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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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Jodee Mundy is the only person in her family who can hear. Ever since she was little, she has moved between two worlds.

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Jodee Mundy is the only person in her family who can hear. Ever since she was little, she has moved between two worlds.

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The Mystery of the Marree Man 28:35

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The Australian outback is home to many mysteries, but the Marree Man has to be one of the biggest. In every sense of the word.

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Deaf heart 26:51

10 weeks ago26:51

26:51

Jodee Mundy is the only person in her family who can hear. Ever since she was little, she has moved between two worlds.

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Becoming a motherless mother 28:29

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Olivia Humphreys found herself pregnant and full of questions about what it's like to be a mother when you don't have a mother of your own.

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What does haka mean today? 28:36

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The All Blacks have taunted their opponents with haka for more than a century. But the world saw haka in a new light after the Christchurch terror attacks in 2019 triggered spontaneous haka performances in streets, parks and outside the Al Noor mosque.

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The Other Me | Becoming Boy Michael and The Animal Outside 29:59

13 weeks ago29:59

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Tales of following your fantasy to find your true self. Performing as a drag king on-stage has helped Rae be her authentic non-binary self off-stage and by night Kusaki becomes something else…something animal, when he slips into a fur suit.

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The Other Me | Return of the songbird 28:39

14 weeks ago28:39

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When her Parkinson's Disease medication stopped working musician and writer Linda Neil was in a very dark place. But a treatment called Deep Brain Stimulation has allowed her to return to playing the violin, singing, songwriting, living an independent life and riding her pink bicycle.

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The Other Me | The foster files

15 weeks ago

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Earshot presents documentaries about people, places and ideas, in all their diversity.

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The Other Me | The other Martin 29:58

16 weeks ago29:58

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Martin lives out of a shopping trolley and sleeps rough on the cold streets of Canberra. But his passion for running, gift for words and an unlikely friend help him to get by.

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The Other Me | Shadow dance 28:36

17 weeks ago28:36

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Andrew was building a life and career in Singapore when his world was turned upside down by a routine visit to the doctor.

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The Other Me I An Interloper's Escape 28:36

18 weeks ago28:36

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Come on a wild ride through the compelling life of Taku Mbudzi, who defied the constraints of a strict Zimbabwean church, embarked on a solo journey to Australia at 19, and held onto a life-altering secret that shattered her father's heart. Discover how she harnessed the healing power of comedy, to develop resilience, understanding and forgiveness.…

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The Other Me | Mars Venus and Max 28:36

19 weeks ago28:36

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It used to be said that Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus but Max has been to both planets. As a trans-man he has some fascinating observations about the world of men, having stood on the other side of the gender divide.

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The Other Me | Jim Everett's black sauce 28:36

20 weeks ago28:36

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Jim Everett is a man of many selves – philosopher, fisherman, scholar, activist, poet, soldier, filmmaker, sauce maker. And at sixteen he discovered a hidden part of himself.

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The Other Me | Half-Caste legends 29:55

21 weeks ago29:55

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Paulina always knew she had half- siblings around the world. They all shared the same Tongan father. Finding them was the best thing she ever did.

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Mapu Anyul Yandi Gindarr - people come together as one 28:35

35 weeks ago28:35

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Indigenous and African migrant communities collide in the Northern Territory, as Sydney-born Brian Obiri-Asare explores what it means to be black in Australia

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Bev Francis - strongest woman in the world 28:38

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