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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.…
The DAC Baseball Audio Learning Center strives to provide you with insights into both your life and baseball that will help you grow and become a better person and a better player. This is done through weekly audio lessons ranging from mindset to mechanics, and everything in between.
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In this episode, we welcome our first guest to the podcast, Kyle Herrick. Kyle always dreamed of playing D1 and professional baseball, both of which he has accomplished. However, that journey has been far from easy. Today, we talk about the challenges he has faced and what he's learned about himself and what it takes to compete in the professional …
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Perspective is how we see the world around us. It is shaped by the experiences we've gone through and how we've interpreted those experiences. In this episode, I talk about how you can grow awareness of that fact and understand how your perspective is affecting the way you view the world around you. We talk about why, if your listening to this podc…
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In this episode, we discuss what it means to actually "own" something and how that needs to start with the ownership of yourself. I go through my story, how I struggled with ownership early on, and how moving out on my own in college helped me get a better grasp of it. We finish with some practical advice you can take and apply right away to start …
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In this first episode, we discuss the movie "Fight Club" and how the principles and ideas presented in the film relate to how we live out our lives in the baseball world. We're all eventually going to die, and none of us knows when! What will you do with your time here? Really happy with how this first episode turned out!…
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