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Food Farms & Chefs Radio ShowGet Ready for the Super Bowl, Valentine's Day, and Mardi Gras with this week's guests on Food Farms and Chefs Radio Show!Continuing traditions is big for most families, and our first guest did so in a huge way by opening Iron Oven in Southampton, PA. Alex Nalbandian grew up learning the restaurant industry from his parent's well-known business, Rising Sun Pizzeria. Years later, Alex took over the management of his parents restaurant, furthering his familiarity with the industry, managing staff, and running a business. Nine years later, Alex was Inspired to open his own restaurant, and opened Iron Oven. Now, you can look forward to biting into their most popular item--Philly's beloved Cheesesteak, or chow down on one of their...2024-02-0756 min
Her JourneyFighting the Mental Health Stigma ft. Aanya Virmani & Niah GoudarAanya Virmani is a junior at Wilcox High School in Santa Clara, California. She is a Varsity Lincoln Douglas debater and a captain of her school debate team. Besides debate, she's been dancing for the past ten years, and is a dancer and instructor for a professional company outside of school. She absolutely loves volunteering, and loves helping out wherever she can. Mental Health issues are severely overlooked in today’s society and put down for the wrong reasons. The stigma around mental health is one that needs to be broken down, and her passion drives her to help br...2022-03-2222 min
Her JourneyAdvancing Inclusion in Tech ft. Toni CollisDr. Toni Collis, Phd, is the CEO of Collis-Holmes Innovations, an award-winning leader and executive coach, International Keynote speaker, and women's leadership expert. Toni’s career has focused on facilitating the use of technology, and she believes that this requires true diversity in the future leadership of the tech industry. Toni’s career started in the field of Supercomputing and early in her career she focused on bringing the field of supercomputing to new users to facilitate discovery. As Founder of Women in High Performance Computing (WHPC), Toni developed and led innovations aiming to diversify the international Supercomputing workforce, prov...2022-02-0832 min
Her JourneyPromoting Acts of Kindness ft. Jeannette MaréJeannette is a communication scholar, currently pursuing her PhD, who has been teaching kindness for over 20 years. Her world changed drastically after the sudden death of her son in 2002. In the incredible grief of losing Ben, the life-saving, world-changing power of kindness became her sole focus. With her heart broken open, she founded Ben’s Bells, a nonprofit that inspires and teaches the intentional practice of kindness. Using humor and storytelling, Jeannette helps people learn the skills they need to put their kind intention into action to strengthen relationships and communities.Learn more about Jeannette's inspirational story be...2022-01-2528 min
Her JourneyUplifting Underrepresented Teen Artists ft. Anya Shukla & Kathryn LauAnya Shukla is a gap year college student and has been an artist for as long as she can remember. A proponent of racial equity in the arts, she co-founded The Colorization Collective, an organization that supports teen artists of color, in 2019. Her goal is to create space for teen artists of color who, like her, may feel underrepresented in the art community. Beyond The Collective, Anya also volunteers with the Institute for Systems Biology, where she creates tools to teach students about health equity. In her free time, she enjoys reading romance novels and eating Molly Moon's chocolate...2022-01-1140 min
Her JourneyCreating Meaningful Change Through Volunteerism ft. Jessica CarreraJessica Manzo Carrera is a first-generation college graduate from Stockton, CA. She grew up in the projects and was inspired by her hard-working parents who were immigrant farmworkers. Determined to succeed, she took advantage of mentors and her local AVID program and graduated high school at the top of her class as a Dell Scholar. She attended Mount St. Mary’s University in Los Angeles where she earned her BA. Determined to create social change, she joined L.A. Works’ RSVP team and has worked her way up from program coordinator to director in the past few years. During this...2021-12-2840 min
Her JourneyEmpowering Young Aspiring Economists ft. Armita HosseiniArmita Hosseini is a 17 year old from Toronto, Canada. As an entrepreneur, author, and public speaker, she is an active advocate of financial and economic education for youth. In 2020, she published the book Roadmap to Financial Literacy: An Introduction to Personal Finance For Teenagers, and later partnered with the nonprofit organization operationEconomics International to donate 300 copies of her book to underserved schools in San Marcos, California. She is also the founder of EmpowerEcon, an organization which hosts virtual financial literacy camps for teens; they have organized four 3-day financial literacy (x3) and entrepreneurship (x1) camps for over 260 participants from 34...2021-12-1425 min
