#180 Swift Current With Joshua Rofé

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Navigating Career Pivots and Grit with Milo’s Avni Patel Thompson 26:18

לפני 25 ימים26:18

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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.…

לפני 8 שנים 1:16:49

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Joshua Rofé, director and producer is back n the show to promote and discuss Swift Current, his latest documentary that follows the life of NHL star Sheldon Kennedy who was sexually abused by his hockey coach as a teenager in Canada. The documentary chronicles Sheldon’s childhood through his post-NHL life where he works as an advocate for those who have been abused. Swift Current is a powerful and moving documentary. Check it out now on iTunes and Google Play. More info about the film can be found at swiftcurrentdoc.com

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Occasionally Awesome

#180 Swift Current With Joshua Rofé

Occasionally Awesome

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published לפני 8 שנים

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Occasionally Awesome

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#182 A Very Special Occasionally Awesome with Very Special Guest Jayson Thibault 1:47:34

לפני 8 years1:47:34

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A very special Occasionally Awesome with a special announcement about the show near the one hour mark. We hope you enjoy this episode with our dynasty guest Jayson Thibault. Get his album 'Return to the Red State' January 6th on All Things Records, iTunes and wherever music and comedy can be streamed. Kevin and Nick would like to thank everyone for listening, sending thoughtful emails about the episodes and any and everything else that reminded us to keep doing this podcast week after week, coming out to live standup shows and saying hi and always, always, always being awesome. You guys are the best.…

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#181 Holiday Gift Guide 2016 1:08:26

לפני 8 years1:08:26

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Nick and Kevin compile gift ideas for the 2016 holiday season. Discussed are everything from gift certificates to watches, records, kitchen gadgets, museum memberships, writing supplies and so much more. Happy holidays!

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לפני 9 years2:26:39

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Another installment of the playlist challenge! This round our dynasty guest Jayson Thibault comes on with a couple topics and the guys pick songs and explain why they make sense. Jayson Thibault is one of the funniest comics and best podcast guests around so make sure you listen to this one all the way through for lots of interesting conversation, great music picks and hilarious and tangents. Also follow him on Twitter at @theteeb and on Instagram at @jaysonthibault and listen to Punch Drunk Sports on All Things Comedy and iTunes.…

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