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Negotiate AnythingThe Real Rules of Power & Influence — MasterclassIn this masterclass, three leaders from three completely different worlds — engineering, politics, and the creator economy — reveal how power, influence, and persuasion actually work when you don’t have formal authority. Each guest tackles the same question from a different angle: How do you get people to say yes when they don’t have to listen to you?
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Mechanical engineer and leadership advocate Amreen Rahman breaks down how influence is built slowly through credibility, advocacy, relationships, and the quiet power of likability.
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2025-12-031h 34Negotiate AnythingTips for Influence and Success: Amreen Rahman on Career Advancement in STEMRequest A Customized Workshop For Your Company: https://www.americannegotiationinstitute.com/services/workshops/In this insightful episode of Negotiate Anything, host Kwame Christian sits down with Amreen Rahman, a dynamic mechanical engineer and advocate for BIPOC women in STEM. Amreen shares her unique journey across various industries, highlighting the barriers and triumphs of women of color in the workplace. Listeners will be inspired by a heartfelt story illustrating the profound impact of representation and learn key strategies for building credibility and influence without authority. Tune in for an engaging conversation that combines personal narratives...
2024-10-1732 min
Count Me TooS2:E6 - Anne Steptoe | Investing In A Better TomorrowMany cultures still believe that investing and financial planning is a man’s job, and as a result, many women still hesitate in planning their own financial futures. In this episode, I sat down with Anne Steptoe, VP of Platform Engineering at Wealthsimple where she leads multiple teams including Developer Tools, Data & ML Platform, Infrastructure and IT. We talked about the barriers to investing for women, especially racialized women and how fintech is making this more accessible across a broad demographic. Anne also gives valuable advice on what women can do to champion their own leadership journey and achieve ca...
2024-09-1920 min
Count Me TooS2:E5 - Gayathri Shukla | From Engineering to Entrepreneurship: How One Woman Did It All
In this episode, I sat down with Gayathri to take inspiration from how she navigated a brilliant career in STEM and stepped into the world of entrepreneurship. Gayathri is the founder of Campfire Kinship, a company that works with organizations across Canada to build on inclusivity and diversity principles. She also tells us how she successfully navigated the workplace as a One and Only. Tune in to hear from this amazing industry leader!
2024-07-2125 minNegotiate AnythingBuilding Credibility and Influence: Insights on Negotiation from Amreen RahmanRequest A Customized Workshop For Your Company: https://www.americannegotiationinstitute.com/services/workshops/Listen to Count Me Too Podcast with Amreen Rahman: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/count-me-too/id1532962570In this episode of the "Negotiate Anything" podcast, host Kwame Christian interviews Amreen Rahman, a mechanical engineer and people leader, about the challenges and strategies involved in gaining influence without authority. Amreen shares her experiences as a woman of color in the Canadian workplace and offers valuable insights on building credibility, networking, and negotiating for positive change. Listeners will...
2023-10-2531 min
Count Me TooS2:E4 - Dr. Gina Guillaume-Joseph | From Engineer to CTO: How Drive and Persistence Can Take You To The TopIn this episode, I sat down with Dr. Gina Guillaume-Joseph, Chief Technology Officer - Government at Workday, where she leverages her technology implementation experience and vast network to align Workday with the US Federal Government’s Technology Transformation Strategy. We discuss some of the attributes/practices that enabled her to create an amazing career trajectory from System Engineer to Director and now CTO. We also do a deep dive in how as a Black woman in STEM, she navigated the workplace as a One and Only, and how effective sponsorship was a key ingredient of that success.
Gina...
2022-12-0524 min
Count Me TooS2:E3 - Amal Masri & Amreen Rahman | Things I Wish I Could Have Told My Younger SelfHello and thanks for stopping by! As I have taken a career break to pursue my personal goals and passions, I am also taking a break from podcasting (but most certainly will be resuming once I'm back!). In the meantime, I wanted to change things up a bit and have a special episode that is more of a one on one chat rather than the interview format you are familiar with.
I had the pleasure of hosting Amal Masri, a communications executive, social entrepreneur and the founder of #fixthebrokenrung movement. She is passionate about elevating women of colour into leadership r...
2022-09-0220 min
Count Me TooS2:E2 - Rumina Velshi | Leading with Heart For An Inclusive TomorrowSpeaking with Rumina Velshi, President and CEO of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission – Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire was a special privilege. Not only because of her caliber and expert knowledge as the Head of our nuclear regulator, but also her mission to pay it forward to the next generation of women in STEM.
