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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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Elevating Wholeness with Dr. Tracee Perryman
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Elevating Wholeness serves minority women with a knowing perspective on the challenges they face. Guests provide coping strategies for career adjustment, management of life demands, and the resolution of difficult relationships. Hosted by Dr. Tracee Perryman, Elevating Wholeness is here to help its audience know when mental health treatment is necessary and identifies alternatives to opioid use and abuse through self-medication. Each episode features distinguished minority and faith-based me ...
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Elevating Wholeness with Dr. Tracee Perryman
Women often manage challenging circumstances differently than men who might have the same business responsibilities and issues. On the first episode of Elevating Wholeness with Dr. Tracee Perryman, we speak with someone who has the experience to discuss why this is, and who knows when we should focus on the problem and when to focus on ourselves. O…
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Elevating Wholeness with Dr. Tracee Perryman
Can we use music to help our everyday wellness? On this episode of Elevating Wholeness, we’ll talk with someone who knows. Singer and actor Kisha Grandy (Kirk Franklin’s The Family and Tyler Perry’s film I Can Do Bad All by Myself)“ speaks with Dr. Tracee Perryman, shares her very personal story, and demonstrates how music therapy reduces anxiety. …
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Elevating Wholeness with Dr. Tracee Perryman
This episode of Elevating Wholeness addresses the most serious of topics. Since Covid, suicides among African Americans have increased. What’s the path to prevention? Dr. Tracee Perryman speaks with Valerie Bonner, an experienced counselor who has been in the inner city trenches for years and understands the connections between depression, self-med…
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Elevating Wholeness with Dr. Tracee Perryman
One of our priorities in wholeness is understanding how mental challenges can lead to poor decisions. When we’re stressed, when do we look for help? What happens if we wait too long, especially for women of color? Those are questions for our guest on this episode of Elevating Wholeness. Dr. Beverly Vandiver is an eminent psychologist, a professor a…
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Elevating Wholeness with Dr. Tracee Perryman
Can we constantly improve our careers and still serve ourselves, our family, and our community? Jeanna Odoms-Temple started a family, but still embraced a demanding job with a major corporation that advances continuous improvement in the workplace. She’ll talk about life balance and the rewarding parts of her career help her as mother and wife. Ele…
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Elevating Wholeness with Dr. Tracee Perryman
People from older generations often talk about how millennials cope with life's challenges, But they often criticize with little understanding of the millennial experience. This might be because older generations evaluate younger folks without talking with them. So, let’s do that… On Elevating Wholeness, Dr. Tracee Perryman talks with two young pro…
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Elevating Wholeness with Dr. Tracee Perryman
Great women seek leadership opportunities. But positions of greater responsibility come with added complexities. Those pressures can’t always be easily managed. Women of color may face even more stressful influences than their counterparts in other communities. Where do they look for coping skills? On this episode of Elevating Wholeness, Dr. Tracee…
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