Her JourneyTackling Financial Independence ft. Nikita DagaNikita Daga is a 17-year-old high school student at Canadian International School in Bangalore, India. She is an advocate for women's financial independence and the author of "Blooming: Unfiltered Stories of Indian Women's Struggles with Financial Independence'' which is available on Amazon India and Flipkart. She hopes the book will serve as a source of inspiration for young girls and women, sensitivize society to the struggles of women, while also bringing to attention an immediate need for reform. Intrigued by gender disparity and a curiosity to understand its intricacies further, she published a research paper titled "Money to Call Her...2021-11-3027 min
Her JourneyEmpowering the Underrepresented Through Community ft. Eno OduokEno is the founder and CEO of Naija Comm, the first-ever online community catered to Nigerian creatives and professionals in overlooked career fields specifically. Naija Comm empowers Nigerians in overlooked fields while breaking barriers and challenging stigmas in the community. She is a passionate storyteller and creative who is dedicated to amplifying the voices and stories of people in the community. Her passion is exemplified through her role as a founder, digital coordinator for Black Girls Graduate, and Content & Editorial Strategist at Wieden+Kennedy, one of the largest independent creative agencies in the world & they are responsible for notable...2021-11-0924 min
Her JourneyAdvocating for Disability Rights ft. Melissa Chang & Mei HungMelissa is 17-year-old high school senior living in Tokyo, Japan. She is the founder and director of OrigPower ( @origpower_ ) , a youth-led organization aiming to create an inclusive society by connecting people with disabilities through individual stories. Through her love for volunteering on weekends, she discovered the need for more disability activism in Japan and in the rest of the world. Melissa hopes to foster a community with diverse backgrounds, where people with and without disabilities can come together and learn about each other’s passions. Along with advocating for disability inclusion, she also spends her time at Girl Up Toky...2021-11-0232 min
Her JourneyAmplifying Marginalized Voices in Tech ft. Elaine MontillaInternational speaker powerhouse, Elaine Montilla is the founder of 5xminority.com, a company and social media brand dedicated to empowering women and minorities, particularly those working in tech. She’s a proud contributing author to the first edition of Hispanic Stars Rising: A New Face of Power, which showcases leaders with diverse backgrounds, experiences, challenges, and the ongoing contributions being made by this strong and resilient community in the U.S. She also currently balances her public speaking engagements with her work being the Assistant Vice President and CIO for Information Technology at The Graduate Center, CUNY. As if th...2021-10-2633 min
Her JourneyCombatting Inequality in STEM ft. Maansi NemaMaansi Nema is a freshman at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor who loves both technology and business. She has been a Girl Scout since Kindergarten, earning her Bronze, Silver, and Gold Award. As a national Gold Award Girl Scout nominee, she has organized several STEM nights in her community with over 1,150 attendees and has reached over 25,000 people. By partnering with over 20 organizations such as Girls Who Code and Society of Women Engineers, she realized the powerful impact she was able to make in her community.So to give other students the same opportunity, she founded ST...2021-10-1930 min
Her JourneyExpressing Yourself Through the Arts ft. Molly SmithMolly Smith is a 19 year old writer and filmmaker. Her film “Dear America” voiced the frustration of her generation on the heels of the Parkland, FL school shooting and garnered national attention, a National Student Production Emmy in the PSA category, and the National Coalition Against Censorship’s Youth Free Expression award. A storyteller first and foremost, Molly’s writing has been recognized with two Scholastic National Gold Medals, a top playwright under 24 designation from the Be Original Theatre Festival, and a National Student Production Emmy in the writing craft category. Molly was named a 2020 Cameron Impact Scholar by the Brya...2021-10-1229 min
Her JourneyEmbracing Your Identity ft. Yasna VismaleYasna Vismale is a polymath: as the author of "Werk Your Net", a composer, a professional model, researcher, and undergraduate at Columbia University. Growing up between Seattle and New York, receiving grants to travel to various corners of the world, and being of Japanese and Afro-Caribbean descent, Yasna considers herself an international citizen. Through her ability to convey stories throughout various mediums and to different audiences, Yasna hopes to use her platform to inform, educate, and inspire those around her to think critically about their ethical practices, expand their sense of compassion, and deepen their level of self-awareness and...2021-10-0530 min
