In the last few weeks, I have been thinking about how I can create sustainable change in my life and my business. This week I am excited to share my 4 core values and why you should care? My values are inspired by the Black Lives Matter Movement and the leaders that led us through these challenging times. This time has taught us to think differently and do better with changing times. I am grateful to the people that have called me in, that have shared their knowledge with me and the authors that have guided me in this time. Listen now and let me know how I can do even more.  Inspiration Credits: Ibrahim X Kendi, Author  For all the inspiring books, podcasts, and research work.  Kat Gaskin, Founder of The Content Planner For sharing her own business values and creating a safe space around this topic.  Marjolaine Savoire, Creative Coach For helping me ask tough questions to myself and my community. Lorena Soriano, Founder Every Point One Matters.  For inspiring me every day! And every single account on Instagram that educated me throughout the past 3-4 weeks. I wish I could credit them all here.   

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Episode 112: What Are My Core Values & Why You Should Care?

In this episode, Cheryl Lau shares her STEM story and the importance of a personal brand in STEM and how you can get started. By day, Cheryl is an aspiring researcher in social welfare and an incoming Ph.D. student based in Hong Kong. By night, she's an online personal branding strategist who helps early-stage researchers and professionals develop an effective personal branding strategy so they can show up confidently on social media, create value-packed content, and make an impact both on and offline.  In this episode, we discuss: 1. Cheryl's STEM journey. 2. Importance of having mentors and coaches in your STEM journey.  3. How to start building your online personal brand? 4. Why you need a personal brand? 5. How to create sustainable content on any social media platform? Follow Cheryl on Instagram @cheryltheory.   Sign up for my FREE Webinar HOW TO USE YOUR STEM SUPERPOWER TO CONQUER YOUR CAREER WITH CONFIDENCE: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QOumR1sfTy2oQeU9BZ65BA  

Episode 111: Why You Need A Personal Brand In STEM & How To Get Started

In 2017, I was lost, anxious, complacent, and unhappy with my career. In this episode, I walk you through my story of discovering my superpower in STEM and how it changed my life.  Find your own STEM Superpower now, TAKE THIS FREE QUIZ NOW!! Share your answers with me by sending me a message on Instagram.

Episode 110: How Finding My Superpower Changed My Life?

Happy Mother's Day to all the amazing mothers around the world! In this mother's day special episode, you will learn how Neta Meidav’s tech-startup Vault Platform is fighting workplace discrimination against minorities especially during COVID-19 and why we need to also bust the myth around being a supermom.  The truth is it's not realistic to have it all and as a mother of two daughters and as a daughter of women in STEM herself, she is opening about how mothers should get to decide how they manage their motherhood expectations instead of the society doing it for them. Listen now to get truly inspired and learn how technology can create impactful changes in the world!    

Episode 109- Busting the supermom myth while fighting workplace discrimination during COVID19

I am sure you avoid tasks once in a while. I am sure you stress over deadlines because you avoided the said task. I am also sure that you want to make progress on your biggest goals and procrastination is a roadblock in the way. To help you remove this roadblock here are 3 simple rules to help you overcome procrastination and make progress towards your dreams. Listen NOW! This episode was inspired by these amazing books: My Gita by Devdutt Patnaik Atomic Habits by James Clear The War of Art by Steven Pressfield Ref: https://www.scienceabc.com/humans/shocking-origin-procrastination-biological-point-view.html For more mini-trainings follow me on Instagram @prasha_dutra

Episode 108: 3 Simple Rules To Overcome Procastination

Ever wondered how million-dollar ideas are built? Ever felt overwhelmed how many ideas you get every day? Ever wondered how to go from a dreamer to a founder? If yes, our guest Arjita Sethi is here to answer all those questions and more. Arjita is a serial entrepreneur and founder of not one but 3 startups. She has raised capital for her companies and created products that are changing the world and now starting another venture.  Listen to Arjita's full story on our previous episode here. Apply for Arjita's Dreamers To Founders 4-Week Program.  Follow Arjita on Instagram. Sign up for my newsletter

Episode 107: How To Start Working On Your Million Dollar Idea

My international STEM story started with a flight from Bombay to Dallas in 2012. Since then, I have built a successful career in STEM. But being an international student and an immigrant wasn't always easy and at the time I wish this episode existed. This episode is dedicated to all the fabulous international students and first-generation immigrants. Learn how to find your dream opportunities anywhere your career takes you.  Follow me on Instagram for daily mini-trainings - www.instagram.com/prasha_dutra

