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Her Step Forward
by Amanda & April
Her Step Forward shares stories from women who step up, step out, and step forward into careers and lives they love.Our goal is to create a place where you can learn from other women who have successfully navigated situations similar to your own. In each episode, we'll ask admirable women to share their journey, the barriers they overcame, and the lessons they learned along the way. You'll gain insights and guidance from women who have taken their step forward and are ready to share the keys to their progress
Episodes
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Lauren Popish, Founder of The Wave Podcasting
Lauren Popish is founder of The Wave Podcasting, which aims to help womxn tell their unique stories through podcasting. The Wave offers education resources, event-based community, and recording studio space exclusively for womxn. Their first womxn-only recording studio opened in Los Angeles in...
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Dawn King, Attorney and Fitness Instructor
Dawn King is an attorney in Massachusetts. She graduated from Northeastern University in Boston with a degree in Political Science and a minor in Business and holds her juris doctor from New England School of Law. Dawn worked as an attorney at the City of Boston Law Department for 12 years until...
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Darcey Hull, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Resident
Darcey Hull will soon be starting her residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation after slowly winding her way to this point. The arts, cultures, languages, and helping people have always been huge interests of Darcey’s. She has always loved traveling and outdoor adventures, and was always...
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Steph Cartwright, Certified Resume Writer & Founder, Off the Clock Resumes
Steph Cartwright is a Certified Resume Writer and the Founder of Off The Clock Resumes LLC. Since 2014, Steph has helped career-focused job seekers present themselves as the best fit for the job they want. She specializes in getting her clients through Applicant Tracking software, maximizing…
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Amber Marie, Private Chef and Nutrition Educator
Amber Marie has been working as a private chef and nutrition educator for about a decade in both South Florida and the Savannah/Hilton Head area where she currently resides. She holds a culinary degree from Johnson & Wales University, an education degree from New York University, and a law degree...
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Shannon Russell, Sports Reporter
Shannon Russell has been a sports reporter for 20 years, with stops at The Athletic and The Cincinnati Enquirer. She has been honored with multiple national awards while covering everything from the NFL and Major League Baseball to professional tennis and high school sports. She has spent the…
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Anna Korosadowicz, Senior Producer in mobile gaming
Anna Korosadowicz is an IT professional, currently working as Senior Producer on a popular free-to-play mobile game. In the past she worked as Localization Manager, Team Lead in Data QA, Head of Data Management and Product Manager for companies like Nokia, Apple and Kayak. Anna is originally from...
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Dr. Jillian Losh, Project Manager in Medical Research
Dr. Jillian Losh is a Project Manager at the Houston Methodist Research Institute within the Texas Medical Center, the largest medical complex in the world. She currently provides project support to research teams, helping to ensure that future drug, device, and biologic therapies will be…
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Ann Hirschman Schremp, the "grandmother of street medics"
Ann Hircshman Schremp considers herself a true dandelion. Born in Staten Island NY in 1946, her earliest activism was with her mom and grandmother supporting women's health choices. Ann skipped 7th grade and spent much of high school at the United Nations. After a year at Wagner College then...
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Dr. Christine Bishara, medical wellness emphasizing mind-body & gut-brain axis
Christine Bishara, MD, is the founder of From Within Medical, a New York City medical wellness and weight loss practice that places emphasis on the mind-body and gut-brain axis to prevent and manage disease. With over 20 years of clinical experience, time and time again Dr. Bishara has discovered...
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Gabrielle Grant, non-profit executive director
Dr. Gabrielle Grant is a conflict transformation practitioner, executive director of a non-profit, researcher, and a university professor. She has a PhD in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from Nova Southeastern University and has spent her career working in a variety of different fields to…
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Sophia Ramsijewan, acupuncture physician
Sophia Ramsijewan is an Acupuncture physician who has been practicing for the past 6 years. Her experiences with tenured Acupuncture practitioners set the foundation for her to form her own private practice, which she has been operating for over a year. Sophia is passionate about educating and...
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Dr. Zan Milligan, marine and environmental sciences
Dr. Zan Milligan is an assistant professor in the Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences at Nova Southeastern University. After completing her Ph.D. at the University of Glasgow in Scotland, Zan moved across the Atlantic to Florida for work, and four years later she is leading the…
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Dr. Françoise Sidime, neuroscientist
Dr. Françoise Sidime is a neuroscientist and assistant professor at the College of Staten Island, Helene Fuld School of Nursing and Wagner College. She obtained her Ph.D. in Neuroscience at the Graduate Center, CUNY in New York. Françoise currently lectures and teaches extensive skills employed…
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Nilsa Rivera, author and editor
Nilsa Rivera is an author with a background of over two decades working with families who are homeless or receiving housing subsidy to increase their earned income and reduce their dependency on welfare and rental assistance. As a writer, Nilsa explores gender and diversity issues (including…
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Jennifer Spieth, police officer
Originally from South Florida, Jennifer Spieth earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland and a Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Northeastern University in Boston. A police officer since 2003, her previous assignments have...
