Cassandra Morecroft King, deputy program manager at BlackSea Technologies, did something most people only dream about: she quit her ocean engineering job in oil and gas and set out to hike the entire Appalachian Trail.

But the toughest part wasn’t the hike itself — it was reentering the engineering workforce afterward and figuring out how to frame her unconventional journey as a career strength.

In conversation with host Sam East, Cassandra shares stories from the trail (including losing her shoes in a river), her experience of reentering the STEM workforce, and how engineers can leverage their personal adventures to highlight the unique skills they bring to the table.

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Ep 331: From Engineering to the Appalachian Trail — and Back Again

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Kelsea Fitzgerald, director of operations at Chevron's Engineering and Innovation Excellence Center (ENGINE), shares her journey from studying chemical engineering in the U.S. to taking on a global leadership role in Bengaluru, India. 

In conversation with Larry Guthrie, director of content strategy at SWE, Kelsea encourages women and allies to build self-trust by taking uncomfortable steps out of their comfort zones.

Plus, hear what Kelsea loved the most about WE Local Bengaluru, including moderating a panel on self-trust and finding a sense of community with new STEM connections.

WE Local conferences events bring together engineers and technologists of all genders for professional development sessions, networking opportunities, and inspirational speakers. 

Find the next WE Local conference near you at welocal.swe.org 

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Ep 333: Building Self-Trust From the U.S. to India With Kelsea Fitzgerald

I Need You

Boy you know that I need you
I can feel in your aura

Smoking and drinking
Don't ruin the mood 
Sippin on a corona

I am just trying to feel 
What I been missing
Missing for a minute

Clock be steady ticking
Lost intermission 

 One two three four times
What about mines

Five six seven eight nine
Times you lie no

I can’t lie
loosing my mind

Been cold for a minute
No new niggas 
Dont ask for a digit

Size ten dick 
I dont need it

Everything i start I finish

Taking my breath away
Wiping my pain 
Boy you know that i need you

I need u
Uhh

…..

Need u babe
Why

The way i need
The way i need

The way
Ouuu


I cant lie 
Loosing my mind

The way i need

Uhhh 

….




I Need U

……

Its the end of you

……


Why you tryna bring 
Your ass back

Everybody telling me
That you a heart attack

I just need to let you go

You trying to break down my home

Let you go, need to let you go
Need to put you out 
On your own

Need to let you go
This is the end of you

End of you, the end of you
Running in circles like
Merry- Go

I just need to let you go
This is the end of you

Why me, oh why me

Every night we fighting
You know i dont like it

Tryna take my life
Because you never like it
(Ahhh, ahhhh)

One, two, four
Had to skip the three 
For you break me more

Dont know which way
Ima go i dont know

Heart six deep like he
Stand on my soul
(Ahhhh, ahhhh)

Take me now
Take me now

I just wanna get out now
Get out now

End of you, the end of you
Running in circles like
Merry- Go

I just need to let you go
This is the end of you

Why me, oh why me

Every night we fighting
You know i dont like it

Tryna take my life
Because you never like it
(Ahhh, ahhhh)

Why choose me
Left me for a friend 
Thats dead indeed

Then you wanna text me
Acting like we besties

I wish she could open
Up your phone

And see the difference
Funny she complaining

While you the one 
Steady painting
The picture

You enjoy your life 
No i do not miss you

End of you, the end of you
Running in circles like
Merry- Go

I just need to let you go
This is the end of you

Why me, oh why me

Every night we fighting
You know i dont like it

Tryna take my life
Because you never like it
(Ahhh, ahhhh)

Why you tryna bring 
Your ass back

Everybody telling me
That you a heart attack

I just need to let you go

You trying to break down my home

Let you go, need to let you go
Need to put you out 
On your own

Need to let you go
This is the end of you

End of you
Ahh

Let you go
End of you
Why
No, no, no


Let You Go, End Of You

Jolly Jollyoh

This is an old one but wanted to upload it here. 

