You don’t look like an Engineer

In the latest 1on1 with Sohan and Lau, they discuss the state of affairs of the feminist movement. Touching on the history of the subject, an attempt to acknowledge the citizen status of women, and elevate their quality of life beyond household. The movement has since morphed in three stages, from the working and sexual rights of women to being an umbrella term for the rights of all minorities. To...

In this episode, Laura and Sohan dig into what it means to have internalised misogyny. They discuss the origins of this problem and how it can surface in daily life situations. They talk about how the patriarchal systems led to a picture of inferiority in women and how society has propagated this. It’s important to address the demon within, so Lau and Sohan discuss how to recognise internalised mi...

In this episode of You Don't Look Like an Engineer, Sohan and Lau hold their first ever panel of guests, in collaboration with their sponsors Design and Build. The panel includes guests from ARCH Artifex, Director Jonathan Luey and Requirements Manager Jodie Nguyen, and also D&B Consultant Sophie Potts.    The panel tackles issues of inclusivity and good workplace culture, in a changing work e...

In the latest episode of You Don't Look Like an Engineer, Sohan and Lau explore the concept of grit and its importance in achieving personal and professional success. Sohan and Lau share personal experiences of grit in their lives, and how it played a role in helping them overcome challenges. Inspired by the steps to grow gritty behaviour by Angela Duckworth, the episode dives into strategies for...

In this episode of our podcast, we sit down with Rick Kreeck, the Director of the BG&E Group and Victoria/South Australia Lead at BG&E. Our conversation covers a wide range of topics that are particularly relevant in the engineering industry today. Rick discusses his experience as Chair of the Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Committee, and shares insights on how the engineering industr...

In this episode, Sohan and Lau interview Anne-Laure. A Parisian Senior Civil and Architectural engineer who migrated to Australia in 2015.  Anne is a versatile individual working in construction, while also competing as a roller derby athlete in the best team in the world; the A-team in Melbourne, Australia.  Her story is an interesting journey of grit and travels, navigating female objectificatio...

In this episode, Laura and Sohan dive into the deep end of men’s mental health with Todd Morgan, the CEO of Outside the Locker Room. Awarded the Mental Health Advocate of the year in 2022, Todd helps individuals, in particular sports communities in dealing with mental health issues. Todd shares his personal life experiences as well as his professional tools in this field. The episode covers topics...

In this episode Sohan and Laura interview Paulina Castrellon. Paulina is an Environmental Health and Safety Engineer at Lockheed Martin. With over 8 years of experience in this sector, Paulina has been able to collaborate with big organisations such as NASA and Boeing. In addition to her hard-work as an engineer, Paulina uses her social media as a platform to raise awareness of the nuances of thes...

In this episode, Sohan and Lau break the mold with a spontaneous game featuring the DYFM podcast card game. The card game is designed to get to know yourself better, and to take your connections to the next level! Be prepared to be uncomfortable, emotional and have a laugh with this one! Do you want to get DYFM Card Game? Click Here ✨ Thank you to our sponsors Design and Build ✨

  In this episode Sohan and Laura interview the highly influential Anne-Marie -  Multiple award winning, author, entrepreneur and philanthropist. An example of early exposure leading to developing interests and excellence, Dr Anne Marie received her Master’s Degree from Oxford University at just 20. In 2012 she founded Stemettes to inspire the next generation of women in STEM, for which she was aw...

In this episode, Laura and Sohan explore what it really means to be confident, whether we have been given the right tools to date and how to improve your confidence. The confidence gap between men and women being a prominent issue in, and outside of, the workforce, the episode uncovers the psychology of confidence and how you can use it to improve your work and life, without face value advice to '...

In this episode, Sohan and Laura interview the founder of STEM Sisters, Dr Ruwangi, an Information Technology specialist.  Dr Ruwangi Fernando identified the gap in gender equity initiatives in Australia that didn't focus on the unique intersectional challenges and barriers women of colour face. Listen to hear about how she created a community that helps talented women of colour with hiring, netwo...

To celebrate their 10th episode, Laura and Sohan have a very special guest, Wolfgang Dempsey. Wolfy is a Senior Mechanical Engineer who served in the Royal Navy for over 20 years. Listen to to hear how Wolfgang’s childhood experiences shaped him to champion for equality, inclusion and real change.   Massive thanks to our sponsors: Design and Build Recruitment

Have you ever heard the quote “Culture eats strategy for breakfast” ? Well, tune in to hear Sohan and Lau discuss how corporate culture plays a huge role in the success of a company and how you as an employee can make sure the culture of a company suits your needs and aligns with your professional values.   Massive thanks to our sponsors: https://www.designandbuild.com.au/contact/brisbane?source=g...

In episode 8, Sohan and Laura interview Erika Gomez who is a Data Analyst and Business Intelligence (BI) professional.  Listen to hear about Erika's journey across the globe for her career to how she found her own creativity in a career revolving around data. Erika shares her story on friendships, relationships and personal growth that led her to become successful as a Data Analyst, an active part...

Have you ever had the nagging feeling that someone around you is going to catch you to be a fraud? Well this is called Imposter Syndrome!  In this episode Sohan and Lau talk about what the symptoms of this syndrome are, how to identify it and what to do to ease this feeling.

In episode 6, Sohan and Laura interview Luisa Panuccio who is a Civil and Architectural engineer from Adelaide.  Listen to know about how at the age of 26, Luisa already has the National Association of Women in Construction Graduate of the Year (2019) under her belt and even competed in Miss Universe South Australia 2019 to change the face of STEM Females! 👏  Luisa shares her journey in the indus...

In Episode 5, Sohan and Laura discussed the importance of setting up boundaries to enhance emotional stability and reduce anxiety at work. Do you want to know more about You don’t look like an Engineer? Follow us on Instagram and stay tuned! @Youdontlooklikeanengineer linktr.ee/youdontlooklikeanengineer

In Episode 4, Sohan and Laura discuss a common phenomenon - over identifying with your job. What do you do? Is the most common defining question of your personality. This can be detrimental for your mental health and self-steem. In this episode, they share tools to prevent this from happening at work, and in other aspects of life.  Do you want to know more about You don’t look like an Engineer? Fo...

This episode introduces the journey of our host Laura, on her journey from Colombia to Engineering in Australia. How she at 19 secured herself a position at one of the top 20 consulting and engineering firms. Do you want to know more about You don’t look like an Engineer? Follow us on our instagram @Youdontlooklikeanengineer and stay tuned!  linktr.ee/youdontlooklikeanengineer

We want to share a bit more about ourselves and our stories. Episode 2 is split into two parts as a fun session of getting to know our hosts and how they ended up in STEM.  Part 1 follows Sohan’s journey across the globe and into the engineering field. Do you want to know more about You don’t look like an Engineer? Follow us on our instagram @Youdontlooklikeanengineer and stay tuned!  linktr.ee/yo...

In Episode 1, Laura and Sohan go through myths and facts about women in STEM careers. They go through different studies to prove that mathematical skills have no gender and that representation plays a big role when choosing to become part of STEM industries.  Do you want to know more about You don’t look like an Engineer? Follow us on our instagram @Youdontlooklikeanengineer and stay tuned!  linkt...

Our Podcast channel aims to communicate our personal experience in a male-dominated industry, the lessons we have learned through our professional and personal journey; but more importantly, provide you with a different perspective of what STEM is about. We aim to spread awareness about diversity in STEM while providing tools to make you be the engineer of the life you want. linktr.ee/youdontlookl...