AI and digital expert Suchi Srinivasan and fintech practice leader Kamila Rakhimova from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) talk to the women at the vanguard of business, digital, and technology. They’re digging into how these powerhouse leaders got where they are—everything from the joy of projects gone right to the realities of family responsibilities. And crucially, asking: what was that moment you knew you weren't merely getting there...you had arrived? That's when you know you're in your ele ...
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We offer emotional support for EFMs and Expats around the world. A group of specialists who are trained Life Coaches bring wisdom & understanding to all of us facing the challenges of frequent moves and life overseas. Parenting, Marriage, and YOUR questions answered.
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Welcome to Wonderful! It’s an enthusiast podcast by Griffin and Rachel McElroy in which they discuss Very Good Things, and the Things that Make Them Good. Got a Good Thing you’re excited about that you want them to talk about on the show? Shoot ‘em an email at [email protected].
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Neuroscience and artificial intelligence work better together. Brain inspired is a celebration and exploration of the ideas driving our progress to understand intelligence. I interview experts about their work at the interface of neuroscience, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, philosophy, psychology, and more: the symbiosis of these overlapping fields, how they inform each other, where they differ, what the past brought us, and what the future brings. Topics include computational n ...
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What A Global Financial Crisis Taught Me, With Citi’s Sophia Bantanidis
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26:22We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] with a voice memo describing your In Your Ellement moment. We might feature your story in an upcoming episode! *** What do you do when your job drops you into the center of a global financial crisis? That’s where Sophia Bantanidis found herself – helping craft post-crisis banking reform…
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Have you ever wondered what details are involved in a thoughtful divorce while living the Diplomatic life? Our guest expert is here with some wise insights. Find out more at: www.thebigpurpleblob.com Lisa Hope Tilstra Sharoya Ham, Behavior TherapistBy Big Purple Blob
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Griffin's favorite sometimes-haunted shield from the weather! Rachel's favorite repurposed building! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Transgender Law Center: https://transgenderlawcenter.org/By Griffin & Rachel McElroy
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BI 214 Nicole Rust: How To Actually Fix Brains and Minds
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Rachel's favorite musical artist with a famous ostinato! Griffin's favorite meditation on captive-market capitalism! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Transgender Law Center: https://transgenderlawcenter.org/By Griffin & Rachel McElroy
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The Power of Hope in High-Stakes Leadership with BCG’s Kirsten Rulf
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27:39We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] with a voice memo describing your In Your Ellement moment. We might feature your story in an upcoming episode! *** What can ancient Greek myths teach us about modern leadership? Kirsten Rulf has spent her career at the intersection of tech, policy, and public service. In this episode, K…
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Meet Lisa Tilstra and learn from her valuable inisghts into Diplo-life. Find out more at: www.thebigpurpleblob.comBy The Big Purple Blob
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Griffin's favorite specifically nostalgic way of relaxing! Rachel's favorite unanimous audience reaction! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Transgender Law Center: https://transgenderlawcenter.org/By Griffin & Rachel McElroy
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BI 213 Representations in Minds and Brains
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Wonderful! 375: Brand! Brand! Brand! Brand!
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34:41Rachel's favorite controversial music! Griffin's favorite new story in a familiar universe! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Center for Reproductive Rights: https://reproductiverights.org/By Griffin & Rachel McElroy
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186: RIFs are Looming: Forward Momentum with Uncertainty
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36:05When the rug may very possibly be pulled out from under you...how do you manage? When things that you thought were solid are taking a different direction...what can you do for yourself? Join Lisa Tilstra and Angi Solley for this personal discussion. If you could use some extra support, you can work with any of the Blob experts by connecting with us…
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Discovering Your Leadership Style with WEX’s Karen Stroup
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27:53We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] with a voice memo describing your In Your Ellement moment. We might feature your story in an upcoming episode! *** What happens when you bring startup lessons into the C-suite? This episode kicks off our mini series called Builders, where we talk with founders, product managers, and dig…
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BI 212 John Beggs: Why Brains Seek the Edge of Chaos
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Wonderful! 374: Jonesin for Married Content
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33:51Griffin's favorite character story arc! Rachel's favorite vocal affectation! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya National Immigration Project: https://nipnlg.org/By Griffin & Rachel McElroy
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185- EFM Non-Traditional Employment, Outside the Box Options
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26:02Susie talks with Lelania Vanderberg about her unexpected path to employment as an EFM. Found out more by connecting with Susie at: www.healthyexpatparent.com Send us your feedback or set up a time to talk with us directly at www.thebigpurpleblob.comBy The Big Purple Blob
