Leadership Variations: Unfiltered

In this episode of Leadership Variations: Unfiltered, Amy Bladen Shatto sits down with Dawn Armstrong, Vice President of Information Technology at Human Good, for a candid conversation about moving from underestimated to undeniable as a woman in STEM. Dawn shares how she built credibility across male-dominated technical environments, transformed dysfunctional IT teams, and learned that trust—not c...

In this episode of Leadership Variations: Unfiltered, Amy Bladen Shatto sits down with Lisa Imondi, Senior Vice President of Consulting Operations at The Mosaic Company, for a powerful conversation on what it really takes for women in STEM and technical spaces to move from underestimated to undeniable. Lisa shares how some of the most meaningful leadership moments in her career came from stepping...

In this episode of Leadership Variations Unfiltered , Amy Shatto interviews Dr. Andrea Garfinkel, a plant pathologist and agricultural leader whose career spans academia, agtech, and global farming systems. Andrea shares her unconventional leadership journey—from post-PhD fieldwork and career breaks to leading research in high-tech indoor farming environments. The conversation explores what it rea...

In this episode of Leadership Variations: Unfiltered , Amy Bladen Shatto speaks with Dr. Rosemary Bernal-Gomez, a seasoned analytics leader and STEM advocate whose career spans over three decades in high-stakes environments. From developing predictive analytics models that helped eliminate workplace fatalities to navigating the realities of bias and credibility testing in leadership, Dr. Bernal-Go...

In this episode of Leadership Variations: Unfiltered , Amy Bladen Shatto sits down with Pilar Baltar, Business Fellow at Perplexity AI and former senior executive across global Microsoft partner organizations, to explore what it truly takes to lead at the intersection of AI, revenue, and executive power. With over 20 years leading large-scale tech transformations across EMEA and the U.S., Pilar sh...

In this episode of Leadership Variations: Unfiltered, host Amy Bladen Shatto, PhD, PCC, BCC sits down with Dr. Biliana Veleva-Rotse, Global Medical Director for Fabry Disease at Amicus Therapeutics, to unpack what leadership really looks like for women in STEM who rise without the recognition they deserve. Biliana shares her non-linear path from neuroscience PhD and academic research to global lea...

What if the most important parts of leadership never show up on a résumé? In this episode of Leadership Variations: Unfiltered, Amy Blaydon sits down with Tara Hernandez, Vice President of Developer Productivity at MongoDB, for a candid conversation about what leadership in STEM actually demands—beyond credentials, titles, and technical brilliance. With a career spanning Netscape, Mozilla, Pixar,...

Leadership Variations: Unfiltered | Series 1, Episode 4  Leadership Challenges & Growth with Dr. Natalie Crawford, DVM, Veterinary Pathologist, Operations EXEC, & Coach In this powerful episode of Leadership Variations: Unfiltered, Dr. Natalie Crawford shares the unfiltered truth about leadership growth, identity, and resilience as a woman of color in STEM. With 20+ years across animal hea...

Leadership Variations: Unfiltered | Series 1, Episode 3 Leading Through Change & Authentic Leadership in STEM Join us for an inspiring conversation with Jennifer Webb, General Manager of the Biosolutes Business Unit at Ginkgo BioWorks, a pioneer in synthetic biology transforming diverse industries worldwide. With 7 years of leadership experience at Ginkgo, Jennifer shares her journey navigatin...

Leadership is more than charisma — it’s about clarity, resilience, and authenticity. In this episode of Leadership Variations Unfiltered , host Amy Bladen Shatto — leadership development consultant and executive coach for women in STEM — sits down with Ana Hooker, Senior Vice President and Chief Laboratory Officer at Exact Sciences. Ana leads a global team of 2,000+ professionals while mentoring t...

Leadership Variations: Unfiltered — Limited Series 1, Episode 1 Cracking the Code: From Underestimated to Undeniable with Laura MacDonald What does it take to go from underestimated to leading global teams in STEM? In this debut episode, Laura MacDonald, Chief Growth Officer at Hotwire (ROI·DNA), shares the mindset shifts, leadership strategies, and career moves that helped her break barriers and...