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EP 12: Finding Your Path and Going For It with Dr. Melissa “Red” Hoffman, MD, ND

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08/03/20 • 30 min

Sometimes one of the hardest things to figure out is what career path will bring you fulfilment and joy. Sometimes, we think we are headed down one career path, and a detour happens.

In this episode, you’re going to meet a badass female trauma surgeon, and she shares how she found what she truly wants and how she pursued the career path that she loves.

Dr. Melissa “Red” Hoffman is an acute care surgeon and palliative medicine physician. She is also a fellow podcaster and the host of The Surgical Palliative Care Podcast, where she features interviews with the founders and the leaders of the surgical palliative care community to provide better care to patients.

In this conversation, Red shares what made her decide to go pursue a career in trauma surgery and palliative care. She shares about her failures and how she overcame difficulties in her career. Red also shares her insights on the topic of men as allies for women in surgery, and how to be great at what you do and still be you.

Episode Highlights:

What pushed Red to become a trauma surgeon and palliative physician
People who influenced and helped Red in figuring out what she wants to do and her medical journey
Embracing who you are
Men as allies for women in surgery
How her father’s murder by terrorists influenced her interest in palliative medicine
Red talks about The Surgical Palliative Care podcast
How Red gets back up from failure
The importance of showing up

Connect with Red Hoffman

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EP 11: Putting the Spotlight on Women Making History with Elliana Welby, age 14

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07/27/20 • 13 min

Numerous notable women have made their mark in the world but there are only a handful in traditional history education who get the recognition that they deserve.

In this episode, I’m joined by Elliana Welby, an 8th grader and a futsal player. Despite her youth, she's making giant steps towards gender equality. She realized that her history classes were not teaching in a gender-equitable fashion, so she took action. She founded the website womencreatinghistory.com - which aims to give anyone easy access to data on remarkable women.

I am so excited to have Elliana on The 6% podcast and learn more about her and her site. She’s included sections such as Nobel Prize winners, LGBTQ+ women, sports, science, and mathematics on her site, and already has more ideas in growing it.

Elliana and I talk about the challenges she’s encountered while creating this project, why gender equality still needs a huge cultural shift, and why it’s especially important for young girls to have other successful women to look up to.

Episode Highlights:

The unsettling experience that pushed her to create her website
Her first attempts and unapproved projects in motivating other girls
How she turned her idea of an empowering website into reality
The female political figure from history she’d love to talk to for 15 minutes
Her advice to her 10-year-old self about being a woman
What her classmate said that embarrassed her and almost made her quit

Connect with Elliana:

Elliana’s website womencreatinghistory.com

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S3 E5: Shattering Glass Ceilings for Women: Going Head First Against Gender Bias with Dr. Amy Diehl

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05/24/21 • 37 min

Episode Overview:

The best way to solve an issue in society, is to finally admit that there is in fact an issue in society. We as women try in our ways to break down the barriers to entry, to be allowed to hold typically male-dominated roles, but for our guest today-- she’s taken this as a life mission through her work.

Dr. Amy Diehl is a professional in the Tech Industry, being the Chief Information Officer at Wilson College in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.

Listen in as Dr. Diehl walks us through her life and her fight against Gender Bias in the world-- particularly a scale she created with Dr. Amber Stephenson from Clarkson University, and Drs. Leanne Dzubinski and David Wang from Biola University that contain evaluations to identify the 6 Primary Factors of Gender Bias.

Episode Highlights:

Amy’s life in college
How she connected with other women from shared adversity in a male-dominated field
How her female bosses became her mentors
Her book on Gender Barriers after her dissertation
6 Primary Factors of Gender Bias that she identified

About Amy Diehl:

Dr. Amy Diehl is an information technology leader who is currently the Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Wilson College in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

Drawing from her own experience, she’s published her doctoral dissertation focused on how women leaders in higher education make meaning of adversity, making her a woman in the field actively dedicated to dispelling gender bias in the workplace.

In 2019, she was named a Central Penn Business Journal Woman of Influence and received the 2016 Women and Leadership Affinity Group Outstanding Scholarship for Emerging Scholars Aware from the International Leadership Association.

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S3 E10 : Shooting for the Stars as a Woman in Aeronautics with Payton Barnwell, Space Flight Science Engineer

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06/28/21 • 19 min

Episode Overview:

As young girls and products of our times, it’s not uncommon to be told not to pursue a career simply because it’s a male dominated field. Though, with the times changing and parents realising and challenging gender norms-- we have some women that now that have risen from these teachings-- proving that we are just as capable of handling these careers.

