Anukarniya: The Role Models
"Anukarniya" is a Sanskrit word that means "the exemplary one". It is a small initiative to bring experts of various fields to you for sharing their journey and stories. Stories that are not only about how they were able to reach the career position they are in right now but also about their failures which contributed to their success. Our guests also talk about various scholarships and programs related to their fields, which might be your dream career or field of interest. I want to thank all the listeners and speakers for their support and love in making Anukarniya a big success. So, as you know we are now at our season 2, first episode! The four major goals of this season are –
1. Guidance to the youth to know the path towards their career goal in STEMM
2. To disseminate the knowledge about scholarships of the speaker's field of expertise per episode
3. To discuss the possible ways to face failure because we are taught how to aim for success but not how to deal with failure,
The new addition to this season is discussion about
4. Role of a Mentor and how to find a good mentor and
5.Role of career-breaks and quality time with self.
We have two international organizations supporting this initiative - MENSA (an international organization of high IQ people) and 1MWIS (1 Million Women In STEM). These organizations have been actively involved in taking the initiative forward. To connect to the initiative, feel free to reach out to us. If you want to nominate a speaker or wish to volunteer for the cause you can DM us on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn or you can write to us on anukarniya@gmail.com as well. Happy learning!
Anukarniya: The Role Models
S1_E8: Mrs. Kathy Nelson, Principal in the Energy and Utility Practice, West Monroe Partners
Kathy Nelson recently joined West Monroe Partners as a Principal in the Energy and Utility Practice. Ms. Nelson spent 25 years as a Principal Telecommunications Engineer at Great River Energy, nearly two years at Ondas Networks as the Director of Technical Product Marketing and Industry Relations. She served on UTC’s board of directors for nearly 10 years and as UTC’s Chairwoman from 2017 – 2018. She is a strong advocate for utilities access to RF spectrum and is passionate about ensuring utilities have access to technology to grow and sustain their business. Ms. Nelson has a BSEE from North Dakota State University and is a licensed, professional engineer in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
In addition to her day job, Kathy hosts a podcast for women in STEM, titled "Ordinarily Extraordinary - conversations with women in STEM". She is passionate about educating women and girls on what STEM careers are out there and sharing other women's stories with the world. She is a mentor, a coach, keynote speaker, working to build positive community for women in STEM. She also founded a non-profit to raise funds to support mission work in South Africa.
Contact details -
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathy-nelson-1593433/
Ordinarily Extraordinary podcast - https://ordinarily-extraordinary.com/