Working Girls Don't Gatekeep

Ava Perkins is a cosmetic chemist! I did not know what that meant but I learned that it is the person who creates the actual makeup product behind the scenes!

She was always a fan of makeup tutorials on YouTube and also went to school to pursue science in someway, which is how she found a college in Toledo, OH that offered cosmetic chemistry as a major.

Ava tells us what it is like to physically develop a product that is safe and effective to put on your skin.

She has her very own lab in her house where she develops products for different brands - measuring, mixing, and ultimately creating products like lipstick, bronzer, blush, and more!

She has gained a great following on her social media pages and she gave us some tips to gain more of a community online! 

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Find Ava here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ava-perkins/

Kenzie is working and co-owning her family farm in Indiana where they farm corn, soybean, and wheat.

I couldn't wait to talk to Kenzie about this career because it has traditionally been a male dominated field.

Personally, I view farmers as the backbone of this country and the work that they do is not recognized enough.

We had a great conversation about what it actually entails to own and operate a large scale farm. It is more than just tilling and planting - it takes a great deal of business acumen and math!

We also discuss how today's economy has greatly affected farmers across the country - I learned that the price of corn went down from $7 to $4 in the last 6 months alone!

This discussion was immensely important because we often disregard what goes into farming and what it takes to get us the food we buy.

Farming for women can really be empowering!  Kenzie shares that she often surprises herself on physical tasks that she completes when it often is something that women would discount themselves from participating in. 

Today we have Amber Melton on with us who is an Assistant Athletic Trainer for a D2 college in FL

She was an athlete in high school and grew up in an athletic and sports fan family. She spent a lot of time with the athletic trainer for personal injuries so she was exposed to this industry at a young age, which helped guide her into pursuing this field for a profession.

She did her undergrad as a health sciences major and then went to a masters program for athletic training.

Today we talk about what it takes to be an athletic trainer at the collegiate level.  

We also discuss what her typical day to day looks like, the relationships she has built with the athletes, why it is important for more women to pursue this field, and her favorite perks of being an athletic trainer.

Amber also gives us some tips on how to find a job in today's market!

I was surprised to learn that this is a female dominated industry & also was surprised that you have to sit for a board exam like a lawyer or a doctor does!

Since she follows the sports and school's schedule she gets to have the summers off!!

Pop Culture: Crime Junkie Podcasts

You can contact Amber on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/amber-melton-atc/?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app 

Today we have Samantha Burns who is a marketing guru in the construction startup space! 

Before this conversation, I never thought of the industry of construction startups! Did you?

When we connected on TikTok and she mentioned what she did, I knew we needed to talk because I don't have too many women in the construction industry and though it was a rarity. Turns out, there are a lot of women in this space! 

Tune in to hear Samantha's experience, story, and tips to succeed as she shares her career portfolio in Marketing! 

Topics we cover:
What it’s like to work for a construction startup 
She started as a team of 1 (just herself!) and grew her team to 4 others as well focusing on content and marketing

She gives us qualities that a marketing manager looks for when hiring someone. 

Her favorite part about working in the construction industry - the stability of the industry in terms of employment

Biggest piece of advice: Find a mentor & align yourself with them 

Also the importance for advocating for yourself!

You can connect with Samantha on LinkedIn (Below!):

https://www.linkedin.com/in/samanthaburns/

Lydia was an accounting and Finance major during college and now a full time accounting specialist! She loves the consistency in accounting which is why she pursued it full time. 

Other topics we talk about:
We talk about a common career path in accounting.
What it is like to work with only men in this career. 
Why women are good at accounting 
The importance of mentorship 

She also started doing income tax returns as a side gig and has really enjoyed it and it was a good way to learn more about income tax.

What The Girls Otta Know Segment:

Malcolm Gladwell - The Tipping Point

Caleb Hammer on YouTube

Edit out the podcast/tv segment 

LinkedIn: 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lydia-m-a89b7119a/?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app

Bianca is a civil litigation defender which means that she represents the corporations that have been sued.

We talk about her experience in working at the state attorney's office in Florida and what that means day to day as one of her early positions where she was a prosecutor for criminals as her first job

Now she does civil litigation defense - we cover what that means!

Other things we cover: What makes a great lawyer, Craig Conover, law school, trials, paralegals, post-covid jurys, typical settlement amount that attorneys make, 

I want to be friends with Bianca IRL!

