In this episode, Allison talks with Rachel Cooke, Global Director, Reliability Maintenance Engineering at Amazon about the latest trends in cultivating gender inclusion in the workplace. Rachel also shares her insights into how corporate initiatives can inspire inclusion and enhance workplace culture. Join us for this empowering episode as we celebrate International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month.
In this episode, we sit down with Tricia Bright, a passionate member of Women in Manufacturing and current chair of the WiM New York chapter. Tricia works as Operations Manager at Allendale Machinery Systems, where she has been developing her career for almost 13 years. Being one month into the year, we know that many people are reflecting on the previous year, and some may be considering new career paths. We’re excited for you to join us for this inspiring episode as we highlight Tricia’s unique career journey and focus on career development.
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We had an opportunity to talk with Jana Gessner, Vice President, Environmental Health and Safety at the always iconic PepsiCo., to get her insights into what it takes to stand out and how to establish your own personal brand. This episode was recorded live at the Women in Manufacturing SUMMIT, where Jana and more than one-hundred and fifty PepsiCo. employees traveled to San Diego to participate in the conference.
We had an opportunity to talk with Jana Gessner, Vice President, Environmental Health and Safety at the always iconic PepsiCo., to get her insights into what it takes to stand out and how to establish your own personal brand. This episode was recorded live at the Women in Manufacturing SUMMIT, where Jana and more than one-hundred and fifty PepsiCo. employees traveled to San Diego to participate in the conference.
! In anticipation of National Apprenticeship Week, this episode will discuss the impact of registered apprenticeship programs in relation to the manufacturing industry. We’re excited to feature Amy Volz from Trane Technologies and Becky Calwell from Jobs for the Future as both incredible women have extensive experience with registered apprenticeship programs.
Listen to other episodes of Hear Her Story here: Women in Manufacturing Podcast
! In anticipation of National Apprenticeship Week, this episode will discuss the impact of registered apprenticeship programs in relation to the manufacturing industry. We’re excited to feature Amy Volz from Trane Technologies and Becky Calwell from Jobs for the Future as both incredible women have extensive experience with registered apprenticeship programs.
Listen to other episodes of Hear Her Story here: Women in Manufacturing Podcast
In this episode, we’re thrilled to highlight not one, but three inspirational women who are making an impact for women in manufacturing: Belinda Black from Cannon Virginia, Coral Warren from Polaris Industries and Kaitlin Perkins from Pfizer. Our area of focus for this episode is Manufacturing Day, with an emphasis on this year’s Manufacturing Day message of “creators wanted.” This special edition of the Hear Her Story podcast was recorded live at the Women in Manufacturing SUMMIT in San Diego.
Listen to other episodes of Hear Her Story here: Women in Manufacturing Podcast
Our guest this month is Sonita Lontoh, a Women in Manufacturing Hall of Famer and full time Public Company Board Director. Sonita gave us her unique insights on how to find Boards to join and what you should do when you get there. In addition, we talked about her Guiding Principals and her induction into the WiM Hall of Fame.
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Our guest this month is Jill Koziol, founder of Mother.ly, a woman-centered and judgement-free site, whose mission it is to help every mother thrive with expert advice, inspirational stories, curated solutions and more. Jilled talked about her Entreprenueral Journey, her MS diagnosis and how planning everything, from meetings to down time helps keep her organized.
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Our guest this month is Joanna Cooper, General Manager Mount Holly at Daimler Truck Facility. Joanna talked about her core set of values ACTIVE, psychological safety, how her early life activities in her church and DI basketball helped her learn to manage and organize her career and much more.
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Our guest this month is Jenn Martin, Engineering Manager at Toyota Motor North America. Jenn talked about becoming a welder and how it shaped how she advocates for other women, starting out as a manager and changing her mindset from being an employee to leading others.
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Our guest this month is Jai Aja, Enterprise Customer Success at Rockwell Automation. Jai spoke to us about how her early internship shaped her career, learning to overcome preconceived notions about her and her journey towards motherhood.
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Our guest this month is Laura Wilde, Senior Director Quality & Mission Assurance, Aerojet Rocketdyne. Laura spoke to us about traveling for work while a parent, why she encourages women to join the manufacturing field, networking and more.
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Our guest this month is Tiffanie Lewis, Vice President – HR Technology & Service Solutions at Diebold Nixdorf. Tiffanie spoke to us about her Truth, when to say yes and when to delegate and starting a mentoring program when she was at General Motors. Listen to other episodes of Hear Her Story here: https://www.womeninmanufacturing.org/hear-her-story-podcast
Our guest this month is Sandra McNeil, Director of Operations with Amazon Robotic Sortable Fulfillment. Hear Sandra discuss what inspires her and how she strives to inspire others. She also discusses how automation is a great tool to help organize and grow. Listen to other episodes of Hear Her Story here: https://www.womeninmanufacturing.org/hear-her-story-podcast
Our guest this month is Tessa Myers, Senior VP, Intelligent Devices at Rockwell Automation. Hear Tessa discuss her start in manufacturing and why having advocates can be even more important than having mentors. As 2022 comes to an end, Tessa also talks about innovations that she is most excited for in the new year. Listen to other episodes of Hear Her Story here: https://www.womeninmanufacturing.org/hear-her-story-podcast
Our guest this month is Kathleen Edge, EVP of Operations at Southwire. Hear Kathleen discuss how working in accounting led her into manufacturing, which led to her drive to promote safety within her organization. Kathy also shares her take on Work/Life Ratio, as opposed to Work/Life Balance, and her thoughts on community and family. Listen to other episodes of Hear Her Story here: https://www.womeninmanufacturing.org/hear-her-story-podcast
Our guest this month is Michelle Taylor, Director of New Product Quality CHVAC at Trane Technologies. Michelle shares her story about how growing up with three brothers shaped her and how a pen led to her internship and love of manufacturing. Michelle talks about her passion of volunteering and how it has led to forming her “12-12” crew.
Jd Marhevko, Vice President of Quality for the ADAS and Electronics Division of the ZF Group, joins WiM President Allison Grealis on Hear Her Story. Jd talks about how her upbringing taught her how to work hard and shaped her entire career. Allison and Jd also talk about the environment and sustainability and discuss what companies can do to help save our planet.
Get to know our guest Kristen Dickinson, Senior Leader of Field Competency & Serviceability at Ingersoll Rand. Hear Kristen's experience as a mom in manufacturing and the challenges that inspired her to help launch her company's women's inclusion group. Kristen shares how she helped launch a mentor program for Ingersoll Rand employees and her advice for avoiding and coping with burnout. Listen to Kristen's story here and see her as a presenter during WiM's Moms in MFG virtual conference on August 11, 2022.
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