Ariana Sarfarazi is an entertainment and intellectual property lawyer and long-time arts advocate. We discuss how Ariana found her love of the law and how she built a niche market for her career, incorporating the arts into her law work. 

Rima Shahid is the Executive Director of Women4Change Indiana and has a long history of social justice work in her background. We discuss her view of the work, where we go from here, and how we deal with people who try to tear us down instead of lifting us up. 

This week, Chelsea chats with Yecenia Tostado, Executive Director of Project Azul, an organization that provides training and resources to underserved communities to encourage career advancement. The discussion links education, opportunity, and awareness to growth for anyone in any field. 

Expert panelists Kathy Nimmer, Amy Duarte, Laura Alvarado, and Juli Paini discuss why accessibility practices are necessary and how they help the bottom line.

Moderated by Heather Pickering.

Tanya Sovinski is the Director of Community Relations for AES Indiana, an arts advocate, and a huge fan of Indianapolis. She shares her experience as a woman in a heavily male-dominated field and highlights what makes her fall in love with Indy again and again.

Chelsea talks with Dr. Angie Lewis, newly named Technical Director at the Naval Surface Warfare Center--Crane Division, about developing leadership skills at any level and the importance of personal development as a part of professional development. 

Cindy Konich is the first female President & CEO of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis. In this episode, Cindy shares her insight and experience in finance and her warning signs for when to get nervous about the numbers. 

Lee Ernst, a Senior Consultant for Johnson, Grossnickle, & Associates, shares insights from her 16-year career in philanthropy and nonprofit giving. Chelsea and Lee discuss common pitfalls of donor campaigns, how your organization can make the most of your philanthropy hours, and why giving ultimately helps everyone. 

Codelicious joins the Indiana Conference for Women’s webcast series UNLIMITED for this interactive round table discussion on women in technology and computer science. By developing computer competency, young girls build confidence, learn problem-solving and critical thinking skills, and lifelong abilities that help in every occupation and professional endeavor in their future. By connecting with experts in the field, young girls see themselves represented in technology enterprises and discover that wonderful moment of “I can see myself doing that.”

Discussion will center on the mutli-generational experiences in technology education and services and the common ground between their perspectives. Pre-arranged questions, presented by the teacher and two students, will drive conversation, and participants will allow space for free exchange of ideas through the natural flow of dialogue. Select audience questions will create a truly interactive experience for both participants and viewers.

Recorded from a live webcast presented March 11, 2021.

Panelists: 

Poonam Gill, from Girl Code 

Tara Chklovski , CEO of Technovation 

Tiffany White, Head of Engineering Operations at Rolls Royce 

Holly Riddle, Teacher at Pike Township 

Host by Chelsea Anderson, Executive Director, Indiana Conference for Women

Chelsea talks with Angela Freeman, a partner at Barnes & Thornburg where she is an Intellectual Property & Patent attorney. Prior to her work as a lawyer, Angela had a 15-year career as a molecular biologist, conducting research & working in development primarily for Eli Lilly & Company. We talk about her career, her advice to young people, and her ambition to continue challenging herself.