Episodes

122. Asha Devasia: Energy executive with biology & business degrees
Jan. 9, 2024

122. Asha Devasia: Energy executive with biology & business degrees

Asha Devasia is an executive with experience in strategy, products, innovation and operations in the Energy industry. She leveraged her Bachelor’s Degree in Biology and Business and her MBA to transition to leadership early i...

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121. Sylleste Davis; House of Representatives; Information Technology
Dec. 26, 2023

121. Sylleste Davis; House of Representatives; Information Technology

Sylleste Davis is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 100th District. She is the Chair of the House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee. Prior to representing the people of S...

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120. Kathy Ford; Chief Operation Officer, biopharmaceuticals; R.N., B.S.N
Dec. 12, 2023

120. Kathy Ford; Chief Operation Officer, biopharmaceuticals; R.N., B…

Kathy Ford is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Kura Oncology. She has over 30 years experience in biopharmaceuticals. She is equally passionate about the work she does bringing treatment to cancer patients and as a mom an...

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119. Dr. Sheryl Recinos, MD; Physician, Author, Homelessness Advocate
Nov. 29, 2023

119. Dr. Sheryl Recinos, MD; Physician, Author, Homelessness Advocate

Sheryl Recinos is a physician, author, speaker and advocate. She is a locums hospitalist. After spending her teen years homeless and living on the streets in Los Angeles, she got a Bachelor's Degree in Cellular and Microbiolo...

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118. STEMSkills: Building Your Confidence with Karen Laos, Confidence Cultivator
Nov. 14, 2023

118. STEMSkills: Building Your Confidence with Karen Laos, Confidence…

Karen Laos, Communication Expert and Confidence Cultivator, is on a mission to eradicate self-doubt in 10 million women by giving them simple strategies to ask for what they want in the boardroom and beyond. She guides corpor...

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117. Liz Lee Heinecke; Scientist and Science Communicator; Author & Media Personality
Oct. 31, 2023

117. Liz Lee Heinecke; Scientist and Science Communicator; Author & M…

Liz Lee Heinecke is an author and media figure for science and STEM. She has loved science she was young which drew her to study molecular biology where she worked in research for ten years. As she transitioned to parenting, ...

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116. Pamela Kellert Strategic Leadership Coach for Women in STEM
Oct. 17, 2023

116. Pamela Kellert Strategic Leadership Coach for Women in STEM

Pamela Kellert is a strategic leadership coach focusing on women in STEM. She works with individuals and organizations to elevate their leadership skills, confidence and organizational impact. She is the Founder of Women Lead...

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115. Dr. Alison Banwell - Glaciologist; Glacier Scientist; PhD in Polar Studies
Oct. 3, 2023

115. Dr. Alison Banwell - Glaciologist; Glacier Scientist; PhD in Pol…

Dr. Alison Banwell is a Glaciologist and Research Scientist in the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), part of the University of Colorado Boulder. She studies glaciers in the Arctic and Antar...

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114. Nancy Joie Wilkie - Author; Retired Biotechnologist/Bio-Chemist
Sept. 13, 2023

114. Nancy Joie Wilkie - Author; Retired Biotechnologist/Bio-Chemist

Nancy Joie Wilkie worked for over thirty years in both the biotechnology industry and as part of the Federal Government’s biodefense effort. Nancy is now retired and explores many creative pursuits including writing, composin...

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113. Kathy Kale Nelson - Show Up, Sign Up, Speak Up, Give a Hand Up
July 19, 2023

113. Kathy Kale Nelson - Show Up, Sign Up, Speak Up, Give a Hand Up

This is a recording from a keynote speech I gave at a women in energy forum in 2017. I talk about the importance of: Showing up - especially as your authentic self Signing up, or just say "yes" if an opportunity comes up Spea...

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112. Sherry Shannon - Vanstone; Serial Entrepreneur; Cryptological Mathematician; BS Mathematics
July 12, 2023

112. Sherry Shannon - Vanstone; Serial Entrepreneur; Cryptological Ma…

Sherry Shannon - Vanstone is a serial entrepreneur. She started her career as a cryptology mathematician in the US government, then went on to work at a start up in Silicon Valley. She then went on to co-found and found compa...

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111. Lydia Blume; Meteorologist; BS in Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
June 27, 2023

111. Lydia Blume; Meteorologist; BS in Atmospheric Sciences and Meteo…

Lydia Blume is the Morning Meteorologist at WDAY in Fargo, North Dakota. Lydia has a Bachelor of Science degree in Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. She focuses on communications of scientific information to non-scientifi...

