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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Contenido proporcionado por Shame Chronicles and Melanie and Kyle. Todo el contenido del podcast, incluidos episodios, gráficos y descripciones de podcast, lo carga y proporciona directamente Shame Chronicles and Melanie and Kyle o su socio de plataforma de podcast. Si cree que alguien está utilizando su trabajo protegido por derechos de autor sin su permiso, puede seguir el proceso descrito aquí https://es.player.fm/legal.
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1 Episode 17 - Most Grievous Fault 1:26:49
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Reproducir más Tarde Reproducir más Tarde Listas Me gusta Me gustaAfter a long break, we have returned to discuss the things we did while we were gone. We talk moving, baby showers, delivery persons, furniture, and what do you think was in that box anyway? We answer more Yahoo! questions and discuss guilt-inducing changes to your favorite prayers. We wrap up the show by WATCH OUT! Phew, that was close! I can't believe that treadmill expoded! As I was saying, we wrap up the show by discussing copyright law, and by (probably) infringing on some copyrights.…
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1 Episode 16 - Hair of the Dog 1:25:20
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Reproducir más Tarde Reproducir más Tarde Listas Me gusta Me gustaIt's the not-special-in-any-way episode where Melanie and Josh talk about their weird (awesome) dog. We answer embarrassing questions from a popular, terrible advice website. A guy spells "fruits" like the sugary children's cereal. We take a call from everyone's favorite audience participation expert. And we end the show by talking about things that we are actually embarrassed that we did.…
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1 Episode 15 - Lego Room 1:19:47
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Reproducir más Tarde Reproducir más Tarde Listas Me gusta Me gustaIn this episode, we wish our moms a Happy Mother's day, and we wish Melanie and some of her nameless pregnant friends a Happy Expectant Mother's Day. Kyle rambles on and on about Minecraft. The conversation pushes through a gray area and eventually emerges in a utopia, where we only pay for the things we want. Melanie is forced to talk to people at Starbucks. And lastly (but not leastly) we play a voice mail from our number one listener.…
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1 Episode 14 - Thtar Warth 1:13:40
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Reproducir más Tarde Reproducir más Tarde Listas Me gusta Me gustaIn this episode, we talk about BBC nature documentaries. Then we discuss pop culture items like: creepy little girls who bring dogs back to life and the merits of nudity in HBO original series. Finally, we discuss baby names, nick names, bear names, and Baby names.
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1 Episode 13 - Tampon Regimen(t) 1:20:39
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Reproducir más Tarde Reproducir más Tarde Listas Me gusta Me gustaIt's Mel's golden birthday! We talk about leap birthdays, and the scientific questions that we might be able answer by studying twins born into different years or astralogical signs. We talk about menstrual songs, some movies we've seen recently, and some phrases in other languages that might come in handy in a specific situation. Kyle gets confirmation (from a completely unbiased source) that "manners" guy was in the wrong. And, Steven continues to provide us limitless conversation topics.…
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1 Episode 12 - This Episode is a Metaphor for Phillip Seymour Hoffman's Publicist 2:01:41
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Reproducir más Tarde Reproducir más Tarde Listas Me gusta Me gustaWe start the show strong, by not doing anything for Earth Day. Then we talk (guess?) about learning for about an hour. We talk about the inherent humor of swapping gender roles in certain films. Then we plagiarize a few stories. And finally, Steven carries the burden for all of our listeners.
