How'd Her Career Get There?

This is a must listen! Janis Milham joins me to talk about a journey, which led her from a small town in Kansas to Senior Vice President and Global Brand Leader where she led vision, strategy and execution for all facets of global brand positioning, strategy, product design, guest experience and marketing for seven of Marriott's 30 brands. Her energy is contagious and her passion now has her focusing on leadership development with Questage. She is a champion of women, diversity, and anyone with a drive to improve themselves and contribute to a larger purpose.

On this episode, I am joined by Beth McCart, Senior Recruiter for Ramsey Solutions based in Nashville. We talk about her journey, which led her to financial well-being, personal fulfillment, and a job she loves! She shares how her husband's near death time in the hospital led to financial piece of mind and ultimately served as the catalyst for her current job. Beth talks about the challenges starting a family and how it all intersects as a constant driver for her to show up everyday doing what she loves! Beth also co-founded WomenGetIT, a tribe for women in tech.

In Beth's own words-

Soon after, I found Ramsey’s financial material and decided that this was the one thing we could control in the world of chaos we found ourselves in. My husband and I started the program while I was interviewing with the company. In less than 14 months, we became debt free. We were no longer slaves to our lenders – we were free. And the weight that lifted off our shoulders was indescribable. My husband still has health challenges, but we are in a totally different place than where we used to be. We came out of survival mode into a place were we could have hope and dreams for our future.

In 2018, we found out that we were unlikely to start a family and our doctors urged us to try IVF before it was too late. Because of what Ramsey teaches, we were able to pay the $27,000 worth of fertility expenses with cash! After hundreds of injections, two egg retrievals, and a miscarriage – we were blessed with our miracle, Abigail. She was born on July 3, 2020."

Amanda Gianotti joins me and we talk about taking over and running a family business. A natural born sales person, Amanda's approach is customers first at Allogram. She observed and learned the value of hard work and education after watching her parents hustle and build a business. She followed suit and took over the business, growing it significantly! Beyond all this, Amanda's definition of success- happiness!

Join me as I talk with Dr. Lola Adeyemi.  We talk about her life in multiple countries and what that taught her as a child and into her adult life.  A doctor by trade, based on her own experience, she saw a gap in mentorship and therefore created Mentoring Her, an online platform designed to facilitate making meaningful connections with other women.  With degrees from Johns Hopkins (Go Blue Jays!) and Harvard, she is not only intelligent, but also deliberate in her approach to solving this mentorship challenge.

In this episode I talk with Jennifer Yang, whose career journey has taken her from consulting to entrepreneurship with overlaps in technology, event planning, and whiskey.  She was raised with the foundation of hard work and high aspirations.  The perceived sacrifices made as a child have paid off as she graduated from MIT and then jumped into her first job.  Hear how this self-proclaimed, risk-averse woman always remains open to possibilities and follows her passions, as she is guided by the mantra "always be honest with yourself."

Join as I talk with Gina Dubbe.  We talk about growing up in West Virginia and fast forward to her building and selling her first company.  She then co-founded a cannabis medical dispensary and she shares the wonderful parts and the challenges associated with starting that type of wellness business.  All this while raising 2 children.  Gina is wildly intelligent, charismatic, direct, and thoughtful in how she speaks.  This is a must listen if you are curious about the cannabis business or interested in hearing how a fantastic entrepreneur built businesses 2 times over.

This episode, we have a two-fer! I talk with Courtney Wandeloski and Laura Deimling, building on their longtime friendship, they decided to jump into business together. We talk about what led them to start their business and how they have had to make adjustments in 2020. This is a great episode if you are considering getting into business with a friend; hear how they divide and conquer, and leverage their individual strengths.

On this episode, I talk with Angel Johnson, who spans her career across multiple sectors including IT and real estate. Growing up in the heart of Philly, we talk about how her outspokenness and energetic personality weren't always viewed as a strength by outsiders, but fast forward and without a doubt have served her well in leadership roles. Her natural curiosity led her to IT, while she stumbled upon her love of real estate after seeing opportunity in an initial modest investment. Hear her story, as she talks about the value of family and finding joy in simply having the chance to try and experience new things!

She's energetic, smart, direct and she's this episode's guest on the How'd Her Career Get There? podcast.  Shana Cosgrove joins me to talk about her path to starting a Software Engineering and Data Science company, Nyla Technology Solutions.  We talk about the integration of life- at the office and at home, as well as what led her to start a business.  This is a must listen for any entrepreneur or software engineer who aspires to bring great products to the market.

In this episode, I talk with Deanna Steele about her path getting into digital technology, retail and e-commerce. In addition to her background, we touch on delivering for retail customers during the current economic climate and reinvigorating the customer relationship. A west coast girl at heart, she's made her way east as her career grew and now sits as an Executive of a publicly traded company.

I've met Deanna a handful of times and every time, her professional polish, intelligence, warmth and chic wardrobe stand out. This is a must listen for anyone in retail business, customer service, or looking to better understand the path of a C-level tech executive.