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In this episode, we are talking to an expert in women leadership development, Brigid Moynahan, the CEO of Next Level Leadership, INC., a training, and development organization based in NY. Brigid started the company in 1986 with a farsighted approach to create diverse leadership in fortune 500 companies. Over the last 25 years, she has created over 800corporate programs on mentoring, coaching, team building, diversity, and leadership. She has worked extensively with companies like JP Morgan & Chase, JOHNSON & JOHNSON & Rutgers to name a few. She utilizes a very innovative “ACTING FOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM” to create compelling leadership presence. Brigid knows everything there is to women’s leadership development and how you can achieve the most out of your career whether you work for big corporations or startups. Listen on to know more about how you can take your career to THE NEXT LEVEL! Brigid's Favorite Book: The Female Advantage Connect with Brigid's Leadership company by following the links below: www.the-next-level.com Linkedin

This 15min episode is a special bonus I wanted to share with you. As we get closer to our first Wonder Women in STEM virtual conference, I wanted to say thank you to our listeners and share some details of the future of Her STEM Story.

The Virtual Conference will be taking place on Oct 20th & 21st. There is still time, sign up NOW for this FREE event here.

Links:

https://www.facebook.com/PVWIS/

Organizers: Melissa Paculli, Michelle Rame (HCC); Beth McGinns-Cavanaugh (STCC), Alysha Putnam (GCC); Constance West & Liliana Lagsklodowska (BCC) and Dan Montagna & Yarida Cruz (UMass Center of Springfield).

This is the 2nd part of our 2 part series of our live recording at the #MYSTEMSTORY at UMass Centre of Springfield, which was a part of the #MASSSTEMWEEK celebrations. Listen to Episode 36 for the first part.

The STEM Starter Academies at Holyoke, Springfield Technical, Berkshire, and Greenfield community colleges, along with the Society of Women Engineers affiliate at STCC, sponsored the networking workshop called #MySTEMStory. Organizers want to build a network for Pioneer Valley women in STEM. The Oct. 24 gathering featured a panel discussion and Q&A was led by us.

The discussion covers how community colleges are working on bridging the gap in STEM fields by making education more affordable, accessible and creating a community to help women students. We also discuss what inspired the panelists to choose STEM.

Panelists:

1) Carlo Velez Garcia - Originally from Cialis, Puerto Rico. She is a mother and alumni of HCC and Smith College. She has a Masters of Science and now works as a science teacher at Van Sickle Middle School, Springfield.

2) Michelle Rame - A non-traditional student, she started school 6 years out of high school after working in the non-profit world. She is an HCC/NSF scholar alumni and is currently a Senior Civil Engineering Student at Western New England University. She is a STEM Ambassador at HCC. She also spent 4 months in China, building a house in China's 2018 SoDecathlonalon.

3) Mary Berrio - Mary was born in Cali, Colombia and came to the US in 2009. She is the first generation to obtain a higher education degree in her family. She is both a Berkshire Community College and UMass Amherst Alumni and she received her Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering. She currently works as the systems engineer for the Littoral Combat Ship ( LCS). She also actively participates in the local Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers.

In the last few weeks, I have been thinking about how I can create sustainable change in my life and my business. This week I am excited to share my 4 core values and why you should care?

My values are inspired by the Black Lives Matter Movement and the leaders that led us through these challenging times. This time has taught us to think differently and do better with changing times. I am grateful to the people that have called me in, that have shared their knowledge with me and the authors that have guided me in this time.

Listen now and let me know how I can do even more.

Inspiration Credits:

Ibrahim X Kendi, Author For all the inspiring books, podcasts, and research work.

Kat Gaskin, Founder of The Content Planner For sharing her own business values and creating a safe space around this topic.

Marjolaine Savoire, Creative Coach For helping me ask tough questions to myself and my community.

Lorena Soriano, Founder Every Point One Matters. For inspiring me every day!

And every single account on Instagram that educated me throughout the past 3-4 weeks. I wish I could credit them all here.

In this episode, we are talking to Elizabeth Laine, Director of Members & Marketing, at Athena in San Diego, California. San Diego magazine nominated Elizabeth for the WOMAN OF THE YEAR 2017. She oversees the FORUMS FOR Executive Women that has 500 women members. Elizabeth has collaborated with top STEM organizations like Qualcomm, Sony, and Deloitte for women’s executive development. Listen on to find out how you can get that next promotion on your STEM Journey!

LINKS:

http://www.athenasd.org

Book Recommendation:

https://www.amazon.com/Mindset-Psychology-Carol-S-Dweck/dp/0345472322

*This is not a paid recommendation.