Women with Cool Jobs

Explore how you can interview women with cool jobs, too! Here's a quick tutorial (& tips) for how to interview women in your own life who have cool jobs. Get curious  Ponder what sparks you -- what makes time fly by, what makes you feel like you're living your purpose, what would you do for free if you could? Consider taking the free Sparketype test ( www.sparketype.com ) to learn mo...

In this 50th episode of "Women with Cool Jobs" podcast, host Julie Berman and special guest cohost Jillian Speece chat about how you can turn your dreams into reality. We discuss how to find and tap into your vision and dreams, what to do when you figure out what they are, and how to get started taking action. Learn from these creators at different stages of the creative journey. Jillian...

Dr. Jennie Bever is a lactation consultant, also known as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), that supports mothers who currently are or plan to nurse their babies. She works with moms and their sweet little munchkins to help them on their breastfeeding journey, which is something very primal and important, but also something that is not necessarily intuitive or easy! Je...

Any woman who willingly jumps out of planes for the purpose of saving people, their homes, and livelihoods is a rockstar and an incredible example of what is possible. This episode totally deserved a rebroadcast! Smokejumper, Madison Whittemore, jumps out of airplanes and walks towards danger to put out wildland fires across the United States.  As a smokejumper, she is among an elite crew of highl...

Alexis Fraser, known as "Lipstick Lex," is an unconventional artist that uses lipstick and kisses to create gorgeous, vibrant, and unique art. She has taken a traditional creative medium and completely reinvented it. She does everything from celebrity portraits, to phrases, to blingy jean jackets and giant kisses. You'll find the kiss print throughout her artwork because it promotes...

Judaline is giant plumber powerhouse in a petite package. She is an incredible role model for all women in trades and in general, and this was a fantastic reason to rebroadcast this episode. Judaline Cassidy is a New York City plumber, tradeswoman, activist, podcast host, motivational speaker, and the founder of the nonprofit Tools and Tiaras, Inc. She has been featured on the Drew Barrymore Show,...

Holly Hatam is a #1 New York Times Bestselling children's book illustrator that makes magic and helps an author's words come to life through mixed media illustrations. Holly creates whimsical, colorful worlds filled with diverse characters so that every single kid can see themselves represented in a book. She is the #1 New York Times Bestselling illustrator of Dear Girl and Dear Boy. Her...

Julie chose to rebroadcast this episode, because every woman should know about "returnships"!!! Whether you're a current mama, want to be one, or know one, returnships help moms (and caregivers) get back to work after taking time off.   As a nonprofit executive, Tami wears many hats and no day is like the next. Her goal is to bring talent back into the workforce and to identify futu...

Podcast host Julie Berman chats about birthing her new business and her new baby in 2022, plus why it's important to stop worrying about “IF” you can accomplish your goals and dreams and, instead, focus on “HOW” you can accomplish them.    Julie talks about becoming a Certified Sparketype Advisor and starting her new business where she'll be helping people 1:1 and doing team-building wor...

After years of research and interviewing more than 100 high achieving individuals, Dr. Ruth Gotian realized that all high achievers share the same four attributes: intrinsic motivation, perseverance, a strong foundation, and constantly learning through informal means. The key to their success is that they do all four of these things at the same time.  In her book The Success Factor,  Dr. Ruth Goti...

Burcu Karaca is a park designer who helps design water parks around the world. She develops a park’s theme and programming, creates master plans, designs park facilities and slide paths, implements safety standards, and analyzes the landscape and architectural elements. She creates the guest’s journey and experience at the water park, from the moment you drive into the parking lot through to the e...

Emily Crookston is a ghostwriter that helps busy experts write everything from books, to articles, blog posts, and LinkedIn content. She helps business thought leaders and experts transform complex ideas into easily digestible content so they can share their voices with the world. The synergy between Emily (ghostwriter) and the originator (the author) is unique to them and the particular book they...

