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- 56. Exposing the Beauty Industry with Chemist and Beauty Brand Founder, Asia Fee
Did you know many beauty brands are founded by white men, including the popular makeup brand Too Faced? Listen to this episode for exclusive behind-the-scenes insight from Chemist and beauty brand Founder, Asia Fee. In this episode, you'll learn what it means to work in the beauty industry as a Chemist and Consultant. Asia, Lexi, and Libby discuss a range of topics related to beauty products; such as regulatory certifications that products need to abide by, the new product development process for beauty products and makeup, knowledge from chemistry classes and other university classes that Asia uses as a Chemist, barriers to entry to the industry for people of color and minorities, and much more! This podcast discusses how women are often perceived in science-related sectors and what can be done to correct that narrative. Please tune in to hear from Asia and her experiences as she reduces science stigma in the beauty industry.
Connect with Asia Fee:
Follow Asia on Instagram: @Asiafee
Check out Asia's Brand, Alchemist Asia: https://www.alchemistasia.us/
Follow Asia on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asia.n.fee/
Follow Asia on Tiktok: @Asiafee
Connect with Asia on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asiafee/
This Episode Covers:
- Asia's story regarding how she became interested in makeup
- Asia's experience as a science consultant for beauty brands
- College classes that are beneficial to take if you want to work in the science space of the beauty industry
- Barriers to entry to the beauty industry for minorities and how you can help support indy brands
- The new product development process for makeup and beauty products
- Regulatory guidelines that must be followed in the beauty industry
- Shocking things you might not know about the beauty industry coming from someone who works in the industry
Be sure to leave a 5-star rating and review, and complete the google form below, to be entered in our $100 visa gift card giveaway!
THE GOOGLE FORM! FREE Access to Templates: https://forms.gle/9rVaUVzXSrLRduBBA
BFE Podcast Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1171370850336662/?ref=share
My Best Friends an Engineer INSTAGRAM: @mybestfriendsanengineer
Lexi’s INSTAGRAM: @engineerlexi
Libby’s INSTAGRAM: @libbybonthelabel
Lexi’s TIKTOK: @engineerlexi
Libby’s Tiktok: @libbybonthelabel
My Best Friends an Engineer YOUTUBE: @BFEpodcast
47 min - 55. Networking and Landing Entry Level Jobs on Linkedin | Linkedin Series, Part 2
Welcome back to our Linkedin series! This is part 2 in our Linkedin series where we continue to nerd out about our favorite professional platform. This episode gives a deeper dive on how you can win using Linkedin in college. We touch on our top tips for landing entry level jobs and internships and even share the things we wish we would have done in college but didn't. Learn from our mistakes and implement these practices to give yourself the highest chances of landing job offers with Linkedin! This episode will be especially helpful if you are applying to internships/co-ops in college or if you are preparing to apply for your first job post-grad. Libby shares a story in this episode about how she utilized networking on Linkedin to land her second job post-grad with connections she made from her first job. Stay tuned for part 3, the last episode of our Linkedin series, where we will be sharing our final thoughts and tid-bits of information regarding using Linkedin as a woman in STEM!
Here's a link to the book Libby mentioned in the episode - The Defining Decade: https://amzn.to/3HSo0jv
This Episode Covers:
- How to network on Linkedin
- Appropriate behavior for connecting with recruiters on Linkedin after career fair
- A script recommendation for how to cold-message connections on Linkedin
- How to reach out to Alumni connections who may work where you want to work
- Dialog to use when meeting with professors for research opportunities
- Real life examples of how networking has furthered our engineering careers
- Linkedin Learning and how to use it to prepare for interviews
Be sure to leave a 5-star rating and review, and complete the google form below, to be entered in our $100 visa gift card giveaway!
