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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Today we discuss Joe's recent trip to Rochester and Niagra Falls. We also talk about playoff football and how ownership matters. The speed in which Washington has turned the team around after being sold is astonishing.
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Today we sit down with a long time friend and colleague Adam Hyp. I admire his focus and tenancity. Adam drops some massive nuggets of wisdom on us!
Sharing an amazing email sent by Sharran tha really hit home.
Today we discuss that your life experience is tainted by what you focus on. Fears, failures, successes, losses, positive or negatives. It colors how you see the world.
We recount an amazing weekend of art and how completing the task in the moment lead to an organic recording session.
Today we discuss a conversation I had with an old friend about how I got into business and what drives me. I care more about the outcome than the income!
Today we discuss Joe's recent trip to Rochester and Niagra Falls. We also talk about playoff football and how ownership matters. The speed in which Washington has turned the team around after being sold is astonishing.
Happy 2025. Today we discuss the differce between a new years resolution and a theme.
We read an excerpt from "The Second Mountain" by David Brooks. This short excerpt really helped me see that focusing on how I am doing during a task is not productive and takes away from the task itself.
Announcing my move as a parter at Red Cedar Real Estate and discussing how freeing it is to be in motion. We also discuss the relevance of my experience at the ASPIRE event in DC yesterday.
We sit here on the one year anniversary of my moms passing and just a few days before thanksgiving. My mom taught me to be greateful and I wanted to be sure to focus on that.
We discuss the benefits of grounding. These benefits are related the physical sense as well as the emotional sense. At the end of the day, its all about being present and in tune with your surroundings.
Today, we replay Season 1 Episode 27 titled "Decide What To Go Be And Be It' from August 20, 2023. On this episode we discuss an amazing song by The Avett Brothers by the same name. Given the drama around yesterdays election, this is an appropiate topic. Keep your heads level and lets get along.
Today we review an amazing song by Colby Acuff called "If I Were The Devil". In the review we relate these lyrics to the upcoming election and the polarization of the world today.
Join special guest Jamie Lenes with SWBC mortgage where we dicuss the concept of reticulate activiation and how it can be harnessed for business.
We discuss a quote that may be falsey attibuted to Steve Jobs about happiness, wealth and love. Do you think he really said this?
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