The platform where women in tech share what we actually carry - not what we're expected to perform.
Coming September 2025
Be the first to hear the conversations that change how we talk about tech.
Platform 75% complete
In a world where women are often heard last, softly, or not at all - especially in technical spaces - Off Mute is creating room for the full complexity of our experiences.
Your struggles with technical leadership. Your insights about building inclusive engineering culture. Your journey from individual contributor to mentor. Your discoveries about what you actually want to build.
The real conversations happen in whispered moments after meetings, in DMs, in safe spaces where we can drop the performance.
What if we expanded those safe spaces?
We're building a cultural archive - not of what we're supposed to say, but of what we actually think and feel and know.
Technical decisions that shifted entire trajectories and what they taught about trusting your expertise
Growth stories, breakthrough moments, and the journey to trusting your voice in tech
The real behind-the-scenes of building, leading, and being human in technical spaces
Alternative approaches, conscious choices, and redefining what success looks like
Breakdown moments, career pivots, and what comes after awakening
Real stories. Real voices. Real conversations about what it means to be human in tech.
Right now, I'm having the most incredible conversations with women across tech - senior engineers, startup founders, engineering managers, product leaders, designers who are redefining their industries.
Each conversation starts the same way: "Sorry, I was on mute. But not anymore."
These aren't just talks. They're invitations for other women to trust their own voices.
Founded by Katrina Mae - Defense Tech PdM, Creator of The Studio by KM
Be part of the first group to experience Off Mute when it launches.
Behind-the-scenes updates
as we build the platform and record conversations
Early access
to the first talks before public launch
Invitation to our launch celebration
with featured speakers and live Q&A
First notification
when new conversations go live
Priority consideration
if you want to share your own story
We're looking for women in tech who have real stories to tell - not polished presentations, but authentic conversations about the human side of building, leading, and creating in technical spaces.
Never spoken publicly? Even better. We're looking for authentic voices, not polished speakers.
Recording founding conversations with incredible women across tech
Building the platform, editing talks, creating beautiful branding for each story
First conversations go live for founding community
Virtual event with featured speakers, community connection, and live Q&A
Monthly new conversations, community events, and expanding the movement
Want to be part of the journey?
May 29th, 2025 at 8:06 AM, I started crying in a work meeting.
After 8 years in defense tech, I realized I'd been performing engagement I didn't feel, speaking words I didn't mean, presenting a version of myself that got applause but felt completely inauthentic.
That breakdown led to breakthrough. But more importantly, it led to conversations.
The women I talked to afterward - friends, colleagues, women in my network - all carried similar stories. Real experiences of building, leading, and being human in tech that we only shared in safe spaces, away from professional performance.
Off Mute exists to expand those safe spaces.
I'm building this as part of the larger ecosystem at The Studio by KM, where we explore conscious career navigation and authentic success. But Off Mute has its own mission: creating cultural change through authentic storytelling.
Because sometimes you need to hear other women's truth before you can speak your own.
Katrina Mae
Founder of Off Mute & The Studio by KM
Defense Tech PdM | Creator of The Halfway Method
Join the founding community and be part of changing how women talk about tech.
The first conversations launch September 2025
Questions? Want to share your story? Ready to help build this?
Email us: offmute@thestudiobykm.com
Because the conversations we're not having are exactly the ones we need to start.