HAZARD GIRLS

Helen Sara Johnson is a Doctoral Researcher at Loughborough University, as well as an HR Business Partner with Manufacturing Technology Centre. Helen has over 20 yrs of experience in global engineering and manufacturing organizations and is currently working on her Ph.D. which explores the conflict female engineers may experience between gender and professional identities and the impact that this identity conflict causes at work. On this episode of The Hazard Girls podcast, Host Emily Soloby discusses with Helen her career journey, the challenges of working in engineering and manufacturing as a woman, her personal Autism and ADHD journey, and more.

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Today’s guest on the Hazard Girls podcast is Alexandra Knight. Alexandra is a Chartered Engineer and worked in STEM industries for over 15 years before founding STEMAZING, an organization dedicated to inspiring a more diverse and inclusive STEM future. Having role models who are diverse gives everyone the opportunity to “see what they can be.” Hazard Girls host Emily Soloby talks with Alexandra about what first drew Alexandra to a career in STEM and how that helped her discover her passion for inclusion in the STEM community.

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The Hazard Girls podcast is excited to welcome Elissa Lorch, Regional VP of Sales at Reconstruction Experts to the program. Elissa and Host Emily Soloby discuss the importance of building others up to create a better, stronger team, how she manages responsibilities during a time of significant company growth, and shares some of the unique tools and skills women bring to the male-populated construction industry. 

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Shane Woods is the Executive Director of Girlstart, a national women-led organization whose mission is to increase girls’ interest and engagement in STEM. Shane is a nationally recognized, award-winning leader and speaker in science and education, equity, STEM, and leadership. Hazard Girls Host Emily Soloby talks with Shane about why STEM is critical for future generations, why STEM is so male-dominated, her incredible experience with Formula 1, and more.

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Sanya Mathura is the Founder of Strategic Reliability Solutions Ltd. based in Trinidad & Tobago as well as an accomplished author (links below). Hazard Girls host Emily Soloby discusses Sanya’s incredible journey, the various books she’s authored or co-authored as well as her passion for empowering women in STEM.

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Today’s special guest is Sarah Noel Block, the founder of Tiny Marketing, a marketing strategist for the construction industry, and the creator of an award-winning content platform. Her company has been featured in Forbes Magazine and Entrpenure Magazine. While her client roster includes household names such as Apartments.com Prudential, her heart is with the tiny teams she specializes in. Today’s episode is packed with authentic, useful advice for companies of all sizes including the importance of personal branding, utilizing subject matter experts as content creators, and much more!

Here is a link to the webpage we talked about in today’s episode

Also, here is a link to learn more about the StrategicSpark we talked about! 

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Sally Morse is Co-founder of Spectra Supply, Product Creator for Spectra Gloves as well and Director of Unify Safety Supply. On this episode of the Hazard Girls podcast, host Emily Soloby talks with Sally about how she came to play pivotal roles in these organizations. Sally shares with us how she started Spectra Supply from nothing including finding suppliers, making adjustments to prototypes, and creating marketing materials from scratch. Sally and Emily go on to discuss Sally’s passion for connecting with and helping women in the workforce, how that passion led her to where she is today, and what’s around the corner in the near future.

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On today’s episode of the Hazard Girls Podcast, we welcome Leyah Hostetter, Director of Customer Success at Construction Leading Edge, a one-stop shop for contracting professionals who want to be more effective entrepreneurs and leaders. In this role, Leyah specializes in working with construction company owners and leadership teams to help them better organize their time and resources and be more effective entrepreneurs and leaders. Leyah shares valuable insight into how Construction Leading Edge helps companies set streamlined systems, and then get out of their own way.

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Cassie Alexander, the founder of Xendros Unlimited, joins Host Emily Soloby to talk about everything safety. As a female chemist in a male-dominated industry, Cassie experienced and witnessed several unsafe situations throughout her career – both physical and psychological. The need for change led to the launch of Xendros Unlimited, a safety consulting firm that provides custom experiential training for educators and businesses with the goal of creating a safer and more responsible workplace for all.

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On this episode, Host Emily Soloby welcomes back Jessica Scanlan, a geological engineer, and Owner of Mine Life Media. As a previous guest on Hazard Girls’ all-time top episode, Season 1, #20: Women in Geology, Jess recaps the 2020 episode and how it has helped shed light on her industry. She talks about what she’s been up to in the last 3 years, including taking a step back from mining and launching Mine Life Media and giving advice to women on how to start a company while keeping a work/life balance.

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