{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6311fe9bae5d13001250521f/69ad3cb2f6d1583bb83e546a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Building support network in STEM, leadership leaps and big career pivots as a Boeing aerospatial engineer with Cassie Leonard","description":"<p>Building Your STEM Safety Net: Cassie Leonard on Being the Only Woman Engineer at Boeing and Leaving Corporate to Coach and Publish</p><p><br></p><p>The episode of Multiple Hats, released for International Women’s Day 2024, revisits a recorded interview with aeronautical engineer Cassie Leonard, who spent 16 years at Boeing after entering a 35-man team as the only woman. Cassie describes her path from aerospace study at UCLA to persistence in applying to Boeing, early intimidation, and career growth through frequent internal “bounces” that stretched her technically and as a leader, supported by an organic network of mentors and advocates. She recounts a difficult double-stretch role during her mother’s stage-four brain cancer diagnosis and how her network helped her recover by finding a new position. Cassie explains leaving Boeing methodically to focus on developing early leaders and supporting STEM parents, self-publishing her book STEM Mum, starting Elm Coaching and Publishing, learning marketing, redefining success beyond paycheck, and aiming to amplify underrepresented voices in STEM.</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Only Woman at Boeing</p><p>01:41 Meet Cassie Leonard</p><p>03:29 Engineering Roots and Role Models</p><p>04:38 What Aerospace Engineers Do</p><p>06:30 Culture Shock in Engineering Classes</p><p>08:14 Landing Boeing Through Persistence</p><p>09:55 Finding Your Voice on the Team</p><p>11:23 Career Growth in Two Dimensions</p><p>14:44 Support Networks as Safety Nets</p><p>17:38 When Life Forces a Reset</p><p>21:07 Why She Left After 16 Years</p><p>22:50 Motherhood in a Male Workplace</p><p>27:13 Building a Methodical Exit Plan</p><p>29:18 From Pro Bono Coaching to Business</p><p>30:50 Yoga Detour and Finding a Niche</p><p>32:54 Marketing Through Community and Boards</p><p>34:11 Book Framework Origins</p><p>35:00 Science Mindset Coaching</p><p>37:12 Whole Life Career Stories</p><p>37:54 Holistic Planning YOLO</p><p>39:39 Writing Editing Timeline</p><p>40:26 Self Publishing Elm Press</p><p>42:32 Money Mindset Metrics</p><p>46:36 Building Business Systems</p><p>48:07 Pricing Coaching Services</p><p>50:10 Marketing Website Authenticity</p><p>54:31 Targeted Volunteering Myths</p><p>56:53 Presenteeism Performance Debate</p><p>01:01:39 Redefining Work Life Balance</p><p>01:04:02 No Going Back</p><p>01:04:23 Inspiration Book Song</p><p>01:05:28 Final Takeaways Village</p>","author_name":"Angelique Greco | Biotech & Health-Tech Expert | STEM Thought Leadership Coach"}