THE GOOGLE FORM! FREE Access to Templates: https://forms.gle/9rVaUVzXSrLRduBBA
BFE Podcast Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1171370850336662/?ref=share
My Best Friends an Engineer INSTAGRAM: @mybestfriendsanengineer
Lexi’s INSTAGRAM: @engineerlexi
Libby’s INSTAGRAM: @libbybonthelabel
Lexi’s TIKTOK: @engineerlexi
Libby’s Tiktok: @libbybonthelabel
My Best Friends an Engineer YOUTUBE: @BFEpodcast
50 min - 54. Reasons Why You Need to Create a Linkedin Profile and How to Get Started
Linkedin can be an intimidating platform if you aren't already familiar with it. You may have heard that it's a great place to find a job but what are you even supposed to put on your profile? What kind of profile picture is appropriate and how are you supposed to know what kind of header tag to have if you are searching for a job? On their newest Linkedin Series, Lexi and Libby break down the basics for you in this episode so that you can learn everything you need to know about getting started on Linkedin. This episode is great for beginners interested in creating a profile and growing on Linkedin. Stay tuned for future episodes in this series so that you can learn everything you need to know for how to be a successful professional on the platform.
This Episode Covers:
- Linkedin 101 - a beginners description to what Linkedin is and what you can use it for
- Tips on what you should use for your profile picture and cover photo
- An explanation on what exactly you should put in your "About" section on your Linkedin profile
- A debate on whether or not you should keep your high school work experience on your Linkedin
- The easiest way to endorse your peers on Linkedin
Be sure to leave a 5-star rating and review, and complete the google form below, to be entered in our $100 visa gift card giveaway!
THE GOOGLE FORM! FREE Access to Templates: https://forms.gle/9rVaUVzXSrLRduBBA
BFE Podcast Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1171370850336662/?ref=share
My Best Friends an Engineer INSTAGRAM: @mybestfriendsanengineer
Lexi’s INSTAGRAM: @engineerlexi
Libby’s INSTAGRAM: @libbybonthelabel
Lexi’s TIKTOK: @engineerlexi
Libby’s Tiktok: @libbybonthelabel
My Best Friends an Engineer YOUTUBE: @BFEpodcast
55 min - 53. HOW TO START A PODCAST: Lessons Learned from 1 Year of Podcasting
My Best Friend's an Engineer is 1!! Tune into this episode to hear all of the tips and tricks that you need to know to start a podcast. After posting a weekly podcast for a year, BFE Podcast gals, Lexi and Libby, share all the in's and out's of starting a podcast. If you're looking for everything you need to know to start a podcast, from equipment to editing software, you need to listen to this episode.
This Episode Covers:
- Equipment that you need to start a podcast
- What brand microphone to get to start a podcast
- What editing software to use to edit a podcast
- The soft skills you need to have to start and maintain a podcast
- How to bring guests onto a podcast
- Lessons learned from the first year of podcasting
Be sure to leave a 5-star rating and review, and complete the google form below, to be entered in our $100 visa gift card giveaway!
THE GOOGLE FORM! FREE Access to Templates: https://forms.gle/9rVaUVzXSrLRduBBA
BFE Podcast Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1171370850336662/?ref=share
My Best Friends an Engineer INSTAGRAM: @mybestfriendsanengineer
Lexi’s INSTAGRAM: @engineerlexi
Libby’s INSTAGRAM: @libbybonthelabel
Lexi’s TIKTOK: @engineerlexi
Libby’s Tiktok: @libbybonthelabel
My Best Friends an Engineer YOUTUBE: @BFEpodcast
42 min - 52. The One Where they Set Goals for 2023
The podcast episode where the BFE podcast girls share their goals for 2023! Tune in to hear Lexi and Libby reflect on old goals for 2022 and what they are setting as new goals for 2023. Hear Lexi and Libby share their wins and losses from 2022 and how they plan to succeed in life and at work in 2023.
This Episode Covers:
- Reflection on 2022 goals
- Proud moments from 2022
- Disappointments from 2022
- Setting new goals for 2023
- Intention setting for 2023
Be sure to leave a 5-star rating and review, and complete the google form below, to be entered in our $100 visa gift card giveaway!
