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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.…

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Cathy Huang with Applause on Automation Balance and Testing's Future 44:22

5 years ago44:22

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Hello friends - in this episode we have an in-depth conversation with Cathy Huang from long-time sponsor and supporter of STP, Applause ( www.applause.com ). Specifically we learn from Cathy's customer feedback and experiences around automation strategy, artificial intelligence and some possible new capabilities coming to the Applause solutions. Thank you for listening and please consider giving us a rating and review online wherever you listening to this podcast.…

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Jennifer Bonine on Disruption, AI and Beach Parties 51:18

5 years ago51:18

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We welcome back to the show the co-founder and CEO of PinkLion.AI Jennifer Bonine to discuss her upcoming trifecta of a workshop, a session, and a keynote at STPCon in San Diego, California - March 30 - April 2. But please, don't be surprised if you hear Jennifer talk about her world-wide participation in global development projects, socially responsible initiatives, and the future of what we do as testers and quality analysts in the 4th industrial revolution. Learn more about Jennifer's participation in STPCon at https://www.stpcon.com/speakers/jennifer-bonine/ and more about PinkLion business at https://www.pinklion.ai/…

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Paul Merrill on Woodworking and Drones 48:29

5 years ago48:29

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Paul Merrill is CEO and Principal Software Engineer in Test of Beaufort Fairmont Test Automation Services. He is also an incredibly ingenious tester, developer and teacher on the subjects of quality and test automation. We had a far-reaching conversation on topics from testing, DevOps, woodworking, and shoes. Learn more about Paul's upcoming keynote, session, and workshop at https://www.stpcon.com/speaker/paul-merrill/ .…

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Nancy Kelln on Risk-Based Test Reporting and Robots 30:49

5 years ago30:49

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STP Radio welcomes Nancy Kelln back to the show, where we chat about her upcoming workshop and session at the Spring 2020 Software Test Professionals Conference in San Diego at the end of March. Nancy is a fantastic teacher and speaker, and this year she's going to include robots in her workshop. Real, honest-to-goodness, robots. Don't miss it! Learn more at www.stpcon.com .…

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Leandro Melendez on Transport Level Data Correlation and So Much More 39:26

5 years ago39:26

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Leandro Melendez (a.k.a. Señor Performo) joins us for a pretty in-depth conversation about his upcoming performance workshop in which he helps people to learn one of the hardest and most complex part so performance test scripting: transport level data correlation. Wow! Leandro has been a lead consultant for Qualitest ( www.qualitestgroup.com ) for more than 10 years and travels the world-over assisting their customers with performance testing and engineering initiatives. Register for STPCON here: www.stpcon.com…

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Melissa Tondi on Agile Test Strategy 27:13

5 years ago27:13

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In this episode of STPRadio I catch up with agile testing guru Melissa Tondi at the recent STPCON Conference held in Boston, MA. Melissa shares some insights about her fantastic workshop on agile testing management and strategy, her session on modern testing and even the future of her session proposals for STPCON Spring 2020 in San Diego. New England clam chowder for the win! Visit softwaretestpro.com to learn more!…

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Kirk Walton and tapQA 36:11

5 years ago36:11

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At the recent STPCON in Boston, MA I had a chance to catch up with Kirk Walton of tapQA - a fantastic bunch of test consulting gurus from my home state of Minnesota here in the Mid-west of the USA. We chatted about hot trends in customer demands of testing, the future of our practices and approaches and we both agreed that broomball is not actually a sport. Learn more about tapQA at their website: https://www.tapqa.com/…

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Live from STPCon Fall 2019 1:11:38

6 years ago1:11:38

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It's happened again, on this time Señor Performo Leandro Melendez joins us as we celebrate 10 years of STPCON here in Boston. In this episode, as usual, we have audience participation sharing testimonials from the conference, a heart-warming New of The Damned story, celebration of Dot Graham's lifetime achievement and planes flying overhead! Learn more at www.stpcon.com !…

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Catch up with Diego Molina from Sauce Labs 59:23

6 years ago59:23

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Hola Software Test Professionals! This is an interview with attendee Diego Molina from Sauce Labs with our guest host Leandro Melendez. They had a great conversation about general test automation, new innovations from Sauce Labs and the STPCON conference here in Boston. The entire interview is in Español (Spanish) so for the English speaking audience, you might skip this one! Estamos en la #STPCon y nos topamos a nuestro amigo Diego Molina! Aprovechamos para platicar con el literalmente secuestrandolo y entrevistandolo! Nos cuenta su trayectoria y movimientos en el mundo del testin con recomendaciones para los amigos Latinos y de habla hispana.sa…

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Get Right with Robin Goldsmith 46:26

6 years ago46:26

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Returning to STPCON this Fall 2019 is Robin Goldsmith, the president of the SQGNE - one of the longest running communities in New England. Robin is going to share the teachings from his forthcoming book "Write Right Agile User Story and Acceptance Test Requirements Right" - we had a delightful conversation packed with information for anyone visiting the Boston area for the first time. Learn more about Robin's session here: https://www.stpcon.com/speakers/robin-goldsmith/…

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Know Your Value as a Tester with Dawn Haynes 36:20

6 years ago36:20

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In this episode, long-time Software Test Pro contributor and supporter Dawn Haynes joins me to share some insights....and when I mean insights, I'm serious. The connections she makes for the personal and professional experiences of software testers is as unique as it is profound. She's teaching a workshop around testing stakeholders and a session on being more agile in your work as a tester. Learn more about her attendance here: https://www.stpcon.com/speakers/dawn-haynes/…

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Interplanetary Yoga Automation with Brendan Connolly 21:15

6 years ago21:15

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What planet are you from? Did you say Jupiter? Well, let hang on there downward dog, you've gotta tune into what Brendan Connolly is teaching at STPCON this Fall. If you've never heard of Jupyter Notebooks - you're probably not alone. If you've never seen how to apply them to mob testing and automation, then Brendan can help you transport your skills to a whole new planet. Learn more about his workshop and session here: https://www.stpcon.com/speakers/brendan-connolly/…

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Postman Automation Workshoppin with Joyce Lin 24:51

6 years ago24:51

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Joyce Lin is a Developer Advocate with Postman - one of the most popular API testing and development tools used across thousands of test practitioners across the industry. In this episode she shares a bit about the introduction workshop and potentially some of the advanced tips-n-tricks she's been teaching a developer conferences in the past few years. Learn more about her session at the website: https://www.stpcon.com/sessions/workshop-test-automation-with-postman/…

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Addicted to Refactoring with Paul Merrill 39:28

6 years ago39:28

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Paul Merrill is Principal Software Engineer in Test and founder of Beaufort Fairmont Automated Testing Services. Frequent writer and international speaker, Paul works with clients every day to accelerate testing, mitigate risks, and increase the value of testing processes with test automation. Paul has a unique perspective on launching and maintaining quality products. Learn more about test automation at https://beaufortfairmont.com/webinars . Register for the STPCON conference at https://www.stpcon.com…

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The Art of Data with PinkLion.AI CEO Jennifer Bonine 30:23

6 years ago30:23