{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 103: How To Build A STEM Business As A First Generation Immigrant","description":"Our guest today is, Anastasia Kraft, CEO and co-founder of Xena Workwear. When Ana moved to the US from Germany, she worked as a project management consultant in construction, manufacturing and event planning projects. While she LOVED working &amp;nbsp;in the manufacturing environment, there was one aspect Ana truly hated: her bulky and manly steel toe boots that made it impossible to dress professionally. After years of frustration she decided to solve this issue by designing and manufacturing fashionable steel-toe footwear for women so that they can finally dress like the professionals they are! Listen now to hear Ana's inspiring STEM Story. In this episode we discuss: 1. How Ana got interested in engineering? 2. How she transitioned into a career in project management and then into entrepreneurship? 3. The origin story of Xena Workwear and how it's bridging the gender gap in Manufacturing.&amp;nbsp; 4. How she thinks we can bridge the gap in STEM professions?&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Links: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/xenaworkwear\/ https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/xenaworkwear\/ https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/anastasia-kraft-b10878aa\/ &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Her Stem Story","author_url":"http:\/\/herstemstory.com\/podcast-episodes\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/13224326\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/69982793"}