HerStories Podcast
1) Julie Smolyansky: Youngest-Ever CEO of a Publicly-Held Company
Send us a text Starting her life in soviet Kiev, Lifeway Foods CEO Julie Smolyansky's mother opened Chicago's first Eastern European deli on Devon where she introduced the city to Nutella. Meanwhile, ...Show More
2) Jennifer Holmgren: Turning Pollution Into Power
Send us a text A self-professed geek, Dr. Jennifer Holmgren was a part of the team that produced a ground-breaking non-petroleum based fuel that allowed a fighter jet to break the sound barrier. As CE...Show More
3) Sol Flores: “The Language of Hustle”
Send us a text Sol Flores, CEO, Knight Impact Partners, joins Maria Doughty to discuss her Puerto Rican roots, founding La Casa Norte, an organization dedicated to helping families escape homelessness...Show More
4) Vicky Kalogera: The Science of The Stars
Send us a text From a small town in Greece, Vicky Kalogera escaped poverty through education, becoming a leading member of the LIGO Collaboration that observed gravitational waves in 2015, and a leadi...Show More
5) Sara Sirotzky: From Lima to Chicago Legend
Send us a text In Lima Peru, a young woman by the name of Sara Sirotzky responded to an ad seeking to hire an individual who spoke some English. Little did Sara know that this opportunity would take h...Show More
6) Carol Ross Barney: Architect, Chicagoan, and Optimist
American Institute of Architects (AIA) Gold Medal winner, founding member and former first President of Chicago Women in Architecture (CWA) Carol Ross Barney joins Maria to discuss her life story, des...Show More
7) Janet Foutty: Music, Theater, or Chair and CEO of Deloitte Consulting LLP?
When a young Janet Foutty considered her future, she imagined herself in the arts: music, or theater; she certainly never anticipated that she'd one day become Executive Chair of the Board of Deloitte...Show More
8) Roseanna Ander: From Commune to Crime Fighter
Roseanna Ander joins Maria to discuss how her background led to her work today in reducing gun violence and advancing justice as Founding Executive Director of The University of Chicago Crime Lab and ...Show More
9) Hedy Ratner: 60 Years of Advocacy for Women's Rights
The daughter of immigrant parents who fled pogroms to reach the U.S., lifelong advocate and activist Hedy Ratner shares her life story and describes her work in civil rights, anti-war, and gender equi...Show More
10) Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall Talks Education
In this episode, Maria speaks with Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall, Founding President & President Emerita of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. Stephanie talks education, students with special...Show More