The Boss Ladies Podcast

In our latest episode, we sit down with Mare Ahmed, the Operations Director at Bluebonnet Data, a non-profit focused on leveraging data and technology to support progressive political campaigns and organizations. Mare discusses her initial exposure to and fascination with political science and her previous experience as the Special Projects Director at the New Hampshire Democratic Party. We then h...

In this episode, Manasi and Sualeha sit down with Elizabeth Bridges, a designer currently leading Brand and Creative Strategy at Brimstone, a startup creating carbon-negative cement for cities, and a visiting professor at the Pratt Institute School of Design, where she has developed and adapted courses focused on impact and sustainability. Most recently, Elizabeth has served as the Co-Founder of O...

Welcome back to the Boss Ladies Podcast! In this week’s episode, Manasi and Sualeha sit down with Devika Thapar. Devika is the co-founder of Wilbe, the first full-stack venture firm where scientists can access entrepreneurship & career resources, advocacy, venture funding, and lab space all in one place. Devika has been commercializing frontier innovations for the past decade across India, the...

In this episode, we sit down with Daniela de Paulis, an award-winning media artist and radio operator whose artistic practice is informed by space in its wildest meaning. We open the episode by discussing Daniela’s experience at the Dwingeloo radio telescope in the Netherlands and how she fostered interdisciplinary collaboration as the founder of Art Activities at Dwingeloo. We then dive further i...

In the latest episode of The Boss Ladies Podcast, Manasi and Sualeha sit down with Kim Ryu, a Product Designer at Microsoft AI, working on designing consumer-facing AI. Previously, Kim has served as a Product Designer at Inflection AI, acquired by Microsoft AI, Product Design Manager with a focus on Investing and Family verticals at CashApp, and senior product design roles at Intuit and Robinhood....

In this episode, Manasi and Sualeha sit down with Jackie Snow, a freelance journalist with words, photos, and videos published by The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and National Geographic. Previously, Jackie has also served as an Associate Video Producer at Fast Company, an Associate Director of Artificial Intelligence at MIT Tech Review, and an AI Business Reporter at the Messenger. We kic...

In the latest episode of The Boss Ladies Podcast, Manasi and Sualeha sit down with Eunice Jung, Head of Partnerships at Future. Future is a payment platform that pays you to go green—giving you 5% cash back or more and rewards on everyday green purchases through partnerships with brands that simplify a green lifestyle. At Future, Eunice developed a pipeline for Future’s ecosystem partners, from D2...

In this episode, Manasi and Sualeha sit down with Andrea Vale, a scientific expedition videographer and photographer and current staff writer at Freethink. Andrea has served as an ocean exploration filmmaker for organizations like the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Oxford Anthroposea Expedition and has worked in remote, off-the-grid locations across the world. Previously, Andr...

In our latest episode, we sit down with Dr. Beth Darnall, Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine under the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine. We open the episode with how Dr. Darnall’s path through graduate school led to her focus on revolutionizing treatments for chronic pain. Dr. Darnall breaks down how pain is a consequence of a diseased state of the ne...

In this episode, Manasi and Sualeha sit down with Amanda Calabrese, Co-Founder and CMO at Sequel, which recently received FDA clearance for it’s re-engineered performance-oriented tampon. Sequel’s FDA clearance marks the first time the tampon has been majorly redesigned since it’s invention nearly a century ago. We kick off the episode by diving into Amanda’s journey through surfing, teaching surf...

In our latest episode, Manasi and Sualeha sit down with Rachel Valenzuela—Head of Discovery at Upside Foods, the first company globally to receive FDA approval for cultivated meats from real animal cells—to chat about her journey through chemistry, chemical biology, and genome engineering through the Philippines and the U.S to her current role as a breakthrough scientist studying which cell types...

In this week's episode, Manasi and Sualeha sit down with Kimberly Arcand, a visualization scientist and Emerging Tech Lead for NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, which has its headquarters at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Massachusetts. We open this episode with Kim's initial start in public health and molecular biology while she was an undergraduate student...

In this episode, Manasi and Sualeha sit down with Giulia Geneletti, currently studying European Affairs—specifically, Digital Technologies, New Technologies, and Public Policies—at Sciences Po, and previously worked as a Tech Policy Trainee at the European Union Office in San Francisco connecting Brussels to the Bay. In this episode, we dive deep into how Giulia initially entered the world of Euro...

