Women & Work is determined to unite women across the Pittsburgh community and beyond through creating podcasts featuring inspiring women and leading community-based seminars and discussions. Women & Work believes that the most important step towards building a perpetually supportive community is through beginning conversations and sharing stories.
Danielle Sobkin and Shivali Saxena
Award-winning filmmaker, actress, and director Leah McKendrick, originally from San Francisco, speaks about her experiences as a writer, producer, and actress in a revenge thriller film dubbed “the first horror movie to speak to the #MeToo era” by the New York Times, as well as her just released feminist take on the origin story of a DC super villain, “Poison Ivy”, which she wrote and directed.
Recent Wharton Graduate Jordan Meachum sheds light on the importance of women in business and how her time in college not only shaped her future career goals of going into law, but also her character and outlook on life as a whole.
From grief to hope, this story has it all. Courtney Williamson is the CEO and Founder of AbiliLife, a biomedical device company to improve posture, balance, and quality of life for elderly and patients with neuromuscular disorders. Through her first product, the Calibrace+, she has been able to help thousands of patients across the United States and beyond.
Hear about how Victoria Piekut created her unique boutique (complete with handmade flower walls inside!) called Wight Elephant, as well as her experiences with pageantry. Be sure to catch her competing in the Miss USA competition this year!
Olivia Suchko, Miss Pennsylvania USA 2018 and founder of clothing brand “Olive”, takes us along on her journey of building self-confidence and creating a clothing company focused on female empowerment.
Dr. Christina Labella, a gynecologist from Pittsburgh, PA, reflects on her journey to becoming a doctor and sheds light on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted her workplace.
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