Follow her on TikTok!

Prioritizing your mental health is so important and she shares how she has been able to change her life because of it!

IG @_bianca.tee

TikTok @legallybrunette1

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bianca-taraschi-20/?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app 

Erica is Corporate Barbie! In the best way!

She took accounting and realized she is really good at it! She learned about it from her sister who is an accountant and decided to pursue accounting

Erica did internships in public accounting with audit and tax accounting

Other topics we discuss:

You dont have to be great at math to be a good accountant!

What its like working with siblings

The difference between audit and tax accounting

Erica deals with high net worth individuals who own companies to handle their taxes and profits, their trusts, their estates, gifts into trusts. This is important to avoid tax fraud.

She has two busy seasons during her year - Q1 and then September and October

We discuss the typical career path of an accountant

Surprisingly this is a female led team!
What it is like to be a woman in corporate America.

The importance of staying organized in your role to get to your next promotion level

Why is Tyler Cameron still single?!

https://www.linkedin.com/in/erica-koval-0bb97b159/?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app 

Kelci always wanted to be a nurse since she was young. Her dad was in the hearing aid business and that kicked off her interest in medical exposure and entrepreneurship

She talks to us about the traditional route of becoming a nurse through college and experience then also going back to get her masters then pivoting to become an aesthetics injector in Phoenix, AZ.

Other things we talk about:

What her day to day looks like as an injector

Her favorite part of this job vs nursing

The risks of going into this field and why it takes very qualified practitioners

She offers a beginners course for people wanting to get into this field

I learned that there are very few franchisers so most people are entrepreneurs and the overhead is very high to get into, which is why having a mentor like Kelci to help.

Contact Kelci for services if you are in the area, or if you are looking to take her course or learn from her!

VidaBella MedSpa

IG: Thearizonainjector

Thearizonainjector.com

https://www.instagram.com/the.arizona.injector/?hl=en

Mary Jane is the Director of Marketing & Communications for Snyder's Unlimited Contracting, a construction company, as well as Executive Director for The Cordella Foundation, a nonprofit that helps pay for funeral arrangements for those who pass away from an overdose.

She took some time off between highschool and college to figure out what she really wanted to do. She got her associates degree in communications and then worked for a while before she went back to school to finish her bachelors degree in journalism.

Sold herself as someone who can figure out how to do anything and can learn how to do the tasks given.

She shares the importance of applying for jobs you may be underqualified for.

Talks about what it feels like to be a “sellout” when she went to school to be one thing but took a job in another field.

She used to be in journalism covering politics. We talk about how her talents in writing and journalism could be a part time thing

I love that we talk about being creative in our work spaces which might be having many different jobs, or being a freelancer, so that we can enjoy our lives rather than just having one secure job with benefits until we retire.

The career paths that a lot of communication and marketing opportunities can lead to.

Advocating for yourself in a professional networking space! She uses her college’s alumni network to talk to about careers and professions, as well as connecting with alumni on LinkedIn.

We talk about her job in a non-profit foundation as the marketing director and how there are full time jobs in that space

Her piece of advice: No one actually knows what they are doing with their life! We get in our own way a lot.

Contact Mary Jane: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryjanesanese/ 

A real life Rachel Zane! 

Samantha is a transactional attorney focusing on business and real estate cases in Delaware (but is from a town near Alix Earle’s hometown!).

Her career path started in college when she chose her major in political science in her undergrad. Then she went back to school to get her Masters to pursue a career in the FBI! 

She talks about what it is like to be “bad” at standardized testing but wanted to pursue going to Law School so she shows us that it is possible to overcome the thoughts we tell ourselves of being “bad at testing.”  
It can sometimes just take creativity! 

Samantha talks about the imposter syndrome in the law field and during law school. 

We talk about what her day looks like as an attorney and we learn that a large part of her job is networking so she can get more clients.

She shares the difference between transactional attorney vs a litigation attorney. 

Surrounding yourself with successful people can help you understand that everyone is just people at the end of the day. 

Women are becoming partners and CEOs more and more in the Law Space and the demand for a female attorneys are increasing at large. 

Her goal is to one day be her own boss and this field allows for multiple entrepreneurial pathways! 

 

Pop Culture moment:

Megan Fox episode on Call Her Daddy

Quiet on Set 

Contact her below:

https://www.wolfe-associates.com/the-team

https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-l-mears-681397ab/