Nushrat "Nush" Ahmed - Becoming Miss Swiss
Episode 43, Feb 18, 11:00 AM
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What happens when a girl who's supposed to follow the "safe" path falls in love with her Ford Mustang instead?
Nushrat "Nush" Ahmed didn't take the route her Bengali family had mapped out for her, and thank God she didn't. From turning wrenches on muscle cars to earning the name "Miss Swiss" behind a CNC machine, Nush has built a career that most people twice her age would envy. Now, as CEO and Co-Founder of the Sisterhood of Trades, she's making sure the next generation of tradeswomen don't have to figure it all out alone.
Shep sits down with Nush to talk about what it really takes to bet on yourself when everyone around you has a different plan. Leaving home, choosing a trade school over a traditional four-year university, and finding your people along the way. They dig into the skilled trades gap, what visibility actually means for women in manufacturing, the world of podcasting, and why nothing beats the sound of an engine.
This one's for anyone who ever knew exactly what they wanted to do, even when nobody else understood it.
Nushrat "Nush" Ahmed didn't take the route her Bengali family had mapped out for her, and thank God she didn't. From turning wrenches on muscle cars to earning the name "Miss Swiss" behind a CNC machine, Nush has built a career that most people twice her age would envy. Now, as CEO and Co-Founder of the Sisterhood of Trades, she's making sure the next generation of tradeswomen don't have to figure it all out alone.
Shep sits down with Nush to talk about what it really takes to bet on yourself when everyone around you has a different plan. Leaving home, choosing a trade school over a traditional four-year university, and finding your people along the way. They dig into the skilled trades gap, what visibility actually means for women in manufacturing, the world of podcasting, and why nothing beats the sound of an engine.
This one's for anyone who ever knew exactly what they wanted to do, even when nobody else understood it.