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110. Nicole Kelner; Science and Climate Artist
June 13, 2023

110. Nicole Kelner; Science and Climate Artist

Nicole Kelner is a science and climate artist. She is the founder of Arts and Climate Change. Prior to founding Arts and Climate Change, she was an Artist in Residence at MCJ Collective. Prior to these two positions she worke...

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109. Dr. Sirisha Kuchimanchi; PhD & MS Materials Science; MS & BS Physics
May 30, 2023

109. Dr. Sirisha Kuchimanchi; PhD & MS Materials Science; MS & BS Phy…

Dr. Sirisha Kuchimanchi is an entrepreneur, keynote speaker, podcast host, live radio and live radio show host. She's a former tech executive who left the corporate world to start her own business. She founded Sahita , a Glob...

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108. Dr. Rachel Cady, M.D. – Menopause Specialist; The Health/Medical Side of Menopause
May 24, 2023

108. Dr. Rachel Cady, M.D. – Menopause Specialist; The Health/Medical…

Dr. Rachel Cady is an Obstetrician/Gynecologist and a Certified Menopause Practitioner. She is an active member of both the North American Menopause Society and the International Menopause Society. Among the concerns and symp...

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107. Dr. Ginger Campbell: Palliative Care Physician; MD, BSE Electrical Engineering; MSE Biomedical Engineering
May 16, 2023

107. Dr. Ginger Campbell: Palliative Care Physician; MD, BSE Electric…

Dr. Ginger Campbell is a Palliative Medicine Physician. Prior to Palliative Care, Dr. Campbell was an Emergency Physician. She earned a BSE in Electrical Engineering and an MSE in Biomedical Engineering prior to her MD. Dr. C...

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106. Anna Litvinova: Flight Test Engineer; BS Aerospace Engineering
May 9, 2023

106. Anna Litvinova: Flight Test Engineer; BS Aerospace Engineering

Anna Litvinova is a Flight Test Engineer. She graduated from college with a Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering about three years ago and spends her time writing test plans, executing test missions on planes per those ...

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105. Pat Muoio - Venture Capital, Cybersecurity, Cryptanalyst
May 2, 2023

105. Pat Muoio - Venture Capital, Cybersecurity, Cryptanalyst

Pat Muoio is a partner at Sinewave Ventures where she assess the technical value and viability of emerging technologies and make investment recommendations in the federal marketplace. Prior to joining Sinewave, she worked in ...

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104. STEMSkills: Menopause & Your Career - Heather Jackson
April 25, 2023

104. STEMSkills: Menopause & Your Career - Heather Jackson

Heather Jackson, co-founder of GenM, shares how GenM works with brands to provide awareness and branding of products that support women in menopause. GenM also provides research, awareness and resources for women going throug...

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103. Jill Anderson - Utility Executive; BS Mechanical Engineering; MBA
April 11, 2023

103. Jill Anderson - Utility Executive; BS Mechanical Engineering; MBA

Jill Anderson is the Executive Vice President of Operations at Southern California Edison. She has served in several leadership roles in several utilities in her career. At SCE in addition to her current position, she has als...

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102. Hayley Hoaglund, Madeleine Howard - Artificial Intelligence Tampon
March 30, 2023

102. Hayley Hoaglund, Madeleine Howard - Artificial Intelligence Tamp…

Hayley Hoaglund and Madeleine Howard developed a tampon that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to detect cervical cancer without a pap smear. They share their journey with the intersection of women's global health, business, ...

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101. Parmin Sedigh - High School Student; Stem Cell Research; Science Communications
March 28, 2023

101. Parmin Sedigh - High School Student; Stem Cell Research; Science…

Parmin Sedigh is a high school senior in Canada who enjoys researching and creating content about stem cells and developmental biology. She is also also the VP of Communications at Eye Hope Canada and a Sponsorships Associate...

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100. Isabel Nelson - Computer Science (soon to be) graduate; Kathy's daughter
March 21, 2023

100. Isabel Nelson - Computer Science (soon to be) graduate; Kathy's …

Isabel Nelson is a senior majoring in computer science, minoring in business at Montana State University. She is in her last semester of college and is beginning to look for jobs. What do we talk about in this episode? Isabel...

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99. E-liza Dolls - Eliza Kosoy; Founder of dolls that teach girls to code
March 7, 2023

99. E-liza Dolls - Eliza Kosoy; Founder of dolls that teach girls to …

Eliza Kosoy is the Founder of Eliza Dolls, a doll which teaches young girls how to code and build hardware through custom, tech-enabled projects based on things girls love. Eliza is also a PhD Student at University of Califor...

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