THE GOOGLE FORM! FREE Access to Templates: https://forms.gle/9rVaUVzXSrLRduBBA
BFE Podcast Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1171370850336662/?ref=share
My Best Friends an Engineer INSTAGRAM: @mybestfriendsanengineer
Lexi’s INSTAGRAM: @engineerlexi
Libby’s INSTAGRAM: @libbybonthelabel
Lexi’s TIKTOK: @engineerlexi
Libby’s Tiktok: @libbybonthelabel
My Best Friends an Engineer YOUTUBE: @BFEpodcast
42 min - 51. How to Prepare for a Successful New Year | Habits and Routines for 2023
How the heck is it already 2023?! Listen to this episode to get inspired for how to plan for your new year. The BFE Podcast girls talk all things habits and routines in this episode. Lexi and Libby reflect on the habits and routines that they had in 2022 and share what worked and what didn't work for them. They also share tips for how to implement new habits and routines in 2023 so that you can have your best year yet. HEADS UP: There will not be an episode next week due to the holiday. Enjoy some intentional time with your loved ones and we will catch you in the new year for an exciting new episode!
Thanks for an awesome year of My Best Friend's an Engineer (:
This Episode Covers:
- Wrapping up EOY projects and commitments
- What a SMART Goal is
- How to set realistic goals for the new year
- Recommendations for how to track your goals
- Habits and routines that worked for Lexi and Libby
- 3 Actionable tips for how to create a new habit
- An overview of the book, Atomic Habits, by James Clear
Be sure to leave a 5-star rating and review, and complete the google form below, to be entered in our $100 visa gift card giveaway!
THE GOOGLE FORM! FREE Access to Templates: https://forms.gle/9rVaUVzXSrLRduBBA
BFE Podcast Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1171370850336662/?ref=share
My Best Friends an Engineer INSTAGRAM: @mybestfriendsanengineer
Lexi’s INSTAGRAM: @engineerlexi
Libby’s INSTAGRAM: @libbybonthelabel
Lexi’s TIKTOK: @engineerlexi
Libby’s Tiktok: @libbybonthelabel
My Best Friends an Engineer YOUTUBE: @BFEpodcast
47 min - 50. How to Prepare for your First Corporate Performance Review
This episode gives tips and perspective for how to approach your end of the year performance review at your corporate job. Listen to the end to hear our top 3 rapid fire pieces of advice that you can implement right now while filling out your performance review. Thanks for celebrating 50 episodes with us (:
This Episode Covers:
- The definition of a performance review
- The benefits of task and feedback tracking
- Ways that you may have provided value to your company in the past year
- Tips on how to write about your accomplishments when submitting your review
- Defining convergence
- Hacks for saving feedback
- What to do when a different manager asks you to provide feedback for one of their direct reports
- Negotiating your salary and merit increases
- The relationship between manager and employee during a performance review
Be sure to leave a 5-star rating and review, and complete the google form below, to be entered in our $100 visa gift card giveaway!
THE GOOGLE FORM! FREE Access to Templates: https://forms.gle/9rVaUVzXSrLRduBBA
BFE Podcast Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1171370850336662/?ref=share
My Best Friends an Engineer INSTAGRAM: @mybestfriendsanengineer
Lexi’s INSTAGRAM: @engineerlexi
Libby’s INSTAGRAM: @libbybonthelabel
Lexi’s TIKTOK: @engineerlexi
Libby’s Tiktok: @libbybonthelabel
My Best Friends an Engineer YOUTUBE: @BFEpodcast
51 min - 49. Holiday Gift Guide for STEM Girlies
The holiday season is in full swing and the gift giving season is upon us! Listen to this episode to get gift ideas for all the girlies in STEM in your life, or to help determine what you might want to ask for this holiday season. There's nothing worse than being stumped on what to get a loved one for the holidays. Catch up with the BFE podcast gals in the beginning of this episode before diving into the gift ideas. Lexi and Libby share lifestyle, electronic, workwear, and accessory gift ideas. There is something for everyone in this episode, as there is even a segment on gift ideas for STEM girlies in college. Happy shopping!
