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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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Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global.

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Professional class liberalism 59:58

7 дней назад59:58

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Brent Cebul and Lily Geismer , editors of Mastery and Drift , on professional class liberalism • a brief reprise of a 2019 interview with Gabriel Winant on the PMC The post Professional class liberalism appeared first on KPFA .

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Marx’s ethics, and what did the BLM protests do to police budgets? 59:58

14 дней назад59:58

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Vanessa Wills , author of Marx’s Ethical Vision , on the morality behind Marxian “science” • Mathis Ebbinghaus on the effects of the summer 2020 anti-cop protests on police budgets (paper here ) The post Marx’s ethics, and what did the BLM protests do to police budgets? appeared first on KPFA .

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Fundraising special: militancy and repression in the Valley, neofeudalism 39:58

21 день назад39:58

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Ben Tarnoff on tech worker militancy, the bosses’ crackdown, and their hard turn to the right • Jodi Dean , author of Capital’s Grave , on neofeudalism The post Fundraising special: militancy and repression in the Valley, neofeudalism appeared first on KPFA .

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Fundraising special: worker-led organizing 3:42

28 дней назад3:42

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Eric Blanc , author of We Are the Union , on worker-led organizing (Amazon, Starbucks, etc.) The post Fundraising special: worker-led organizing appeared first on KPFA .

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Trump, a new/old kind of imperialist? • Is Trump a neoliberal? 59:58

5 weeks назад59:58

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Anatol Lieven looks at the global dimensions of Trumpism • Quinn Slobodian muses on whether Trump is a neoliberal, and examines the three major strands of DOGE-ism ( NYRB article here) The post Trump, a new/old kind of imperialist? • Is Trump a neoliberal? appeared first on KPFA .

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The truth about DEI, a history of “choice” 59:58

6 weeks назад59:58

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Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò picks apart the contradictory strands of the DEI obsession • Sophia Rosenfeld , author of The Age of Choice , explores this history of that concept over the last few centuries The post The truth about DEI, a history of “choice” appeared first on KPFA .

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The theology of MAGA, “sovereigntism” and Trump 59:58

7 weeks назад59:58

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Kristin Du Mez , author of Jesus and John Wayne , on Christian nationalism • Jennifer Middlestadt, author of this article , on “sovereigntism,” the foreign policy of Trump et al. The post The theology of MAGA, “sovereigntism” and Trump appeared first on KPFA .

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Moguls and their scribes, the New York intellectuals 59:58

8 weeks назад59:58

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Eoin Higgins , author of Owned , on tech moguls and the journalists, like Glenn Greenwald and Matt Taibbi, who work for them • Ronnie Grinberg , author of Write Like a Man , on the mostly male, mostly Jewish New York intellectuals The post Moguls and their scribes, the New York intellectuals appeared first on KPFA .…

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The Gaza ceasefire, and sex work today 59:58

9 weeks назад59:58

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Mouin Rabbani on the Gaza ceasefire and Trump’s plans for the Middle East • Angela Jones and Bernadette Barton , co-editors of Sex Work Today , on that topic The post The Gaza ceasefire, and sex work today appeared first on KPFA .

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Tech bros’ plans for SF, the Resnicks and water in California 59:57

10 weeks назад59:57

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Laura Jedeed , author of this article , talks about San Francisco and tech moguls’ plans to “fix” it • Yasha Levine , co-director of Pistachio Wars , on the Resnicks and water in California The post Tech bros’ plans for SF, the Resnicks and water in California appeared first on KPFA .

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The Y2K era, the South Korean political crisis 59:58

11 weeks назад59:58

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Colette Shade , author of Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything , on culture at the turn of the millennium • Tim Shorrock discusses the political crisis in South Korea The post The Y2K era, the South Korean political crisis appeared first on KPFA .

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Best of 2024 retrospective 22:10

12 weeks назад22:10

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Three interviews on Israel’s many wars: Rashid Khalidi and Pankaj Mishra with a historical perspective, and Annelle Sheline adds a former insider’s view. Then, Aziz Rana on the awfulness of the US constitution, Anna Kornbluh with a cultural critique of immediacy, and Brooke Harrington on the offshore money-hiding racket. And a memorial to Jane McAlevey. The post Best of 2024 retrospective appeared first on KPFA .…

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Behind the News – December 26, 2024 59:58

13 weeks назад59:58

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Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. The post Behind the News – December 26, 2024 appeared first on KPFA .

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Syria and the failures of COP29 59:58

14 weeks назад59:58

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Trita Parsi and Joshua Landis analyze what’s been going on in Syria • Tina Gerhardt reviews the annual UN climate conference, COP29, where little happened The post Syria and the failures of COP29 appeared first on KPFA .

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Fundraising special: Gaza, the Constitution 59:57

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