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🎉 STEMblazers Podcast is BACK—New Season, New Inspo!
The wait is over—Season 6 of the STEMblazers Podcast is finally here! 🎧💡I love this podcast because it showcases incredible women in STEM, and this season is already off to a powerful start. The first episode features Melanie Adams, who shares how to challenge ourselves and explore what we are capable of —seriously, such a game-changer!
💬 What I’m excited about this season: Is the introduction of members in and/or not directly in the science field and how they contributed to the science community or how they inspire young women who are future STEM.
🔥 Music Choice of this Episode: Wild World by Cat Stevens
Can’t wait to dive into more episodes—who else is listening with me? 👀
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🚀 New STEMblazers Podcast Episode: The Electric Plant is Live!
Hey STEMblazers fam! 🎧✨ We’ve got an exciting new episode for you! This week, we sit down with Jill Tietjen, a Consultant – Electric Utility Industry, Author, International Speaker, and CEO, who’s making waves in the Power plant industry. We dive into why we need women in STEM and how to write them into history. Plus, some inspiring advice for anyone looking to break into STEM.
🎙 One key takeaway? “Life is full of obstacles and setbacks. You have the skills and knowledge you need to deal with the setbacks and obstacles you encounter in your life. Every person’s setbacks and obstacles are different and people have different skill sets as well.”
🔥 Fun Fact: Did you know that Jill Tietjen has worked in the electric utility industry for more than 47 years?
Don’t miss it—listen now on:
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🚀 New STEMblazers Podcast Episode: The Scientific Printing is Live!
Hey STEMblazers fam! 🎧✨ We’ve got an exciting new episode for you! This week, we sit down with Christie Dudenhoefer, a Manager of Life Science Solutions, who’s making waves in the life science and pharmaceutical industry. We dive into the types of STEM-related individuals that contribute to this industry, plus some inspiring advice for anyone looking to break into STEM.
🎙 One key takeaway? “To be bold…Life is more fun if you put yourself out there!”
🔥 Music Choice of the Episode: Dreaming, by Blondie
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🚀 New STEMblazers Podcast Episode: The Electrical Food is Live!
Hey STEMblazers fam! 🎧✨ We’ve got an exciting new episode for you! This week, we sit down with Laura Mersmann, a Sr Electrical Engineer, who’s making waves in the electrical field. We dive into how someone’s path isn’t always linear, but it can still be impactful, plus some inspiring advice for anyone looking to break into STEM.
🎙 One key takeaway? “Keep your head up and be confident. Just because things are hard, it does not mean you can’t push through those barriers and succeed regardless of what others may tell you.”
🔥 Fun Fact: Did you know that Burns and McDonnell is a 100% employee-owned company since it was founded in 1898?
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🚀 New STEMblazers Podcast Episode: Consulting the Ecosystem is Live!
Hey STEMblazers fam! 🎧✨ We’ve got an exciting new episode for you! This week, we sit down with Grayson Heller, a Chief Operating Officer who’s making waves in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology ecosystem. We dive into what it’s like to be a leader in a STEM field, plus some inspiring advice for anyone looking to break into STEM.
🎙 One key takeaway? “Strategic thinking is valuable, and rare… I think we should all push boundaries and push progress—especially a little earlier in life!”
🔥 Music Choice of the Episode: Tim McGraw by Barbecue Stain
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🚀 New STEMblazers Podcast Episode: The Marketing Scientist is Live!
Hey STEMblazers fam! 🎧✨ We’ve got an exciting new episode for you! This week, we sit down with Briana Carter, a Marketing Strategist, who’s making waves in the architecture, engineering, and design industry. We dive into what it’s like to trial and error through life, plus some inspiring advice for anyone looking to break into STEM.
🎙 One key takeaway? “Be willing to try and fail, because then you can learn!”
🔥 Fun Fact: Did you know that not only is architecture important for its ability to design buildings, it is deeply influenced by the culture, religion, and historical context in which they are built?
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🚀 New STEMblazers Podcast Episode: The Technology Chief is Live!
