Gayle walks us through how she found her way to Royal Chemical following her previous employer moving her schedule to an unpractical swing shift while she was raising her two young sons. She touches on all the various roles she has held at Royal Chemical including plant manager, quality assurance representative, and sales woman and the unique challenges each role held.

Victoria shares all the decision points in her career journey that led her from her chemical engineering background through various roles in the chemical industry, back to school to pursue her MBA, her time in Shell's MBA development program, and finally starting her own consulting company Progressio Global in 2017.

Andi shared with us how she grew up in the chemical industry with her father founding Chem/Serv Inc. when she was a child. Starting her career selling janitorial chemicals at State Chemical in Miami, Andi then moved on to a job selling fish and seafood before finally ending up back at her family business managing operations and regulatory.

In this episode, Lauren tells us about her experience working in marketing and advertising prior to joining BluePallet, discusses BluePallet's core values including promoting diversity and why as an organization they wanted to partner with and support WIC, and the teaches us the power of saying no and letting it linger in professional settings.

Chelsea shared with us her unique path pivoting from her computer science and engineering background to procurement in the chemical industry. In our conversation, we discussed the differences in gender dynamics in varying geographies touching on Chelsea's experiences growing up in India. Chelsea encouraged us to prioritize connecting with others and to have confidence in our contributions to our organizations.

Michele shared with us how she focuses on incremental improvement everyday for her professional development, how she manages to maintain her personal life despite continuous work responsibilities, and she advised us all to get outside of our comfort zone in our lives.

Weijun shared with us her diverse career journey, her experiences working within the chemical industry, and her experience as a mother and how she is motivated to set a good example for her daughter.

Tara shared with us her career journey, her experiences working within the chemical industry as a woman in regulatory, and her experience as a mother managing two kids at home during the Covid-19 pandemic while trying to juggle her work commitments and volunteering in her local school district.

Christie Luna’s infectious positivity shines through in this interview and is sure to brighten your day. She discusses how she found her way into the chemical industry, how women can be better allies to each other, and how she finds strength in embracing differences.

Vickie shares her career path, starting in mosquito control and eventually landing her in the chemical industry. We discuss on how she shows up in her professional life, her experiences as a woman in procurement, and the reality that there is no balance for working mothers - and that's just fine.

Lisa explains to us her unique position, her experiences as a woman in various roles within Wacker, and how she is noticing more women encouraging and empowering each other in their everyday professional lives.

Christine’s career journey, starting at Shell and working at Safety-Kleen, provides a unique outlook on the unintentional biases that may still exist in our industry. She emphasizes how important it is for women to support each other on their career journeys and the value she’s gleaned from these support networks.