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Innervation: S2 Ep 48 Make the most of each Day

Michi Benthaus has been through a lot and that has only made her stronger and more determined to chase after the things she really wants in life. She wants a career in space and despite not feeling like the brightest mathematician and physicist, she is nevertheless fascinated by the industry. Michi knows that successful careers are determined by hardworking and persistence and using these traits that she has in abundance combined with the fact that she is unique in the field of aerospace, she will go far. It's always great to hear other people’s stories because it helps us to carve out our own attitudes towards life.

Innervation: S2 Ep 47 Self-Supportive

Jessica Gagan could be my sister, in the way she thinks, the way she approaches life and how determined and focussed she is to live her best life.  I learned so much from my conversation with her this week.  She is so strong and confident about what she wants in life, and I think that is where I was truly inspired.  Jessica doesn’t apologise for being beautiful, as well as brainy.  On top of that she is so humble.  Yet, her humility keeps her grounded, whilst her education in Aerospace Engineering and fashion modelling are taking off.  Thanks Jess for running with the cards you have been dealt, you are a role model for many of us, because you’ve worked hard for what you have.  You gave me permission today to own how hard worked for my own education.  Engineering is not easy, but engineers really are the best.  

Innervation: S2 Ep 46 Use your Difference

Shrouk is so many things as well as being a badass electronics engineer. Before even speaking a word she inspires people by just being Shrouk. She doesn’t fit into a norm and that is was is so fascinating and empowering for others. We discuss being different. Multi-dimensional and determine to expand the public perception of engineer. We didn’t have much time to speak, but we covered a lot of revealing ground, in my my honest conversation on eSTEAMd yet.

Innervation: S2 Episode 45 Be You

Kristin really is the future of engineering. She has so much enthusiasm for problem solving, but more interestingly, she has so much confidence in just being herself. She doesn't have that outdated attitude of apologising for being female, awkwardness for being multi-talented or shyness for being different from her mostly male peers. With that attitude comes success. She wants others to excel, as well as herself. She wants a world that is full of equal opportunities for all, and I believe she will be leading the way, certainly within engineering.

Innervation: S2 Ep 44 Finding the Right Path for You

Dr. Samanatha Micklewright is a clinical scientist and mechanical engineer. She has spent many years studying to collect 2 Masters, and a PhD, purely to secure her dream job. In now working for the NHS she gets to exercise her engineering and clinical skills simultaneously. To me, her story is one of dedication and commitment to applying her intrinsic talents and skills. She's a multi-dimensional person, who cares about helping others and every choice and decision she has made about her career has been a string to her bow. No career is ever linear - sometimes we choose things which don't seem obvious to supporting the overall end game. But no experience is wasted, if you learn from them.

Innervation: S2 Ep 43 Flipping Things on Their Head

Bethany Cousins forms part of the future of manufacturing.  Manufacturing is an exciting industry for young, keen intelligent people like her, because we are in the midst of an Industrial Revolution 4.0.  The UK once used to be global leaders in manufacturing, but in order to stay as global leaders manufacturing has to go digital.  Bethany talks about her need to stay ahead of the curve and how her work is all about flipping things on their head.   

Innervation: S2 Ep 42 I did it and it Works!

Tillie works in very extreme conditions. She is a Marine engineer on board Agulhas, the research ship that found Sir Ernest Shackleton's lost Antarctic Explorer in the Weddell Sea earlier this year. The wreck was located over 3400m down on the sea floor and temperatures were harsh and bitter at almost minus 20 degrees centigrade. Tillie speaks about her marine engineering work, love of fixing things and making them work and what it is like being so far away from home and her loved ones and how it is helped her find inner strength and hope.

Innervation: S2 Ep 41 Show them what you are Capable Of

Kate Todd-Davis is really smart.  Not because she always got great grades at school and was very academic, but because she decided to take an apprenticeship route into aerospace engineering.  She is part of the future of manufacturing and now has an engineering degree, loads of industrial work experience and no student debt.  It’s inspiring hearing her story and learning from someone so switched on to their future and the future of how things will be made in the UK.  

Innovation: S2 Ep 40 Outside the Box

Michelle Hicks in a Chartered Civil Engineer, specialising in designing and building theme parks.  Theme parks have been a passion of hers ever since she was a kid.  What I find inspiring about her story is a logical and rational approach to providing people with fun and unforgettable experiences.  She has an incredible job of brining many talents within engineering together, with the aim of enhancing our wellbeing and ability to escape the day-to-day rigmarole of life through cutting-edge technology and engineering.  

Innervation: S2 Ep39 Make, Build, Break

Nikita is extremely transparent and open about coming from a very orthodox South East Asia family and how that coincided with her ambitions to make an impact in the field of artificial intelligence. We talk about the dilemmas faced in pursuing an education and career as a woman, who is expected to become a wife. Its not easy coming from such a patriarchal culture - we boost each other's confidence in these matters as well as talk about Nikita's significant contributions to the field of electricity and electronics.