TV Asia: Gayatri Joshi Shares Exciting Highlights as a Woman Executive in News & Media
“My first preference is to cover and take care of any positive community stories, which may help and inspire viewers. I believe this medium is very powerful and if we can use it properly, it's a great tool for any society to grow.” An accomplished filmmaker and entrepreneur, Gayatri shares her wonderful career as a leader in South Asian media, from being a TV News Anchor, acting in over two dozen plays, and the exciting “Celebrities in Unison” showcasing celebrity experiences in the pandemic. A woman with a passion for sharing the voice of our communities, we are excited to share her story.
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Alka Mahajan on The Rise of Women in Immigration Law and The Pandemic’s Impact on Immigration and Family
“It is deeply rewarding to be able to make such a positive impact on someone’s life when they get their green card or when they are reunited with a family member.” Today’s woman dreamer, Alka Mahajan is a Boston-based immigration attorney. Inspired by her own experience of immigrating to the United States from India, she helps families navigate challenges, uncertainty and hardships that the U.S. immigration process can present, such as during the Covid pandemic. Today, Alka shares how more and more women are entering the field, and how Covid-19 has impacted immigration (travel bans, consulate closures, green cards). An inspiring woman dreamer, enjoy her story!
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Find out Your 2022 Horoscope - Vedic Astrologer Dr. Richa Shukla Shares Expertise on Horoscopes, Birth Charts, Planets & Karma
“The master may change, the lesson remains” We are excited to kick off the year with today’s woman dreamer, Dr. Richa Shukla, a vedic astrologer. Richa shares 2022 horoscopes for each zodiac sign. She brings her perspectives on key astrology topics including birth & natal charts, cosmic alignment of planets, karma, destiny, and addresses misconceptions around mercury retrograde. An inspiring astrologer, Richa’s dream is for “the world to know and experience Jyotish in an unadulterated, uncomplicated, and purposeful way, and to guide people on their path of Karmic and Spiritual fulfilment.” Find out your 2022 horoscope here on Women Who Win, and enjoy Richa’s story!
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Musings from a Spiritual Journey - Sangeeta Verma Talks Key Lessons, Gurus, Retreats, and More
“Only humans possess the ability to live consciously and must strive to do so.” How have you embraced spirituality in your life? Today’s woman dreamer, Sangeeta Bhasin Verma, reflects on her meaningful spiritual journey. She shares how she embraces spiritual principles in the modern world, from listening to gurus lectures' online/in-person to a day in the life from her experience at Sadhguru’s Isha Institute retreat. For those looking to learn more about spirituality in 2022, Sangeeta shares some of her key learnings and how her perspective on life has evolved throughout her journey. Enjoy her story!
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Chief of Communications Jessicah Pierre Shares Exciting Journey on Michelle Wu's Mayoral Campaign
“Working on Mayor Wu’s campaign was such an incredible experience. Although I was born and raised in Boston, the campaign brought me to parts of the city that I have never been to, and allowed me to become connected to so many communities that I had never interacted with.” Known as “The People’s Publicist, today’s woman dreamer, Jessicah Pierre, uses her public relations and entrepreneurial skills to build community and elevate the work of social impact brands, political figures and non-profits in the media and online. Jessicah shares some of the most exciting moments from working on Mayor Wu’s campaign, how she built her career in media and publicity, and in the spirit of the Season of Giving, she highlights her volunteer work with organizations such as BUILD. Inspired by the people around her, enjoy Jessicah’s exciting story!
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A Mother-Sons’ Mehendi & Arts Business - Noureen Sultana on Embracing the Indian Artistic Tradition Across Generations
“People do things and are creative sometimes, out of necessity. For me, creativity has been a passion of mine.” Today’s woman dreamer, Noureen Sultana is the owner of “Noureen Design”, a family-run mehndi business. A talented artists, she holds 7 Gold Medals from the All India Industrial Exhibition across various mediums including Henna (Mehndi), embroidery, and painting. The creativity runs in the family, as Noureen’s sons, Mahid and Danish are embracing the family business. Noureen states, “I always take my sons to many social events where they would show their work of art and would get appreciation and inspiration from the community. This has been one of the major factors for my sons to contribute equally in this business”. An exciting small business based in our Boston community, enjoy the story behind this mother-son mehndi business!