Hey STEMblazers fam! 🎧✨ We’ve got an exciting new episode for you! This week, we sit down with Monica Stitt, a Chief Operating Officer, who’s making waves in the technology industry. We dive into how much technology companies can offer to young women interested in STEM, plus some inspiring advice for anyone looking to break into STEM.
🎙 One key takeaway? “Be curious and ask more questions.”
🔥 Music Choice of the Episode: Red by Taylor Swift
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🚀 New STEMblazers Podcast Episode: The Delivering of Water is Live!
Hey STEMblazers fam! 🎧✨ We’ve got an exciting new episode for you! This week, we sit down with Krista Paredes, a Project Manager and Team Lead, who’s making waves in environmental engineering. We dive into how we can give back to our community through STEM fields and how to inspire in the community—plus some advice for anyone looking to break into STEM.
🎙 One key takeaway? “…seeing successful women in STEM shows them what they have the potential to become and EXCEED. It gives them a place to voice their concerns, ask questions, and understand the full breadth of opportunities available to them.”
🔥 Fun Fact: Did you know that environmental engineering didn’t really take off until the mid-20th century due to concerns about water and air pollution?
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🚀 New STEMblazers Podcast Episode: The News Scientist is Live!
Hey STEMblazers fam! 🎧✨ We’ve got an exciting new episode for you! This week, we sit down with Tatiana Arguello, President and General Manager of Telemundo Colorado and Telemundo Utah, who’s making waves in the television industry. We dive into how important heritage is and how it shapes us into something great—plus some advice for anyone looking to break into STEM.
🎙 One key takeaway? “Where do I go from here? You may be asking yourselves that question right now. That’s okay. Don’t beat yourself up about it.”
🔥 Music Choice of this Episode: Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien by Édith Piaf
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🎙️ We’ve Got a Special Guest on the STEMblazers Podcast!
Hey STEMblazers fam! We’re beyond excited to introduce you to our very special guest on this week’s episode of the STEMblazers Podcast — Jasmine Burrell! 🎉
Jasmine Burrell is an Associate Facilities Engineer at BPX Energy and has made waves in the engineering field. She’s joining us to talk about how to keep pushing forward while sharing her journey, the challenges she’s overcome, and the advice she wishes she had when she started out.
🎧 What You’ll Hear:
✨ “...try to challenge unconscious biases and deal with imposter syndrome every day to show young girls what is possible for them.”
✨ “Organizations like STEMblazers open the door for young women to have exposure and access to STEM education…”
✨ “Being a woman in STEM does not mean that you can’t have fun hobbies!”
🔥 Fun Fact: Did you know Jasmine Burrell was inspired to pursue STEM after visiting Texas A&M University on a field trip and seeing their Biomedical Engineering Research Lab back in 6th grade?
This is an episode you don’t want to miss!
Listen now wherever you get your podcasts and tag us with your biggest takeaway! 🎧💬
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🚀 New STEMblazers Podcast Episode: The Aviation Researcher is Live!
Hey STEMblazers fam! 🎧✨ We’ve got an exciting new episode for you! This week, we sit down with Morgan Mitchell, a President and Active Duty Operations Researcher, who’s making waves in the U.S. Air Force. We dive into overcoming failure and how to conquer it—plus some advice for anyone looking to break into STEM.
🎙 One key takeaway? “We are all a part of the same community supporting each other—there is room for everyone to be successful, and it’s easier if we all extend a hand to someone that needs it.”
🔥 Music Choice of this Episode: Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes by Paul Simon
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🎉 STEMblazers Podcast is Ending Its Season with a BANG
Hey STEMblazers fam! 🎧✨ It’s the season finale of Season 6! What a wonderful ride it’s been, with such amazing guest stars featured throughout. And to wrap it all up—we’re ending with a bang by featuring… Lynette Nunez! 🎉
Lynette is the Vice President at the Comcast West Division and is making waves in the television industry. We dive into creating more opportunities for young women in STEM, plus some advice for anyone looking to break into STEM.
💬 What’s inspiring about this season? How many individuals had to fail before they got to where they are now. Not only that—their failure became their greatest strength because they got back up and kept going.
🔥 Fun Fact: Did you know that the word “television” comes from the Greek and Latin roots meaning “seeing from a distance”?
Can’t wait for the next season—who else is with me? 👀