Women Winning @ Work Podcast with Barkha Herman: Recent Episodes
Barkha Herman
On this podcast I discuss work and success in the corporate world, mindfulness, women @ work, technology, creating harmony @ home and work, and other topics that interest me.
Join me for another amazing episode of Women Winning @ Work.
My guest is Ginny Foster.
She as an Engineering degree and like automation - i.e. she works with Robotics!
From her early struggle in college to taking her time to get her degree.
From summer math classes to getting four patents.
From a young tomboy to wearing a hard hat on factory floors.
Learning how to help customer with robotics and industrial automation.
Teaching a class on how to automate using robotics.
Join me for this amazing journey of an inspiring woman - on the international Women's day!!!
Ginny's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginnyfoster/Barkha's LinkedIn: Barkha Herman | LinkedIn
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Meet Danielle Boris.
Founder, unstoppable, brilliant woman in tech.
How her early life and her supportive parents created a path for her and her sister to succeed in life.
How an early conversation with a wellmeaning woman in tech inspired her to create her company.
How as a solo female founder, she faced challenges and moved on anyways.
How being a woman can be your advantage.
How Danielle overcomes opposition and bias.
How community is important.
Using your superpower is what it's all about.
The importance on intrinsic motivation.
Learning, growing, being connected to our work.
Visit Damielle's company here: https://www.sandboxtogether.com/
Connect with Danielle n LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielleboris/
Barkha's LinkedIn: Barkha Herman | LinkedIn
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In this Episode:
- Meet Ameet the young entrepreneur, also a possible International Spy.
- Ameet's first major. Switching from Business to Marketing.
- First business at the age of 19, with a bunch of 19-year-olds.
- Transition from Event Planning to Google Ads.
- Early challenges, overcoming and becoming a successful business owner.
- Focus on Mental Health, and self care.
- Advice for young entrepreneurs.
- check out Ameet's business and follow her on the socials :-D
Ameet's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adwordsgirl/
Ameet's Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/adwordsgirlBarkha's LinkedIn: Barkha Herman | LinkedIn
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In this episode:
Nursing Major is too prissy to be a nurse.
Switching to Business Major.
Transitioning to Technology.
Journey to Federal Sellings and then to Microsoft.
Rowing.
Single motherhood.
Lisa's Linkedin: Lisa Lord-Patterson | LinkedInBarkha's LinkedIn: Barkha Herman | LinkedIn
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In this Episode:
Getting my first computer as a kid.
Lack of tech / STEM programs in the all-girls school
Learning to use a computer and then code.
Choosing Computer Engineering Major.
Women in Engineering Program.
Interning, and then first job.
Dealing with Toxic environment at work.
Going it alone - starting my own company.
Collaborating, starting BeHerVillage.
From entrepreneur to CTO.
Challenges of being a young woman in Tech.
Finding my community.
Message for young grads.
Sara's LinkedIn: Sara (Tibbetts) Fuerst | LinkedIn
Sara's Company: Be Her VillageBarkha's LinkedIn: Barkha Herman | LinkedIn
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In this Episode:
Digital Transformation Specialist
Turning down a position in Crypto early
Learning, growing, starting EverydaySheroe
Growing up with immigrant parents
Admiring her mother
Startup - how she got it going
Lack of women in Crypto
Scarcity of non-hyped information
What is NFT?
Being OK with being a nerd.
Don't forget to follow Gina:
EverydaSheroe on Twitter: EverydaySHEROE🦄 (@EverydaySheroe) / Twitter
Gina's Linkedin: (1) Regina M. Noriega🦄 | LinkedInBarkha's LinkedIn: Barkha Herman | LinkedIn
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In this episode:
Growing up in a less-than-middle-class family.
Getting early access to computers in High School.
Fixing code on VAX computers
The first person to go to university in their extended family.
Merit scholarships, working through college.
Being one of two women in the CS graduating program.
Not finding a husband in college.
First job after graduating.
Moving from one job to discovering opportunities and growing.
Finding a husband.
Career growth, variety of careers, and more.
Journey to Microsoft, becoming a people manager.
Challenges of misperception.
The rewards of being in the Technology industry.
Advise for young women.
Julie's LinkedIn: (1) Julie Rachel | LinkedInBarkha's LinkedIn: Barkha Herman | LinkedIn
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In this Episode:
Meet Abbe Hyde.
Early entrepreneurship.
The importance of having a positive attitude.
How technology can solve world problems.
Working with scientists, engineers, and technologists.
From garbage to compost and other ideas.
Living in a Van to attract the first customers of Winely.
The joy and triumph of creating a new business.
