APIs as Your Catalyst for Transformational Change feat. Claire Barrett, Director of APIsFirst

Learn more about Claire here: linkedin.com/in/claire-global/
This week on the API Intersection podcast, we had the pleasure of chatting with Claire Barrett, Director of APIsFirst and a founding member of the API Collective. She is also a leader of the Global Women in APIs Initiative via APIDays. If you’re curious, wewe have a joint collaboration with them spotlighting some of the many amazing women in the API industry.

Barrett focuses on supporting large, mature organizations and helping them accelerate their API maturity in line with their business and technology strategies. 

"We repeatedly see that even though people are sometimes coming with what sounds like a bit more of a technical problem, increasingly it's actually a people problem," shares Barrett. "The questions people need help with is 'how do I get more people to understand what's going on and realize the potential? How can I influence and educate more of the people we're working with, sometimes even our customers and our partners, on what we're trying to achieve?' We help them figure out where to get started." 

As a consultant for many large organizations looking to enact API-enabled change, Barrett has seen it all. She lies at the busy intersection of transformation, scaled agile delivery, systems, and platform overhaul. When it comes to who and what to look out for when implementing a solid API strategy for true transformational change, here's her advice. 

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