In the eighth installment of the FemExec podcast, Aakruti Desai (host) sits down with Payal Sawhney, the founder of Saahas For Cause, a nonprofit aiming to help South Asian immigrants. She explains the hard truth of the difference between the glorified version of America and the things immigrants actually go through. This nonprofit aims to help immigrant kids know that they have a voice, curb the loneliness and unhealthiness many seniors may face, and help victims of sexual assault and domestic abuse.

In the seventh installment of the FemExec podcast, Aakruti Desai (host) sits down with Tosha Patel, the director of RRB Dance Company, an international dance academy. She discusses how her passion for dance and choreography lead her to teaching. She gives the inside scoop on the business model and modern marketing touch that keeps students coming back to the fastest growing dance academy.

In the sixth installment of the FemExec podcast, Aakruti Desai (host) sits down with Dr. Dipti Doshi, the owner of Advanced Arthritis and Rheumatology Center, a clinic based in Cerritos, CA. Dr. Doshi shares meaningful anecdotes about her family and her own life that helped shape her career into becoming the success it is today.

In the fifth installment of the FemExec podcast, Aakruti Desai (host) sits down with Radhika Shah, the owner of Color My World, an art studio based in Artesia, CA. She explains how her passion for art and teaching morphed into a successful business. She continues to inspire people of all ages to use art as a medium of expression.Tell us what you think!- Follow us on Instagram @femexec- Like our page on Facebook @femexecpod- Email us at [email protected] available on all podcasting platforms including Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Pandora, Spotify, iHeart Radio, and more. Founded by Aakruti Desai. (@aakrutidesai)

In the fourth installment of the FemExec podcast, Aakruti Desai (host) sits down with Rupa Naik, the CEO of Cake Korner, a bakery based in Artesia, California. The success of her bakery plays into the more recent desire for the American public's awareness of their diets. The rise in vegetarianism can be seen across all industries. Cake Korner shows the effects of the spread of vegetarianism's impact on small businesses. Tell us what you think! - Follow us on Instagram @femexec - Like our page on Facebook @femexecpod - Email us at [email protected] Also available on all podcasting platforms including Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Pandora, Spotify, iHeart Radio, and more. Founded by Aakruti Desai. (@aakrutidesai)

In the third installment of the FemExec podcast, Aakruti Desai (host) sits down with Smita Vasant, the CEO of Saffron Spot in Artesia, CA. She explains her journey from pursuing industrial psychology to letting her passion for food take over and push her to start her own ice cream store. Saffron Spot is a fusion of her love for her Indian culture with her love for nutrition. Tell us what you think! - Follow us on Instagram @femexec - Like our page on Facebook @femexecpod - Email us at [email protected] Also available on all podcasting platforms including Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Pandora, Spotify, iHeart radio, and more. Founded by Aakruti Desai. (@aakrutidesai)

In the second installment of the FemExec podcast, Aakruti Desai (host) sits down with Loreen Avakian, the CEO of So Low Drugs, a small business pharmacy based in Los Alamitos. In this, Avakian discusses how small business pharmacies deal with break ins and competing with corporate giants like CVS. She offers great advice on being a pharmacy owner and gets real about her experience in this industry. Tell us what you think! - Follow us on Instagram @femexec - Like our page on Facebook @femexecpod - Email us at [email protected] Also available on all podcasting platforms including Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Pandora, Spotify, iHeart Radio, and more. Founded by Aakruti Desai. (@aakrutidesai)

In the first installment of the FemExec podcast, Aakruti Desai (host) sits down with Vickie Chiang, the CEO of HS2 Academy, which is based in Southern California. She explains how her success in her business had beginnings in the maternal desire to take care of her children. Her story brings up parallels from news stories about Marissa Myers' (Yahoo CEO) pregnancy in 2012.