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In Her Ellement

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

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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.…

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The Church on the Blood in Yekaterinburg, Russia, has set up an open-air exhibition to commemorate “Operation Stream” — during which Russian soldiers crawled through part of a defunct gas pipeline to get behind Ukrainian lines near Sudzha, as part of an operation to retake territory in the Kursk region. The main exhibit, unveiled on March 25, is a replica of the pipeline itself. At the opening ceremony, according to the local outlet 66.ru, Metropolitan Yevgeny Kulberg gave a speech. “The feat of those guys who descended into the underworld with absolutely no guarantee that anyone would come out — it stirs the heart,” he said. “Like in the tale of Koschei the Deathless, our warriors went deep inside, reached the egg, and broke the needle.” Father Alexey Skripkin, a priest who took part in Operation Stream, walked through the pipeline carrying white doves, which he then released. The ceremony also featured a performance by singer Vika Tsyganova, who sang a song called “Truba” (“Pipe”), with the chorus: “Pipe — that’s a Russian word! / Pipe — that means trouble! / Pipe — you’re in for it, for sure! / Pipe! Pipe! Pipe!” Meduza shares photos taken at the exhibit. Preparations for the exhibition opening in Yekaterinburg. March 24, 2025. Visitors at the exhibition. March 25, 2025. Meduza has condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine from the very start, and we are committed to reporting objectively on a war we firmly oppose. Join Meduza in its mission to challenge the Kremlin’s censorship with the truth. Donate today . The replica pipeline installed in Yekaterinburg is 16 meters long (about 50 feet) and 1,420 millimeters (56 inches) in diameter. March 25, 2025. At the exhibition opening, visitors were invited to walk through the pipe “to experience the atmosphere of Operation Stream.” March 25, 2025. In addition to the pipe, the exhibition includes photographs of soldiers and other images from the scene, according to TASS. March 25, 2025. The exhibition was organized by the Church on the Blood and the Tsarsky Cultural and Educational Center. March 25, 2025. Vika Tsyganova performed several songs, including “Pipe.” March 25, 2025. The exhibition’s opening drew “children from cadet classes and Cossack organizations, Suvorov Military School cadets, folk performance groups, and students from schools, colleges, and universities,” reported E1.ru. March 25, 2025. As Meduza previously reported , it remains unclear what impact Operation “Pipe” (or “Stream”) had on Russia’s offensive in the Kursk region — but Russian state television channels claimed it “would go down in the history books.” March 25, 2025.…

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Number of foreigners obtaining Russian citizenship falls to five-year low

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Last year, 209,000 foreigners obtained Russian citizenship — the lowest number in the past five years, the Russian newspaper Kommersant reported on Thursday, citing Interior Ministry statistics. In 2023, the figure was 378,000, and in 2022, it was 691,000. The Interior Ministry attributed the sharp decline to the fact that in 2022 and 2023, many residents of the annexed Ukrainian regions received Russian passports, supposedly boosting the numbers for those years. However, in the last year before the full-scale war, an even greater number of foreigners — 735,000 — were granted Russian citizenship. At the same time, the number of foreigners deported from Russia has risen sharply, from 145,000 in 2023 to 190,000 in 2024.…

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