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Coco Brown C92, Founder & CEO the Athena Alliance
Penn Momentum - September 14, 2021 00:56 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsCoco Brown C92, is a CEO and board member, actively leading Silicon Valley based professional services and tech companies since 1997. From 2002 to 2012 Coco was President and COO of Taos, a Gartner top 20 global IT professional and managed services company servicing hundreds of F1000 and top tie...
Ali Kriegman C13
Penn Momentum - March 29, 2021 05:06 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsAli Kriegsman is the co-founder and COO of Bulletin, a B2B wholesale marketplace where retailers go to discover, shop, and support the best brands on the planet. A recipient of "Forbes 30 Under 30" and one of Fast Company’s "Most Creative People in Business," Ali has helped thousands of brands e...
Tara Viswanathan W12 - Founder & CEO of Rupa Health
Penn Momentum - February 01, 2021 08:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsTara Viswanathan W12, M.S. Stanford ’15, spent the last 15 years passionate about helping people make better health-related decisions. From working hands on with chronically ill patients to becoming a certified nutrition counselor to designing Stanford research experiments on the mind-body conne...
Gillian Johnson C91, WG98 - Don't Follow the Herd
Penn Momentum - December 07, 2020 08:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsGillian is an entrepreneurial leader who ensures the successful integration of strategic plans, operational goals, and performance targets to drive growth. She applies her background in finance and operations to deliver profitable business outcomes across multiple industries, including asset man...
Sarah Ribner C11 - CEO & Founder PiperWai
Penn Momentum - November 24, 2020 16:27 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsSarah Ribner C11, is the Founder & CEO of PiperWai, the first all-natural, charcoal-based, nontoxic deodorant. Sarah began her journey with wellness almost a decade ago, however, until five years ago, an effective nontoxic, natural deodorant was the missing piece in her quest to lead a healthy, ...
Allison Kasirer Eng09, Founder of Robyn
Penn Momentum - October 15, 2020 18:38 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn founding Robyn, Allison Kaiser Eng09, set out on a mission to make sure no other aspiring, expecting or new parent ever felt as alone and confused as she once did on her journey to parenthood. Prior to launching Robyn, Allison was a Vice President at J.P. Morgan’s Corporate & Investment Bank....
Caroline Strzalka C00, WG05 - CEO & Co-Founder of It's By U
Penn Momentum - September 28, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsCaroline Strzalka C00, WG05, is a serial entrepreneur and media executive. She is the CEO and Co-Founder of It's By U (itsbyu.com) which is a farm-direct subscription company disrupting the floral industry that she founded with her sister Christine. She is also currently acting as an Advisor to ...
Lucy Xu W13, Founder & CEO The Port
Penn Momentum - September 21, 2020 23:01 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsLucy Xu W13, is Founder & CEO of The Port Global, a marketing and business consultancy supporting startups and growing businesses across Greece and the U.S. She holds a business degree from Wharton, is a TEDx speaker, and has a background in technology and marketing (formerly IBM, Curalate, and ...
Manisha Juthani C94, Infectious Diseases Physician at Yale
Penn Momentum - September 07, 2020 21:06 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsDr. Manisha Juthani C94, an Infectious Diseases physician at Yale School of Medicine. She’s helped to lead Yale’s COVID preparedness and treatment of patients as well as runs the Infectious Diseases Fellowship program, which keeps her very busy! She completed her undergraduate training @upenn,...
Carolyn Yachanin C13 - CEO & Founder of Copina Co.
Penn Momentum - August 24, 2020 18:57 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsCarolyn Yachanin C13, is the Founder & CEO of Copina Co. - a company dedicated to redefining the beauty industry through positive messaging and game-changing plant-based vegan collagen blends. Copina Co.’s delicious edible beauty products help you feel amazing in your own skin and promote health...
Soyoung Kang WG03 - Chief Marketing Officer at eos Products
Penn Momentum - August 17, 2020 17:58 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsSoyoung Kang is the Chief Marketing Officer at eos Products, the iconic brand and lipcare trailblazer that has sold over half a billion lip balms worldwide. In her role, Soyoung is responsible for driving the overall brand strategy, planning, and operations for all global and regional marketing...
Sophie Beren C17 - Founder & CEO of The Conversationalist
Penn Momentum - August 03, 2020 07:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsSophie Beren (C’17, SPP’17), is an entrepreneur from Wichita, KS, who is on a mission to unify the world. Sophie was recently named "25 Under 25" by Social Entrepreneur's Magazine and has dedicated her professional career to empowering young people everywhere to have conversations that matter....
Rooshy Roy WG19 - Co-Founder & CEO of Aavrani
Penn Momentum - July 27, 2020 17:57 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsRooshy Roy WG19, is the Co-Founder & CEO of AAVRANI. As a first generation Indian-American, she would often make her own skincare with her mom, who showed Rooshy how to harness the power of raw ingredients—like turmeric and sweet almond oil—to maintain beautiful skin. As an adult searching for a...
Caroline Waxler C93 - From the Classics to Media
Penn Momentum - July 20, 2020 03:14 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsCaroline Waxler C93, programs summits and festivals for a variety of media companies and brands. She started her career as an investigative reporter at Forbes, where she covered hedge funds and Swiss billionaires. She went on to oversee teams and build content properties for Fortune, TheStreet.c...
Jennifer Clifford Simpson W94 - Executive Director, Finance Leaders Fellowship at The Aspen Institute
Penn Momentum - July 07, 2020 01:24 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsJennifer Simpson is the founding executive director of the Aspen Institute's Finance Leaders Fellowship focused on improving public trust in the global finance industry. An entrepreneurial leader, Jennifer has made private equity and debt investments in industrial companies throughThe Gladstone ...