Her JourneyBlending Design and Emotional Intelligence ft. Rachel WeissmanRachel Weissman is the Founder & CEO of Design To Be, a community for designers to grow their emotional intelligence, an EQ Coach, and a Meditation & Yoga Teacher. Most recently, she was an Interaction Designer at Google, working on Google Maps and Search. Outside of her role, she was an active contributor to the Google Maps UX Wellbeing Committee, improving the wellbeing of Google Maps UXers. She was also a gPause Meditation Teacher, a mindfulness community for Googlers. Prior to Google, she was a Senior Product Designer at Salesforce, the Co-founder & Chief Product Officer at Insights Abroad, an early-stage startup...2021-09-2831 min
Her JourneyLiving Life to the Fullest ft. Jessica McDonaldJessica McDonald is a podcast host and creative writer currently pursuing a degree in Psychology in downtown Toronto. Jessica's podcast, Human to Human was born out of meaningful conversations with best friends about navigating life in your 20’s. Jess often talks candidly on air about her dating experiences, therapy realizations, daily epiphanies, and the importance of trusting yourself. Through the uplifting community spaces Jess creates, she hopes to empower others to be their most genuine and authentic selves.Learn how Jessica first started her podcast and how she grows and learns something new from each episode and exp...2021-09-2126 min
Her JourneyServing Communities and Peers ft. Vivian WangVivian Wang (@vvivianwang on Instagram) is an incoming freshman at Stanford University studying computer science, symbolic systems, and Spanish. In high school, Vivian served as a Student Advisory Board Member at the Los Angeles Times High School Insider. She dedicated her journalism pieces to write about mindfulness, self-care, and mental health. As a social entrepreneur by day and computer scientist by night, Vivian has been involved with the Bank of America Student Leaders Program, DHL Global Youth Volunteer Leadership Fellowship, TEDx, National Center for Women & Information Technology, Kode With Klossy, and Girls Who Code. She is also a college...2021-09-1428 min
Her JourneyDriving Change Through Passion ft. Mia KotikovskiMia Kotikovski is an experienced leader and serial entrepreneur with a demonstrated history of working in the non-profit sector. She is skilled in non-profit organization management, communications, recruitment, social impact, and outreach. Mia has founded Cultured Kids Cuisine with the mission of fostering cultural awareness through food, and since its founding, has made a positive impact on over 1,700 children worldwide through their free services and resources. Aside from her role as the President and CEO of Cultured Kids Cuisine, she has also founded a biomedical engineering/public health non-profit, Makers for Change, aimed to use 3D printing to bring...2021-09-0732 min
Her JourneyBridging Gaps in STEM Education ft. Archika DograArchika is a sophomore at Princeton University and the Founder of Innoverge, an international nonprofit empowering underrepresented and underserved youths with social impact-focused STEMxHumanities education. Innoverge has impacted 6,700+ youths in 14 countries and 54 locations, spanning 250+ free workshops, camps, and programs. Alongside educational outreach, Archika is passionate about the intersection of computer science and social innovation. She has previously interned under NASA, the University of Washington, and Sensoria Health, a bioinformatics wearable technology startup. This summer, she worked for CityTaps, a Parisian startup building technologies to bring affordable running water to poor urban households in developing countries. Archika's work has been...2021-08-3135 min
Her JourneyGuiding Students to Educational Success ft. Marilyn GaliotheMs. Marilyn Galiothe is the Founder and Executive Director of Strive Survive Succeed, a community driven, non-profit organization dedicated to assisting East Bay underserved youth through scholarships, mentorship, college preparatory workshops and college campus tour.Marilyn was brought up in a Haitian household where education was very important and taught to be powerful; after graduating from high school, Marilyn obtained her Bachelor's degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a major in Business Management Economics and completed her Masters of Business Administration from St. Mary’s College of California with concentrations in Finance and International Ma...2021-08-2430 min
Her JourneyUplifting Youth Through Technology ft. Abigayle PetersonAbigayle Peterson is a 19 y/o Founder and CEO of Magnify Wellness, an award-winning tech nonprofit whose mission is to ensure equal access to mental health support through outreach programs and technology. They are a mission to magnify one-million mental health resources! Recently, they were named Top 6 Global Health Innovations worldwide! Find out more here: magnifywellness.orgAs a passionate mental health advocate, storyteller, and lover of tech, she has been featured on 30+ platforms through her speaking engagements. She also uses her experience as a published writer, mentor + mentee, undergraduate SWE intern at Bank Of America, and u...2021-08-1738 min
Her JourneyEducating Society About Climate Change ft. Iris SamputuIris Samputu AKA sustainability_bae (she/her) is a chemical engineer and climate change activist working towards climate change education and awareness. She's currently pursuing a MASc in Chemical Engineering at the University of Ottawa after graduating with a BSc in Biochemistry and a BASc in Chemical Engineering. For her MASc Iris is working on designing membranes for CO2 capture for post fuel combustion applications to make fossil fuels a viable energy source and reduce the already emitted CO2. Iris also has an Instagram account @sustability_bae which she uses to help bridge the gap between activism and academia...2021-08-1024 min