Christine Michel Carter is a Director of Content Marketing and the #1 Global Voice for Working Moms. She is a candid, authentic, and powerful advocate for who and what women are and can accomplish in the workplace and at home.  Her experiences and education have led to: Work in consumer marketing, particularly marketing goods and services to mothers Publishing articles as a ForbesWomen Senior Cont...

Amanda Kurt is the Vice President and Project Manager at Kurk Inc., a concrete and excavation contracting business in Wisconsin. She manages teams of people, schedules materials and inspections, does permitting and drafting, and also works to integrate new tech into their business practices. Amanda is part owner of the small business, which was originally started by her father. As a child, she wen...

Jing Jin is a Design Leader (UX Design) who creates solutions for users at an online tech startup and education platform. As the design manager at Outschool, she helps imagine the design and functionality that creates the entire user's experience, from start to finish. Jing began as the only one on the team and has seen the company through 10x growth. She now leads a design team of 6, which i...

Julie Berman, host and producer of "Women with Cool Jobs" reflects on her 1st full year of podcasting in 2021 and what she's learned: Doing things messy allows you to get things done! When you start something new and expect high levels of perfection or performance, you’re setting yourself up for disappointment. Doing it messy leaves room for creativity, joy, and iterating. If you st...

Heidi Cronkright is one of a few women in the entire world who is a Data Scientist working in predictive analytics . Her work helps predict the future by combining historical data with:  statistical modeling,  data mining techniques,  and machine learning. Overall, this process allows her to help companies use big data to identify risks and opportunities. She specializes in econometrics and predic...

Deborah O'Connell is a retired air traffic controller who has over 18 years of experience working for both the military and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ensuring the safety of passengers, crew, pilots and everyone involved in the airspace system. As a result of working in different environments, Deborah is highly skilled in working with various types of planes and pilots in many...

With more than 10 years of corporate experience in the toy industry at companies like Toys R Us, Madame Alexander, and Party City, Azhelle Wade is now helping newbies get into the toy industry. During the pandemic, Azhelle left her VP role at a toy company and became an entrepreneur helping toy inventors and entrepreneurs through both her podcast “ Making it In the Toy Industry ”, consulting, and...

April Warnecke is a Broadcast Meteorologist and greenscreen magician for Channel 3TV’s “Good Morning! Arizona”. She won an Emmy during her 16-year span at GMA educating Arizonans on the state’s weather, including the crazy summer monsoon seasons with giant dust storms and flash floods and winters with snow. April is such a seasoned professional that she makes it look and sound easy. However, she i...

Brandei Estes, the Head of the Photographs Department for Sotheby's in London, has seen and sold some of the most famous and well-respected photographs in the world. As Director, she is responsible for authenticating artwork, curating shows, meeting sales goals, and more. While paintings and sculptures have been sought after for centuries, photographs have only become a recognized art form th...

"Women with Cool Jobs" has officially existed for 1 year, and host Julie Berman is thrilled to celebrate this milestone with you. Julie reflects back on the last year, what it means to have interviewed so many incredible women, and what she has learned.  She even includes a bit of history about Rosie the Riveter to show where we've come from and to give some insight about where we c...

Julie Friedman went from building sensory kits across the couches, hallways, and living areas in her home to having her own factory in China producing kit pieces and leasing an 18,000 sq. ft. warehouse in Houston, TX, to keep up with demand. Mompreneur and creative force, Julie Friedman, is the mom of 4 behind creating this sensory play empire filled with adorable, colorful sensory kits and activi...

The Creative Dementia Collective provides person-centered dementia care in a whole new, creative way. The Collective is made up of 3 Millennial ladies with a variety of background and expertise when it comes to helping individuals who have dementia, care givers, and their community. Their  services include: Music Therapy, Art Therapy, Dementia Education, Self Care for caregivers, Community Events,...

Tasia Valenza is an Emmy nominated on-screen actor and an Emmy-winning voiceover actor who is one of the TOP female voiceover artists in the United States . Earlier in her career, she was on All My Children, had appearances on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Cheers, and The A-Team.  After more than 10 years as an on-screen actress, she then shifted to voiceover acting and never looked back.  You m...