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Driving National-Scale Innovation with Pritha Mehra
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27:51We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] with a voice memo describing your In Your Ellement moment. We might feature your story in an upcoming episode! *** Pritha Mehra is the Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President of the U.S. Postal Service, where she leads the digital transformation of a network that delivers…
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Wonderful! 373: Another Group of Guys to Disappoint Me
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37:53Rachel's favorite dreampop bops! Griffin's favorite marine life domestic behavior! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya National Immigration Project: https://nipnlg.org/By Griffin & Rachel McElroy
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BI 211 COGITATE: Testing Theories of Consciousness
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Wonderful! 372: Spirit of the Fans is the Real Fifth Character
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30:07Griffin's favorite cinema coincidences! Rachel's favorite fledgling poet! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya National Immigration Project: https://nipnlg.org/By Griffin & Rachel McElroy
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Susie Czorz Brown, an experienced EFM shares her personal story and ideas for how to prevent a home invasion burglary. To work with Susie directly connect at: www.healthyexpatparent.com Find all the experts at www.thebigpurpleblob.comBy Big Purple Blob
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Steering Innovation Through Change with Coupa’s Leagh Turner
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32:08We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] with a voice memo describing your In Your Ellement moment. We might feature your story in an upcoming episode! *** How do today’s business leaders balance performance with empathy in a changing world? Leagh Turner is the CEO of Coupa, a business spend management platform that manages tr…
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Wonderful! 371: If They Look At You, It's Love
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30:14Rachel's favorite way of looking forward to classes! Griffin's favorite liminal character! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya National Immigration Project: https://nipnlg.org/By Griffin & Rachel McElroy
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BI 210 Dean Buonomano: Consciousness, Time, and Organotypic Dynamics
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1:50:33Support the show to get full episodes, full archive, and join the Discord community. Dean Buonomano runs the Buonomano lab at UCLA. Dean was a guest on Brain Inspired way back on episode 18, where we talked about his book Your Brain is a Time Machine: The Neuroscience and Physics of Time, which details much of his thought and research about how cen…
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It's an ALL SMALL WONDERS episode, all the little things that brighten up the day! Self-contained snacking! Online sleuthing! Calm gym class! Dizzying reads! Hair-based wishes! Lukewarm consoles! Parent collaborations! Preserved aquatic animals! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya N…
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Driving Innovation Through Open Source with Amazon’s Nithya Ruff
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31:38We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] with a voice memo describing your In Your Ellement moment. We might feature your story in an upcoming episode! *** Could open source be the key to building trustworthy AI? Nithya is Director of Amazon’s Open Source Program Office and also Chair of the Linux Foundation. With more than 30…
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183- How Did You Start Out in The Foreign Service? Origin Stories
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45:29Connect with us at: www.thebigpurpleblob.com Tell us your story, share your ideas for episode topics, set up a time to talk with one of us for personal coaching and find more purpose in your overseas life. Lisa Tilstra, Angi Solley, Sharoya Ham, Susie Czorz-Brown are all HERE for it!By The Big Purple Blob
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Wonderful! 369: Theme Parks with a Machiavellian Twist
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32:27Griffin's favorite thrilling luxury! Rachel's carefully curated patience-testing experience! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya National Immigration Project: https://nipnlg.org/By Griffin & Rachel McElroy
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BI 209 Aran Nayebi: The NeuroAI Turing Test
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Wonderful! 368: A Business Can't Sustain Itself on Smiley Face Alone
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35:52Rachel's favorite simple pictogram! Griffin's favorite self-pitched reality dating show! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya National Immigration Project: https://nipnlg.org/about/who-we-areBy Griffin & Rachel McElroy
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182.5- BONUS Third Culture Kid: An In-Depth Understanding with Megan Norton
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35:21A deep dive into what it means to be a Third Culture Kid “Letters Now Sent” Book Invitation: You are invited to submit a written piece for the book, “Letters Now Sent.” Inspired by Ruth Van Reken's book "Letters Never Sent", "Letters Now Sent" will be a collection of letters from TCKs, parents of TCKs, and system leaders to share personal stories a…
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Shaping the Future of Leadership with Praxis Lab’s Elise Smith
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25:50What makes a great manager in today’s workplace? And how can AI help companies develop better leaders? Elise Smith is the co-founder and CEO of Praxis Labs, a startup using AI-powered immersive learning to train leaders at some of the world’s biggest companies. Praxis is shaping the future of workplace learning with clients like Google, Amazon, and…
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182- A 'How To' on IEPs (Personalized Educational Plans for your kid in school)
