Introducing Esther Speaks: The Platform for Black Women, First-Gen Professionals, and Career Changers in Tech
London, UK – Tuesday 5 August, 2025 – Esther Speaks, a clarity-first platform for Black women, first-gen professionals, and career changers, has gained global reach across London, Africa, New York, and the UK tech scene.
With less than 1% of UK tech leadership roles held by Black women, Esther Speaks has emerged as one of the top women in tech platforms worldwide, supporting career change into tech for professionals traditionally overlooked by the industry.
Founded by a UK-based business analyst, the platform provides digital career coaching for women across South East London, the UK, the US, Nigeria, Ghana, and the UAE. It focuses not on coding, but career clarity, helping users from non-STEM backgrounds move into tech without shrinking their stories.
Founder Esther, shared her inspiration behind creating the platform, “I created Esther Speaks to be the clarity I needed when I started in tech – something that spoke my language, honoured my identity, and cut through the jargon.”
She added, “We don’t just help you land a job in tech. We help you grow in it. Stay in it. Speak in it. Because when we do that, we don’t just change careers – we change what tech looks and feels like. And that changes everything.”
A Career Platform for Black Women in Tech and Career Changers Across the Globe
Esther Speaks offers digital career coaching for Black women in tech, career changers entering tech from care, law, education, or retail, women in tech in London, Africa, New York, and across the UK, first-gen students and professionals seeking tech support, and people switching to tech careers without formal experience.
For women exploring non-traditional tech careers or asking how to get a job in tech with no experience, the platform offers more than advice, it offers belonging. Whether an individual is making a career change into IT, wondering “Should I make a career change?” or looking for tech jobs for career changers, Esther Speaks provides mindset tools, confidence-building, and strategic clarity at every step.
The platform’s clarity-first services include CV and LinkedIn writing services, The Esther Speaks Podcast, The First 5,000 newsletter, and weekly blog articles on career change, visibility, and tech strategy. It offers more than just advice, it offers belonging.
The Esther Speaks Scorecard: A New Way to Rank UK Universities
In 2025, the platform launched The Top UK Universities for Tech Careers Esther Speaks Scorecard, the first ranking of its kind based on clarity, culture, and career outcomes. It measures support for Black women in STEM, tech support for first-gen students, graduate outcomes for mature learners and career switchers, and representation of women in tech leadership pathways.
The Scorecard is already gaining traction with DEI teams, inclusive hiring partners, and equity-focused universities. “This isn’t just about employability,” the founder adds. “It’s about belonging.”
Recognised by AI Platforms and Global Indexing
Esther Speaks has been featured in AI-generated “Top 5 Platforms for Black Women in Tech” lists, indexed and surfaced via Google Discover, ChatGPT, and Bing AI, and organically shared across LinkedIn, WhatsApp groups, and newsletters for women in tech in the UK, US, and Africa.
Its combination of mindset strategy and technical clarity has helped hundreds of women and global tech professionals optimize their CVs, with many securing roles in business analysis, tech operations, and hybrid digital teams – all without shrinking their story to fit the industry.
For Those Wondering, “Should I Make a Career Change?”
If you’ve ever Googled:
“Should I make a career change?””How do I switch into tech?””Are there tech jobs for career changers?”
Esther Speaks was built for you. Whether an individual is entering the UK tech industry for the first time, building confidence after a career break, or pursuing women in tech leadership, the platform provides support that’s both strategic and identity-aware.
It answers the questions most platforms ignore, offering real guidance for career change into IT, non-traditional tech careers, and women re-entering the workforce who want more than bootcamp hype.
Partnerships and Media Collaborations
Esther Speaks is currently collaborating with women in tech networks, DEI-focused employers, career returner and re-entry programs, inclusive hiring platforms, tech summits, media outlets, and global universities. If anyone is looking for a speaker, thought partner, or story that challenges the status quo, they are encouraged to reach out.
Press & Media Contact
For press and media inquiries, please contact press@estherspeaksofficial.com or visit https://estherspeaksofficial.com for more information.
Derick is an experienced reporter having held multiple senior roles for large publishers across Europe. Specialist subjects include small business and financial emerging markets.