Delighted to be in conversation with Jasmine Mitchell, Chef and Founder of J. Carmels living in Michigan, USA. She is a Pastry Chef whose viral desserts led over 65,000 plus home-based Bakers to make tasty and beautiful treats confidently. She has been featured in a variety of publications including BlackExcellence.com, Parade and the prominent local news TV segment WXYZ. In this episode we talk about her journey from Store Manager at Forever 21 to becoming a Home Baker and then Founder of J. Carmels. She is a self-made Chef and now turned Author of "All Things Cake, Your Guide to Creating Cakes That Will be the Life of the Party". You will be fascinated by this StartUp journey which is packed with golden nuggets to get you inspired to move your idea forward. To continue the conversation with Jasmine follow her on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/p/ClPcvOqjQgf/ I would love to get your feedback always so please do connect with me here at https://ireniaroussel.org and subscribe to the blog nuggets and this podcast. I invite you to head over to the sister podcast, the Canadian Side Hustle and Business Podcast to check out the fantastic Canadian guests. Thank you for your support as always. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/irenia/message

In conversation with Emmy Award Winning MakeUp Artist Janelle Thomason living in Michigan, USA. We dive into her early years as a MakeUp Artist to her grand pivot to build not one but two companies: the MakeUp Loft and Cosmakery Cosmetics respectively. We take a deep dive into team development and building agility in the business to accommodate her staff, the female professionals, who juggle many priorities as well as developing happy vendors and customers. Enjoy this episode! To continue the conversation with Janelle head over to the website: https://www.themakeuploft.org I would love to get your feedback always so please do connect with me here at https://ireniaroussel.org and also subscribe to this podcast. I invite you to head over to the sister podcast, the Canadian Side Hustle and Business Podcast to check out the fantastic Canadian guests. Thank you for your support. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/irenia/message

Delighted to have a great conversation with Ms. Joanna Cooper, General Manager, Daimler Truck North America LLC living in North Carolina, USA. Daimler Truck North America LLC headquartered in Portland, Oregon, is a leading provider of comprehensive products and technologies for the commercial transportation industry. In this episode we explore her career journey in the transportation industry and some of the key factors which brought her rise to becoming a top executive. We explore what it takes to motivate human capital and the recipe for a super team DNA. We get a little personal as well to see what keeps her focused and grounded everyday as well as her favourite music jam. To continue the conversation with Joanna, connect with her here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannaccooper. I would love to get your feedback always so please do connect with me here at https://ireniaroussel.org and also subscribe to this podcast. I invite you to head over to the sister podcast, the Canadian Side Hustle and Business Podcast to check out the fantastic Canadian guests. Thank you for your support. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/irenia/message

In conversation with Wanda Bowman Financial Director an Author of the book called “Financial Glow Up” living in Michigan, USA.  With 12 years as a Financial Director at a Fortune 29 company, Bowman is leveraging over 20 years of experience to help others make informed decisions about their money. In this episode we had a super conversation about servant leadership; being an active versus participating leader; the boomerang effect of leadership; building executive presence and as a family how to act as a Corporation to multiply your money to gain financial independence. To continue to conversation with Ms. Bowman, head over to her website: WandaBowman.com I would love to get your feedback always so please do connect with me here at https://ireniaroussel.org and also subscribe to this podcast. I invite you to head over to the sister podcast, the Canadian Side Hustle and Business Podcast to check out the fantastic Canadian guests. Thank you for your support. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/irenia/message

Happy to be in conversation with Ruxandra Dariescu a techno-savvy woman beaming in from the United Kingdom. She is a Sustainable Business Performance Coach at Rux Dariescu Coaching.  She is an award-winning, inspirational Business Coach and mentor. A Biochemist Scientist with over 25 years in leading business roles, Rux transformed organisations and designed and managed highly performant teams. Over the years, she created 10 software platforms from ideas on paper, modernised over 200 product portfolios, optimised over 5000 processes, and delivered thousands of coaching hours. In this episode we talk about her invention, Deliverability™, a coaching support tool centred around people and how people interact when working together in teams to drive a common purpose. We also had a candid conversation about how mentors impacted her life as well as how she stays grounded in her life, career, and entrepreneurial journey. To continue to conversation with Ruxandra connect with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruxd/ I would love to get your feedback always so please do connect with me here at https://ireniaroussel.org and also subscribe to this podcast. I invite you to head over to the sister podcast, the Canadian Side Hustle and Business Podcast to check out the fantastic Canadian guests. Thank you for your support. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/irenia/message