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Season of Giving: Co-Founder Revathy Ramakrishna on How Vision-Aid is Empowering the Blind Communities
“Where there is accessibility, there is no disability”. We are excited to continue the Season of Giving with today’s woman dreamer, Revathy Ramakrishna. Revathy is the-co-founder of Vision-Aid, an organization with the mission to Enable, Educate and Empower the visually impaired to live with independence and dignity. Founded in 2004, Vision-Aid’s model includes crucial resources such as braille trainings, life skill coaching, conferences, professional development, technology training and more, equipping visually impaired of all ages with the tools they need to succeed. Revathy shares some of the key people involved, what inspired her and her husband to launch this, her involvement with community nonprofits, and her dream for the organization’s future! Enjoy this inspiring story and celebrate Season of Giving with Us.
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In Conversation with Women Who Win: Anuradha Kedia, Co-founder of The Better India, the World’s Largest Positive & Solutions-based Content Driven Impact platform
“We started thinking, Is there a better way to present news?” Meet today’s woman dreamer, Anuradha Kedia is the Co-founder of The Better India, the World’s Largest Positive & Solutions-based Content Driven Impact platform. In this installment of “In Conversation with Women Who Win”, Anuradha shares how the team grew the platform to over a million in following, what inspired The Better India, and how she seeks to use media for social good. Thank you to our lovely host Tamanna Raisinghani for this powerful and thought-provoking interview!
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Dance Prodigy Krithika Rajkumar on Leveraging Her Law Background to Empower the South Asian Arts Community and Planning an Indian Wedding During Covid
“CAREspaces gave me the opportunity to combine my profession, as an attorney, with my passion, as a Bharatanatyam dancer.” Today’s woman dreamer, Krithika Rajkumar, is quite the multi-faceted woman. A Boston-based lawyer at Global 100 Law Firm Nixon Peabody LLP, Krithika is also a dance prodigy, former Miss Malayalee North America, and the Head of Legal of CARE Spaces, an organization creating safe spaces for the Indian Arts Community. Also a newlywed, we had to ask what her key takeaway was from planning her Indian wedding during Covid. Krithika shares her top learnings from her career, how she combines her passions for arts & law, and how she finds the perfect balance in life.
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Giving Tuesday - Dr. Brooke A. Bisbee Talks Women Who Win "The Shoe Project's" Exciting Collaboration with Deckers X Lab and The APMA and Her Career as a Woman Podiatrist
GIVING TUESDAY STARTS TOMORROW - We are excited to announce Women Who Win’s collaboration with American Podiatric Medical Association and Deckers X Lab. For this Giving Tuesday, for every donation APMA gets for Giving Tuesday, Deckers X Lab will donate a pair of their shoes to Women Who Win “The Shoe Project” (for up to 100 pairs) Today’s woman dreamer, Dr. Brooke A. Bisbee shares everything you need to know about this exciting initiative. A podiatrist with over 21 years experience and a member of the APMA Board of Trustees, she shares what life as a woman in podiatry and her top three tips for protecting your feet in their cold weather! For this Giving Tuesday, Join Women Who Win!
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Holiday Gifting 2021 - "The Sock Queen" Lisa Riggs Shares Journey as a Female Founder & Tips for Corporate Gifts
“I want to make the world a better place. Now I work to do this one sock at a time and honestly I've been amazed at how much good we can do in the world utilizing custom socks.” Today’s woman dreamer, Lisa Riggs is the founder of Spirit Socks USA, and brings an expertise in fundraising, HR, and management. An inspiring female founder story based in California, Lisa shares her journey, from overcoming being laughed out of the room when she first pitched the idea to her key successes, working with hundreds of companies around the globe through her custom sock business. In the spirit of the holiday season, Lisa shares her top tips and ideas for corporate & employee gifting. Cozy up with some comfy socks and enjoy Lisa’s story.