Her JourneyNavigating the Environmental Movement as POC ft. Samia ShellSamia Shell is an environmental justice and human rights advocate as well as a fashion model. She is an incoming environmental law student at St. John’s University School of Law and also holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science with a concentration in French from St. John’s University.Samia manifests her passion for the environment and humanity through her studies and experience in international development, environmental litigation and policy, climate change, food systems, and conservation. She is a member of YOUNGO, the Official Youth Constituency to the UNFCCC, and engages with several other environmental advo...2021-08-0345 min
Her JourneyOvercoming an Eating Disorder ft. Megan LarisonMegan Larison currently lives in Jersey City and graduated with her Doctorate of Pharmacy degree from the University of Kentucky in 2020. She is completing a 2 year postdoctoral pharmaceutical industry fellowship focused in oncology and is serving as the co-chief fellow for her company. Megan is passionate about sharing her personal and professional experiences to relate with others who may be going through similar paths. Megan has been recovered from an eating disorder for over 3 years now and feels stronger mentally and physically than ever. She believes mental health is just as important as physical health. Megan enjoys spending time with...2021-07-2727 min
Her JourneyAdvocating for Climate Justice ft. Heizal NaggindaHeizal Nagginda is a climate and environmental activist from Uganda. She is the founder of Climate Operation, a youth led organisation whose mission is to educate Ugandan children and communities about climate change and its intersection with other social issues such as health and gender. Climate Operation also involves young people in climate related activism in the form of tree planting activities. Heizal is passionate about creating a more inclusive space where young people's voices are amplified and through Climate Operation's storytelling series, young people get to share their experiences of how the climate crisis has not only impacted...2021-07-2039 min
Her JourneyLiving a Life of Confidence ft. Kisha (Coach K) SimmonsKisha “Coach K” Simmons mission is to enrich, equip and educate women with confidence to walk worthy in their calling. It’s been stated that confidence is an important contributor to a person's performance. In business, confidence is the unlock to experiencing increased profits and potential. Personally, confidence will increase your self-esteem and assist in attracting positivity.From customized “Confidence K.I.C.K.” workshops, Business Leadership training, K.I.C.K.start Business Intensives, International Retreats, Coaching, Motivational segments, and Content-Driven Speaking Engagements, Coach K empowers each person to, KICKstart their confidence in order to increase Profits & Unlock P...2021-07-1328 min
Her JourneyReinventing the Perception of STEM ft. Izzy LapidusIzzy is a rising-sophomore at Barnard College of Columbia University studying Computer Science and Education. Izzy is a prominent voice in the girls in STEM community, frequently delivering talks sharing her STEM story, encouraging her audiences to explore and pursue their own STEM passions. Since July 2020, Izzy has delivered and spoken on 30+ workshops and panels, reaching thousands of students worldwide. Izzy is passionate about using tech to story tell, express herself, and make the world a better place. She plans to use her CS degree to teach others how to code and develop innovative approaches to CS education. As...2021-07-0643 min
Her JourneyDefining Mental Health as a Physical Health ft. Anouska SarafAnouska Saraf (she/her) is a rising Sophomore at UCLA majoring in Biology. She plans to pursue medicine and is passionate about increasing accessibility to science and education. She founded Speak Now: Mental Health Awareness Campaign at 15 to inform and educate young people in her community about mental illness, and was invited to give a TEDx talk at 17. She is also the Co-Founder of milkshakefrommars.blog, a platform that represents and celebrates women in STEM from all across the world. She also loves to write and be outdoors.In this episode, Anouska shares her experience with mental health and her...2021-07-0129 min
Her JourneyManifesting Your Dream Life ft. Judy RinaJudy Rina ditched her 9-5 cubicle job in the finance world to answer a soul calling to live a life of freedom and passion. Today, she is a content creator and blogger and is passionate about helping others realize their true potential, and live in their purpose. She talks about manifesting goals, living your dream life, and becoming the best version of yourself all while sharing her own personal journey of creating a life filled with joy & purpose. When she is not working on her blog, she is helping her fiance run a multi-media production company, called Pathfinder Productions...2021-06-1537 min
