around the world. Her journey getting here strays from convention. We spoke to Stuti to hear how each step has shaped her evolving passion for tech and changing the world.

Building the next great technological innovation is step one. Step two is getting it into people’s hands to make a positive impact. That’s where Anthony Chen comes in. As TomTom’s VP of Sales for Greater China, Anthony is steering the company into new growth opportunities. We talked to the seasoned sales veteran to find out what brought him to TomTom, and how he’s applying his wealth of experience in building and scaling businesses to grow the China automotive OEM export market for location tech.

TomTom is on a journey to improve its representation. We’re already proud to have more than 80 nationalities, and have set targets to achieve a better gender balance in the company. However, this is just part of the wider effort to achieve full inclusivity. That’s why we moved to create employee resource groups.

Maps and music may seem unrelated, but for Elisebeth Sullivan they’ve always held a close connection that’s guided her to becoming a Director of Program Management at TomTom. Elisebeth is now onboarding customers, helping the likes of Microsoft make the most of TomTom Orbis Maps. We talked to Elisebeth to hear her story, learning how she turned her personal passions into a mission-led career.

The way we think about career progression is changing. People have tended to look up. Now, looks can go side-to-side, diagonally, or even inwards, reflecting on what could be changed about existing ways of working. TomTom wants to support all of that – to give TomTom’ers complete freedom and transparency in the way they can grow across their career.

Leadership is a significant part of the “life at TomTom” DNA. TomTom supports TomTom’ers to make an impact at every level of the business. That includes those on the cusp of executive roles – TomTom wants to give them the tools and knowledge they need to take the next significant step toward becoming a business leader. That’s why TomTom has introduced the Accelerated Leadership Program.

So often the discourse around women in tech is how we can support women to succeed in their careers. But why not the other way round too? During my recent visit to European Women in Tech, I spoke to attendees about their ambitions, what support works for them in their careers and how they’ve been inspired to share their knowledge.

It’s easy to slip into habits, especially when it comes to language. We might use a phrase that’s familiar from our home country, for example. What many of us don’t realize is that an everyday word has the power to both empower but also diminish someone’s identity. We spoke with Amy Ogborn, Business Analyst at TomTom, to get to grips with the kind of language that we can and should be using to ensure everyone feels included, particularly members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Who is Goetz Weber – theoretical physicist, aspiring actor, serial entrepreneur, early-stage CEO and COO, software engineer and strategist, spanning the finance, gaming, mobile, Bitcoin and mapping industries? Somehow, he’s all of these things. We talked to Goetz, now VP of Commercial Innovation at TomTom, to share his story and unpack his passion for transforming the maps market.

During an average day of your working life, you may feel included and comfortable in your own skin. However, there are many of you – specifically in the LGBTQIA+ community – who may not feel this way, toning down or hiding who you are, even though it’s something to be proud of. I interviewed Tomas Cafferata, Director of Product Management, about the importance of safety and inclusivity in the workplace, what more can be done, and what TomTom is doing to make a difference.

Within the fast-paced world of technological innovation, there are talented software engineers driving that progress every day. Who are they? What inspires them? And how are they making their individual impact on tech that people use every minute around the world? We talked to Natalya Reznik, Software Engineer at TomTom, to hear how her story across continents and companies led her to mapping.

Developers can only go so far with their extensive knowledge and skillset when so much of their time is taken up with low-value, repetitive tasks and infrastructure maintenance. They also need the tools to deliver their best work. While TomTom’ers already have a suite of high-quality applications to help them realize the real-time map, one team's mission is to take this even further. We interviewed a Product Manager in the Internal Developer Experience (IDX) team, Silvia Longo, to find out more…

Creating something is only half the journey. Getting that creation into the hands of the customers is the second half. This is where Benoit Joly, Senior Vice President of Automotive Sales, steps in. From his youth, building basic games and trying out new gadgets, to his decorated career in the tech industry, Benoit is very comfortable with innovation. This makes him the perfect ambassador for TomTom’s products. Hear Benoit’s story from a recent interview and how it led him to TomTom today.

Every single one of us dreams about what they would like to achieve in their career. But not all of us have the opportunities to take the necessary steps towards those dreams. TomTom wants to present those doorways of opportunity to female TomTom’ers with its new Sponsorship Program.

Many of us see technology as the finished products we use every day. Yet through another lens, we see the complex lines of code that are weaving together the future of innovation. Miguel García has always lived at the center of this inner, generative world of new technology – keeping his focus on real-world benefits. He spent over a decade improving tech at Google and Amazon, and is now leading the future of navigation as VP Engineering at TomTom. We sat down with Miguel to hear his story.

With the buzz of mapmaking innovation on high, TomTom isn’t losing sight of the people behind the tech. In this interview, we share the story of Ana Lira, VP Engineering. Her career is painted with the full colors of passion and curiosity, always determined to build what has never been built before – which is exactly what she’s doing at TomTom.