In conversation with Lauren Hasson, a techno-savvy women beaming in all the way from Houston Texas. Lauren is the Founder of DevelopHer, an award-winning career development platform that provides women in tech with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to overcome the gender gap in leadership, opportunity, and pay in tech for good.  DevelopHer is the result of Lauren’s journey from rock bottom to a high-profile global leader in just two short years. Despite her Duke honors degree with a triple major in electrical engineering, computer science, and economics, Lauren found herself back at square one with zero technical skills and zero job prospects. Lauren built DevelopHer, to empower women in tech to ignite their potential and build their value. In this episode we took a deep dive into Laura’s career journey, her new initiative “DevelopHER” which she created to inspire women in technology to level up to became comfortable in her own skin. My favorite golden nugget from this episode: "Own your outcome and take action to make change in your career journey." To continue the conversation with Lauren connect with her here: www.DevelopHer.com I would love to get your feedback always so please do connect with me here at https://ireniaroussel.org and also subscribe to this podcast. I invite you to head over to the sister podcast, the Canadian Side Hustle and Business Podcast to check out the fantastic Canadian guests. Thank you for your support. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/irenia/message

Happy to be beaming in a techno-savvy woman all the way in Vienna, Austria, Ms. Astrid Wieland. She wears multiple hats including her corporate job at Microsoft Inc. and Co-Founder of #TheNewITGirls. Astrid accidentally landed the field of Information Technology after studying business at IMC Krems and now successfully developed as #ITgirl and woman in tech in an international organization. Astrid is on a mission to inspire other women to aim for a career in tech. In her free time, she is chairwoman and co-founder #TheNewITGirls, a volunteer lead organization comprising of a team of industry experts who empower and support women in the IT industry across job titles. In this episode we talked about her accidental career journey in tech; how she became comfortable into her own skin working in providing technical sales solutions at Microsoft.  We also talked about the importance of fostering a diverse work environment and what she is doing to inspire more women and girls to consider information technology as a career path since there are so many dynamic roles to choose from. . . One big golden nugget from Astrid: “You do not need to love Mathematics to become involve in information technology.” To continue the conversation with Astrid, connect with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/astrid-wieland/ I would love to get your feedback always so please do connect with me here at https://ireniaroussel.org and also subscribe to this podcast. I invite you to head over to the sister podcast, the Canadian Side Hustle and Business Podcast to check out the fantastic Canadian guests. Thank you for your support. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/irenia/message

Introducing Ketaki Vaidya currently AI Product Manager at Oracle and a fellow Podcaster. She is originally from India and as a career professional giving back to the TECH community is second nature.  In this episode we had a fascinating discussion about building your personal brand and credibility at work in tandem. We took a deep dive into how to share your story to inspire others and to show how you can add value in this world. She also shared her mission to help others to think beyond work because you are more than just your work since as humans there are so many facets of our beings. We also talked about what it is like to work as a Software Engineer at the time of this interview, how to get into the technology space; tapping into your uniqueness and personal drive to add value to any Company you work for. She shared how her diverse group of mentors helped to shape her career trajectory recognizing her weakness and strengths and pushing her beyond her comfort zone which led  her to become comfortable in her own skin. Our conversation was so awesome! One big golden nugget from Ketaki: “It is only when we are personally content that we can do our best at work.” To continue the conversation with Ketaki on social media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ketaki-vaidya08/ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/KetakiVaidya I would love to get your feedback always so please do connect with me here at https://ireniaroussel.org and also subscribe to this podcast. I invite you to head over to the sister podcast, the Canadian Side Hustle and Business Podcast to check out the fantastic Canadian guests. Thank you for your support. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/irenia/message

In conversation with Mansi Mittal currently Product Manager at Microsoft Inc. Mansi hails from India and is very passionate about building her community in her neck of the woods.   Mansi and I initially connected through the WomenTech network on LinkedIn.  A quote she lives by: "You did not come this far to only come this far." In this episode we discuss her career journey pivoting from engineering to technology; why mentors are important to tap into especially in niche areas; leveraging LinkedIn to find your resume twin to gain access to new knowledge and jobs. Additionally, we talked about  what keeps her grounded and focused along her career journey. I hope this episode brings you valuable golden nuggets.  Please note this episode was recorded June 4, 2021 and is being republished here today. To continue the conversation with Mansi and to catch up on what's new with her, please connect with her on LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/mansi-mittal/ I would love to get your feedback always so please do connect with me here at https://ireniaroussel.org and also subscribe to this podcast. I invite you to head over to the sister podcast, the Canadian Side Hustle and Business Podcast to check out the fantastic Canadian guests. Thank you for your support. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/irenia/message

This has been an amazing season filled with fantastic guests! Thank you to all my amazing guests. Listeners, I do hope that you take the chance to listen to all of the episodes spotlighting Authors, Creativity & Leadership Executives and Founders. Stay connected online:  Website: https://www.ireniaroussel.org Twitter: @ireniaroussel Instagram: @livewithirenia  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/irenia/message