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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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Bringing you local music from around the world studyabroadradio.com

16 episodes

#Music #Local #College #Witr #Rochester #New #York #United #Rob DiDio #USA #State

Study Abroad Radio explicit

updated 9 years ago

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Bringing you local music from around the world studyabroadradio.com

16 episodes

#Music #Local #College #Witr #Rochester #New #York #United #Rob DiDio #USA #State

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No One Can Keep Up With Ed Schrader's Music Beat

9 years ago

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After a bombastic appearance at Everybody Hits, Ed Schrader gives us the low-down on his mispronunciations, the glory that is the garbage plate and the struggles of making a convincing elevator pitch for his band.

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Sitting On A Porch With Curtis Cooper

9 years ago

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We sat on a porch with Curtis Cooper and his roommates Bill, Joey and Hunter to talk about their DIY space called All Night Diner and Cooper's music. These guys are some of the most sincere people I've ever met. Really. Here's a link to Curtis Cooper's Bandcamp: https://curtiscooper.bandcamp.com/album/laughing-in-line studyabroadradio.com…

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A Chat with Liz de Lise from Philadelphia

9 years ago

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Liz and I have a chat over the phone about out collective love of the Foo Fighters and loop pedals. studyabroadradio.com

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A Sweaty Night in Buffalo with Humble Braggers

9 years ago

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Dairy is on the menu with Humble Braggers as we talk about the local scene in Buffalo, concrete venues, and Humble Braggers LLC. We did a photo session as well! (all credit to kritupra.com) You'll be able to see it all on Krit's site! It's tight

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A Lovely Interview with Thelma and the Sleaze (It gets weird)

9 years ago

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The band rolled through Rochester so I brought them into our basement studio to talk. There's Cheeto dust, boner calls and arguments about the legality of knives. studyabroadradio.com

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Interview w/ Wastefellow (Dublin)

9 years ago

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Full unedited interview with Diolmahin otherwise known as Wastefellow. We talk Dublin, strange bike shops and much more The internet cut out before the end of the interview sadly :( but here it is as it stands! Like us on studyabroadradio.com Listen to out episode on Dublin at dublin.studyabroadradio.com…

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4/24/16 - Dublin, Ireland

9 years ago

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Originally Aired April 24th 2016 Special thanks to Wastefellow and Rusangano Family for making this episode as great as it was Remember to subscribe on iTunes and like the FB page below for updates on future episodes! studyabroadradio.com

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Interview w/ Lani and Craig of Ducks!- Berlin

9 years ago

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Full unedited interview with Lani and Craig from Ducks! We talk Berlin, the oddities of clubbing, Cate Blanchett and ducks (like the animal).

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3/13/16 - Berlin, Germany

9 years ago

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Originally aired a March 13th 2016 on WITR 89.7FM Special thanks to Ducks!, HEKLA, Mihle and many more for helping me out! Follow, like and share at studyabroadradio.com I'll post all of my notes and you can grab sneak peaks of songs I will be featuring for future episodes!

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Chase from Thelma and the Sleaze - Nashville, TN

9 years ago

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Here's the full interview with Chase from Thelma and the Sleaze. We talk why Nashville is the best place to move to (and why she doesn't want you to move there), infrastructure, local music and much more. studyabroadradio.com

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Interview w/ James Lambrecht from A/b - Austin, TX

9 years ago

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Full unedited interview with James from A/b. We talk Austin, Texas, old band names, the beauty of the loop pedal and much more (The audio quality is rather poor and I promise better recordings are coming VERY soon!)

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4/10/16 - Austin, TX

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This week we cover the live music capital of the world, Austin Texas. I also interview James from A/b, an instrumental duo making waves in the Austin scene. Like and share on studyabroadradio.com

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2/28/16 - Nashville, TN

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This week we cover Nashville, TN! Music City isn't just Country City. I also interview Chase from Thelma and the Sleaze, a band which performed one show everyday in Nashville during their Kandyland tour. facebook.com/studyabroadwitr

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2/23/16 - Melbourne and Vancouver Recap

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This week recaps the past two episodes (Melbourne, Australia and Vancouver, Canada). It's very low on exposition and heavy on the music so rock out! facebook.com/studyabroadwitr

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2/13/16 - Vancouver, Canada

9 years ago