Advice to young Abbe
Abbe's LinkedIn:Abbe Hyde 🍷 | LinkedIn
Winely: Winely - Real-time Fermentation AnalysisBarkha's LinkedIn: Barkha Herman | LinkedIn
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In this Episode:
Origin Story - from a "lost soul" to Engineering to Data Analytics to making Art to Instoried.
Importance of being an empathetic rebel, living through self-esteem issues.
Surviving two near-death experiences under 13 years of age.
Poor Parenting and Therapy.
Starting Instoried, getting over bad relationships, creating her own way.
Being responsible for a Company and the lives of others.
On being vegetarian and the importance of climate change and being responsible.
Advise for a younger Sharmin.
Sharmins' Company: Sentiment Analysis, Plagiarism Checker & AI Content Writing Tool (instoried.com)
Connect with Sharmin: Sharmin Ali | LinkedIn
Connect with Barkha: Barkha Herman | LinkedInBarkha's LinkedIn: Barkha Herman | LinkedIn
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Meet Suneeta Bindal - Director of Program Management at Microsoft, Pioneer, Mentor, and overachiever extraordinaire. Enjoy this very inspiring story with twists and turns, and get to know how one person can make a difference.
Meet Emma - from growing up in Ireland to backpacking around the world to finding Tech in Australia to moving back to Ireland Microsoft - her journey is amazing and inspiring. Emma is proof that you don't have to start out as a technologist to end up here. Join us for another riveting conversation of discovery and inspiration.
Naomi Alpern is a Director in the Customer Success Team for Azure, specializing in Infrastructure. Not only is she brilliant, but she is also kind, effective, inspiring, and an amazing leader. Join me in our conversation - from a Parks and Rec degree to teaching IT, writing books to work for Microsoft, and becoming a Director.
Pallavi Varandani is a Programmatic Solutions Consultant & Tech at Amazon Ads, a first-generation immigrant, a visionary and an amazing Woman in Tech. Join us for another episode of riveting and inspirational conversation.
With a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, Masters's in Computer Science, and a twenty-plus-year career at Microsoft, Hong Li is an inspiring role model and an amazing Woman in Technology. Join us for another amazing episode.
This week I interview my very first Woman in Crypto! Met Daniella Henoa - first-generation immigrant, founder, and CFO in the Crypto space, and an inspirational and kickass Woman in Technology!
Meet Vitoria Rojas - first-generation immigrant, Neuroscience Grad, Software Engineer, instructor, and Woman in Technology. Join us for her inspirational story from Brazil to South Florida, from Medicine to Tech, and from challenging beginnings to Woman Leader.
Join me for a Conversation with a former CTO, Current Founder of the International Women In Technology group, and Cloud Architect at Microsoft - Jeevantika Lingalwar. We talk about her childhood in india to her move to Ireland, from a junior programmer to CTO in three months, starting an organization and so much more!
Meet Prerna Gambhir - Program Manager 2 at Microsoft, Mechanical Engineer, world traveler, entrepreneur and an amazing Woman in Technology. Join us for another episode of our podcast with another amazing interview.
Join me this week in a conversation with Michelle Foley, Digital Transformation Training Lead, and former Cyber Security Manager and an amazing person.
Join me in a conversation with Angela Harris - Senior Product Marketing Manager at Microsoft, Certified Life and Career Coach, STEM Advocate & Philanthropist. Angela's journey takes her from a humble beginning to becoming an advocate for women of color in STEM.
Join me for a conversation with Silvia Chaves Madrigal - a Sales Solution Specialist extraordinaire, a mother, a marathon runner and an amazing inspiration to all women. NOTE that Sylvia lost her interne during the interview, so there is a bit of a hiccup - see f you can find it :-D.
Meet Diana Gonzales - Customer Engineer with specialization in Data & AI, one of six children of an immigrant family, who never expected to work for Microsoft. Diana's story is amazing and inspirational, and worth telling.
Join me in a conversation with Jessica Callahan - Program Manager at Microsoft, with more than 22 years in the Military, mother, wife, world traveler, rescuer of animals, mentor to transitioning service members who want to work in tech, and an overall winner.
Join me in a conversation with Kimaya Kamat, Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft, a self proclaimed foodie and health nut and an all round down to earth and inspiring woman in technology. We discuss her journey within Microsoft, especially being hired during COVID-19, and gardening.
Join me in a conversation with Roxy Ndebumadu, Councilwoman, Senior Customer Success Manager @ Microsoft and a great example of a woman winning at work & life. We talk about her name, her background, origin stories, challenges and her advise for young women aspiring to win.