Kerhyl Gantt WG19 - Digital Brand Director Jordan Brand at Nike
Penn Momentum - June 29, 2020 07:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsKerhyl Gantt WG19, is the Digital Brand Director for Jordan Brand at Nike, with 10+ years of extensive experience orchestrating integrated brand and omni-channel marketing campaigns across Global, North America and Territory regions. Notable highlights include leading North America digital for ...
Tereza Nemessanyi C92, WG97, MA97 - Global Strategic Alliances, Microsoft
Penn Momentum - June 22, 2020 07:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsTereza Nemessanyi is a global strategic alliance manager at Microsoft. A seasoned media and technology entrepreneur and executive, Tereza’s breadth and depth of experience spans high-growth startups and the world's largest enterprises. Companies she has worked with, at senior levels, include PWC...
Dr. Aly Cohen C95 - Founder and CEO, The Smart Human
Penn Momentum - June 16, 2020 20:58 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsOn this week’s Momentum 2020 podcast, Erica Firpo speaks with Dr. Aly Cohen C95. Aly is a rheumatologist, integrative medicine, and environmental health specialist practicing in Princeton, NJ. Her medical practice, that she founded in 2011, Integrative Rheumatology Associates P.C., focuses on b...
Christyl Murray WG97
Penn Momentum - June 15, 2020 07:00 ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsChristyl L. Murray is a Vice President with Firm-wide Talent Development at JPMorgan Chase & Co. She has expertise Leveraging “Human Capital” to facilitate change management and strategically improve business results, with distinguished accomplishments in diversity and inclusion, talent develo...
Kimberly Esterkin C06 - You don't have to know all the answers!
Penn Momentum - June 08, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsKimberly Esterkin C06, is a Managing Director at ADDO Investor Relations, a strategic investor relations and financial communications firm in Los Angeles. Kimberly rejoined ADDO in 2019 having previously worked at the Company from 2011 to 2015. With over 14 years of experience in investor rela...
Beth Ricanati C92 - Women's Health Physician and Author of "Braided: A Journey of a Thousand Challas"
Penn Momentum - June 01, 2020 07:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsBeth Ricanati, MD's (C' 92) debut book, Braided: A Journey of a Thousand Challahs chronicles her journey of a thousand challahs and one woman’s quest for wellness and peace. This physician-mother has built her career around bringing wellness into women’s everyday lives, especially busy moms jugg...
Ellen Chang C88, WG98 - Former Navy Officer Turns to Deep Tech
Penn Momentum - May 25, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsEllen Chang C88, WG98, is Principal of BMNT Partners. In this position, she is leading efforts around innovation within the Navy and energetically grows the San Diego ecosystem that supports national security innovation. Ellen is also co-founder/managing partner of Syndicate 708, a deep tech foc...
Bijal Choksi W95 - Organizational Psychologist
Penn Momentum - May 19, 2020 15:47 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsBijal Choksi W95, is an organizational consultant, psychologist, and strength-based coach. Her superpowers include going meta on data points, identifying patterns and trends, and her ability to be non-judgmental. Bijal became a founding partner of HuWork after over 20 years of management consult...
Jill Beraud WG86 - CEO Sh'nnong Beverage Company - Follow your Intuition
Penn Momentum - May 11, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsUp next on today’s podcast, Tricia Buenvenida talks to Jill Beraud WG86, CEO & Co-Founder Sh’nnong Beverage Company. Jill has over 30 years experience building and transforming iconic global brands as CEO/President and in senior marketing leadership roles across fashion & beauty, food & beverage...
Amna Nawaz C01 - Political News Correspondent
Penn Momentum - May 04, 2020 07:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsAmna Nawaz C01, serves as senior national correspondent and primary substitute anchor for the PBS NewsHour. Prior to joining the NewsHour in April 2018, Nawaz was an anchor and correspondent at ABC News, anchoring breaking news coverage and leading the network’s livestream coverage of the 2016...
Lisa Niver C89 - Try, try again
Penn Momentum - April 27, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsLisa Ellen Niver, M.A. Education, is a science teacher and an award-winning travel expert who has explored 101 countries and six continents. She is an award-nominated television host, travel journalist and passionate artist who sailed the seven seas by cruise ship for seven years and backpacked ...
Allyson Sonenshine C93 - Founding Director Orange County Women's Health Project
Penn Momentum - April 20, 2020 07:00 ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsAllyson Sonenshine C93, has over 25 years of nonprofit, legal and volunteer experience in women’s health. Some would say she is a “tireless advocate” but lately her neck and back have been protesting. Nevertheless, she persists … since 2011, Allyson has served as the Founding Director of the Or...
Julia Rose C94
Penn Momentum - April 13, 2020 07:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWomen's health startup founder Julia Rose is on a mission to elevate and empower the voice of women and those who support them by amplifying and normalizing the conversation around women's health issues. She is also creating the VaGenie, an innovative solution to pelvic health, which lets women ...
Veronica Woods WG99 - Don't Follow the Herd
Penn Momentum - April 06, 2020 07:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsVeronica Woods, WG99, is an entrepreneur and real estate investor. After spending 20 years working in Corporate America in Finance and Product Management roles for companies like Dun & Bradstreet, Merck, and Merrill Lynch, she began her journey into entrepreneurship. Her first venture was an o...
Jordi Rivera Prince C16 - Bioarchaeologist in the field in Peru
Penn Momentum - March 30, 2020 07:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsJordi Rivera Prince C16, is a PhD student in Bioarchaeology at the University of Florida, where she is a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, and a National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Ford Predoctoral Fellow. Her research focuses on skeletal studies of ancie...
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