Equivalent Too

On Scilence this week, my guest a DevOps Engineer appears to have accumulated all the pieces of the jigsaw, and is currently figuring out how to put them together.  She hasn't lived her life in a perfect straight line, and constantly finds herself in 'Yes, No, Maybe' cycles, continuously reflecting on her goals and priorities.   Its all about being adaptable to change, especially when in an indust...

On Scilence this week:  Four high-schoolers keen on pursuing STEM, share their perspectives on the importance of being individual.  We discuss what circumstances girls need to thrive at school.  The girls unanimously agree that being seen and heard certainly helps them with their assertiveness and confidence, whilst encouragement will always be essential - teachers, parents, caregivers, friends ta...

This week on Scilence, my guest introduces me to the world of Palaeontology - a subject I know very little about.  After chatting with her for an hour, you might get infected by her passion - I certainly did!     Science is spiritual, according to my women in STEM; who feels more connected to the Earth, having contributed to scientific progress through her research.  She shares her enthusiasm abou...

This weeks episode of Scilence is utterly uplifting, because my guest, a Controls Engineer and gifted mathematician, tells all about the darkest seven months of her career.  This challenging time forced her towards the greatest awakening of her true self. Highly qualified, but jobless, this incredible woman of STEM had no choice but to face herself and figure out what what was meaningful.   Now sh...

This week's episode has got to be one of my all time favourites!  My guest is a truly loveable alpha female, who's executive experience, wisdom and sensibility, will leave you wanting to strive to reach your own personal best.  She appears to have it all, but shares her perspective.   Despite taking all failures personally, she also uses that negativity to drive her further. - Facing disappointmen...

In this week's episode of Scilence, my guest describes how an uncontrollable tick led her to study Psychological and Brain Sciences.  Adversity has always pointed her in new directions and as a result, its taught her what she has needed to know.  In listening to her, I realise the benefit of letting go of resentments.  Accepting what has happened in the past helps you to move on in life without be...

On this week's episode, my guest, out numbered as a female electrical engineer has always struggled to fit in.  She found herself compromising who she was as a women, in order to be seen as one of the boys.  She now realises that competition makes you focus on the negative.  Through sharing her stories and experiences in this episode, her message is loud and clear:  Have confidence in being yourse...

In this week's episode my incredible guest is part of several minorities, but that hasn't diminished her drive to achieve.  She believes that success has nothing to do with grades, but is all about being a positive influence in the lives of others - helping and understanding people and giving back.  For her there is no challenge too great.  Attitude is everything to my guest and surrounding hersel...

In this week's episode of Scilence, my youngest guest on the series reveals her back-up plan, should acting not work out.  According to her, its all about having faith in being different.  Inspired by her uncle, she wants to put her love of math and trigonomtery to work, by studying civil engineering.   Hear from a girl in STEM, who has learned to believe in herself when bullies won't, and is stay...

Listen to the highlights from the first 13 episodes of Scilence.   In this episode you'll hear from a physicist, aerospace engineer, planetary scientist, veterinarian, architect, epidemiologist and more; as they reveal what its really like surviving and thriving in typically male dominated environments.   The conversation gets honest, raw and vulnerable, as my incredibly accomplished guests open u...

Listen to the highlights from the first 13 episodes of Scilence.   In this episode you'll hear from a physicist, aerospace engineer, planetary scientist, veterinarian, architect, epidemiologist and more; as they reveal what its really like surviving and thriving in typically male dominated environments.   The conversation gets honest, raw and vulnerable, as my incredibly accomplished guests open u...

Listen to the highlights from the first 13 episodes of Scilence.   In this episode you'll hear from a physicist, aerospace engineer, planetary scientist, veterinarian, architect, epidemiologist and more; as they reveal what its really like surviving and thriving in typically male dominated environments.   The conversation gets honest, raw and vulnerable, as my incredibly accomplished guests open u...

