HAZARD GIRLS

Host Emily Soloby, Founder and CEO of Juno Jones Safety Shoes, interviews women working in non-traditional fields about their career paths.Covering topics such as balancing personal and work lives, issues they have encountered and how they have dealt with them, their biggest challenges, their biggest triumphs, advice for other women, and many other topics.

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Sn. 2, #20 Valencia McDaniel and Erica Jean-Bap...
Valencia McDaniel and Erica Jean-Baptiste are on a mission to solve the issue of the skills trade gap in construction through the company that they co-founded; Women Gone,...
28 min
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Sn. 2, #19 Geraldine Anello: Women in Broadway ...
When people think of male-dominated fields, broadway music is not usually the first to come to mind, but the truth is that women are a minority in orchestra pits. Today we talk to Geraldine Anello, a Broadway musician who has worked as a conductor, keyboardist, and pianist for many well-known shows, including Kinky Boots,...
31 min
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Sn. 2, #18 Tanya Ragan: Preserving the Cities T...
With a background in energy, finance, and real estate, the owner and president of Wildcat Management, Tanya Ragan, brings to the table a multi-faceted skillset that's diverse and incredibly powerful. But leading Wildcat Management to success comes with another big,...
42 min
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Sn. 2, #17 Jen McGowan: Directing, Filmmaking a...
If we only rely on the people who are being disenfranchised to solve that disenfranchisement, then it will never change. In today’s episode we speak with Director and Filmmaker Jen McGowan whose,...
31 min
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Sn. 2, #16 Judaline Cassidy: Jobs Don't Have Ge...
Only 3.5% of jobs in the trades are held by women. Judaline Cassidy, our guest on today’s show, is a tradeswoman on a mission to change this. As a young girl growing up in,...
29 min
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Sn. 2, #15: Allison Grealis: Empowering Women i...
29 percent of the manufacturing sector is made up of women and very few of these are in leadership roles. Our guest on today’s show, Allison Grealis, is passionate about changing this. Allison is the founder and president of Women In Manufacturing, a national trade association focused on supporting, promoting, and inspiring women in the manufacturing sector. She is the,...
29 min
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Sn. 2 #14 Kate Day: Empowering Women Through Ap...
The DoveTtail Workwear team was founded when three friends saw firsthand how poorly made most women's garments are in comparison with their male counterparts. Though many companies have taken it upon themselves to put out '”pink and shrink” versions of men’s wear claiming them to be female attire, these outfits don't,...
34 min
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Sn. 2, #13 Agri-Women, Policies, and Advocating...
Enhancing lives by advocating for agriculture is something that our guests today are passionate about doing for agriculture and the families behind it. Karolyn Zurn holds many positions within the agricultural world; she is the current President of American Agri-Women, the past President of Minnesota Agri-Women, and the lead Minnesota farmer for Farmers Feed the World,
39 min
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Sn. 2, #12 Lynley Oakes: Carpentry, Creativity,...
Today on the Hazard Girls Podcast, we talk to tradeswoman and businesswoman Lynley Oakes of Wild Oaks Creations. Lynley is a carpenter and lumber saleswoman based in Jacksonville, Florida. She started out in a corporate office, and then from there switched into trades as a construction site assistant. Within a week, she was promoted to builder and trained as...
20 min
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Sn. 2, #11 Allyson Hawley, Charli K. Matthews, ...
Brought up in a mining family that had no time for gender stereotypes, Allyson Hawley, our guest on today’s show, was surprised when she began her mechanical engineering degree,...
41 min
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Sn. 2, #10 Alicia Woods: Creating Gender Equali...
Not only does clothing have the power to impact our confidence and productivity, but, in industries like mining, it is also essential for keeping people safe. However, when...
32 min
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Sn. 2, #9 Rachel Street: DIY Network's Philly R...
Your gender doesn’t limit your abilities or your career options. As a woman, you are just as capable as any man to be successful in building your own business. Today’s guest...
29 min
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Sn. 2, #8 Chaya Milchtein: Automotive Independe...
When your car breaks down it can feel like defeat, and shopping for a car without the right knowledge can be overwhelming. That’s why today’s guest has created a safe space to help...
30 min
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Sn. 2, #7 Rita Brown: Working Toward Parity and...
The construction industry is one of the best industries for women to gain parity and is a sector with one of the smallest gender pay gaps. This does not mean there is not still a great deal of...
30 min
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Sn. 2, #6 Emily Pilloton: Creating Truly Divers...
There is something so transformative and powerful, especially for young women, when your own hard work and skills are out in the world, being utilized for good by other people. Today’s guest is...
28 min
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Sn. 2, #5 Caeley Looney: By Girls in STEM, For ...
Just because you may work in a field dominated by men doesn’t mean you can’t be glamorous. Scientists and engineers can look however they want to look, all the...
28 min
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Sn. 2, #4 Jhanel Wilson: From Chemical Engineer...
Transitioning from one male-dominated industry to another is not easy, but it is something today’s guest, Jhanel Wilson, has managed to do successfully. Jhanel is a Philadelphia-based chemical engineer turned real estate investor,...
23 min
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Sn. 2, #3 Mitzi Perdue: "Rice, Chicken, and Agr...
Welcome back to part two of this interview with businesswoman, author, and a master storyteller, Mitzi Perdue. Past president of 40,000 member American Agri-Women,...
15 min
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Sn. 2, #2 Mitzi Perdue: "Rice, Chicken, and Agr...
Today’s guest is Mitzi Perdue, a businesswoman, author, and a master storyteller. She is the past president of the 40,000 member American Agri-Women, the nation’s largest...
28 min
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Sn. 2, #1 Developing the Construction Workforce...
As women in construction, planning to change the dynamic of our industry seems feeble if our meetups, retreats, and gatherings consist solely of women talking to women...
24 min
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Sn. 1, #23 Amanda Allred: Exploring the World o...
Amanda Allred is a professional licensed land surveyor in six Western states, and she joins us today to talk about the educational and career journey that got her to where she is today. Amanda has owned and operated her own surveying firm and is the district land surveyor for the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in the Walla Walla District, where she oversees...
26 min
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Sn. 1, #22 Melissa Gaglione: Safety Wear for Ha...
This week we welcome Melissa Gaglione, the president of Safety4Her, a women’s safety and work gear brand aimed at supplying women with personal protective equipment (PPE). In this episode, she...
22 min
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Sn. 1, #21 Joan Melendez-Misner: STEM, Rocket S...
Today on the podcast, we speak with Joan Melendez-Misner, a rocket scientist, science communicator, and influencer who has 14,000 followers on Instagram. When she is not making waves...
26 min
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Sn. 1, #20 Jessica Scanlan, Christa Loucks, Ali...
Today’s guests are four women who make up an all-female geologist crew in Montana in the United States, in one of the world’s largest platinum mines. The mine they work in is part of a leading...
33 min
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Sn. 1, #19 Inessa M. Vitko: Being an Empowered ...
Although women are contributing to the transformation of public transport, they frequently remain less visible and their role in making transit safer, more inclusive, and sustainable...
30 min