One of them is Payton Barnwell, a remarkable woman that has designed hypersonic research programs and worked on innovations for astronaut nutrition at the NASA Kennedy Space Center. With her work, she has easily paved a way for young women in the field of engineering and aeronautical sciences.

In this episode, Payton brushes up on her childhood, how she got to where she is now and where she plans to go for her future in the field.

Episode Highlights:

Being told she was too weak in math to be an engineer
Deciding on a career path
How her internship with NASA went
What she does at work
The importance of mentoring

About Payton Barnwell:

Payton Barnwell is a young professional that graduated from Florida Polytechnic University last 2019. Since then, she has worked for NASA and then eventually moved onto working under The Spaceship Company where she is an Associate Flight Sciences Engineer.

Her passion for space exploration brought unique opportunities for her, allowing her to work on innovative solutions to traditional astronaut nutrition, and designing an Air Force designated X-Plane research program at Generation Orbit as a 2018 Brooke Owens Fellow, out in the Mojave Desert with The Spaceship Company.

Connect with Payton:

Notable Women Mentioned and Related to this Episode:

Emily Calandrelli
- TV host/producer of Xploration Outer Space and Emily's Wonder Lab.
- @TheSpaceGal
Cassie Lee
- One of the founders of the Brooke Owens Fellowship.
- www.brookeowensfellowship.org
Natalie Brown
- Technical Recruiter at Hermeus (hypersonic commercial planes), she has the interesting challenge of trying to find women to come to their incredibly niche, but amazing, area of work.
Kellie Gerardi
- She's super active online, which seems to get mixed reviews from the industry. Her book is also coming out soon!
- www.kelliegerardi.com
Poppy Northcutt
- First woman in the Apollo control room.

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S4 E1: Taking the First Step with Kathrine Switzer

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01/10/22 • 49 min

Episode Overview:

Pictures are worth so much more than a thousand words-- in my guest’s case, her one photo sparked a revolution and laid the tracks for millions of women around the globe, and completely flipped the running industry on its head.

This week, I’m honored to be joined by marathon legend Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to officially complete the Boston Marathon in 1967. During a time when myths about women and their biology were rampant, her formal entry into the marathon was proof that women were more than capable of keeping up and smashing barriers in sports.

Kathrine Switzer is a sports and social advocate, with her photo at the Boston Marathon featured as one of Time’s “100 Photos that Changed the World”. Through her many social campaigns, Kathrine has truly made our society a much more accepting one, empowering women to come together and accomplish so much more than what was previously allowed.

In a world where women still have to negotiate for their space, it’s stories like Kathrine’s that really highlight just how far we’ve come - and why it’s so important to acknowledge that all our actions can start seemingly as small as a ripple.

Episode Highlights:

Kathrine’s origin story
Recounting the events of the Boston Marathon
The cultural and global impact of Kathrine that led her to become an activist
How she deals with the weight of responsibility and negative reception
The reception from fellow women and the importance of solidarity
Her relationship with lipstick as a symbol of empowerment
What’s next in store for her
Her advice for women in male-dominated fields

About the Guest:

Iconic athlete, sports and social advocate, author, and Emmy award-winning television commentator. Kathrine Switzer is famous for breaking gender barriers by being the first registered woman to run in the Boston Marathon in 1967 when it was considered a men’s only race.

Her entry revolutionized the sports world when the race director attempted to remove her for wearing official bib numbers forcibly. The photo of this incident spread throughout the globe and became one of Time-Life’s “100 Photos that Changed the World.” The race served as a huge turning point for her and began her multifaceted career intending to empower and create more opportunities for women.

Thanks to her campaigning, women were officially allowed to register in the Boston Marathon in 1972.

Some of Kathrine’s multiple accomplishments include founding the Avon’s Running Global Women’s Circuit and 261 Fearless, author of books such as Running and Walking for Women Over 40 and Marathon Woman, being inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in October 2011 for positive global social change, being an Emmy Award-winning television commentator who has done broadcast work for ABC, CBS, NBC, and ESPN.

Kathrine has run 39 marathons and was the winner of the 1974 New York City Marathon. She still runs today and has long solidified herself as a historic figure in the sport of running. She revolutionized the sport for women across the globe and continues to pave the way for them.

