This Green Planet

Michel began her career as a Chinese Cryptologic Language Analyst in the US Air Force before moving on to become an Intelligence Analyst for the US Departments of Defense and State. She has worked on many sides of the cybersecurity industry — from government to end-user, to vendor. She previously worked with iSIGHT Partners/FireEye, then MGM Resorts International before joining ThreatQuotient as Director of Threat Intelligence. 

This week, episode 12 of This Green Planet Podcast with Michel Huffaker is about owning being a woman in a tech career. Thank you for listening!

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Penny is an environmental scientist-turned-entrepreneur. She’s worked as a climate scientist, an environmental planner, and a wilderness park ranger. Motivated by a passion to raise a generation of environmental leaders, in 2010 Penny founded Green Kid Crafts, a children’s media company that provides kids around the world with convenient and eco-friendly STEAM activities.

Today, it’s become a leader in the subscription industry, with over 1 million packages shipped worldwide that have exposed a generation to think about and take a leadership role in sustainability. Penny, her husband Jeff, and her children Rowan and Declan live together in San Diego, California. She holds a B.A. in Environmental Management and an M.S. in Environmental Science. Penny has over 20 years of experience in entrepreneurship, management, strategy and finance. She’s a seasoned leader, an inspiring speaker, an encouraging business mentor, and a creative writer.

This week, episode 11 of This Green Planet Podcast Penny is sharing why STEM education is so important and some easy ways you can incorporate STEM into your play activities.  Thank you for listening!

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Dr. Adrienne Starks founded STREAM Innovations, Inc., in 2015 in Birmingham, AL. Under her leadership, their mission has been committed to helping students develop and explore their passion in Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STREAM) by providing exposure, experiences, and engagement with high expectations for their success.

This week, episode 10 of This Green Planet Podcast with Dr. Adrienne Starks is about the importance of encouraging minority girls into STREAM. Thank you for listening!

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Crystal Emery is telling stories to help level the playing field in our world. She is the Founder and CEO of URU The Right To Be, Inc., a nonprofit content production company that addresses issues at the intersection of humanities, arts, and sciences. A producer, director, author, and activist, Emery’s body of work covers a broad range of topics from diversity, inclusion and equity to children’s literature, sociopolitical issues and STEM.

This week, episode 09 of This Green Planet Podcast with Crystal Emery is about how the future of the world is in STEM careers. Thank you for listening!

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Liz Sara is Chair of the National Women’s Business Council, the non-partisan, federal advisory council that serves as an independent source of advice and counsel to the President, Congress, and the Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration on issues that affect women business owners and entrepreneurs. She’s also the Founder and President of Best Marketing, LLC, where she consults for more than 90 small businesses in the high-tech sector and serves as a chief business advisor to entrepreneurs in creating and executing go-to-market strategies. 

This week, episode 07 of This Green Planet Podcast with Liz Sara is about how you don’t have to be a tech wizard to be involved in STEAM. Thank you for listening!

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Lauren Hasson is the Founder of DevelopHer and a senior engineer in apps and information security at a leading Silicon Valley fintech company. Lauren transformed her career from rock bottom into a top, high-profile professional and nearly quintupled her salary in less than four years. Now, she’s moving the needle to bridge the gender wage gap and inspiring thousands of women to build their best careers and break glass ceilings in STEM and tech.

This week, episode 07 of This Green Planet Podcast with Lauren Hasson is about bridging the gender wage gap. Thank you for listening!

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Yamilée is the Founder & CEO of STEM From Dance. After studying mechanical engineering and being an avid dancer for over 25 years, she switched gears to teach high school algebra in an underserved community in East New York, Brooklyn through Teach For America. She started STEM From Dance eight years ago with the hope that a strong dance and STEM supplemental education would help to increase the number of underrepresented minority girls across the nation who pursue a future in STEM.

This week, episode 06 of This Green Planet Podcast with Yamilee Toussaint Beach is about bringing young girls together around STEAM. Thank you for listening!

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Sonia Rief is currently Vice President, Vehicle Connected Services and Program Management Office for Nissan North America, Inc., a position to which she was appointed in 2019. In this role, Rief is responsible for managing vehicle line profitability in North America and accelerating Nissan’s connected services business.

This week, episode 05 of This Green Planet Podcast with Sonia Rief is about finding your North Star. Thank you for listening!

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Jessica Nordlander is a technology executive with an MSc in Applied IT, an XGoogler, and recently named ‘Sweden’s Most Innovative Leader’. As COO at Thoughtexchange, one of Canada’s fastest-growing software companies, she tries to operationalize awesomeness.

This week, episode 04 of This Green Planet Podcast with Jessica Nordlander is about addressing the bias in STEAM. Thank you for listening!

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Steve Rosenzweig is a Soil Scientist at General Mills where he drives adoption of regenerative agriculture systems and measures the effects on greenhouse gases, soil health, biodiversity, and farmer economic resilience.

This week, episode 03 of This Green Planet Podcast with Steve Rosenzweig is about practicing regenerative agriculture. Thank you for listening!

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