Her JourneyBattling Societal Expectations as Youth ft. Fabiana RomainAt 16 years old, Fabiana Romain runs her own podcast called "Mind Uncovered", in which she explores how daily life situations affect the mind, brain, and mental health. Taking part in debate competitions made her realize the power of words, and she decided to use hers to spread awareness about one of the things she's passionate about, along with sharing that passion with others. She is also the founder and CEO of the Mind Uncovered Initiative, with the vision to have a world where young people care deeply about their minds and brains and are further interested in issues related...2021-06-0832 min
Her JourneyBecoming a Published Teen Author ft. Risha ChaurasiaRisha Chaurasia is a 14 year old author, blogger and literature advocate spreading positivity through writing from India. She published 2 books so far, TRUCE and Tales of Twinkling Tweens.Her books are available on Amazon in both Kindle and Paperback format. Her blog is called Straight From My Pen on Instagram. She is also a literature advocate and has advocated for the love of reading on both national and international platforms. Find her on Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.In this episode, Risha takes you behind the scenes of writing and publishing novels by the age of 13, while also b...2021-06-0134 min
Her JourneyTackling the Mental Health Stigma Through Film ft. Ella GreenwoodAt the age of only 19, Ella is the director of Broken Flames Productions, which is building a slate of mental health based projects, and has had her work selected for BAFTA accredited festivals and featured by various news outlets. She works as a mental health activist and is an ambassador for teen mental health charity stem4. She is campaigning for better representation of mental health in the media, and was awarded Positive Female Role Model Of The Year at the Darkus Magazine Awards. Her first short film Faulty Roots which she made when she was only 18, was nominated for...2021-05-2434 min
Basically Everything || A Podcast for the Teens of Gen ZPeer Pressure & Mental Health w/ Allene Yue | Episode 7 | A Podcast for the Teens of Gen-ZPeer pressure is something we all face in our lifetime - whether it be as small as buying certain brands or as important as choosing whether to smoke or doing things against our wills. Join our hosts Archi and Sherry with guest speaker Allene Yue as they discuss their experience with peer pressure and ways to handle it.
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Her JourneyBecoming a Recording Artist ft. ANONANON is a recording artist from the Bay Area, CA. She has been recording music for a little over 2 years and has been releasing her work on major platforms such as Apple & Spotify. She is a big advocate of self care and holistic wellness which has been a strong influence in her life as well as her music. She encourages emotional release to those listening to her work for the full experience. Her biggest goal as an artist is to bring healing to her audience through her music.Find out how she completely changed her career path...2021-04-1333 min
Her JourneyLanding Your Dream Internship and Career ft. Stephanie NuesiStephanie Nuesi is the CEO and Founder of Max Up, a career coaching firm whose mission is to maximize the potential of the future leaders of the nation. She has interned in various top accounting firms, tech companies and different banks in New York City and California. Stephanie is passionate about career coaching and public speaking. She has given over 100 workshops and events in 7 countries and has been guest speaker for companies like Wiley, The AICPA, UBS, and more. Stephanie has been featured on The Well, The CPA Journal, Josh Talks USA, and more. She has helped over 1,000 students...2021-04-0638 min
Her JourneyFounding a Thriving Company ft. Georgia MessingerGeorgia Messinger (she/her/hers) is a junior at Harvard studying psychology and computer science from Los Angeles, CA. She is the founder of two companies Trill Project, an anonymous social network for mental health peer support, and Girls Get IT, a computer science education and mentorship program for female-identifying and non-binary elementary schoolers. She is also an early team member at Valance, a professional network for people of color, where she manages the Valence Funding Network to connect more Black founders with access to capital for their companies. She is the daughter of immigrants, mixed-race, and a first...2021-03-3025 min
Her JourneyChanging the World Through Empathy ft. Tarina AhujaTarina Ahuja is a freshman at Harvard who cares deeply about social justice and civil rights issues. She is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the nonprofit Young Khalsa Girls, a grassroots organization founded in 2012 with a mission of empowering young girls to serve their communities through selfless service and advocacy. She is also the co-founder and president of The Greater Good Initiative, a youth-led, youth-run, national policy think-tank working to write and advocate for policy at the local, state, and federal levels in the sectors of economy, public health, education, civil rights, and environment. She is the youth...2021-03-2639 min