Connect with Kathrine:

Website: 261fearless.org
Website: marathonwoman.com

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S4 E4: Fighting for Success In the Face of Inequality with Clarissa Silva

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01/31/22 • 30 min

Episode Overview:

The academia system can sometimes be described as archaic. There are various barriers that can deter people from success or even entry, and for minorities such as women of color and immigrants, trying to navigate such a system can be doubly difficult. But it doesn’t mean it’s impossible either.

This episode’s guest is world-renowned behavioral scientist, Clarissa Silva. She’ll join me to discuss her personal experiences and pressures as a first generation Brazilian-American. Minorities such as her had to fight for success and change, but she believes in a future where the next generations no longer have to suffer that and are free to create and succeed.

Additionally, she’ll also discuss the Your Happiness Hypothesis (H20) technique that aims to aid high-performing individuals who struggle with relationships. With a focus on decision-making, it makes us contemplate the choices we’ve made, the results that came from it, and what we can do to improve the outcomes for ourselves.

If you’re someone trying to go against the grain and achieve happiness and success, come and join us for this illuminating conversation!

Episode Highlights:

What motivated Clarissa to study behavioral science and diseases
Her initial struggle navigating American culture and society as a first generation Brazilian-American
The systematic lack of access for women of color such as herself
Dismantling these structures and replacing them with better ones
How to stop limiting beliefs and how to encourage those trying to break past them
Your Happiness Hypothesis (H20) technique

About the Guest:

Clarissa Silva is a world-renowned behavioral scientist, researcher, and relationship coach and is the founder of C Silva Solutions, LLC, a firm dedicated to developing solutions for mental health, emotional wellness, relationship decision-making, and corporate wellness.

Your Happiness Hypothesis (c) (H20) is a technique she created that is the first-ever disruptive relationship technique/method. She re-engineered traditional psychological and behavioral science models to be ten times more effective than these traditional methods and revolutionized the way she can approach love after realizing that conventional theories do not work for her.

She received her scientific and research training at the University of Michigan, where she was awarded the prestigious Ford/Fogarty fellowship from the National Institutes of Health. She is a member of Harvard Medical School’s IOC, an institution dedicated to the science of coaching as a practice. For her work, she has gained recognition in 27 markets and was featured on numerous shows and other media such as FOX, NBC, HuffPostLive, ABC, CBS, PR Newswire, Google, Washington Post, Huffington Post, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Forbes, Yahoo Japan, Tabi Labo Japan, Cosmopolitan Italy, and Cosmopolitan Netherlands.

Connect with Clarissa:

Website: clarissasilva.com
Blog: yourejustadumbass.com
Twitter: @clarissasilvany
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/clarissa-silva-solutions

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S4 E6: Living the Pie Life with Samantha Ettus

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02/14/22 • 40 min

Episode Overview:

To live a successful life, you need to give certain things up is advice we frequently hear. Well, my guest begs to differ. To her, life is like a pie, and you don’t need to sacrifice the other slices to save just one. There is no secret blueprint to the perfect life, but there is a recipe to living a happy and fulfilled one.

This week I’m joined by seasoned entrepreneur and best-selling author, Samantha Ettus. Instilled with a drive to become financially independent since childhood, she’ll share with us how she managed to work towards that goal despite the roadblocks along the way. As a dedicated champion of women, she uses her platform and business to advocate and empower women to pursue their dreams.

Additionally, she will discuss her book, The Pie Life, and how women can live successful and fulfilling lives without any guilt.

Tune in and figure out how you too can live The Pie Life!

Episode Highlights:

Samantha’s founder’s journey and the people who influenced her
Her definition of success
Her personal experience with guilt and how she overcame it
Advice for those going through cycles of disappointment
Her silver lining for 2020
How she tackled her experiences with sexism and bias
Her advice for you

About the Guest:

Sam has dedicated her career to supporting women in the pursuit of their dreams. When she discovers that spark, she turns it into a fire. In order to assist women achieve financial independence, Sam founded Park Place Payments, a company that is disrupting the payment processing industry with a new type of salesforce. She is the co-founder of The Los Angeles Women’s Collective whose mission is to support women running for national office.

Earning her undergraduate and MBA degrees from Harvard, Sam has gone on to become a best-selling author of five books, a renowned speaker, and the co-host of What's Her Story With Sam & Amy, a weekly podcast for iHeart featuring leading women ranging from Glennon Doyle to Gloria Steinem. She recently authored the book, The Pie Life: A Guilt-Free Recipe for Success and Satisfaction.