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47:40Does your child have special educational needs? If so, this is the episode for you! Education Consultant Aisha Smith and Janelle Meyers, Founder of Global Village Tutors, explain what parents should do before leaving post and what they need to do once they arrive in the States to ensure their child has the smoothest transition possible into a US-ba…
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Wonderful! 367: Gun-Poppin' Think Pad Stretch
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34:07Griffin's favorite sociological phenomenon! Rachel's favorite dog-friendly poet! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya World Central Kitchen: https://wck.org/By Griffin & Rachel McElroy
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BI 208 Gabriele Scheler: From Verbal Thought to Neuron Computation
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1:35:08Support the show to get full episodes, full archive, and join the Discord community. Gabriele Scheler co-founded the Carl Correns Foundation for Mathematical Biology. Carl Correns was her great grandfather, one of the early pioneers in genetics. Gabriele is a computational neuroscientist, whose goal is to build models of cellular computation, and m…
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Wonderful! 366: Great Grubby Hospital in the Sky
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49:29Rachel's favorite not-bear from a faraway fantasy land! Griffin's favorite people-management game! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya World Central Kitchen: https://wck.org/By Griffin & Rachel McElroy
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Special: Investing in a Better World with Cynthia Salicrup & Sandra Carrillo
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33:39Here at In Her Ellement, we celebrate women leaders in business and tech all year long—not just on International Women’s Day. That’s why we’re excited to share an episode from our friends at Fintech Files, featuring insights from two women driving change in the fintech industry. In this special episode of Fintech Files, Cynthia Salicrup and Sandra …
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Griffin's favorite post-watching media analysis! Rachel's favorite alternative to looking out the window! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya World Central Kitchen: https://wck.org/By Griffin & Rachel McElroy
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181- Therapy for ExPats in 2025: What are the Options?
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49:10Let's find out what the options are for meeting with a therapist in the Diplomatic community these days. Have you been wondering if therapy could help you? Are you struggling to find the right therapist for your needs? Frustrated with therapists who don’t understand the challenges of expatlife? Connect with us at: https://thebigpurpleblob.com Thera…
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BI 207 Alison Preston: Schemas in our Brains and Minds
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Here's the link to learn more and sign up: Complexity Group Email List.By Paul Middlebrooks
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Navigating Career Pivots and Grit with Milo’s Avni Patel Thompson
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26:18How 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 assis…
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Wonderful! 364: Podcastin' Joe and his Grandson Tyler
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29:08Rachel's favorite words of affection sometimes from a dog! Griffin's favorite cousin-spiting artist! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya World Central Kitchen: https://wck.org/By Griffin & Rachel McElroy
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180- Government to Private work Transition: Expert Ben Fowle did it
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46:11This episode comes at an important time when so many USAID families are seeking new work after sudden termination without cause. Find out more at: www.TheBigPurpleBlob.com Work with Ben Fowle FormerFed on Substack https://formerfed.substack.com/p/navigating-the-federal-layoffsBy The Big Purple Blob
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BI 206 Ciara Greene: Memories Are Useful, Not Accurate
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1:29:10Support the show to get full episodes, full archive, and join the Discord community. Ciara Greene is Associate Professor in the University College Dublin School of Psychology. In this episode we discuss Ciara's book Memory Lane: The Perfectly Imperfect Ways We Remember, co-authored by her colleague Gillian Murphy. The book is all about how human ep…
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Griffin's favorite real-life non-fighting Pokemon! Rachel's favorite fundamental human child-rearing experience! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya World Central Kitchen: https://wck.org/By Griffin & Rachel McElroy
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Navigating Women's Health Tech with Journalist Marina Gerner
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27:48Marina Gerner is an award-winning financial journalist and author. She is also an Adjunct Professor of Commerce & Culture at NYU Stern. In her new book, The Vagina Business, she explores the innovations shaping women’s health and the forces that have held the field back. In this episode, Marina shares some of the biggest success stories in health t…
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179- Idea to Publish: Steps to Become an EFM Author
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42:43David Wessel - author of Choosing Sides, the tale of an ordinary family torn apart by Hitler’s Germany https://www.amazon.com/CHOOSING-SIDES-David-K-Wessel/dp/1952439779 Sharoya Ham and Katie Fowle - Help my child won't go to school https://www.amazon.com/Help-My-Child-Wont-School-ebook/dp "If there is a book you want to read but it hasn't yet been…
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Rachel's favorite poet for challenging times! Griffin's favorite huge quiet octagon! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya World Central Kitchen: https://wck.org/By Griffin & Rachel McElroy
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BI 205 Dmitri Chklovskii: Neurons Are Smarter Than You Think
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Griffin's favorite Canadian unfunny funny show! Rachel's favorite cardboard deduction game! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya World Central Kitchen: https://wck.org/By Griffin & Rachel McElroy
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