Her JourneyDiving Deep Into Neuroscience ft. Chinmayi BalusuChinmayi Balusu is an undergraduate sophomore pursuing neuroscience and medical humanities at Columbia University. At 16 years old, she founded Simply Neuroscience, a global student-led non-profit organization dedicated to expanding interdisciplinary neuroscience and psychology education, outreach, and awareness for over 30,000 students worldwide. She is also a researcher with a background in neurodegeneration and is currently contributing to cognitive neuroscience and brain injury studies. For her work investigating the effects of a longevity compound on brain tissue in age-related diseases in mice, she was named an International Science and Engineering Fair finalist and the California Science and Engineering Fair's Student of...2021-03-2337 min
Her JourneyBuilding a Successful Nonprofit ft. Audrey PeAudrey Pe (@audreyisabelpe) is a student at Stanford University and the founder and executive director of WiTech (@witechorg) — a nonprofit organization based in the Philippines that aims to educate, inspire, and empower youth to break gender barriers and use tech to make a difference in society.Her work with WiTech has garnered her recognition as a 2019 Global Teen Leader, 2020 Pinterest Council of Courage member, 2018 Zonta Young Women in Public Affairs District awardee, 2019 Zonta Women in Technology Asia-Pacific District Scholar, Opportunity Desk 30 Under 30 Changemaker, 2020 Women in IT Advocate of the Year Finalist, and 2019 Women in Tech Global Aspiring Te...2021-03-1936 min
Her JourneyAmplifying Voices of POC ft. Grace WangGrace is a high-school senior from Texas. Through her passion in journalism, she founded Voices of POC, where she amplifies the voices of POC by sharing their stories. She has been a part of her school’s yearbook staff for three years, which is where she found her passion for journalism, as she really enjoys speaking with people. Whether that comes in the form of an interview or a conversation with friends, it brings her a lot of joy when she can connect with someone’s emotions and thoughts. A current goal of hers is to constantly shed light on t...2021-03-1627 min
Her JourneyExploring Scientific Research ft. Shriya NaiduShriya is a postgraduate in Neuro-psychology and currently works with IIT Gandhinagar on Outreach projects for Cognitive Science. Her past successful projects include the Brain Awareness Week in May 2020 with support from Dana foundation and International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) and NeuroNovember 2020 - a collaborative event with Stimulus and Project Encephalon. She aims to make science available to communities and societies to encourage public health awareness and build curiosity in science. She is also a passionate environmentalist and conducts campaigns that help people adopt a low waste lifestyle.In today's episode, Shriya discusses the lack of research...2021-03-1240 min
Her JourneyDesigning Your Own Future ft. Grace LingGrace Ling is a Designer at Electronic Arts and the Founder & Design Lead of the Design Buddies community (16K+ members). Outside of design and community building, she has her own art business and designs merchandise. She also creates content for social media and her blog to help students, designers, and community builders with a total following of 40K+. In the past, she designed and developed virtual reality games to train surgeons and to make education fun. She has also done over 60 speaking engagements on topics relating to design, career growth, networking, and personal branding. You can check out her...2021-03-0938 min
Her JourneyCollaboration Over Competition ft. Naomi PorterNaomi Porter is a 16-year-old serial entrepreneur, education reform advocate and public speaker from Los Angeles, California. She is the C.E.O. of two businesses: Spice it Up and Bright Futures. Naomi is a 2020 Gold Award Girl Scout for launching EntrepreYOUership - a project that widens youth access to entrepreneurial education. “You can do it too” is the tag line to encourage youth to see themselves as entrepreneurs who can create a product or service, even when they are young. Her team has provided entrepreneurial education to 250+ youth through 25+ virtual workshops. She is also a Global Research and Design Int...2021-03-0546 min
Her JourneyLiving Authentically ft. Hailey RodgersHailey Rodgers is an author, blogger, podcaster, and an aspiring life coach and entrepreneur. She published her first book, See Me: Becoming Your Authentic Self, in 2019. See Me is a self-help book geared towards young adults and it aims to inspire readers to live an authentic life. She is excited to publish my second book in December 2021. Furthermore, she launched her podcast, See Me Show, in 2020 which promotes the same message. She is also the current Co-President of a charity called Step Above Stigma (SAS). Their goal is to improve the accessibility of mental health care across Canada. Through...2021-03-0245 min
