Spotlight On Eight Female Professionals – 2023 Women History Month

This past month was a strong month for the Livewithirenia Stories Podcast with the celebration of #womenshistorymonth. I am super delighted to spotlight female professionals from India, Europe and the United States who are making an impact in their regions every single day. You will be pleasantly amazed by their stories with our candid talks about their career journeys and the various pivots they have made along the way to new positions within the corporate world or taking a leap of faith to start, grow and scale their own company. One common theme prevails: they are persistent and are filled with ambition to do their very best in life. I am delighted to present to you the following guests for Season 4 of the Livewithirenia Stories Podcast.

1. Microsoft”s Product Manager Mansi Mittal shared her journey into the tech space with no mentors and demonstrates to us the power of #LinkedIn and the goodness of people who helped her along the way. 

EP43 Finding your resume twin to land your next adventure w/Microsoft’s Product Manager, Mansi Mittal


2. Oracle”s AI Product Manager and YouTuber Ketaki Vaidya shared the power of building a corporate and personal brand simultaneously and reconciling both showing your true authentic self always.


3. Microsoft”s Astrid Wieland (she/her) and I chatted about the relevance of having a tech background to be successful in tech. She demonstrated through her own experience that it’s not absolutely necessary and shared the multitude skills sets which are valued in todays workforce. 

EP45 What Are Essential Skills To Be Successful in Tech Today? W/Microsoft


4. DevelopHer Founder Lauren Hasson shares how to go from Zero to Top Executive by tapping deep into Self Leadership.

EP46 Creating The Tech Career You Want W/DevelopHer Founder, Lauren Hasson


5. Sustainable Business Performance Coach Ruxandra Dariescu talks about the importance of building agile teams to build organizational productivity in order to ultimately improve your bottom line. 

EP 47 Unlocking Optimal Performance Through Agile Teams w/Sustainable Business Coach Ruxandra Dariescu


6. Author Wanda P. Bowman, MBA of the Financial Glow Series shares some key lessons she learned early on in her career to build strong financial management skills to live a sustainable life. In addition the importance of understanding your leadership journey positioning as an active vs participating leader. 

EP 48 Building Strong Leadership And Financial Foundations W/Author Wanda Bowman

7. Daimler Truck North America General Manager, Joanna C. Cooper breaks down what it take to build a dynamic team as well shared her career journey to becoming named one of the top executives at this Global Trucking Company.

EP 49 Building A Successful Team DNA W/Joanna Cooper, General Manager in Mount Holly, Daimler Truck North America


8. Emmy Award Winning MakeUp Artist and Founder Janelle Thomason shares her journey to scale The MakeUp Loft and establishing Cosmakery Cosmetics with a strong financial foundation and tapping into her mighty team of twenty great people to build and grow. 

EP50 Emmy Award Winning MakeUp Artist Janelle Thomason ~ Creation of Cosmakery Cosmetics

With Spring comes more fantastic stories of dynamic entrepreneurs and leadership executives so be sure to keep the subscribe or hit the follow button on your favourite podcast player.  This is your home for career and business strategies where you get all your golden nuggets to put a pep in your step as you tackle your new adventure and find reposition in your current adventure.  

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Author: Irenia Roussel

Irenia is a dynamic business development executive who has been working closely growth oriented entrepreneurs for over fifteen years. She enjoys working one on one with clients to build their capacity as they start, grow and scale their businesses as well as connecting them to the right resources. She is also the Host and Executive Producer of Livewithirenia Stories and the Canadian Side Hustle and Business. These audio podcasts feature dynamic individuals who are not afraid to share their stories to give you the energy you need as you move along your epic life journey. You will discover amazing stories of dynamic individuals, practical tips for business and career development. Irenia is on a mission to inspire dynamic leaders to make seamless pivots in their life journey with confidence.

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