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How 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 assistant designed to help families manage that invisible load more efficiently. In this episode, Avni shares her journey from studying chemistry to holding leadership roles at global brands like Adidas and Starbucks, to launching her own ventures. She discusses how she approaches career transitions, the importance of unpleasant experiences, and why she’s focused on making everyday life easier for parents. [01:26] Avni's University Days and Early Career [04:36] Non-Linear Career Paths [05:16] Pursuing Steep Learning Curves [11:51] Entrepreneurship and Safety Nets [15:22] Lived Experiences and Milo [19:55] Avni’s In Her Ellement Moment [20:03] Reflections Links: Avni Patel Thompson on LinkedIn Suchi Srinivasan on LinkedIn Kamila Rakhimova on LinkedIn Ipsos report on the future of parenting About In Her Ellement: In Her Ellement highlights the women and allies leading the charge in digital, business, and technology innovation. Through engaging conversations, the podcast explores their journeys—celebrating successes and acknowledging the balance between work and family. Most importantly, it asks: when was the moment you realized you hadn’t just arrived—you were truly in your element? About The Hosts: Suchi Srinivasan is an expert in AI and digital transformation. Originally from India, her career includes roles at trailblazing organizations like Bell Labs and Microsoft. In 2011, she co-founded the Cleanweb Hackathon, a global initiative driving IT-powered climate solutions with over 10,000 members across 25+ countries. She also advises Women in Cloud, aiming to create $1B in economic opportunities for women entrepreneurs by 2030. Kamila Rakhimova is a fintech leader whose journey took her from Tajikistan to the U.S., where she built a career on her own terms. Leveraging her English proficiency and international relations expertise, she discovered the power of microfinance and moved to the U.S., eventually leading Amazon's Alexa Fund to support underrepresented founders. Subscribe to In Her Ellement on your podcast app of choice to hear meaningful conversations with women in digital, business, and technology.…

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The Space Game Junkie Podcast is a show focused on classic and current space gaming topics, from interviews with developers to shows covering classic games, our podcast is part of the overall love letter to space gaming that is Space Game Junkie. :) You can subscribe via iTunes, Android, Stitcher, Amazon or RSS, and we record every Wednesday at 10 AM Pacific (or 6:00 AM if our guest is overseas) live on YouTube and Twitch unless otherwise noted on our calendar! Thanks for tuning in!

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SGJ Podcast #484 – Your Most Satisfying “Got Gud” Games 1:10:28

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Hey friends, welcome back to the show! After a short break, we’re back with what we hope you’ll think is a fun topic! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about those game that were most satisfying to “get gud” at. You know, the games in which we invested many hours and... The post SGJ Podcast #484 – Your Most Satisfying “Got Gud” Games appeared first on Space Game Junkie .…

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SGJ Podcast #483 – Top Gaming Moments 1:00:19

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Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about our top gaming moments. You know, the moments that floored us, that made us exhausted, that we remember for years or decades afterward. We all had a lot of great entries, and we enjoyed the topic so... The post SGJ Podcast #483 – Top Gaming Moments appeared first on Space Game Junkie .…

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SGJ Podcast #482 – Spin the Wheel 1:09:04

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Hello my friends, and welcome to this week’s show. Sorry it’s a day late, yesterday totally got away from me. This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I take another turn of the random wheel of questions, since we had so much fun with it last time. We have more fun with it this... The post SGJ Podcast #482 – Spin the Wheel appeared first on Space Game Junkie .…

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SGJ Podcast #481 – Check-In 48:08

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Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I do a check-in, and do we get angry. Like, it’s a rough time, and we usually avoid politics, but we get very political in this episode, so you can skip this one if you’d like, I’ll totally understand. Next... The post SGJ Podcast #481 – Check-In appeared first on Space Game Junkie .…

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SGJ Podcast #480 – Looking Forward to 2025 59:20

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Hey friends, welcome to this week’s episode This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about the games we’re most looking forward to hopefully coming out this year, whether into early access or from early access to 1.0. We cover a LOT of games, and surprisingly few toes were stepped upon! Check out... The post SGJ Podcast #480 – Looking Forward to 2025 appeared first on Space Game Junkie .…

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SGJ Podcast #479 – beyond.frontiers 59:52

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Hey friends, welcome to the first show of 2025! I’m sorry if the audio isn’t up to our usual standards, as I could have SWORN I hit record on my mixer, but I can’t find the file, so I had to use the audio ripped from the video as a backup. Anyways, this week, Spaz,... The post SGJ Podcast #479 – beyond.frontiers appeared first on Space Game Junkie .…

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SGJ Podcast #478 – A Look Back at 2024 1:19:06

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Hello friends, and welcome to this, the final show of 2024! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I look back on what a year it’s been, both personally and in our gaming lives, to find out what surprised us, what disappointed us, and so on, all of which you can see below. If... The post SGJ Podcast #478 – A Look Back at 2024 appeared first on Space Game Junkie .…

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SGJ Podcast #477 – Check-In 1:07:59

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Hey friends, welcome back to the show! Again, apologies for the longer-than-anticipated break, but cataract surgery waits for no man. This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I do a check-in and talk about what we’re playing and how we’re doing. The games we’re playing are all over the map, as are our mental... The post SGJ Podcast #477 – Check-In appeared first on Space Game Junkie .…

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SGJ Podcast #476 – Space Legs 1:04:53

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Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I (OMG full crew again) talk about space legs. You know, when you can walk around your ship, stations and the like. We found out that it seems to work more often than not, but when it doesn’t work, it’s... The post SGJ Podcast #476 – Space Legs appeared first on Space Game Junkie .…

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SGJ Podcast #475 – Exploration 59:37

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Welcome back to the show, folks! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about exploration, both in space and other types of games. We go through which games we feel nail it — of which there aren’t a ton — which games we feel could do better, and more. It’s a fun... The post SGJ Podcast #475 – Exploration appeared first on Space Game Junkie .…

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SGJ Podcast #474 – UI/UX 1:13:22

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Hey friends, sorry this is a day late, yesterday totally got away from me. This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about user interfaces and the user experience, how they relate to gaming, and which games do them well and which could do better. It’s a fun and spirited discussion, and we... The post SGJ Podcast #474 – UI/UX appeared first on Space Game Junkie .…

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SGJ Podcast #473 – Professions in the Future 55:19

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Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about the jobs we’d like to have if we lived in a space video game. The conversation got pretty lively, and we all came up with some really fun answers! Next week, we’ll be talking user interfaces and... The post SGJ Podcast #473 – Professions in the Future appeared first on Space Game Junkie .…

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SGJ Podcast #472 – Check-In 1:06:56

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(welcome text here) This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about what we’re playing and how we’re doing. It’s a varied show, as we talk about a lot of games, but also how the current world situation is affecting us. We’re still working on our topic for next week, but it’ll surely... The post SGJ Podcast #472 – Check-In appeared first on Space Game Junkie .…

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SGJ Podcast #471 – Spin the Wheel 1:13:05

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Hey friends, welcome to the show! So sorry this is late. First, last week got away from me, THEN the site was down for several days! UGH. Anyway, this time, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I try something a little different. In lieu of one topic, we spin a wheel and tackle several. We’ve... The post SGJ Podcast #471 – Spin the Wheel appeared first on Space Game Junkie .…

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SGJ Podcast #470 – Starcom: Unknown Space 1:08:14

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