Trigger warning - this episode contains references to themes of gender identity, sexual assault, and suicidal ideation, which some individuals may find distressing.

Today’s guest is someone we’ve had the honor to have on our stage as a speaker for Wonder Women Tech, and she is an award-winning trans activist and Top Voice in highlighting the challenges and policies affecting trans humans and trans rights.

Celia Sandhya Daniels is a healthcare management consultant who educates, empowers, and advocates for transgender and gender-diverse individuals in the corporate world, public sector, and academic and medical institutions through her "Bathroom to Boardroom" advocacy.

As an Asian Indian trans woman born and raised in a conservative family in southern India, she writes and speaks passionately about the struggles and challenges she faced in her family, work, and community in the United States and India.

She has built an ecosystem of alliances with local businesses, police departments, therapists, doctors, churches, and civil rights organizations in the US and India to educate them about bullying, transgender violence, discrimination, healthcare policies, and economic empowerment.

Celia is recognized as one of the Top 20 LGBTQ+ leaders in Biopharma and the Top 10 LGBTQ+ Voices on LinkedIn in the US and Canada. She is also a Top 100 LGBTQ+ Women in DEI worldwide along with Laverne Cox, Wanda Sykes, Lily Tomlin, and others.

She is the Founder and CEO of Rebekon Consulting, serves on the Executive Board of Trans Can Work Inc, and is the VP of PFLAG and Stonewall Democrats of Ventura County, California.

Today's Pioneering woman is Giuliana Tesoro. Giuliana Tesoro was an Italian-born American chemist who earned more than 125 patents, with her most notable consisting of improvements in fabric comfort, practicality, and flame resistance.

Thank you, Giuliana Tesoro!

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Podcast Hosted by Lisa Mae Brunson, Founder of Wonder Women Tech

Sound Engineering by Cari Favole

Original Music score by Carleigh Strange

Illustrated Artwork by Jessenia Hernandez -@sen.i.a on Instagram