Her JourneyOvercoming Abuse ft. Kaitlyn VailKaitlyn is the founder of Supporting Smiles, which is a mental health based organization based around the awareness and education of mental health and its surrounding topics. Her reason for starting her organization came from her own mental health journey and narcissistic/emotional abuse. Her father abused her mentally and emotionally for a couple of years and after almost 2 years, she got the courage to leave and not stay with him again. After she left, she spent a year trying to find herself and grow herself mentally until about a year later when he started contacting her. From April-June 2020...2021-02-2527 min
Her JourneyChanging the Status Quo ft. Bethany HuangCurrently a student at the University of California, Irvine, Bethany is a political science and music double major. Bethany recently ran for Irvine Unified School District Board of Education in the 2020 general elections, making her the youngest candidate to ever run for that position. She also started playing the piano at the age of 6, and recently appeared on the 2020 Graduate Together Show, hosted by Lebron James and featuring appearances from President Barack Obama. She has also been featured on news networks such as CBS and KCAL-9. Bethany performed as an exhibitor guest for the Pearl River Piano Group at the N...2021-02-2329 min
Her JourneyTackling College Applications ft. Dyllen NellisDyllen Nellis is a visual artist and performer studying Art Practice and Symbolic Systems at Stanford University. She works across multiple disciplines ranging from traditional, digital, and experimental media, to musical theatre, dance, and singing/songwriting. In addition to her interest in art and tech, she is passionate about making college application strategies more accessible for students. As a college consultant, she creates educational content on YouTube, works individually with students, and has launched a comprehensive online college essay course at CollegeEssayAdvice.com.In this episode, Dyllen talks about her incredible background in various forms of art, along with her...2021-02-2047 min
Her JourneyBuilding a Community for Girls ft. Naama Barnea-GoralyNaama Barnea-Goraly M.D. received her medical degree from the Hebrew University and Hadassah Medical School in Jerusalem, Israel, and her clinical training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry as well as a post-doctoral neuroimaging research fellowship at Stanford University. She then went on to work as an Instructor and brain researcher at Stanford. Her research, on brain structure in disorders affecting social cognition, was published extensively in leading psychiatric and neuroscience journals, and presented in international conferences. In the course of her work she became interested in gender differences in social cognition, gender equality, and the importance of support...2021-02-1738 min
Her JourneyThe Power of Storytelling ft. Shailee SankhalaShailee Sankhala is the founder and president of Crossroads Initiative. Stemming from her passion for storytelling and mental health advocacy, she created Crossroads as a way to give teenagers the opportunity of self expression. Through this organization, she hopes to decrease the mental health stigma by appreciating the unnoticed mental struggles that people face in their lives. Outside of Crossroads Initiative, she is also a filmmaker in her school’s broadcast, where she continues to pursue her love for storytelling. Join Shailee and Allene's conversation about the struggles of mental health among high school students in a competitive atmosphere, and hear...2021-02-0930 min
Her JourneyEmpowering Women in STEM ft. Chahak PahwaChahak Pahwa is the founder and president of GirlSTEMpowered- an international youth organization that aims to encourage interest in STEM amongst high school girls. Since the inception of the organization, she has built a team of over 70 enthusiastic girls from 5 countries across the globe. As of now, GirlSTEMpowered has curated content on several modern STEM concepts, from neuroplasticity to dark matter, in ways that appeal to the interests of young girls, organized webinars that allow girls to network with women pursuing college degrees and careers in STEM, and recognized female scientists and entrepreneurs that have shattered glass ceilings in their fi...2021-02-0234 min
Her JourneyChanging the World of Politics ft. Jackie BuenoJackie Bueno is the proud daughter of immigrant parents from Nicaragua and the Philippines. Jackie is a Cal graduate and the Founder of Empower to Change (e2c). Jackie's love of promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) led her to initially started her professional career working in digital politics after graduating from Cal. Jackie first worked at a Democratic Super PAC, then worked in Congress for a first-term Congressman from Chicago. Through this experience, Jackie switched her career to tech to become more well-rounded as a young professional and pursue her interests in the intersection of politics and tech. Jacki...2021-01-2634 min
Her JourneyHer Journey TeaserAllene, founder and executive director of Self-care Support, is hosting a new podcast for her organization! Stay tuned to listen to the amazing stories of inspirational women across the world; learn about both their impact, and how they managed to get to where they are now!2021-01-1801 min