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In Her Ellement


1 Navigating Career Pivots and Grit with Milo’s Avni Patel Thompson 26:18
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How do you know when it’s time to make your next big career move? With International Women’s Day around the corner, we are excited to feature Avni Patel Thompson, Founder and CEO of Milo. Avni is building technology that directly supports the often overlooked emotional and logistical labor that falls on parents—especially women. Milo is an AI assistant designed to help families manage that invisible load more efficiently. In this episode, Avni shares her journey from studying chemistry to holding leadership roles at global brands like Adidas and Starbucks, to launching her own ventures. She discusses how she approaches career transitions, the importance of unpleasant experiences, and why she’s focused on making everyday life easier for parents. [01:26] Avni's University Days and Early Career [04:36] Non-Linear Career Paths [05:16] Pursuing Steep Learning Curves [11:51] Entrepreneurship and Safety Nets [15:22] Lived Experiences and Milo [19:55] Avni’s In Her Ellement Moment [20:03] Reflections Links: Avni Patel Thompson on LinkedIn Suchi Srinivasan on LinkedIn Kamila Rakhimova on LinkedIn Ipsos report on the future of parenting About In Her Ellement: In Her Ellement highlights the women and allies leading the charge in digital, business, and technology innovation. Through engaging conversations, the podcast explores their journeys—celebrating successes and acknowledging the balance between work and family. Most importantly, it asks: when was the moment you realized you hadn’t just arrived—you were truly in your element? About The Hosts: Suchi Srinivasan is an expert in AI and digital transformation. Originally from India, her career includes roles at trailblazing organizations like Bell Labs and Microsoft. In 2011, she co-founded the Cleanweb Hackathon, a global initiative driving IT-powered climate solutions with over 10,000 members across 25+ countries. She also advises Women in Cloud, aiming to create $1B in economic opportunities for women entrepreneurs by 2030. Kamila Rakhimova is a fintech leader whose journey took her from Tajikistan to the U.S., where she built a career on her own terms. Leveraging her English proficiency and international relations expertise, she discovered the power of microfinance and moved to the U.S., eventually leading Amazon's Alexa Fund to support underrepresented founders. Subscribe to In Her Ellement on your podcast app of choice to hear meaningful conversations with women in digital, business, and technology.…
The gene editing technology being used to treat patients with a rare swelling disorder
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The majority of rare health disorders are genetic in origin but now a treatment using gene editing could be providing a solution for a rare swelling disorder
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The majority of rare health disorders are genetic in origin but now a treatment using gene editing could be providing a solution for a rare swelling disorder
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New Zealand qualifies for their third appearance at a FIFA men's football World Cup after a 3-0 win over New Caledonia in Auckland. Could Liam Lawson be axed before the Japanese Grand Prix next month, and Glen remembers one of the great characters in New Zealand rugby coaching - Alex 'Grizz' Wylie.
Mushroom season is upon us but how do you know what to look for? Ecologist Ruben Mita has written a guide to all of the typical mushrooms you will find in various parts of the country. The guide includes edible favourites like porcini, the good old white field mushroom - but also the psychedelics and the poisonous. There are also the weird ones - the stinkhorns like a red claw coming out of the ground - and the bird's nest fungi. Ruben has degrees in Ecology, English and Music from Victoria University.…
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The Government is moving to standardised zoning as part of its Resource Management reform to simplify more than 1000 different zones used by various councils. How do we define a recession? It is the question economists are juggling with consumer confidence low as GDP ticked upwards. Dan also discusses the Prime Minister's visit to India to get a trade deal over the line. Dan Brunskill is an economic policy reporter for Interest NZ…
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Tess discusses updates on the Queenstown Shotover Wastewater Treatment Plant, Dunedin's mayor has expressed frustration with the slow progress of the hospital upgrade, and a new bylaw for freedom campers in Queenstown Lakes is being pursued.
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1 Book review: Invisible Boys TV Tie-in edition by Holden Sheppard 4:26
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Sally Wenley reviews Invisible Boys TV Tie-in edition by Holden Sheppard published by Fremantle Press
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Sarah Anderson is a writer, painter and the founder of the Travel Bookshop in London which featured in the film Notting Hill.
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The Department of Homeland Security is cutting back its civil rights and oversight offices after it revoked parole status from half a million people.
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1 Auckland councillors told neither stadium option viable 3:33
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Auckland Councillors are due to vote on two competing projects to be Auckland's main stadium today - but advice from Council staff is that neither is a viable option without significant public funding.
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1 The Kiwi start up turning dairy industry waste into high-quality protein 8:03
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A Hawke's Bay biotech company is using cutting edge technology to turn waste from the dairy industry into high value protein.
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1 Have primary health organisations become overly corporate? 26:56
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A retired accountant says Primary Health Organisations have become overly corporatised and top-heavy, taking too much of the health spend compared to GP's.
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Kennedy discusses a new home-grown climate-change musical that debuts in Auckland this coming Friday.
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1 Food with pep: How Pepler's crafts small-batch, flavour-packed condiments 13:26
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Pepler's makes a range of dressings, chutneys and sauces from its base in Te Kauwhata in northern Waikato.
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1 Political commentators Lianne Dalziel & Liam Hehir 23:13
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Political commentators Lianne Dalziel and Liam Hehir discuss the Prime Minister's 'full court press' during the India trade trip, Winston Peter's Washington DC trip, and continued public service cuts.
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A group of teenage drivers have been terrorizing rural road users, dwindling numbers have forced the final members of Waipawa St Peter's Anglican Church Sunday congregation to seek a new place of worship, and the National Aquarium is leaking more than $2 million of Napier ratepayer money every year.
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Airini Beautrais reviews Makeshift Seasons by Kate Camp published by Te Herenga Waka University Press.
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