In this episode, Manasi and Sualeha sit down with Emilie Sabath, a creative director and cinematic storyteller who has built impactful and award-winning entertainment and brand campaigns for clients such as Netflix, Amazon, Intel, Lays, Redbull, and National Geographic. We open this episode by discussing how Emilie’s background as a Film Education Outreach Coordinator of the True/False Documentary...

In this episode, Manasi and Sualeha sit down with Angela McCarthy, CEO of The Earth Foundation, which strives to foster a self-perpetuating ecosystem that accelerates positive change toward environmental sustainability. The Earth Foundation is home to The Earth Prize, an environmental sustainability competition open to teenage students everywhere where the winning solution is awarded with a $200,0...

In this episode of The Boss Ladies Podcast, Manasi and Sualeha sit down with Tanya Das, who currently serves as the Senior Associate Director of Energy Innovation at the Bipartisan Policy Center and advanced federal policy in climate, clean energy, and manufacturing. Prior to this work, Tanya served as the Chief Of Staff in the Office of Science at the Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. House...

Today on The Boss Ladies Podcast, we're honoring National Voter Registration Day 2023 in collaboration with IGNITE! In this special episode, IGNITE's Legislative Advocacy Manager, Saha Salahi, interviews our co-hosts, Manasi and Sualeha, on their current relationship with political leadership and their initial interest in civic engagement. Manasi and Sualeha share reflections on their expe...

Welcome to the 50th episode of The Boss Ladies Podcast! In this week's episode, Manasi and Sualeha sit down with the co-founders of Ovom Care; Lynae Brayboy, Ovom’s Chief Medical Officer & IVF Researcher; Felicia Von Reden, Chief Executive Officer & Patient Care Expert; and Christina Hickman, Clinical Embryologist & IVF Consultant. Ovom Care is working to revolutionize reproductive...

In the newest episode of The Boss Ladies Podcast, Manasi and Sualeha sit down with Dr. Christine O’Connell, the Executive Director of Riley's Way Foundation, former marine and environmental science professor, and a leading expert in science communication, training thousands of scientists, professionals, and even Nobel Prize winners to communicate with clarity and empathy. We kick off this epis...

In this week's episode, Manasi and Sualeha sit down with Erin Burk, VP of Business Development at August, a start-up focused on providing sustainable period care. We open the episode by touching on Erin's transition from independent consulting and Big Tech to her experience in redefining periods at a cultural level through her role at August. We break down August’s commitment to sustainabi...

In this episode, Manasi and Sualeha sit down with Hitha Palepu, author of How To Pack & We're Speaking: The Life Lessons of Kamala Harris. as well as the newsletter #5SmartReads curating the best of news, healthcare, and female-centric success stories reaching over 100,000 accounts. We kick off this episode by discussing Hitha’s original creative outlet, Hitha On The Go , a lifestyle blog...

In this episode, Manasi and Sualeha sit down with Katie Harbath, a global leader at the intersection of elections, democracy, civic and tech. She is the CEO of Anchor Change, the Senior Advisor at the International Republican Institute, and Fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center, the Integrity Institute, & the Atlantic Council. Previously, Katie spent ten years as a Public Policy Director at F...

In this episode, Manasi and Sualeha sit down with Carol Karahadian, a Sensory and Consumer Science Consultant and previous Director of Product & Process Technology, and Sensory at Starbucks. We open the episode by discussing Carol’s decision to study food science and flavor chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and break down flavor chemistry and sensory science as a field. We tap i...

In this episode, Manasi and Sualeha sit down with Nashra Balagamwala an experiential designer originally from Pakistan and a graduate of Harvard University and the Rhode Island School of Design. Previously, she worked at Hasbro before transitioning into designing various board games for social impact. Among her board games that aim to "edutain" players, includes "Monster Hunt",...

In our latest episode, Manasi and Sualeha interview Dr. Mehlika Toy, an epidemiologist and instructor at Stanford University. In this episode, we start off by discussing the public health burden of Hepatitis B, a viral liver infection, affecting nearly 1 in 30 individuals, or 296 million people worldwide. Mehlika dives deep into her journey from initially pursuing epidemiology to entering the spac...