Sam makes regular appearances on shows such as NBC News, The Doctors, Access Hollywood, Good Morning America, Dr. Phil, and the TODAY Show. She has been featured and quoted in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, Inc, Fast Company, and Success Magazine.

She also serves on the advisory board of the Forbes School of Business and Technology. Currently, she lives a fulfilling life in Los Angeles with her husband and three children.

Connect with Samantha:

Website: samanthaettus.com
Twitter: @samanthaettus
Instagram: @samanthaettus
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/samanthaettus
Podcast (Instagram): @whatsherstorypodcast

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S3 E9 : Kendra Fischer: Team Canada Hockey to Mental Health Advocate

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06/21/21 • 34 min

Episode Overview:

Making a choice is not always easy, but for our guest Kendra Fischer-- it was easy to make that choice and move from figure skating into Candian Hockey.

I met Kendra on Twitter and when I first read about her and what she’s done, I knew right off the bat that she’d be perfect for this podcast! Join us today as she shares her journey to becoming a public speaker by putting her mental health first.

Kendra was the first female player for the Grey-Bruce Minor AAA program, eventually growing and playing for Esso Women’s Nationals for the Host Ontario’s team. Despite all her success and doctors telling her there was nothing to worry about, she knew there was definitely something wrong.

True enough, she was diagnosed within the month with mental illnesses that needed attention immediately. Kendra was kind enough to agree to share her personal struggles, what she did, and how she moved forward with them in check now that she has a wife and kids.

I can’t wait to share Kendra’s story with you-- I think you’ll love listening to her, just as I did!

Episode Highlights:

Kendra’s early career in figure skating to hockey
Being the first female hockey player for a Minor AAA program
Being a firefighter, ex-hockey player, and public speaker
Growing up with parents that didn’t set barriers for her as a girl
Her struggles with choosing between her career and her mental health
The outcome of her choices
Being inspired to become a public speaker
Starting her family and how she raises her family with her wife
Losing a beloved child and teaching her other kids about loss
Actualising your emotions to overcome mental health issues

About the Guest:

Kendra was a former member of Team Canada’s Women’s Hockey program, but had to make the hard decision and walk away to prioritise her mental health after being diagnosed with severe Anxiety and Depression. She now chooses to share her journey in order to provide some clarity for those that end up on the same path clouded by mental health issues.

The first five years of her journey were filled with hopelessness, isolation, and darkness-- even with the support and resources around her. Kendra faced a sense of pointlessness, something she had such trouble overcoming. Until one day-- she made the choice. The choice to keep living.

It took another five years for Kendra to recover, five whole years of learning about herself and the ways she needed to help herself. In the beginning, she was ashamed of her mental illness, keeping it a secret most of the time. That was, until one day where she realised that she had so much more to share with the world-- to help those that needed it.

She vowed never to be part of the problem again, to finally tell her story to help others heal.

Connect with Kendra:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KendraFisher.mf/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mentally_fit
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mentallyfitmf/
Email: [email protected]

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Ep05: The Power of Showing Up with TV and Film Producer Kimi Culp

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06/18/20 • 27 min

We don’t often see women in the film and content creation industry. This is why it is so refreshing to see a woman ace this male dominated field. In this episode, we'll meet Kimi Culp who will give us a behind the scenes look of what it’s like working as a woman in film industry.

Kimi Culp is a talented TV and Film Producer, author, creative consultant and she is also the host of All The Wiser Podcast. She has worked as a producer and story developer for NBC, ABC, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and The Documentary Group.

As a creative, she loves developing stories with soul, and one of the movies she’s produced is GLEASON, a feature-length documentary film and was purchased by Amazon Studios and Open Road Films. On top of that, Kimi is also the co-author of the best-selling book, A Letter to My Dog.

In this episode, Kimi will talk about her experience working in the production scene and behind the camera. We also touch on the importance of relationships, working hard, and why it matters that show up every single time. Kimi shares her realizations and how her perspective shifted after hearing stories about other people’s truths.

Episode Highlights:

Kimi’s career journey
How the TV and film production industry evolved throughout the years
The value of relationships and how you treat other people
Having men as allies
Gleason - a documentary film produced by Kimi
How the stories from All The Wiser Podcast guests changed Kimi’s outlook in life

Connect with Kimi

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