The gifts mentioned in today's episode:
- Chegg membership https://www.chegg.com/
- Colored graphing calculator https://amzn.to/3VPkOur
- Hatch https://amzn.to/3VVV3J3
- Weighted blanket https://amzn.to/3UvAGkQ
- IPAD https://www.apple.com/ipad/?afid=p238%7Cs1iH3TMN8-dc_mtid_1870765e38482_pcrid_635314605007_pgrid_101103949416_pntwk_g_pchan__pexid__&cid=aos-us-kwgo-ipad--slid---product-
- Remarkable https://www.bestbuy.com/site/remarkable-the-paper-tablet-10-3-digital-paper-display-with-marker-plus/6523557.p?skuId=6523557
- Noise cancelling headphones https://www.bestbuy.com/site/bose-quietcomfort-35-ii-wireless-noise-cancelling-over-the-ear-headphones-black/5876115.p?skuId=5876115
- Treadmill walking desk pad https://amzn.to/3OZBIV4
- Xena Workwear steel toed boots www.xenaworkwear.com
- Spanx high rise flare pants https://spanx.com/collections/the-perfect-pant-collection?gclid=Cj0KCQiAyracBhDoARIsACGFcS7aevfQ1gGb42StmPh9TJKxQHOsu6YkPXb7c4M4iLkQV6Fr0srYNWkaApXyEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
- Abercrombie wide leg slacks https://www.abercrombie.com/shop/us/p/tailored-wide-leg-pants-51625331?seq=04&categoryId=6570724&faceout=model
- STEM jewelry https://www.etsy.com/listing/748203022/gold-dna-ring-dna-ring-science-ring?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=stem+jewelry&ref=sr_gallery-1-7&pro=1&frs=1&edd=1&organic_search_click=1
- Pink stethescope https://amzn.to/3Hc4GiK
- Pine PPE https://amzn.to/3VRtxMJ
- FIGS scrubs www.wearfigs.com
- Little miss engineer mug
Be sure to leave a 5-star rating and review, and complete the google form below, to be entered in our $100 visa gift card giveaway!
THE GOOGLE FORM! FREE Access to Templates: https://forms.gle/9rVaUVzXSrLRduBBA
BFE Podcast Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1171370850336662/?ref=share
My Best Friends an Engineer INSTAGRAM: @mybestfriendsanengineer
Lexi’s INSTAGRAM: @engineerlexi
Libby’s INSTAGRAM: @libbybonthelabel
Libby's Website: www.libbybonthelabel.com
Lexi’s TIKTOK: @engineerlexi
Libby’s Tiktok: @libbybonthelabel
My Best Friends an Engineer YOUTUBE: @BFEpodcast
47 min - 49. Holiday Gift Guide for Girlies in STEM
The holiday season is in full swing and the gift giving season is upon us! Listen to this episode to get gift ideas for all the girlies in STEM in your life, or to help determine what you might want to ask for this holiday season. There's nothing worse than being stumped on what to get a loved one for the holidays. Catch up with the BFE podcast gals in the beginning of this episode before diving into the gift ideas. Lexi and Libby share lifestyle, electronic, workwear, and accessory gift ideas. There is something for everyone in this episode, as there is even a segment on gift ideas for STEM girlies in college. Happy shopping!
