16 episodes
Rhonda Coleman Wandel Podcast Rhonda
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On the podcast, ambitious women come and share their authentic stories and pearls of life wisdom in a nurturing space. RCW's content provides roadmaps for women looking to recharge, obtain clarity, and move forward in purposeful pivots. Rhonda creates judgment-free circles that encourage, acknowledge, and love ambitious professional women just as they are.
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Katie Kholloff Mouat-A Conversation With a Chem-Tech CEO
Rhonda sits down with Katie Kohloff Mouat, a trailblazer in the field of sustainable engineering. Katie shares her journey from a small town in Kansas to leading NUMiX Materials, a startup focused on transforming industrial waste into valuable resources. Tune in to learn about Katie’s experiences overcoming the unique challenges faced by female engineer and entrepreneurs and her insights on leadership and innovation.
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Saira Alikhan-A Lawyer's Unique Journey From Trial Law to Big Tech
In this episode Rhonda talks to Saira Alikhan, attorney and senior commercial advisor at Google. The two discuss Saira's experience with race in the US as a child of immigrants and the impact it’s had on her career trajectory. Also, Saira has charted a unique career path chock full of rich experiences and powerful pivots. If you’re looking to pivot in your career or are just looking for inspiration, this episode is definitely for you! Lots of gems in this episode!
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Porsha Goodman-Growing Up in the Wake of Family Trauma
Porsha Goodman, Executive Director of non profit organization Door Of Hope in Memphis, TN, shares her story of growing up in the wake of a parent's trauma, the effect it had on her childhood, and the tools she has developed as an adult to overcome it. In this episode we also learn about Porsha's decision to attend an HBCU for college, her work at Door of Hope (top TN non-profit whose mission is to end homelessness) and the lasting impact her leadership has had on the organization. Lastly, Por...
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Carrita Hightower, PhD-Flavorful Pivots of a Happy Scientist
Ever wonder who comes up with the flavor of your favorite toothpaste? Carrita Hightower, PhD is one of only three Flavor Chemists in the entire Procter and Gamble corporation. In this episode we learn about Carrita's inspirational journey to becoming a scientist. Let's give it up for black women in STEM!
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Adriane Johnson Williams-When Black Women Are Liberated, We All Are Liberated
Adriane Johnson- Williams, Ph.D., author of Not Your Father's Capitalism: What Race Equity Asks of U.S. Business Leaders discusses her new book, her work, boarding school, transitioning to college, family, and love. Adriane is also the founder and principal of Standpoint Consulting.
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Kelis Rowe-I Am the Author of My Life
Kelis Rowe, author of young adult fiction novel Finding Jupiter, talks about balancing your needs with those of your family. She also shares her journey to becoming a writer.