On this episode of Her Way, we sat down with Beth Gerstein, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Brilliant Earth.  Gerstein shares the inspiration and process of starting her ethically sourced jewelry company.  She talks us through the benefits of leaving her previous corporate job to start Brilliant Earth, reminding us that controlling your own success motivates further growth. Gerstein discusses how the company balances realistic business goals with its core values of sustainability and transparency. As an entrepreneur, she emphasizes the importance of being able to adapt and evolve based on customer feedback.  Enjoy the episode!

To kick off 2023, Her Way welcomes Ting-an Lin, an Interdisciplinary Ethics Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University. Ting-An Lin explains how she navigated her current intersection of AI and social ethics. She dives into detail about AI's social impact, restructuring technology to recognize human biases, and the importance of approaching the field with an optimistic attitude. As a Taiwanese woman, Lin says her background helped shape the perspective of which she approaches the field she works in today.  Enjoy the episode!

On the first episode of Her Way, we are joined by Gloria Chen, the Chief People Officer and Executive Vice President at Adobe. In this conversation, Chen emphasizes the importance of being open minded to your definition of success, exploring your superpower, and having confidence in your abilities. As Chief People Officer overseeing 28,000 employees in over 35 countries worldwide, Chen discusses how she navigated through the many challenges the company faced with COVID. She provides valuable advice to young women and high schoolers hoping to pursue their own passions. Enjoy the episode!