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Season of Giving: Nepali Nonprofit Executive Rupa Shah on Building Your Dream Career in the Nonprofit World
“Understanding what defines you helps shape who you are and that will help you choose the career you want to be in.” We are excited to kick off the Season of Giving with today’s woman dreamer, Rupa Shah. A nonprofit leader Rupa is the Director of Philanthropy at The Scratch Foundation, a platform used by over 30 million kids globally to learn how to code. She has also been actively involved in the Nepali community & philanthropies, and in 2019, launched Nepal's first-ever capital campaign to raise over $12 million to build Kathmandu Institute of Child Health. An inspiring and dynamic changemaker, Rupa shares her top tips to women in the nonprofit sector, how her Nepali culture helped shaped her identity, and more.
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Shoe Project Stories - A Rewarding Collaboration with the Rotary Club of Calcutta, Mahanagar: Donating to Rickshaw Drivers & More
We are excited to share another successful shoe donation, which was in collaboration with Rotary Club of Kolkata. We were able to donate in various locations of Bhawanipore & Lansdown. Shoes were donated to rickshaw pullers, cycle van pullers, and hand cart pullers. These communities are on their feet all day, often barefoot or in poor quality shoes, putting them at risk of foot infections and deformities. This was a community truly in need for proper footwear. A very nicely executed project, the recipients were overwhelmed with joy and thrilled to be receiving a much needed pair of good quality footwear to improve the quality of their daily lives and their livelihood.
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Women's Health Wednesday - Secrets to Healthy Aging: A Multi-disciplinary Panel with Leading Women Healthcare Providers
How can you protect your skin and get that healthy glow as you age? How do you maintain your weight? Can you still lose weight as you get older? How do you take care of your mental health while going through menopause? For this week’s Women’s Health Wednesday, in case you missed it, catch a recording of our multi-disciplinary panel answering all your questions on aging gracefully. An informative and relevant discussion, panelists include Dr. Jagriti Upadhyay, an endocrinologist focused on Diabetes Metabolism & Women’s Health at Lowell General Hospital, Dr. Sonal Pandya, Director of Cosmetic & Laser Surgery at Beth Israel Lahey Health, and Dr. Tomi Mitchell, a Leadership & Executive coach with a passion for mental health. Thank you to our lovely host, Dr. Michelle Sparks (Doctor of Podiatric Medicine, Owner of Ankle & Foot Care) for moderating this live webinar! Join us for another Women’s Health Wednesday!
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Dr. Susan V. George Talks About Leading a Residency Program and Her Dream of Equality, Opportunity, and Recognition For Women Physicians
“The most rewarding and fun part of my job though, is molding the next generation of healers.” Today’s woman dreamer, Dr Susan George, is a Program Director of Internal Medicine Residency at Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA. Growing up in Singapore, Susan was inspired by the age of 10 by children’s book, “The Jungle Doctor” An award-winning physician, Susan has received numerous awards such as SVH Physician of the Year Award, ACP’s Top Ten Hospitalists, the YWCA Katharine F. Erskine Award for Women in Leadership, and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, UK. Susan shares how she built her medical career, the key learnings from leading the residency program of over 75 residents from around the globe , and her thoughts on some of the common issues young women doctors face. Enjoy her inspiring story!
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How Asian-American Entrepreneur Holly Paul is Disrupting the Booming Spiked Seltzer Industry, Inspired by the "Fruits We Grew Up Eating"
“MIZO Hard Seltzer is all about going against the grain, while staying true to your roots.” Today’s woman dreamer, Holly Paul, a Bay-area based entrepreneur, is the co-founder of Mizo, a start-up disrupting the booming hard seltzer industry, which has become the drink of choice for many of us over the past few years. A first-generation Taiwanese American, Holly launched Mizo with the intention of introducing unique flavors, particularly those popular in the Asian community. From lychee to Asian pear and calamansi, Holly was inspired by her roots. Holly shares key trends in the spiked seltzer industry to watch out for, her exciting journey as a founder, and how she built her brand’s personality. A fun Friday read, enjoy her story!
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