I found Rumina's candid storytelling of her experiences and genuine will for change, refreshing and inspiring.
In this latest episode of my podcast "Count Me Too', she talks about her own journey in Stem as a Civil/ Nuclear Engineering gradu...
2022-06-3033 min
Count Me TooS2:E1 - Shawna Pandya | How To Make Space Accessible and InclusiveIn this blockbuster first episode of season 2, I interview Dr. Shawna Pandya, a physician, scientist-astronaut candidate, researcher, aquanaut, speaker, martial artist, skydiver, pilot-in-training and currently the VP of Immersive Medicine with Luxsonic Technologies. She was named one of the Women’s Executive Network’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada in 2020.
Dr. Pandya is a passionate STEM advocate, and a frequent speaker at schools, universities, scientific conferences and science centers.
We discuss how she navigated through different roles in her professional life, and also get some deep insight into how she built upon her personal resil...
2022-04-1624 min
Count Me TooE11 - Nkechi Nwafor-Robinson | Transforming Adversity into Love and LeadershipWhen we experience adversity or pain, we can either let it destroy us or use to heal and empower others on their journey. Nkechi Nwafor-Robinson has harnessed her life experiences to be a force for good. She is a change influencer, dedicated to uplifting people and helping them live more fulfilling and purpose-driven lives. A truly accomplished woman, she is the AVP Technology at TD Bank, 2020 WXN Canada's Most Powerful Women - Top 100 Award Winner, inspirational speaker and founder of Empowered in my Skin Inc, a grassroots organization that focuses on personal leadership development to help people maximize their...
2021-11-1327 min
Count Me TooE10 - Jessica Vandenberghe | Journey Towards Truth and ReconciliationOn September 30 2021, Canada will observe it's very first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. A year marked by the tragic discovery of over a thousand unmarked graves of indigenous children across the country, we were forced to come to terms with the painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools. It is a day for national reflection on the historic legacy and owning the truth, which is critical to reconciliation.
I had the privilege of interviewing Jessica Vandenberghe, an Indigenous Professional Engineer, Industrial Professor and Assistant Dean of Engineering at University of Alberta. We discussed how Canadians...
2021-09-3020 min
Count Me TooE9 - Tiana Conley | Intersectionality as a Competitive AdvantageAs a woman of color with immigrant roots, how do you leverage your identity to your advantage? How can women be their own best advocate and make their way forward? Is it even possible to 'have it all'? All this and more at my latest episode of 'Count Me Too' with Tiana Conley.
Tiana serves as the Vice President of Global Cereal for the Kellogg Company, where she is responsible for the $6 billion flagship portfolio with treasured brands such as Special K, Frosted Flakes, Froot Loops and Corn Flakes. Prior to joining Kellogg, she was Marketing Director of global tequila...
2021-08-2328 min
Count Me TooE8 - Sushma Narisetty | Powering Toronto and Empowering WomenSushma Narisetty is the Director of Engineering Services at Toronto Hydro, providing oversight to supply chain, enterprise asset management technology strategy and stakeholder management. A professional engineer, she is a veteran in the energy industry having worked in hydro as well as nuclear operations and engineering design. She has a passion for volunteering and giving back to her community, mentoring newcomers and female professionals to help advance their careers in STEM.
In this episode we discuss Sushma's career trajectory, her contributions towards modernization of the Toronto Hydro electric distribution grid, as well as valuable insight on how t...
2021-05-2224 min
Count Me TooE7 - Cynthia Hansen | Allyship - The Key to Fostering a Culture of InclusionAllies are an essential part of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) process, bringing attention to the experiences of marginalized, often underrepresented groups when their voices are not being heard. I had the privilege of speaking to one such ally, who has been advocating for positive social change and creating spaces to hold authentic and courageous conversations.
Cynthia Hansen is the EVP and President of Gas Distribution and Storage (GDS) at Enbridge Gas. In addition to being responsible for the overall leadership and operations of GDS, she is a passionate advocate and ally for EDI. Cynthia’s le...
2021-02-2626 min
Count Me TooE6 - Prerna Gandhi | From Survivor to FighterPrerna Gandhi is a recent graduate of University of Cincinnati in Bachelor of Science, Business Analytics and Information Systems. She is also a TedX speaker, having presented at TedX Cincinnati, sharing her journey of being an acid attack victim to acid attack fighter.
