This Green Planet
Latest Episodes
Women STEM Role Models to Follow
In past episodes, we’ve discussed the need for female role models in STEM fields as a way of bridging the gender gap and allowing female STEM careers to be...
How Women in STEM are Changing the Business World
In the last 5 years, there have been significant improvements to how we inspire young girls to get into STEM fields and find interest there, and in turn, this...
The Importance of Mentorship in STEM Fields with Sidney Madison Prescott
Having a tech-centered career as a woman, and especially as a woman of color, completely caught Sidney Madison Prescott by surprise. Originally set on law school, Sidney got an...
Climate Tax with Mark Reynolds of Citizen Climate Lobby
Today on the podcast we have Mark Reynolds, from Citizen Climate Lobby, to share with us the importance of a Carbon Tax in order to save the planet. In...
Empowering young girls in STEAM
I recently learned that if young children do not pick up interests in STEM and STEAM fields by 8th grade, they are likely to never pick up the skills...
Featured Guests
Yamilee Toussaint Beach
After studying mechanical engineering and being an avid dancer for over 25 years, she switched gears to teach high school algebra in an underserved community in East New York, Brooklyn through Teach For America.
Liz Sara
She serves as an independent source of advice and counsel to the President, Congress, and the Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration on issues that affect women business owners and entrepreneurs.
Dr. Adrienne Starks
Under her leadership, their mission has been committed to helping students develop and explore their passion in Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STREAM) by providing exposure, experiences, and engagement with high expectations for their success.
JP Mackey
JP created to raise funds to help save the bees, the number one most valuable species on the planet. All proceeds are donated to Heifer International’s Gift of Honeybees program to increase the global honeybee population and support the environment.
Running a Business as a Single Parent
I have been running a successful company for nearly 10 years now, and the last few years as a single parent. It’s not easy to run a family and...