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Kit Pier, stay-at-home mom
Kit Pier is a military wife, a stay-at-home mother of three, and a Biostatistician. She has an undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University and a Master's Degree in Biostatistics from George Washington University. She worked full-time as a Statistician until welcoming twin sons. She does...
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Priya Jain, product manager
As a product manager, Priya Jain is passionate about leveraging technology and data to empower people. She has spent most of her career working for Fintech companies because she believes that any solution that helps reduce financial anxiety is worth pursuing. Born and raised in India, she moved…
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Shawnna von Blixen, programme coordinator for children’s rights
Shawnna von Blixen is the programme coordinator for children's rights at the Council of the Baltic Sea States. She previously worked for the U.S. State Department and the European Union, and holds a master's in political science from Uppsala University. When she's not busy building international...
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Xiao-Wei Wang, Packard Fellows program manager
Since 2004, Xiao-Wei Wang has worked at the Packard Foundation where she leads a program that aids the nation's most promising early-career professors in pursuing innovative science and engineering research. From inquiries into ancient microbes to exploring the evolution of galaxies, Xiao-Wei...
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10: Rachel Gersten, therapist & health and wellness coach
Rachel Gersten is a New York City-based therapist and health and wellness coach with a passion for helping people lead their healthiest lives possible. She completed her undergraduate degree at the Arizona State University where she double majored in psychology and human development, then…
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9: Irina Pravet, Finnish language guide & life abroad coach
Irina Pravet's mission is to live a life she loves, abroad, while helping others see things through new eyes. Born in Romania, raised in Canada and now living in Finland, Irina has had to learn languages to adapt to the big transitions going on in life. From Romanian to French to English and most...
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8: Jessica Lauren, fashion & wardrobe stylist
Jessica Lauren is a published fashion and wardrobe stylist based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Jessica's focus for her brand has always been to help women boost their confidence by discovering their personal style, and enjoying what fashion should be...fun! With 3 independent films, multiple…
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7: Lilian Santini, marketing & brand strategist
There is no such thing as the perfect moment to leave the corporate world and start a business. You are the one that needs to step up and say “I’m doing this, I’m going to be the person I want to be.” Lilian Santini is the founder and creative director at Lilian Santini Online Marketing, where…
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6: Leena Al Olaimy, international entrepreneur & author
Having the faith and freedom to do something you love every day also comes with sacrifice and challenges. But, even when you love what you do, you can’t forget who you are without your work. Leena Al Olaimy is a Dalai Lama Fellow, a Fulbright Scholar and Wall Street Journal Woman of Note. As the...
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5: Sharona Jacobs, literary photographer
Life is short, and you have to have fun. But you also have to live the life that makes sense for you. As Sharona explains, “When I changed into my current career of being a photographer, it was not always the most logical career, in some ways, because I had all this training in psychology and...
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4: Dr. Christina Sheridan, pediatric cardiologist
Working up from a clinician to Chief of Specialty, then to Department Chair is a tremendous accomplishment. But for Christina Sheridan, pediatric cardiologist, there’s much more than just a career to focus on. As she points out, our society often asks kids, “What do you want to be when you grow...
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3: Kelly Mulligan, award-winning hairstylist & makeup artist
Getting started in the beauty industry when she was still in high school turned out to be the beginning of a career journey for Kelly Mulligan. But working her way up from the appointment desk to shampoo assistant, with her sights on one day being a stylist, was also a lesson in perseverance....
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2: Dr. Denise Fournier, psychotherapist
It was 2015 when Denise Fournier faced her biggest hurdle. Getting a divorce and a cancer diagnosis within a 3-month period would have been enough reason to take a step back, relax, and not do so much. But, as Denise explains, “It was a crossroads, because I found myself needing to choose......
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1: Amanda and April, hosts of Her Step Forward
A strong network of inspirational women is essential for each of our journey's, but those women aren’t always local. In our search to create a network of women with entrepreneurial spirit, just the right amount of risk-taking, and having trust that living authentically and actually being good...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Her Step Forward shares stories from women who step up, step out, and step forward into careers and lives they love.Our goal is to create a place where you can learn from other women who have successfully navigated situations similar to your own. In each episode, we'll ask admirable women to share their journey, the barriers they overcame, and the lessons they learned along the way. You'll gain insights and guidance from women who have taken their step forward and are ready to share the keys to their progress
HOSTED BY
Amanda & April
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Her Step Forward shares stories from women who step up, step out, and step forward into careers and lives they love.Our goal is to create a place where you can learn from other women who have successfully navigated situations similar to your own. In each episode, we'll ask admirable women to share...
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Her Step Forward is created and hosted by Amanda & April.
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