Eight years ago, Prerna survived a vicious attack where acid was thrown at her face. At just 13 years old, she thought her life had ended, along with all the dreams and ambitions of a young teenager. She thought: "I would never be able to go to high school again. I would never leave the...
2021-02-1623 min
Civil Engineering VibesEmpowering Women in Engineering with Amreen Rahman, P.EngIn this Episode, we Spoke with Amreen Rahman, P.Eng, A Mechanical Engineer & a podcaster with the title " Count me too " podcast. We had really a great talk with her. She really proved her self in the field and toward other Engineer. You can check her story in the link below"https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-engineering-journey-amreen-rahman-p-eng/She is really can be a great example of an Inspiring Engineer. She also has a podcast called " Count me too" where she is inspiring women to join engineering & stem majors:https://anchor.fm/amreen-rahman
2021-01-0737 min
Perfectly Unfiltered010: Amreen Rahman, Regional Engineer, Enbridge GasWelcome to Episode #010 of Perfectly Unfiltered!In this episode, Nour talks to Regional Engineer at Enbridge Gas, Amreen Rahman!Amreen is a passionate advocate for women in STEM, especially those among us who are most vulnerable and need our support, such as new immigrants and women of colour. She believes if women support each other, we can all advance together and close the gender and diversity gap that exists in STEM. She is an amazing woman who also hosts her own podcast called 'Count Me Too' a platform dedicated to empowering women of color pursuing...
2021-01-0539 min
Count Me TooE5 - Réjeanne Aimey | #EngineeringForChange: Uprooting Systemic BiasRéjeanne Aimey is the current President and Chair of the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE), with experience in the automotive, nuclear, and tax consulting industries in Ontario. In this episode, we explore Réjeanne's engineering journey, and the many lessons she learned from her early career experiences.
We also discuss OSPE's new campaign focusing on advancing diversity and inclusion in the profession, called #EngineeringForChange. While many regulated professions and organizations have begun the hard work of uprooting systemic bias in their culture, training and licensure, too many of Canada’s leaders are still debating whether or no...
2020-12-2431 min
Count Me TooE4 - Sweta Rajan | Taking Your Power Back: Workplace BullyingSweta Rajan is a Biotechnologist turned Diversity and Inclusion advocate, and a co-founder of Immigrant and International Women in Science, a pan-Canadian grassroots social impact organization which supports women from diverse cultural backgrounds to gain equitable access to STEM. Early in her career, she faced bullying and workplace discrimination, experiences that would forever change the course of her life. She asked - 'Why had no one stepped in to offer me support or guidance'? She now coaches hundreds of women to take their power back in such circumstances and works with organizations to create more equitable and inclusive spaces...
2020-12-1342 min
Count Me TooE3 - Sulaf Alkarawi | Surviving War And Rebuilding a Successful LifeSulaf Alkarawi is a true Canadian success story. She is the Associate Director of Transportation Planning at the Regional Municipality of Niagara with a unique journey. From leaving Iraq at the height of war, building her engineering career in the Middle East to coming to Canada in search of a better life, Sulaf shares the many trials and tribulations she faced to ultimately find success through her hard work and determination. Any newcomer to Canada who is looking to re-start their career in STEM will find lots of valuable information and inspiration in this episode.
2020-10-1229 min
Count Me TooE2 - Noemie Duvivier | Demystifying Nuclear EnergyNoemie Duvivier is a Senior Technical Engineer working on nuclear safety at the Ontario Power Generation. In this episode, she discusses the role of nuclear power in Canada's energy landscape, how engineers like her make it safe, and also shares deeply personal accounts on what it means to be a Black female engineer in this industry.
2020-10-0437 min
Count Me TooE1 - Shelley Nicolls | Transitioning from Engineering to Non-ProfitsShelley Nicholls is an engineer turned non-profit director. In this interview, she shares her STEM journey, working as an engineer in the automotive industry to turning into an advocate for BIPOC leadership development. She candidly talks about the many challenges in transitioning from private to non-profits, with insight on how engineers can leverage their skills to explore unexpected career paths.
2020-09-2145 min
Count Me TooTrailerHello everyone, welcome to my podcast ‘Count Me Too’, a platform dedicated to empowering women of color in their passion for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. In this podcast, I will be interviewing some truly remarkable women with extraordinary stories about their STEM journey. We will get to know about their careers, gain inspiration from their unique stories and advice on how to overcome barriers that exist in these fields. Representation matters. We need to see it to be it.
2020-09-2101 min