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Count Me Too
by Amreen Rahman
Hello everyone, welcome to my podcast ‘Count Me Too’, a platform dedicated to empowering women of color in their passion for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. In this podcast, I will be interviewing some truly remarkable women with extraordinary stories about their STEM journey. We will get to know about their careers, gain inspiration from their unique stories and advice on how to overcome barriers that exist in these fields. Representation matters. We need to see it to be it.
Episodes
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S2:E7 - Monica Kohli | Using AI To Transform Healthcare
In this episode, I spent some time with Monica Kohli, VP of Growth and Strategy at Hilabs. Her company uses AI and data analytics to make healthcare data clean, meaningful, and transformative. The US healthcare system can be a complicated one to navigate, and connecting the dots to bridge the...
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S2:E6 - Anne Steptoe | Investing In A Better Tomorrow
Many cultures still believe that investing and financial planning is a man’s job, and as a result, many women still hesitate in planning their own financial futures. In this episode, I sat down with Anne Steptoe, VP of Platform Engineering at Wealthsimple where she leads multiple teams including...
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S2:E5 - Gayathri Shukla | From Engineering to Entrepreneurship: How One Woman Did It All
In this episode, I sat down with Gayathri to take inspiration from how she navigated a brilliant career in STEM and stepped into the world of entrepreneurship. Gayathri is the founder of Campfire Kinship, a company that works with organizations across Canada to build on inclusivity and diversity...
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S2:E4 - Dr. Gina Guillaume-Joseph | From Engineer to CTO: How Drive and Persistence Can Take You To The Top
In this episode, I sat down with Dr. Gina Guillaume-Joseph, Chief Technology Officer - Government at Workday, where she leverages her technology implementation experience and vast network to align Workday with the US Federal Government’s Technology Transformation Strategy. We discuss some of the...
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S2:E3 - Amal Masri & Amreen Rahman | Things I Wish I Could Have Told My Younger Self
Hello and thanks for stopping by! As I have taken a career break to pursue my personal goals and passions, I am also taking a break from podcasting (but most certainly will be resuming once I'm back!). In the meantime, I wanted to change things up a bit and have a special episode that is more of…
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S2:E2 - Rumina Velshi | Leading with Heart For An Inclusive Tomorrow
Speaking with Rumina Velshi, President and CEO of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission – Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire was a special privilege. Not only because of her caliber and expert knowledge as the Head of our nuclear regulator, but also her mission to pay it forward to the…
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S2:E1 - Shawna Pandya | How To Make Space Accessible and Inclusive
In this blockbuster first episode of season 2, I interview Dr. Shawna Pandya, a physician, scientist-astronaut candidate, researcher, aquanaut, speaker, martial artist, skydiver, pilot-in-training and currently the VP of Immersive Medicine with Luxsonic Technologies. She was named one of the...
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E11 - Nkechi Nwafor-Robinson | Transforming Adversity into Love and Leadership
When we experience adversity or pain, we can either let it destroy us or use to heal and empower others on their journey. Nkechi Nwafor-Robinson has harnessed her life experiences to be a force for good. She is a change influencer, dedicated to uplifting people and helping them live more…
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E10 - Jessica Vandenberghe | Journey Towards Truth and Reconciliation
On September 30 2021, Canada will observe it's very first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. A year marked by the tragic discovery of over a thousand unmarked graves of indigenous children across the country, we were forced to come to terms with the painful history and ongoing impacts of...
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E9 - Tiana Conley | Intersectionality as a Competitive Advantage
As a woman of color with immigrant roots, how do you leverage your identity to your advantage? How can women be their own best advocate and make their way forward? Is it even possible to 'have it all'? All this and more at my latest episode of 'Count Me Too' with Tiana Conley. Tiana serves as the...
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E8 - Sushma Narisetty | Powering Toronto and Empowering Women
Sushma Narisetty is the Director of Engineering Services at Toronto Hydro, providing oversight to supply chain, enterprise asset management technology strategy and stakeholder management. A professional engineer, she is a veteran in the energy industry having worked in hydro as well as nuclear...
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E7 - Cynthia Hansen | Allyship - The Key to Fostering a Culture of Inclusion
Allies are an essential part of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) process, bringing attention to the experiences of marginalized, often underrepresented groups when their voices are not being heard. I had the privilege of speaking to one such ally, who has been advocating for positive...
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E6 - Prerna Gandhi | From Survivor to Fighter
Prerna Gandhi is a recent graduate of University of Cincinnati in Bachelor of Science, Business Analytics and Information Systems. She is also a TedX speaker, having presented at TedX Cincinnati, sharing her journey of being an acid attack victim to acid attack fighter. Eight years ago, Prerna...
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E5 - Réjeanne Aimey | #EngineeringForChange: Uprooting Systemic Bias
Réjeanne Aimey is the current President and Chair of the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE), with experience in the automotive, nuclear, and tax consulting industries in Ontario. In this episode, we explore Réjeanne's engineering journey, and the many lessons she learned from her...
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E4 - Sweta Rajan | Taking Your Power Back: Workplace Bullying
Sweta Rajan is a Biotechnologist turned Diversity and Inclusion advocate, and a co-founder of Immigrant and International Women in Science, a pan-Canadian grassroots social impact organization which supports women from diverse cultural backgrounds to gain equitable access to STEM. Early in her...
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E3 - Sulaf Alkarawi | Surviving War And Rebuilding a Successful Life
Sulaf Alkarawi is a true Canadian success story. She is the Associate Director of Transportation Planning at the Regional Municipality of Niagara with a unique journey. From leaving Iraq at the height of war, building her engineering career in the Middle East to coming to Canada in search of a...
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E2 - Noemie Duvivier | Demystifying Nuclear Energy
Noemie Duvivier is a Senior Technical Engineer working on nuclear safety at the Ontario Power Generation. In this episode, she discusses the role of nuclear power in Canada's energy landscape, how engineers like her make it safe, and also shares deeply personal accounts on what it means to be a...
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E1 - Shelley Nicolls | Transitioning from Engineering to Non-Profits
Shelley Nicholls is an engineer turned non-profit director. In this interview, she shares her STEM journey, working as an engineer in the automotive industry to turning into an advocate for BIPOC leadership development. She candidly talks about the many challenges in transitioning from private to...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Hello everyone, welcome to my podcast ‘Count Me Too’, a platform dedicated to empowering women of color in their passion for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. In this podcast, I will be interviewing some truly remarkable women with extraordinary stories about their STEM journey. We will get to know about their careers, gain inspiration from their unique stories and advice on how to overcome barriers that exist in these fields. Representation matters. We need to see it to be it.
HOSTED BY
Amreen Rahman
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