Episodes

This week, Nikki and guest host Courtney Fernandez speak with Ale Walker, Director of Business Development at Gray Solutions. Ale has lived an eventful life going from pro-golfer to doing business development in the industria...

This week, Nikki and Ali speak with Kara Branch, chemical engineer, and CEO and founder of Black Girls Do Engineer. Kara has had an amazing career spanning work in Oil & Gas, Space Exploration and is now in Tech working with ...

This week, Nikki was joined by guest host and fellow Automation Lady Courtney Fernandez, while interviewing Don Kiolbassa. Don is the author of "The Tao of the Side Hustle" which brings buddhism, martial arts, and business al...

In this episode, we catch up with Blue Collar Automation founder Brennen Dugger. We discuss his beginnings, his experience working at a pharma end user, OEM, a plant, and eventually how he came to create his own company. Thi...

This week, while Ali was busy in the field, Nikki interviewed Suzy Steele, Chief Strategy Officer at the ARM (Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing) Institute. Nikki & Suzy chat about the role robotics play in reviving our manu...

In this episode, we speak with recent graduate and member of the Technical Marketing Leadership Development Program at Siemens, Kristin Quasey. We talk about the Siemens rotation program, finding and building a network, as we...

In this episode, we speak with sales engineer Maranda Mrdjenovich about her journey from her beginnings in hospitality to her current role at Banner Engineering, their ongoing projects and use of IO-Link, and discussing ways ...

Welcome to Season 2 of Automation Ladies! In this episode of Automation Ladies, Ali and Nikki interview Courtney Fernandez, who has a background in embedded systems design and industrial automation. Courtney shares her experi...

In this episode, we speak with recent engineering graduate Jordan Yates about her adventures in content creation via YouTube, her experience with the interview process coming out of school, the effects of the pandemic on the ...

In this episode, we talk with Audrey Van de Castle from Stanley Black & Decker about going from an arts degree to welding and finding her place in the manufacturing field working at Stanley Black & Decker. We discuss digital ...

In this first live LinkedIn episode, we spoke with Roohi from Qanare Engineering about her experiences in the Pakistan Air Force, motherhood, and her journey. Check out the full video on our LinkedIn page . The sponsor of th...

In this episode, we talk to Joni about those who have inspired her, working in the industry, and those she (and our Automation Ladies) hope to inspire to join the automation world. Audio for this episode was recorded with Zo...

In this episode, we talk to Allison and Katie at Loupe about the twisted path that led them to Loupe, dancing with Spot the robot, working with Katy Perry, and their experiences in programming and robotics. P.S. We lost our ...

In this episode, we continue talking with Kristy about stereotypes, working with other women, and hair and make-up. Audio recorded with Riverside.fm Thank you to all our supporters, especially our main sponsors Clarify and...

In this episode, we speak with Kristy about her experiences in the field and some skills about handling interviews. Part Two of this session will be released later this week. Audio recorded with Riverside.fm Thank you to all...

A quick sneak peak of the upcoming episode with Kirsty Corbiere. In this Ali rant, we talk safety in the field and the not-so-known "bacon hook". Audio recorded with Riverside.fm Thank you to all our supporters, especially ou...

In this episode, we speak with Eilaina about communication, engineering, and most importantly DONUTS. Cause who doesn't love donuts? Audio recorded with Riverside.fm Thank you to all our supporters, especially our main spons...

In this episode, we speak with Aaron Prather about operations, automation, and diversity in the workplace. Audio recorded with Riverside.fm Thank you to all our supporters, especially our main sponsors Clarify and FactoryFix...

In this episode, we speak with Elana Day the star of her own YouTube channel Lil'MissFixIt and her dad Jordan about discovering an interest in automation and mechanics at a young age, and how her father has nurtured this int...

To begin our first season into automation, we speak with Alma Fernandez. Fernandez is a Mechatronics Engineer with experience in Fluid Power, Material Handling, and Automation. She speaks of her journey into the realm of all ...