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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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Asking For It is the podcast the reframes and reclaims the phrase by asking women what they actually want! Hosted by Amy Maiden, each week she is joined by an extraordinary woman to chat about what they *actually* want.

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2018 Bonus Episode: Amy Maiden is Asking For It! 41:24

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If Ru Paul's Drag Race can have a bonus Christmas episode to promote Ru's new album, then we can share this talk with you! Here's a little bonus episode, a live recording of a keynote given by podcast host, Amy Maiden, who realised that much of the content of then talk covers what she is... you guessed it... asking for.…

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S1 E10: Kon Karapanagiotidis is Asking For It! 19:28

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Kon Karapanagiotidis OAM is the CEO and founder of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. Kon is proudly Greek, growing up in a working class family in a small country town in Victoria. Kon’s personal experience of racism and witnessing the exploitation of his parents in factories planted the seeds for his passion for human rights. Kon went on to become a lawyer, social worker, and teacher. He has been recognised as an Australian of the Year (Victoria) finalist in 2007, was invited to participate in the 2020 Summit in 2008, was voted one of Australia’s 20 Unsung Heroes as part of the launch of the new Portrait Gallery in Canberra in 2008, and was voted as one of Melbourne’s 100 most influential people in The Age Melbourne Magazine. Most recently, Kon was awarded a Churchill Fellowship in 2010 and an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in 2011. Kon has just released his first book The Power of Hope. You can get it here: https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-power-of-hope-kon-karapanagiotidis/prod9781460755136.html?source=&gclid=EAIaIQobChMInODltLaY3AIVwTUrCh05XQe1EAQYASABEgLOlvD_BwE Also you can donate to the ASRC here: https://www.asrc.org.au/ And you can follow Kon's amazing insta here: https://www.instagram.com/halloumitracksuit/…

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S1 E09: Kelly Doley is Asking For It! 34:18

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I was feeling cold and miserable until I listened back to this conversation and now I'm delighted to share with you this conversation with Kelly Doley. Kelly is a queer Australian artist, curator and arts worker living on Gadigal land (Sydney). Kelly works across government, cultural venues and the independent arts sector. Her practice explores feminist and queer ways of being, looking and working through making art, research and exhibition making. Visit her website here! http://www.kellydoley.com/ Visit our socials: @askingforitpod on twitter, facebook and insta.…

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S1 E08: Sara Mansour Is Asking For It! 35:08

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Sara Mansour is a lawyer, spoken word poet and co-founder of Bankstown Poetry Slam, Australia's largest regular spoken word event. An Australian born, Punchbowl-bred Muslim, Sara traverses the political in a personal way in her poetry. Sara has been a Mentor for the Youth Curators as part of the All Day YA Program. She is also a YA Ambassador for the Sydney Writers’ Festival. We sat down at the State Library of NSW and chatted all things poetry, feminism, community and how surprisingly messy living with boys can be.…

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S1 E07: Amy Campbell is Asking For it! 36:12

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