In this episode, we interview Katerina, the founder of ENGin that connects young Ukrainians and their peers in the US and all over the world. Katerina shared how she started with only a lofty goal as helping and giving back to her community in Ukraine but gradually and organically arrived where she is now. During this process, she explored many ideas and learned a lot of essential skills. She said “no” to Yale who offered her admission and now introspect, Katerina commented that is the best deci...
Jul 14, 2023•46 min
Join Julia and Yubo for inspirational stories from younger female founders building technology-based solutions that enhance access and inclusion and an open Q&A discussion. Mariella Satow, founder of SignUp - Overlay Sign language on streaming platforms Katerina Semida Manoff, founder of ENGin - Rebuilding Ukraine Through 1-1 connections Julia Newell, founder of Hear You Know Me - EL training to unleash disability success Ivy Wu and Emma Tao, founders of Lumiere Arts - Collaborative digital ...
Jul 14, 2023•1 hr 31 min
In this episode, we interview Kristen Amundson who has had a diverse and accomplished career as a leader in education and public service. She is the past president and CEO of the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE), founder and current board member of Edututor , an organization supports student who are behind in their studies through online tutoring. As a former Virginia State Delegate, a former school board member, Kristen has a strong commitment in public education. Krist...
May 14, 2023•51 min
In this episode, we interview Linda Graham a MFT and an arthur of two award-winning books Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain for Maximum Resilience and Well-Being , (2013) and Resilience: Powerful Practices for Bouncing Back from Disappointment, Difficulty, and Even Disaster (2018). Linda Graham combines contemporary Western psychology with scientific evidence of neuroscience of resilience and ancient Eastern contemplative wisdom. We strongly recommend checking out her weekly Healing and Awakeni...
Mar 19, 2023•53 min
In this episode, we interview Jessyca Matthews, a language arts teacher, a racial, environmental justice, and institutional racism activist. In 2017, Mathews was a finalist for NEA’s Social Justice Activist of the Year for her work on the Flint water crisis. Mathews was named Michigan’s Region 5 Teacher of the Year in 2019-20. In 2018, she was named Secondary English Teacher of the Year by the Michigan Council of Teachers of English and received the Samford Award for Most Inspirational Teacher o...
Feb 13, 2023•48 min
Dr. Ingrid Murra is a mission-driven entrepreneur and orthodontist passionate about democratizing access to confidence by way of smiles. She’s the 48th Latin woman to secure over $1,000,000 Venture Capital funding in the history of the United States, a Harvard-trained orthodontist, and the founder & CEO of the orthodontic startup, Two Front. In this episode, Dr. Murra shares her journey how she's revolutionizing the dental industry by connecting top orthodontists to dental offices and provid...
Jul 16, 2022•42 min
In this episode, we interview Dr. Lynette Henry. Immigrating from Barbados, Dr. Henry serves as the manager of college success program at the 10th largest public school district in the United States. During the interview, Dr. Henry emphasizes on the direct impact of our counselors and teachers on our students. To succeed, besides acquiring necessary skills, students need to be affirmed, to be seen and heard to build up their confidence in pursuing their dreams. Let's hear more from Dr. Henry....
Apr 05, 2022•41 min
In this episode, we interview Helen Adeosun, Founder & CEO of CareAcademy. Helen has been listed as one of Fortune’s 2020 40 Under 40 in Health. She has worked with Teach for America, Boston Public Schools, and Pearson Education as well as a number of companies focused on caregiving issues. She holds a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame in Politics and Arabic Studies and an EdM. from Harvard University in Education Policy and Management. As a daughter of Nigerian immigrants to the US, He...
Feb 02, 2022•55 min
In this episode, we interview Lorena Racanelli who is a dance resource teacher at Bailey’s elementary school, Fairfax County Public Schools. Lorena sets a great example of integrating non-core subject learning into core subjects. She has developed an integrated curriculum with the grade level standards so students are not only learning the elements of dance, self-control, and self-expression, but also deepening their understanding of science, social studies, language arts, and math. Lorena used ...
Oct 24, 2021•49 min
In this episode, we interview Dr. Kimberly White-Smith, Professor and Dean of the LaFetra College of Education (LFCE) at the University of La Verne. Dr. White-Smith was adopted when she was a little girl, and her adoptive mother told her stories when she was growing up about her biological parents being highly educated university graduates. It later turned out that her adoptive mother had fabricated such stories, but in part as a result, Kimberly attributes this to never doubting her own abiliti...
Oct 17, 2021•51 min
In this episode, we interview Dr. Lisa Williams, Chief Equity Officer at Fairfax County Public Schools. Before taking on her current role, Dr. Williams was the Executive Director of the Department of Equity and Cultural Proficiency in Baltimore County (MD) Public Schools for 11 years. During our conversation, Dr. Wlliams emphasizes the “whole child” educational approach and the importance of self-exploration for all students. Starting as a Biology teacher, Dr. Williams soon recognized limitation...
Aug 11, 2021•55 min
In this episode, we interviewed Francesca Raoelison, a social entrepreneur from Madagascar. She founded an NGO, Omena, which addresses emotional and psychological abuse, especially in developing countries. Francesca shared how she was awakened by a peer educator during one of the classes that she was actually growing up in an emotional and psychological abusive environment with a number of very familiar named behaviors. These behaviors seem to be normalized, unquestioned behaviors in many homes ...
Jul 11, 2021•55 min
In this episode, we interviewed Romina de Costa. Romina has lived in 4 different continents (South America, North America, Asia and Europe) and followed a non-linear career path through anthropology, international education, leadership and entrepreneurship. Her recent passion for understanding the attrition of women in higher education, especially in the areas of science and engineering, have also allowed her to explore female leadership. Romina grew up in Brazil and was raised in a family of do...
Jul 11, 2021•53 min
In this episode, we hear from Dr. Goodwin about how she grew up in a competitive environment, and has built great resiliency as a leader who is willing to step up at critical moments and take responsibility, even, and especially when things are not going well. Her multicultural experiences in the East and the West make her comfortable as “the only one” in many cases-- the first in her family to attend college, the only female Dean at the University of Hong Kong, and the only Asian American femal...
Jul 11, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Avery Blank J.D., is a Senior Contributor with Forbes and owns and manages her own consulting practice, strategizing with clients worldwide to help them achieve their business, career, and policy goals. Avery has worked with some of the most successful leaders and organizations in the world, such as Johnson & Johnson and the Executive Office of the President of the United States. She has been recognized by Bloomberg Law, Stanford Law, and the National Association of Women Lawyers for her wor...
May 14, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Amy Chang is an Executive Director for Global Cybersecurity at JPMorgan Chase, where she works on identifying new strategic and high-value business opportunities for the firm and leads cybersecurity collaboration with other leading financial institutions, U.S. government partners, and the intelligence community. Prior to JPMorgan, Amy has rich experience in both the public and private sectors. She worked on Asia-Pacific policy and foreign affairs in Congress, served as an officer in the U.S. Nav...
Apr 15, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Jie served in the New York Public School System for 28 years. She started teaching math in a prison school and has been in numerous positions including former Principal at Stuyvesant High School, one of the top high schools in the United States. She was also the Superintendent of the New York Military Academy. Currently she is the principal for two international schools in China and serves as the consultant for Sino-American Educational Research Association (S-AERA). Born and raised in China, Mr...
Mar 09, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 1
