Sheros Club

During this Women's History Month (March 2021), Sheros Club presents this conversation with Jasmine Sims who has set and broken her own goals at a relatively young age. In this chat, Jasmine talks about her upbringing, her decision to focus on her education despite what was happening around her, from aspiring to be an attorney to being in corporate finance. She not only shares her leadership journey as a woman but also as a woman of color.  This 45 minute chat is bound to leave you inspired! 

An enlightening and empowering conversation with one of the outspoken female leaders I have come across. Donna Wessler shares her life experiences so far and gives a sneak peek into how she builds, leads and promotes her team. Join me as we navigate her story in this episode. You can reach Donna via her LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donnawessler/.

First episode of 2021 features the founder of The Washing Machine Project, Navjot Sawhney. Join me and listen to Navjot talking about his childhood and experiences and his inspiration to start The Washing Machine Project.

In this lively and light-hearted chat, Usha Ramanathan talks about her upbringing in Chennai in South India, her desire of wanting to be in law enforcement, how she landed in tech and some of her leadership insights from having worked with several leaders and being an incredible leader herself. Grab your favorite beverage, sit back and enjoy this conversation! Usha's LinkedIn profile is https://www.linkedin.com/in/usha-ramanathan-5426a86/

Kuppu Krishnamoorthy, currently a Product Evangelist at Zoho Corporation, is a pro story-teller. Listen to her talk about her life from childhood, her trials and other life experiences that made her who she is today - a strong, kind and empathetic woman who is driven professionally, personally and to give back to the society. A true shero! https://www.linkedin.com/in/kuppukrish/

A few decades ago, an elementary school going girl in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil dreamed of a future for herself in an English speaking nation. She was from a very modest background but she knew exactly what she wanted so she learned skills and grabbed every opportunity that came her way and eventually landed in the US in the 1970s. She learned even more skills while in the US and worked even harder and landed a career in tech. She is right now a CyberSecurity analyst that does not stop learning. Lucia Dupard, my next shero and her journey on the podcast. https://www.linkedin.com/in/themobiletwbapm/

Jiazi Li talks about her extremely busy childhood in Beijing, China, her brief stint in London and then moving to the US where she resides now. Follow us along in the conversation to know how she has always remained academically and professionally busy while navigating other aspects of her life. You can connect with Jiazi for mentoring and more at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jiazi-jazzy-li-mba-18359428/

In this episode of Sheros Club, I talk to Brenda Thomas. Brenda was raised in Topeka, KS and her journey took her to Memphis, TN and then on to Las Vegas, NV where she currently lives. Hard-work, loyalty and a positive attitude are at the core of Brenda's journey. Listen to our conversation to know more about this shero. You may connect with Brenda on LinkedIn, her profile is linkedin.com/in/brenda-thomas-17b8873

This episode is a chat with Shreedevi Ramesh from Chennai, India. Shree, as she is called fondly, is synonymous with positivity. In this chat, Shree talks about her childhood, upbringing and navigating personal and professional life over the years. Shree is very happy to chat with and/ or mentor people in the community. Her LinkedIn profile is: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shreedevi-ramesh-9b26615/

I am thrilled and honored to be able to kickstart the series by shining the spotlight on Gerrie Katz-Wolf. Growing up in New York City in the 1950s and 1960s, Gerrie tells us of her multigenerational, egalitarian upbringing in a middle-class family, how she went on to work in the Wall Street and decided eventually to move to Las Vegas, NV. Listen in to know about Gerrie's interesting journey.

Introducing the Sheros Club: how the idea occurred and what it is about. Join me as I, Savithri Panchapakesan, find and share journeys of sheros around us. Art work done by Anjani UpadhyayulaMusic is a modified clip from the original track Beyond Dreams by Scott Holmes which is licensed under CC by NC.