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1 Episode 11 - The Unknowable Inifinity of Space 2:02:47
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Reproducir más Tarde Reproducir más Tarde Listas Me gusta Me gustaWe break the rules by talking about religion and politics. We apologize and demand apologies. We talk about confirmation bias and the terrible effects it has on people who aren't aware of it. We have a super nerdy edition of Versus where we talk about dinosaurs, space magic, and whether a Supermassive Black Hole can be used as a pun, or just a suggestive punchline. And finally, we count down to your 2012 TKD:TSC Haiku Contest Winner and Runners-Up.…
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1 Episode 10 - Hypnobirthed Easter Bullfrog 1:48:32
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Reproducir más Tarde Reproducir más Tarde Listas Me gusta Me gustaHappy Easter! We celebrate by talking about some of the non-religous aspects of the holiday. Melanie explains how she's going to trick her mind into not feeling pain, which causes us to all feel relaxed and sleepy. We pretend to be a count from Austria. Blehh. We talk for music for an hour, and Melanie tells us about this one Halloween song she knows. And, we finally announce an end to the haiku contest.…
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1 Episode 9 - Conformity 1:37:39
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Reproducir más Tarde Reproducir más Tarde Listas Me gusta Me gustaWe apologize to our foreign listeners. We talk about the teacher's dilemma between promoting self-confidence and teaching correct pronunciation. We talk about high school fashion. We discuss the latest movies and video games. And we wrap up the show with our haiku contest. This is your last chance to enter!…
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1 Episode 8 - Baby Bump Fetishism 1:24:50
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Reproducir más Tarde Reproducir más Tarde Listas Me gusta Me gustaIn this episode, we discover that Kyle is amused by things that the rest of the gang finds boring. Melanie has a "math" dream. Melanie and Josh convince Kyle to see 21 Jump Street. Melanie goes maternity clothes shopping, and Kyle tells unprovoked baby-belly-touchers that they have emotional problems. Finally we help Josh prepare for his phone interview, and we wrap up the show by reminding you about the haiku contest.…
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1 Episode 7 - Ours Goes to 11 1:30:23
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Reproducir más Tarde Reproducir más Tarde Listas Me gusta Me gustaWe talk about traffic tickets and strategies for getting out of them. We guilt Melanie into joining Twitter. We play Versus: Hygiene Edition. We start a new segment designed to offend people with non-American accents. And finally, we reveal the top prizes for the Haiku Contest and use my computer to render all of the entries unintelligable. Sorry.…
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1 Episode 6 - Feedback Loops and Natural Selection 1:29:20
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Reproducir más Tarde Reproducir más Tarde Listas Me gusta Me gustaIn this week's show, we welcome back a special guest and review what happened during "the lost episode". We talk about weird dreams, and Kyle takes it to a kind of a weird place. We listen to and comment on the current state of royalty-free music, and ultimately decide not to use any for the theme song. We talk about PBS telethons, old music, Rick Steves, and then play a new round of Versus: Feminist Edition. And of course, we wrap up the show with your letters and voice messages. Call us and enter the haiku contest, or call for literally any other reason (just call). 914-40-SHAME is the number.Special thank you to our childhood Socrates edutainment device for the theme music.…
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1 Episode 4 - We've Got a Name! 1:24:06
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Reproducir más Tarde Reproducir más Tarde Listas Me gusta Me gustaIn this week's show, we finally decide on a name! We talk about embarrassing situations, and Kyle apologizes for things. We talk about Socrates and what it meant to us at 6 years old.We discuss haikus, Scrabble, and people who are bad at poetry. We play a round of Versus: Actor Edition. And we wrap up the show by playing your voice messages and reading your letters.…
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1 Episode 3 - Embarrassment is a Karate Gi 1:13:07
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Reproducir más Tarde Reproducir más Tarde Listas Me gusta Me gustaIt's the third episode of the podcast, where we talk about dreams, karate gi's, MFA programs and "jamming out". We also answer your calls and take your naming suggestions. This week, we are offering the podcast as one long episode, or divided into smaller pieces.
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1 Episode 2 - The Naming Contest is Underway 1:43:39
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Reproducir más Tarde Reproducir más Tarde Listas Me gusta Me gustaIn the second episode of the podcast, we go all over the place. We recorded so much audio, that we decided to cut it into a bunch of smaller pieces. Plus it allowed me to cut out my awkward segues. Enjoy!
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