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#113 Fahimeh Sasan | Chief Innovation Officer & Founding Physician @ KindBody

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - January 22, 2024 11:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this episode, host Zoia Kozakov shares her personal experience with elective egg freezing and interviews Dr. Fahimeh Sasan, Chief Innovation Officer and Founding Physician at KindBody. They discuss the importance of proactive fertility care, the challenges and barriers in the industry, and th...

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#112 Patrice Meagher | Founder & CEO @ MilkMate

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - December 11, 2023 13:08 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this episode, join Zoia as she interviews Patrice Meagher, CEO and founder of Milkmate, a revolutionary breast-pumping solution for the workplace. Milkmate’s solution is comprised of modular furniture components, including a multi-user breast pump, and single-use parts that are all ready for ...

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#111 Suze Dowling | Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer @ Pattern Brands

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - December 05, 2023 11:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this episode, join Zoia as she delves into the world of brand building and direct-to-consumer (D2C) innovation with Suze Dowling, Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer at Pattern Brands. Discover how Suze and her team are revolutionizing the D2C industry by combining acquisitions and in-house...

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#110 Emi Nietfeld | Writer of "Acceptance" & ex-Google and Meta Engineer

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - November 27, 2023 11:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this episode, Zoia and Emi Neitfeld, writer of “Acceptance: a Memoir,” have a captivating conversation as they delve into the gripping story of navigating workplace challenges, transitioning from engineering to writing, and challenging societal expectations. Explore the power of personal narr...

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#109 Courtney Carlsson | Founder & CEO @ Paradym Health

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - November 20, 2023 11:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this episode, Zoia interviews Courtney Carlsson, the founder of Paradym, a mental health platform. They discuss Courtney's journey as a founder, how she approaches building her startup, and the unique features of Paradym that set it apart.  Listen for advice on: What’s it like fundraising a...

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#108 Jameelah Calhoun | Vice President, Global Head of Product & Customer Marketing @ Eventbrite

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - September 11, 2023 10:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this episode, Jameelah Calhoun, Eventbrite’s Vice President and Global Head of Product and Customer Marketing, sits down with Zoia. Together, they discuss Jameelah’s tremendous trajectory, ranging from financial services to working at Amazon’s Audible and Eventbrite. Jameelah’s visionary thin...

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#107 Shyvee Shi | Product Lead @ LinkedIn

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - August 28, 2023 10:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this week’s episode, Zoia sits down to talk with Shyvee Shi, Product Lead at LinkedIn. They discuss everything from navigating unconventional careers to mentorship, and the impacts of artificial intelligence on education. Listen for advice on: The most critical skills to future-proof your ...

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#106 Inna Lobel | Creative Director, Head of Industrial Design (North America) @ frog

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - July 31, 2023 10:30 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this week’s episode, Zoia connects with Inna Lobel, Creative Director, Head of Industrial Design, North America at frog, a leading innovation consultancy. Inna discusses the craft, art, and science of innovation, along with her role in enabling Campfire to raise $8 million in funding. Liste...

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#105 Evelyn Chou | Sr. Product Manager @ Coursera

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - June 06, 2023 11:12 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this week’s episode, Zoia sits down with Evelyn Chou, Senior Product Manager at Coursera, one of the most prominent innovators in the edtech space. Evelyn breaks down the journey of finding her voice through her various career stops and how she embeds innovation into her products (hint: she w...

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#104 Sharifa Murdock | Chief Impact Officer @ KITH & Founder @ ENVSN Festival

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - May 08, 2023 10:36 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this episode, Zoia sits down with Sharifa Murdock, KITH's Chief Impact Officer and founder of ENVSN Festival. She shares her journey going from working in retail to now leading impact initiatives for one of the most established and fashion-forward brands. Sharifa also discusses how she approa...

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#103 Natasha Jakubowski | Chief Innovation Officer @ Anomaly

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - April 24, 2023 15:53 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this episode, we are joined by Anomaly's Chief Innovation Officer, Natasha Jakubowski. Natasha is an "innovation veteran" with over 20+ years of experience in the industry, building out her own innovation practice, and growing it within Anomaly. Natasha has helped build new brands as well as ...

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#102 Cynthia Plotch | Co-Founder @ Stix

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - March 27, 2023 11:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this episode, Cynthia Plotch shares how running into her boyfriend’s mom while buying a pregnancy test factored into her journey to start a company focused on women’s healthcare. One of Inc.’s 100 Female Founders in 2021, and the co-founder of Stix, she aims to create better experiences and s...

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#101 Jess Houlgrave | Head of Crypto Go-To-Market & Strategy @ Checkout.com

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - March 13, 2023 11:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this episode, Zoia sits down with Jess Houlgrave, who heads up crypto and go-to-market strategy at Checkout.com, an international payments platform valued at over billions of dollars. The conversation touches on how Jess navigates being a leader in an industry that often draws criticism and d...

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#100 Enshalla Anderson | Global Head of Brand & Creative @ Google Cloud

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - March 02, 2023 14:14 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this episode, we celebrate the 100th episode of the WIN/WIN podcast by bringing back the incredible Enshalla Anderson, who is the Global Head of Brand & Creative at Google Cloud. Enshalla was the very first WIN/WIN podcast guest, and she comes back to discuss her trajectory since the podcast ...

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#99 Whitnee Hawthorne | Chief Customer Officer @ Navan (Formerly TripActions)

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - February 13, 2023 14:20 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this episode, Whitnee Hawthorne, Chief Customer Officer of Navan (formerly TripActions) joins the podcast to discuss innovation in the world of travel, and how she’s thinking about it in her current role. Whether it is exploring the consolidation of expense management, travel bookings, and co...

