Gals Chat by Engineering Gals

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Hey listeners! Welcome to Gals Chat, a podcast brought to you by Engineering Gals. Your hosts Amy and Lara are here to showcase and support members of the STEM community, and talk about how they are thriving in their journey. You will hear interviews that provide you with insightful information on what a career in engineering or STEM may look like and additional tips to help you succeed. So get your snacks and earphones and let's get chatting! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/engineeringgals/support

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Ep57: Entering Tech from a Non-traditional Background with Aida Pirahmadi

Jan 04 2022 25 mins  
Aida is a full stack developer who got bachelors from UC Irvine in Civil Engineering. Ever since graduating she has been on a journey finding a fulfilling career that she is passionate about. Aida started her non traditional path to tech from a coding bootcamp and she loves that the tech industry requires a passion for continuous learning and is shaping and defining the future! *Th

Ep56: The STEM Diaries Book Series & Cyber Security with Emily Bayuk

Dec 20 2021 26 mins  
Emily is a cybersecurity consulting analyst at Accenture to help businesses defend against cyber threats. She graduated from Bucknell University in May of 2021 with a degree in electrical engineering and a minor in Russian language. While in college, she created The STEM Diaries: a platform that fuses STEM with a trendy, adventurous and healthy lifestyle and creates learning experi

Ep55: Discovering & Prioritizing Your Passions Outside of Engineering with Lara Huapaya

Dec 14 2021 54 mins  
Lara Huapaya is a Research and Technology Engineer in the aerospace industry who became passionate about aircrafts through her love for traveling. Her focus is on developing new material capabilities to support sustainability efforts and prognostic health monitoring of components. Lara has been unapologetically chasing her dreams from a young age. At the age of 13 sh

Ep54: Breaking Stereotypes and Social Media for Engineers with Chloe Gharios

Dec 06 2021 45 mins  
Chloe is a civil engineer in the power industry in Los Angeles, CA. Her mission is to show that women can "be both" and to break stereotypes of women in STEM. Chloe is the founder of the #stompingout stereotypes movement, which showcases that women in STEM are multifaceted, whatever that looks like to them. Chloe's platform shows her life as an engineer, real estate investor, entre

Ep53: Social Responsibility & Demanding Change in the STEM workforce with Lorena Soriano

Nov 29 2021 66 mins  
Lorena is a community leader, Keynote Speaker, Forbes Fellow and passionately supports those changing the world. Lorena believes social responsibility is not a box you check but something directly incorporated into a company’s DNA - especially when it comes to science & tech. She’s a Latina Founder and the CEO of every POINT ONE, a Seattle based public benefit corporation h

Ep52: Burnout & Overcoming Failure as an Engineer with Nikki Zulueta

Nov 21 2021 37 mins  
Nikki Zulueta is Filipino American who works in the field of civil engineering. She is a STEM advocate within her community and loves to share it off and online through advocacy and volunteering. *This episode is sponsored by Steel Chic Shoes who offer women’s fashionable Steel Toe Shoes. Use promo code EngineeringGals to get Free shipping and a Free water bottle when you purchas

Ep51: Creating Fashionable Steel Toe Boots as a Manufacturing Engineer with Ivonne Howard

Nov 15 2021 41 mins  
Ivonne Howard holds a Bachelor’s degree of Science in Manufacturing Engineering and a Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma Certification from the University of Texas Pan-American. She is the Founder and CEO of Steel Chic, a fashionable women’s safety shoe company that focuses on safety, fashion, and comfort. Her work experience ranges from Continuous Improvement Engineer, Project Manag

Ep50: STEM Communication, TV Show Hosting & Motherhood with Emily Calandrelli

Nov 08 2021 29 mins  
Emily is the Host and Co-Executive Producer of Emily's Wonder Lab on Netflix, as well as Xploration Outer Space on FOX. Along with that Emily is also the author of the Ada Lace Adventures and Reach for the Stars/Stay Curious and Keep Exploring children's books. *This episode is sponsored by Steel Chic Shoes who offer women’s fashionable Steel Toe Shoes. Use promo code Engineering

Ep49: Connecting the Dots Between Education & Career in Low-Income & Underserved Communities with Niamani Knight

Nov 01 2021 36 mins  
Niamani is a 20-year-old education advocate, the Founder of S.T.R.E.A.M. Kids Expo™, and Co-Founder of S.T.R.E.A.M. Global Innovations alongside her mother, Nikia Richards whose goal is to connect the dots between education and career in low-income and underserved communities. Since the program's launch, she's worked with over 30,000 peers and reached over 100 million through ele

Ep48: Exploring Careers Outside of Engineering, Entrepreneurship & Grad School with Amy Kaur

Oct 25 2021 61 mins  
Amy Kaur is an entrepreneurial civil engineer and strong community leader with the goal of inspiring more women to become engineers. As a founder of Engineering Gals, she has cultivated a global community of engineers focused on positive and empowering ecosystems for women in STEM. As a first generation American and college graduate, Amy strives to amplify underrepresented voices i