I co-owned and co-founded a web development agency with my wife Mia called YIKES, Inc. We sold the company in July 2024 and are now retired.
I’ve always had a love for computers, and when web technology came along in the early 90s I took to it right away. As a woman and bi-racial lesbian in tech, I have the experience of, more times than not, being the only woman in the room for anything tech-related. I dedicated my professional life to elevating marginalized folks in tech (and in general). I believe the only way to close the wealth/power gap is for more marginalized people to be successful. We can’t waste time and energy waiting for people who have been traditionally in power to become enlightened. Our success is what drives true change.
Public Speaking
I have given presentations at various events. I love talking about various topics in front of big groups of people.
You can view some videos from my presentations:
- Custom Post Types for Right-Brained Folks – WordCamp Philly 2012
- What You Don’t Know You Can Do: WordPress Development for Absolutely Everyone – WordCamp San Francisco 2013
- Diversity Works – WCUS 2017
- WordCamp Philadelphia 2018 Keynote Address – Accompanying Slides: https://thetracyl.github.io/wcphilly-keynote/
- The Wealth Gap (feat. Tracy Levesque) – The Underrepresented in Tech Podcast. Dec 27, 2021
- Embracing Change in the Pursuit of Better Leadership & Fulfillment – The Leading to Fulfillment Podcast. March 4, 2022
- Tracy Levesque, First woman and Queer-Owned VIP Agency Partner – Women in WP Podcast. May 16, 2022
