Tiny Little Victories

Our guests in this episode are two inspiring women from the UK who discuss the importance of diversity, inclusion and authenticity in technology. Rosemarie Wilson, the founder of Pragmatic Coaching and author of the book "Imposter Syndrome and Your Performance - What's the Link?" is a mentor, speaker, and advocate for women in tech.

Jennifer Opal (she/her), an award-winning DevOps engineer, writer, speaker, AI enthusiast and advocate for inclusion and neurodiversity in the tech industry, shares her experiences and insights in her blog, the Jennifer Opal blog, which focuses on the challenges and triumphs of people with ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, and the tech industry.During this episode, Rosemarie and Jennifer share their insights on creating a diverse and inclusive tech industry. They emphasize the importance of bringing humanity back into the workplace and fostering work cultures where everyone can thrive. We touch on the importance of people feeling confident if they are neurodiverse, queer, or a woman in tech, without feeling held back because of their identity.

As Jennifer Opal says, diversity can work; it's just that companies are not good at it.

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Massive Talk co-host, ⁠Naos Wilbrink.⁠

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This is Massive Talk! An episode inside of the podcast, Tiny Little Victories, co-hosted by your favorite pilot, Naos Wilbrink. You may remember Naos from S3 E2 on Tiny Little Victories called The Pilot.

In this inaugural segment of Massive Talk, we talk about massive issues facing us today as humans with candor and humor - from Naos' new 'jet job,' wealth to how to create a world based on gifting to others and switching off at the end of the day.

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Massive Talk co-host, Naos Wilbrink.

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Did you know that the European honey bee is known as Apis mellifera in scientific terms? In this episode, I had a chat with two amazing urban beekeepers, Patrick McKannan and Kyle Tindle, who shared their experiences and love for keeping honey bees.

Patrick is not just an experienced urban beekeeper but also a fantastic mentor who teaches beekeeping classes and mentors bee scholarship students at Paul Quinn College in Dallas. He is our bee guru in our journey as new urban beekeepers.

Kyle Tindle is a new beekeeper, and he has fallen in love with the hobby more than he ever expected. Kyle talks about what he enjoys the most about keeping bees, why he started and what he's learned about keeping bees.

Some excellent bee resources:

Check out the Trinity Valley Beekeepers Association and their scholarship program at Paul Quinn College

Bee girl by Chisti Baughman (classes and you can buy bees)

Colin County Hobby Beekeepers Association

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In this episode, explorer, environmentalist and entrepreneur John Hazelwood talks about his journey from Texas to Bulgaria and back again. (bet you didn't see that coming). From his time growing up in Greece to London and Alabama, John is now back in Texas after decades building businesses in Bulgaria. He also was involved with bringing the Bulgarian soccar team to Austin so for all you soccar fans out there, this is an incredible story of some sports management in the world of soccar in Texas. Today he is working to create sustainable outdoor floating water experiences with Natura Reserve.

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In this bonus episode of Tiny Little Victories we throw protocal, format and structure under the bus to have a candid conversation full of outbursts on what in the world is wrong with dating, dating aps and some tiny dating horror stories. (no one died) This new segment, Massive Talk: Dating and sh*t like that.

Join Andi Trammell and your host, Jennifer Kite-Powell as they trip down memory lane in high heels into their dating pasts and futures.

It isn't pretty, it's kinda loud, it's crunchy and quirky, but mostly it's a lot of fun, because if you're single, or thinking about being single (again), you know what we're talking about.

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On this week's episode, Alexander Colle virtually drops in from Scotland to chat about the world of robots for a candid conversation about human-robot interaction and some serious robot topics like can you love a robot? And how can you make a human-centric robot, and what in the world is up with those robots in Westworld? But we are in good hands because Alexander is a French roboticist and entrepreneur who has worked on several companion robots with a new pillow robot called Maah in the works. He is currently tucked away in Scotland, getting his Ph.D. from the Edinburgh Center for Robotics in Robotics, focusing on aesthetics and robots. Alexander is passionately focused on developing robots to improve society with a unique design approach.