Listen to the highlights from the first 13 episodes of Scilence.   In this episode you'll hear from a physicist, aerospace engineer, planetary scientist, veterinarian, architect, epidemiologist and more; as they reveal what its really like surviving and thriving in typically male dominated environments.   The conversation gets honest, raw and vulnerable, as my incredibly accomplished guests open u...

Listen to the highlights from the first 13 episodes of Scilence.   In this episode you'll hear from a physicist, aerospace engineer, planetary scientist, veterinarian, architect, epidemiologist and more; as they reveal what its really like surviving and thriving in typically male dominated environments.   The conversation gets honest, raw and vulnerable, as my incredibly accomplished guests open u...

Listen to the highlights from the first 13 episodes of Scilence.   In this episode you'll hear from a physicist, aerospace engineer, planetary scientist, veterinarian, architect, epidemiologist and more; as they reveal what its really like surviving and thriving in typically male dominated environments.   The conversation gets honest, raw and vulnerable, as my incredibly accomplished guests open u...

This week on Scilence (out 16th Dec):  Driven by the need to see the Earth from a different perspective, my guest, a pilot travelled along many different paths to figure out her purpose in life, including studying astrophysics and becoming a bodyguard.  Has she found it yet?  Nope, but she hopes she never does, as its the ‘not knowing’, that keeps her going.  

On this week's episode: My guest, an expert in Solar Science, doesn’t take well to people telling her how to live her life.  Instead, she appears to have it all and achieved that in part, with compromise, but also by surrounding herself with nurturing and supportive people.  She believes she has developed empathy for others, by going through similar struggles.  This week's show is about enjoying y...

This week on Scilence, my badass female guest escaped into video games and reading, to avoid her drug addict parents.  Having faced the chauvinistic attitudes in Hollywood  my guest believes that the tech industry is relatively tame towards women in STEM.  Women still struggle to be heard in Tech, but that can be effectively tackled by the attitudes of women themselves.  My C-Suite guest reveals h...

On this episode, my female guest is a self-confessed narcissistic extraction of her parents, having been home-schooled and determined to fulfil her fathers wishes for her education.   She believes wholeheartedly in curiosity and never could have pursued her PhD in Neuroscience without it.  Her key to happiness in life, is to have other things going on besides STEM.  We discuss the perils of keepin...

This week on Scilence, my guest, talks about the long-term consequences (both good and bad) of having been bullied at school.  Being unpopular when young, gave her the space and time to focus on her passion for zoology, resulting in her excelling in her field.   Today, she continues to challenge stereotypical roles, traditions and mindsets, particularly as a woman in STEM; aiming to be a leader ra...

On this week's episode, my guest, a passionate physicist at heart and woman in STEM, working in emerging telecommunications technology, is completely comfortable in her own skin.  After battling through some major life challenges, she is not afraid to take some time out for herself, no matter how demanding her job is.  She describes how life hasn't gone according to her plan, but she has emerged s...

On Scilence this week, my guest (originally qualified in accounting and finance), describes her curiosity and insatiable appetite for learning; yet was brave enough to leave university early to begin her own thriving tax business.  She champions reading widely, believing it gave her the ability to establish her own values and principles and the ability to stand up for herself.  As early as she rem...

On this week's episode, my guest, originally an architect has an epiphany about self-awareness.  She confesses to have always grabbed inspiration from people, places and things, but has rarely spent time facing her true self.  This is a person who has never cared what people think and has always focused on her own ambition and it appears to have got her very far in life.  She turned her back on a...

This week on Scilence, my guest is an example of a lack of parental support, she explains how it shaped the course of her career and developed her amibition in software engineering.  She bravely raises the issue of women keeping women out of STEM and explains her belief, that women are taught to serve rather than deserve.  As the conversation strolls through the issues of self-belief, self-confide...

This week on Scilence, my guest, an artist turned expert on Augmented and Virtual Reality through software engineering, feels that her career path unfolded, thanks to not caring what people think.  A self-confessed weirdo from an early age, my incredible woman in STEM, has grown in confidence in speaking up for herself to get what she wants and what she needs; in order to maximise her contribution...