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#98 Sharon Gauci | Executive Director, Design @ General Motors (Global Buick, GMC, GMC Hummer)

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - February 06, 2023 15:37 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this episode, Zoia sits down with Sharon Gauci, Executive Director, of Design at Global Buick, GMC, and GMC Hummer at General Motors. They discuss Sharon’s career and rise in the world of automotive. They touch on big trends in the electric car industry and how Sharon thinks beyond innovating...

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#97 May Zabaneh | VP, Product - Blockchain, Crypto & Digital Currencies @ PayPal

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - November 07, 2022 12:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this episode, Zoia live-podcasts from Las Vegas with May Zabaneh, Vice President of Blockchain, Crypto, and Digital Currencies at PayPal at Money 20/20, the world’s most prominent financial services and payments conferences in the world. May shares what it’s like to lead next-generation payme...

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#96 Kat Wang | Head of Product @ Jasco Games

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - November 02, 2022 10:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this episode, Kat Wang, Head of Product at Jasco Games talks about what it’s like to develop a card game and player experience for one of the most loved anime series in the world, “My Hero Academia.” Kat breaks down how she is building out her team and thinking about innovation simultaneously...

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#95 April Koh | Founder & CEO @ Spring Health

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - October 24, 2022 14:36 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this episode, April Koh discusses her journey to starting Spring Health, a precision mental healthcare platform. April is the youngest woman at the helm of a unicorn (Spring Health was valued at $2 billion dollars when April was just 29) and is tirelessly working to innovate mental health in ...

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#94 Ty Montague | Chairman and Chief Purpose Officer @ co:collective

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - October 17, 2022 11:21 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this episode, we feature our first ever solo male guest, Chairman and Chief Purpose Officer at co:collective, Ty Montague. Ty sits down with WIN’s very own Global Development Lead, Lizzie Azzolino, to discuss purpose-driven innovation and business models, and opine on what it takes to success...

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#93 Jennifer Smith | CEO & Founder @ Scribe

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - October 03, 2022 11:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this episode, Zoia Kozakov sits down with Jennifer Smith, Founder & CEO of Scribe, who raised over 30 million dollars to battle the innovation antithesis: over-indexing on processes. Jennifer shares her start-up founder journey and her trajectory to building and launching her product, which i...

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#92 Nicole Centeno & Elise Densborn | Co-CEOs @ Splendid Spoon

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - September 28, 2022 11:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this episode, Zoia sits down with the two co-CEOs at Splendid Spoon, Nicole Centeno and Elise Densborn, to talk about what it means to share a leadership role while staying agile in a start-up environment. The two leaders discuss how their own lived experiences have inspired the trajectory of...

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#91 Latoya Tucciarone & Ruthie Berber | Amazing Women in eCommerce (powered by Yotpo)

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - August 17, 2022 11:15 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this episode, Zoia sits down with Latoya Tucciarone, CEO & Founder of SustainAble Home Goods and Amazing Women in eCommerce 2022 honoree, and Ruthie Berber, Head of Community at Yotpo and Program Director at Amazing Women in eCommerce. The conversation discusses the current state of affairs i...

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#90 Victoria Young & Ravi Mehta | Co-Founders @ Scale Higher

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - August 01, 2022 11:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this episode, Zoia hosts Victoria Young and Ravi Mehta, co-founders of Scale Higher, a company reinventing how people learn and grow through its development courses and coaching platform. Victoria and Ravi are both entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs, who have launched and worked on world-class p...

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#89 Kirin Sinha | CEO & Founder @ Illumix

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - July 25, 2022 11:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this episode, Zoia sits down with Kirin Sinha, CEO & Founder of Illumix, a leading augmented reality (AR) technology, and media company, focused on developing immersive experiences. They discuss the value of the metaverse and AR and the opportunities for women to create and innovate in hard s...

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Introducing: The Interface by UX Content Collective

Writers of Silicon Valley - July 15, 2022 00:03 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 31 ratings
The Interface—a podcast by content designers, for content designers The Interface is a monthly, can’t-miss group chat for everything happening in content design and UX writing. The Interface has industry updates, deep conversations, and other helpful resources. Listen wherever you get your po...

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How Product Marketers Lead As Company Quarterbacks with Kimberly Biddings, BIO-key International

Better Product - June 28, 2022 09:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratings
Product marketing is at the intersection of many teams in a product company. The work of a product marketer supports the wider product team, sales, marketing, executive stakeholders, and most of all, buyers. It’s for this reason product marketers tend to play a quarterback role, says Kimberly Bi...

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Why Your Positioning Should ‘Pick a Fight and Take a Stand’ with Catherine Spence, Microblink

Better Product - June 21, 2022 09:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratings
One of the fundamental strategies product marketers must lead is positioning. It’s what determines how you’ll talk about your product, your company, and your brand as you scale. So why do so many people get it wrong? Catherine Spence, VP of Global Marketing at Microblink, joins Leanna to share h...

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#88 The Innovator’s Mindset: How The Most Impactful Innovation Leaders Navigate Leadership

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - June 15, 2022 13:02 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this episode, Zoia sits down with Lizzie Azzolino, the founder of Until Now, a coaching & culture transformation design and consulting practice and WIN’s very own Global Development Lead to talk about all things innovation mindset, actionable takeaways for aspiring (and current!) innovation l...

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Product Marketing’s Essential Purpose with Martina Lauchengco, Author of LOVED

Better Product - June 14, 2022 09:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratings
In today’s world, building a great product isn’t enough. You have to master your go-to-market strategy by telling a story that will leave a lasting impression on your audience. Product marketing gets you there, according to long-time product marketer and Costanoa Ventures partner Martina Lauchen...