The gifts mentioned in today's episode:
- Chegg membership https://www.chegg.com/
- Colored graphing calculator https://amzn.to/3VPkOur
- Hatch https://amzn.to/3VVV3J3
- Weighted blanket https://amzn.to/3UvAGkQ
- IPAD https://www.apple.com/ipad/?afid=p238%7Cs1iH3TMN8-dc_mtid_1870765e38482_pcrid_635314605007_pgrid_101103949416_pntwk_g_pchan__pexid__&cid=aos-us-kwgo-ipad--slid---product-
- Remarkable https://www.bestbuy.com/site/remarkable-the-paper-tablet-10-3-digital-paper-display-with-marker-plus/6523557.p?skuId=6523557
- Noise cancelling headphones https://www.bestbuy.com/site/bose-quietcomfort-35-ii-wireless-noise-cancelling-over-the-ear-headphones-black/5876115.p?skuId=5876115
- Treadmill walking desk pad https://amzn.to/3OZBIV4
- Xena Workwear steel toed boots www.xenaworkwear.com
- Spanx high rise flare pants https://spanx.com/collections/the-perfect-pant-collection?gclid=Cj0KCQiAyracBhDoARIsACGFcS7aevfQ1gGb42StmPh9TJKxQHOsu6YkPXb7c4M4iLkQV6Fr0srYNWkaApXyEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
- Abercrombie wide leg slacks https://www.abercrombie.com/shop/us/p/tailored-wide-leg-pants-51625331?seq=04&categoryId=6570724&faceout=model
- STEM jewelry https://www.etsy.com/listing/748203022/gold-dna-ring-dna-ring-science-ring?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=stem+jewelry&ref=sr_gallery-1-7&pro=1&frs=1&edd=1&organic_search_click=1
- Pink stethescope https://amzn.to/3Hc4GiK
- Pine PPE https://amzn.to/3VRtxMJ
- FIGS scrubs www.wearfigs.com
- Little miss engineer mug
Be sure to leave a 5-star rating and review, and complete the google form below, to be entered in our $100 visa gift card giveaway!
THE GOOGLE FORM! FREE Access to Templates: https://forms.gle/9rVaUVzXSrLRduBBA
BFE Podcast Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1171370850336662/?ref=share
My Best Friends an Engineer INSTAGRAM: @mybestfriendsanengineer
Lexi’s INSTAGRAM: @engineerlexi
Libby’s INSTAGRAM: @libbybonthelabel
Libby's Website: www.libbybonthelabel.com
Lexi’s TIKTOK: @engineerlexi
Libby’s Tiktok: @libbybonthelabel
My Best Friends an Engineer YOUTUBE: @BFEpodcast
47 min - 48. 8 Tips on How to Deal with Holiday Stress, Corporate Edition
It's the most wonderful time of the year - it can also be one of the most stressful times of the year as a corporate worker. We all have deadlines that we are working toward as the year wraps up or budgets that we are working to get approved. As the month of December goes from a 4-week month to a 2-week month, it can be stressful to try to fit everything in. In addition to fitting everything in to your work schedule, you may also be working around not only your PTO but other peoples planned PTO as well. How are you supposed to get everything done before ringing in the new year? This episode shares sources of holiday stress and 8 tips on how to deal with it.
Today's episode dives into:
- A weekly catch up from Libby & Lexi
- Common stressors during the holiday season
- 8 actionable tips for dealing with holiday stress
- Gentle reminders to help get yourself through and enjoy this time of the year
- Ways to communicate with your manager to organize work tasks during year end
Be sure to leave a 5-star rating and review, and complete the google form below, to be entered in our $100 visa gift card giveaway!
THE GOOGLE FORM! FREE Access to Templates: https://forms.gle/9rVaUVzXSrLRduBBA
BFE Podcast Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1171370850336662/?ref=share
My Best Friends an Engineer INSTAGRAM: @mybestfriendsanengineer
Lexi’s INSTAGRAM: @engineerlexi
Libby’s INSTAGRAM: @libbybonthelabel
Libby's Website: www.libbybonthelabel.com
Lexi’s TIKTOK: @engineerlexi
Libby’s Tiktok: @libbybonthelabel
My Best Friends an Engineer YOUTUBE: @BFEpodcast
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