Season 1: Hello, World! •  January 5, 2021

Radiah Rhodes: Engineer, Designer, Project Manager, and Certified Executive and Energy Coach

In this episode of “The Outspoken Podcast,” host Shana Cosgrove talks to Radiah Rhodes, engineer, designer, project manager, and certified executive, and energy coach.

Outspoken with Shana Cosgrove Season 1 Episode 5

In this episode of “The Outspoken Podcast,” host Shana Cosgrove talks to Radiah Rhodes of Evók, engineer, designer, project manager, and certified executive, and energy coach. They both engage in an inspiring conversation and connect over their understandings of starting and managing businesses as women, balancing marital life and work obligations, and the intersection of racism and sexism in the workspace.

QUOTES

“I know what it takes to create this and I can do it again.” – Radiah Rhodes [30:53]

 “It didn’t feel like managing against things; it felt like embracing who I am.” – Radiah Rhodes [40:30]

“We can create things by a lot of effort and creativity or we can create things through our presence and our energy.” – Radiah Rhodes [41:47]

TIMESTAMPS

  • [00:04] Intro
  • [01:25] Meet Radiah Rhodes
  • [02:40] College life: industrial engineering and subsequent career path
  • [08:26] Navigating her twenties
  • [10:38] Working with IP-Plus Consulting
  • [14:47] Working with her husband on their joint business
  • [19:03] Working with Procter & Gamble
  • [23:52] Starting Evók
  • [28:35] What shaped her drive to be successful
  • [30:56] The work-life balance as a married woman
  • [36:58] How a conversation with her dad transformed her life
  • [45:32] What Evók offers
  • [46:37] Thoughts on DEI
  • [51:03] Systemic aggression towards women in workspaces
  • [56:03] Creating Smart Pressed Juice
  • [01:00:34] Moving forward with her businesses
  • [01:02:02] Starting a business with her daughter
  • [01:10:50] Radiahs Podcast: the Power Paradigm
  • [01:15:05] Outro

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