STEM Unfiltered

In Episode 13, founder of Xena Workwear Ana Kraft joins STEM Unfiltered to talk about how her entrepreneurial journey has been like as a STEM professional. Before starting Xena, Ana studied international project engineering and worked in the Midwest as an project engineer.

While working as an engineer, she noticed a gap in the women workwear market, specifically within protective gear such as steel toed boots. To solve this, Ana created steel toed boots designed by women for women. Since its creation, Xena Workwear has expanded to offer more apparel options than just steel toed boots - make sure to check out their website here.

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In Episode 12, we chat with Rebecca Tierney, co-founder of AdaMarie - a platform that focuses on empowering women in STEM in their future careers. AdaMarie focuses on bridging the gap between employers and professionals by creating a specialized platform that educates and helps develop women in the workforce and offers employers top-tier hiring and DEI tools to attract, recruit, and retain talent effectively.

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In the Episode 10, Lexi discussed questions she's been asked while interviewing for validation engineer positions. She goes through how she would respond to each question, while highlighting the key elements the interviewer is looking for in the response. Tune in to learn her strategy in addressing technical, behavioral, and job-specific questions, which can be universally applied to almost any interview scenario for other roles - not just validation engineering positions.

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You've been applying for hundreds of technical jobs - what happens when you get your first interview request? If you're unsure of how to break down the interview preparation process, tune into Episode 09 where Engineer Lexi talks about each major step of the process and gives some example responses for how to answer the most common interview questions you can expect.

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What does an engineer do on a day-to-day basis? That seems to be a common question STEM students - especially engineering students - ask themselves. Tune into Episode 08 of the STEM Unfiltered podcast to hear a daily breakdown of what a work week looks like for a chemical engineer working in the pharmaceutical/medical device industry!

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If you're interested in pursuing business graduate school after earning a technical STEM undergraduate degree, this is the episode for you. Tune into Episode 07 to hear Engineer Meg talk about her experience working as a chemical engineer and how her career path progressed after earning an MBA.

In this episode, we're diving into the details of what an auditor's role looks like within the STEM field, specifically the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. Tune in as Lexi shares what auditors do, breaking down their responsibilities and tasks while giving you a step-by-step look into how they navigate a site inspection.

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January 1st falls on a Monday this year - how satisfying! It's the ideal set-up for a workplace reset. Tune in to Episode 01 to learn what a Workplace Reset Strategy might look like if you're in the corporate 9-to-5 world. We'll also break down effective examples of goal statements that will gear you up to return to the workplace after the holiday break feeling proactive and productive.

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Join us in Episode 04 where we learn all about Design Engine, a company that provides numerous effective trainings to engineers in the professional world. Design Engine has helped thousands of 3D CAD professionals excel within their careers and has elevated the skill and capabilities of various Fortune 500 companies with their training programs and product design solutions. Learn more about Design Engine ⁠here⁠.

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