Episode 106: How To Find Your Dream Opportunities In A Foreign Country

Her STEM Story is a weekly podcast dedicated to helping women navigate male-dominated professions and their high demanding careers in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) fields.  Subscribe now for your weekly masterclass in all things confidence, time management, career planning, finding opportunities and to learn how to conquer your career! Twitter @herstemstory Instagram @herstemstory Email us herstemstory@gmail.com Follow the host - @prasha_dutra   

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In this episode, Prasha walks you through 3 easy steps to planning your career. For a limited time, Prasha is offering FREE 20min discovery calls. Sign up now to get a personal session with Prasha https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=17617864&appointmentType=12124575

Episode 104: 3 Steps To Planning Your STEM Career

Our guest today is, Anastasia Kraft, CEO and co-founder of Xena Workwear. When Ana moved to the US from Germany, she worked as a project management consultant in construction, manufacturing and event planning projects. While she LOVED working  in the manufacturing environment, there was one aspect Ana truly hated: her bulky and manly steel toe boots that made it impossible to dress professionally. After years of frustration she decided to solve this issue by designing and manufacturing fashionable steel-toe footwear for women so that they can finally dress like the professionals they are! Listen now to hear Ana's inspiring STEM Story. In this episode we discuss: 1. How Ana got interested in engineering? 2. How she transitioned into a career in project management and then into entrepreneurship? 3. The origin story of Xena Workwear and how it's bridging the gender gap in Manufacturing.  4. How she thinks we can bridge the gap in STEM professions?    Links: https://www.instagram.com/xenaworkwear/ https://www.facebook.com/xenaworkwear/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/anastasia-kraft-b10878aa/      

Episode 103: Engineer, Entrepreneur & Trailblazer

In this episode, Prasha will share how you to build your very own LOVE YOURSELF FEARLESSLY & how it can help you in your career. Listen now to learn how to nurture your most important relationship. To work with Prasha and Conquer Your Career in STEM, sign up for her upcoming 1:1 Coaching Program. Email Prasha at herstemstory@gmail.com with any questions and suggestions for future topics.

Episode 102: How To Love Yourself Fearlessly

Our guests today is a couple that found love in STEM. Brianne Martin & Fernando A Ceballos P.E are 2 engineers who met while serving the STEM community. Brianne has a BS Mechanical Engineer from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (after transferring from Marquette University 1000 miles away from home) & is on the leadership team of a community non-profit.  Fernando has a BS Civil Engineer - Texas A&M University (College Station), Professional Engineer. As 2 of the few Latinx Engineers, The Engineering Couple share about life, growth, and career through personal, professional, & leadership development.   In this episode they both share honest, vulnerable, and triumphant accounts about their lives, work, and the impact they've made through their community leadership and ventures. We discuss: 1) What they both do for a living? 2) How they met during a STEM event? 3) How to be a supportive partner and be successful in STEM? 4) The ups and downs of being a couple in a high demanding career. Listen Now to celebrate this amazing couple and their STEM Love story!   Links: www.briannecmartin.com www.instagram.com/briannecmartin www.instagram.com/fdoceballos The People Engineer Podcast Dealing With Lifestuff Podcast

Episode 101: Finding Love in STEM

Celebrating a milestone episode by sharing what does it mean to be successful in STEM and where some of our guests are now since we last chatted with them. Listen now and get a quick recap on how awesome our guests are and what are they up to and how to define success in STEM. For future episode ideas write to me at herstemstory@gmail.com.  

Episode 100: What does it mean to be successful in STEM?

In this episode, Prasha will share how you to build your very own HABIT KIT & how to stick with your habits. Listen now to learn how to build your personalized HABIT KIT! To work with Prasha and Conquer Your Career in STEM, sign up for her upcoming 1:1 Coaching Program. Email Prasha at herstemstory@gmail.com with any questions and suggestions for future topics.  

Episode 99: How To Build Your Habit kit

A weekly podcast about Extraordinary stories of real women in the STEM fields. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Listen to know more about the amazing work women across the globe have been doing in the different STEM and STEM-related fields. Learn about what motivates them, what struggles they overcame, and how we can close the gender gap in male-dominated fields.

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