Unlocking My Potential
Unlocking My Potential is a podcast sharing real stories from women in tech and beyond. Hosted by Natalie Thompson, each episode sparks inspiration, confidence, and bold career moves. Your journey starts here—let’s grow together.
Episodes
I'm so excited to share this conversation with Daniele Mendez, who has one of the most unexpected STEM origin stories I've heard! We were classmates at Florida Polytechnic University, and hearing her full journey from wanting to be a journalist to becoming a Software Quality Engineer at Lockheed Martin was absolutely fascinating.
In this episode, Daniele gets real about how a negative experience wit...
In this episode, I sit down with Kirsten Schulte, a mechanical design engineer who shares her inspiring journey from discovering engineering at a middle school STEM camp to navigating her career in a male-dominated industry. We dive deep into her experience at Florida Polytechnic University, the challenges and rewards of mechanical design work, and the real talk about being a woman in STEM.
Kirsten opens up about her ...
This week on Unlocking My Potential, I’m joined by Alison Hart, whose journey through STEM is a powerful story of growth, resilience, and embracing change.
From her first spark of inspiration in a network closet at age five to her transition from IT and network engineering into software development, Alison shares what it really takes to thrive in tech: overcoming rejection, developing soft skills, handling imposter sy...
In this episode of Unlocking My Potential, Ashton shares her inspiring journey from pursuing an art degree to finding her calling in STEM.
She opens up about:
- The pivotal moment she realized art was her passion, but not her career
- Transitioning from community college to Florida Polytechnic University
- How project management and networking shaped her career path
- Facing imposter syndrome after graduation and learning to ...
From high school dual enrollment to navigating internships, rotational programs, and a career comeback, Sydney Weber’s journey in supply chain has truly come full circle. In this episode of Unlocking My Potential, Sydney shares how she discovered her passion for logistics, the lessons learned from her time at Honeywell, and why stepping away—and returning—was one of the most defining moves of her career.
We dive into h...
In this episode of Unlocking My Potential, we sit down with Payton Barnwell to hear how she carved her own path through the world of engineering, mission control, and startups—all while learning to trust her instincts and lean into bold moves.
Payton shares
🔹 How she went from being a first-gen college student to working at NASA
🔹 The power of saying “yes” to unexpected opportunities—including internships after g...
In this episode of Unlocking My Potential, Skylar Hoover joins us to share her incredible journey through STEM, from studying computer science to finding her true passion in technical communication, trust & safety, and project management.
Skylar opens up about
- Changing majors and blending tech with communication
- Her roles at Lockheed Martin and Discord
- The realities of burnout and choosing to t...
In this episode of Unlocking My Potential, we sit down with Kara Baldwin to explore her powerful and unconventional journey—from working long shifts as a CNA and pursuing nursing to becoming a mechanical engineer and now stepping into a new chapter as a high school STEM teacher.
Kara shares:
- Why she left nursing to pursue engineering
- Her experience at Florida Polytechnic University, including student govern...
I’m sharing why I started this podcast and what you can expect—real stories from women with STEM backgrounds, their pivots, challenges, and wins. New episodes drop every other Monday!
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