S3 E8: Paving the way for Women in Agriculture with Stacy Mayo-Martinez

  Episode Overview:   In the United States, only 2% of the population work in agriculture. The choice to join the industry though-- was easy for our guest, Stacy Mayo-Martinez.   Growing in a small town on a farm working with cattle and livestock and having a degree in agricultural communications, Stacy grew to work on the marketing side of the agricultural industry. Being one of the few women in the industry, she saw beyond that and, having grown in a diverse small town, Stacy knew she needed to hold her place and make her opinions known.   Currently, she’s still setting up her podcast, but it’s called Connect, Change, and Challenge! She focuses on the many great people she’s met through her life-- and hopefully new friends too! Each episode will feature unique challenges that professionals can definitely learn from.   She calls people to suppress the fears and intimidation of being the only woman in their industry, instead see it as exciting-- to be able to pave the way for more women in the future. Use it to build your confidence, your knowledge, and progress women forward.   Episode Highlights:   Growing up on a farm in a small town Her college journey to Agriculture Communications The Marketing side of the Agricultural Industry How Stacy decided to look at her male-dominated field Shifting perspective on working with mostly men   About the Guest:   Stacy started as a marketing professional in an agency focused on public relations and content creation. Eventually, she moved into work with the state government to support small businesses in agriculture to equip them with the appropriate brand materials for larger scales.   Now with her own business, Mayonez Marketing helps organizations, businesses, and individuals looking to meet their goals, create change, and grow. For her first stand-alone project, Stacy started her own podcast called Connect, Change, and Challenge to impart knowledge and bite-sized challenges to listeners for their own career growth.   Connect with Stacy:   Website: STACY MAYO-MARTINEZ LinkedIn: Stacy Mayo-Martinez | LinkedIn Instagram: Stacy Mayo-Martinez (@stacy_mayonez) Stacy’s Podcast: ‎Connect Change & Challenge Email: info@connectchangechallenge.com   ---   Did you enjoy today’s episode? Please click here to leave a review for The 6%, with NancyMD. Be sure to subscribe to your favorite podcast app to get notified when a new episode comes out!    Do you know someone who might enjoy this episode? Share this episode to inspire and empower!   Let's get social! Instagram @_nancymd Facebook @nancymdpdx Twitter @_nancymd LinkedIn @nancyyenshipleymd Website www.nancymd.com   Subscribe to The 6%, with NancyMD ++ Apple Podcasts ++ Spotify ++ Google Podcasts

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The 6% with NancyMD is dedicated to women thriving in traditionally male-dominated fields. As a female orthopaedic surgeon, I belong to the 6% that are women in this field - and thus the inspiration for the title. The birth of The 6% came about when I was at an airport and saw a female commercial airline captain. Though I didn't know her, I wanted to talk to her and ask her all about her life and path - and I wanted to hug her, knowing she likely experienced many of the same challenges that I had. I realized that across disciplines and careers, we have parallel experiences and struggles in following our passions. I hope that by sharing these stories, we will inspire the next generation of women surgeons, scientists, firefighters, engineers, CEOs. In The 6%, I talk to women about how they arrived at their careers, and the facets of their lives that brought them there. We talk about imposter syndrome, microagressions, barriers to entry, pay gap, mentoring, obstacles and failures - more importantly, how we get up from those failures. If you love stories grit, perseverence, resiliency, then The 6% is for you!