Technology

STEAM Includes Girls Too with Dr. Adrienne Starks

Dr. Adrienne Starks founded STREAM Innovations, Inc., in 2015 in Birmingham, AL. 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. This week, episode 10 of This…

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The Future is STEAM with Crystal Emery

Crystal Emery is telling stories to help level the playing field in our world. She is the Founder and CEO of URU The Right To Be, Inc., a nonprofit content production company that addresses issues at the intersection of humanities, arts, and sciences. A producer, director, author, and activist, Emery’s body of work covers a…

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A tech degree isn’t required to be the founder of a tech or STEAM company with Liz Sara

Liz Sara is Chair of the National Women’s Business Council, the non-partisan, federal advisory council that 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. She’s also the Founder and President of Best…

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Bridging the Gender Wage Gap with Lauren Hasson

Lauren Hasson is the Founder of DevelopHer and a senior engineer in apps and information security at a leading Silicon Valley fintech company. Lauren transformed her career from rock bottom into a top, high-profile professional and nearly quintupled her salary in less than four years. Now, she’s moving the needle to bridge the gender wage…

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Bringing Young Girls Together Around STEAM with Yamilee Toussaint Beach

Yamilée is the Founder & CEO of STEM From Dance. 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. She started STEM From Dance eight years ago with the hope…

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Finding the North Star of who you are Trying to be with Sonia Rief

Sonia Rief is currently Vice President, Vehicle Connected Services and Program Management Office for Nissan North America, Inc., a position to which she was appointed in 2019. In this role, Rief is responsible for managing vehicle line profitability in North America and accelerating Nissan’s connected services business. This week, episode 05 of This Green Planet…

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Addressing Systemic Bias in STEAM with Jessica Nordlander

Jessica Nordlander is a technology executive with an MSc in Applied IT, an XGoogler and recently named ‘Sweden’s Most Innovative Leader’. As COO at Thoughtexchange, one of Canada’s fastest-growing software companies, she tries to operationalize awesomeness. This week, episode 04 of This Green Planet Podcast with Jessica Nordlander is about addressing the bias in STEAM….

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Regenerative Agriculture with Steve Rosenzweig

Steve Rosenzweig is a Soil Scientist at General Mills where he drives adoption of regenerative agriculture systems and measures the effects on greenhouse gases, soil health, biodiversity, and farmer economic resilience. This week, episode 03 of This Green Planet Podcast with Steve Rosenzweig is about practicing regenerative agriculture. Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed…

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Introducing This Green Planet Podcast

This Green Planet Podcast shares ideas about leading with social impact, women in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math), and kids making green changes in their communities. Hosted by Penny Bauder, the founder of the award-winning Green Kid Crafts Subscription Box, this podcast is bound to inspire you to impact change in your life…

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