Find out everything you need to know about this robotic pillow at Konpanion. Alexander's consultancy with his incredible creative partners who just sit around all day focusing on robotics and aesthetics at We Are Pocco. And Alexander's US client working on automation and mining (remember all the copper talk?)

Check out this very cool project that focused on frailty and healthcare.

You can also follow Alexander on LinkedIn.

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⁠Naos Wilbrink⁠ joins Tiny Little Victories for a lively and very curvy conversation about becoming a survey pilot, how to make friends when you move to a new country over 40 (tip: it is an LGBTQ church), paradoxes, ChatGPT and pilot training and living in suburban California as a Dutchie. Naos is a technologist and inquiring mind who has always been creating, thinking and exploring. He talks about his yearning to learn to fly and how that experience opened him to more experiences including moving to California with his wife to become a commercial pilot. We move from topic to topic and back again - Naos has the kind of mind you want at a dinner party.

If you are looking for a survey pilot, check out his ⁠impressive pilot resume⁠.

And a big shout out to the ⁠City Church Long Beach⁠ (their tagline is radically welcoming) who welcomed Naos and his wife with open arms and lots of conversation. 

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Ron Sylvester⁠⁠, Executive Producer of the documentary film, ⁠⁠Committment to Life⁠⁠ joins Tiny Little Victories for the debut of Season 3. Ron is also the CEO of his own Entertainment firm which manages red carpet events in LA including the press room for the Primtetime Emmys. 

The film is directed by Jeffrey Schwarz, an Emmy Award-winning producer, director and editor based in Los Angeles. Commitment to Life is set against a Hollywood/LA backdrop and documents the true story of the fight against HIV/AIDS in Los Angeles in its early days to today. Through emotional and uplifting archival footage and interviews with celebrities and activists, the film looks at how a community of people in LA living with HIV/AIDS - doctors, movie stars, studio moguls and activists - changed the course of the epidemic. The film takes a journey through each decade from the 80s to today.

Ron talks about the ideas to make the film from his time on the Board of the ⁠AIDS Project Los Angeles⁠ (APLA) and about the importance of capturing and reflecting on the oral histories of survivors so their heroic stories can be shared around the world. APLA Health's mission is to restore dignity and trust within underserved communities by providing world-class LGBTQ+ empowering healthcare, HIV specialty care, food, housing and other essential support services.

One of my favorite comments from Ron in the podcast is when he says, "It's not what you do from 9 to 5 that defines you, it's what you do after five that does."

Please visit ⁠⁠⁠Committment to Life⁠⁠⁠ to learn where you can see the film, and keep updated on the film's distribution news. We would like to thank Ron and the film for use of the audio clips from the film, Committment to Life in Season 3, Episode 1. -----

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In this episode of ⁠Tiny Little Victories⁠, I talk with the Texas denim king, ⁠Carl Forkel⁠. Carl is from Dresden, Germany and went to a military school in New Mexico when he was 15. While in the United States, he got a taste of what would become his passion for American ingenuity, manufacturing, and denim design. Carl talks about his new jean label, CFF, vintage sewing machines, and why stitching can make a jean. You can follow Carl and his bespoke jeans on Instagram.

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In this penultimate episode of season 2 of ⁠Tiny Little Victories⁠, I talked with ⁠Dr. Brittany Lamb⁠, an ER doctor, educator, advocate and speaker passionately focused on helping dementia family caregivers achieve peace of mind in their decisions. She created a ⁠free audio guide⁠ to help people through their journey to make the best medical decisions for their loved ones. Dr. Lamb talks about how she began her journey to create a positive network for dementia caregivers, advanced directives, the pace of the ER room, why she wanted to practice emergency room medicine, and how we all can start to look at how we care for those we love.

If you would like to download Dr. Lamb's free Five Step Guide for Dementia Caregivers, please visit this link. You can also reach out to Dr. Lamb by email - yes email at [email protected].

You can also visit her website and see all her services, BrittanyLamb MD

Read her inspirational and informational blogs.

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