Taxi

MISSING

Stranger

Right Now

You And Me



Why you tryna waste my time

Why you wanna play with mine

Commit a mental suicide
Heavy thoughts on my mind

Will they ever leave
Ever leave me

Will they ever leave 
Ever leave me

Which way do i
Which way do i follow

Please tell me 

Baby do i
Baby do i need

A new direction
For my

Life
Mhmm

Help me find my way
Help me find my way

You been gone too long
Missed too many days

Look up at the moon
Feel it gravitate

Now where do i go next

Someone tried to put me on a shelf
Someone told me i should ask for help

But not from them

For me

And me only 
And me on

Why you tryna waste my time

Why you wanna play with mine

Commit a mental suicide
Heavy thoughts on my mind

Will they ever leave
Ever leave me

Will they ever leave 
Ever leave me

I dont think so
I dont think so

I just wanna take it slow mo
Please let me go

You be trying just to ruin the vibe
Take my time
With my mind 
Mhm

Why you tryna waste my time

Why you wanna play with mine

Commit a mental suicide
Heavy thoughts on my mind

Will they ever leave
Ever leave me

Will they ever leave 
Ever leave me


I dont think so
I dont think so

I just wanna take it slow mo
Please let me go

You be trying just to ruin the vibe
Take my time
With my mind 
Mhm

I
Dont think so
Ahh

Prod. Frank Moses

Waste My Time

Spend some tine with you
Ahh


I dont wanna waste no time
Why the fuck you wanna 
Play with mine

I just wanna touch you
And fuck on you
Every night

Why is you playing babe
You make me go insane

You make my heart skip a beat
When i hear you say

I wanna be with U
I promise i want you too
Come three in the afternoon

Smoke a blunt 
Shift the altitude 

Aint nobody else after you
Baby i wanna be with u


(With U, With U, 

With U, With U, 

With U, With U, 
 
With U, With U, 

With U, With U, 

With U, With U)

With you
Promise ill never forget you

Everything you did
Everything you lost

Everything you do
Comes at a cost

Thought i was playing silent babe
Whole time i been
Plotting a game

Left me for friend
aint that a ashame


(With U, With U, 

With U, With U, 

With U, With U, 
 
With U, With U, 

With U, With U, 

With U, With U)

Hear we go again
Fighting like we twins
I dont really care
If we dont speak again

Promise you that i will
Never ever spend

I dont wanna waste my time 
With you

Waste my time
Waste my time

Waste no, no, no

I dont wanna waste no time
With you
With you
Ooh

I dont wanna waste no time
With you

Waste no time
On my mind
Nahh

(With U, With U, 

With U, With U, 

With U, With U, 
 
With U, With U, 

With U, With U, 

With U, With U)


With U



Why me
Why me 
Why me

Why me 
Not you, not her and not them

We dont gotta try to 
Keep it on brim


Like where you gotta go
Playing on my mind
Like Mk Ultra rays
Like damn

You didn’t wanna keep me
In the mix
Treating me like ima side dish

Ah nigga please
Don’t try me
Don’t try me nah

I just wanna find out
Why you tryna tell me
Everything i need to do
When you dont even help me

No way, no way

Ahhh

No way , no way

Like what we gon do
How we gon play

I dont know the rules
You are the one the made the game

Tryna tell me that
We are just one inside the same

You aint even mention
Your name

Mention your
Ahh
Ooh

Make some room
Im hella uncomfortable
What is the altitude

I dont think i like
Your attitude

Ahh

Why me 
Not you, not her and not them

We dont gotta try to 
Keep it on brim


Like where you gotta go
Playing on my mind
Like Mk Ultra rays
Like damn

You didn’t wanna keep me
In the mix
Treating me like ima side dish

Ah nigga please
Don’t try me
Don’t try me nah

Why me 
Not you, not her and not them

We dont gotta try to 
Keep it on brim


Like where you gotta go
Playing on my mind
Like Mk Ultra rays
Like damn

You didn’t wanna keep me
In the mix
Treating me like ima side dish

Ah nigga please
Don’t try me
Don’t try me nah



Why Me!

This episode is sponsored by Draper.

How do you know when it’s the right moment to make a career change? In this episode, Maureen Masiulis, director of space sensing, domain awareness, and control at Draper and acting vice president and general manager of Draper’s Space Systems Business Unit, shares her STEM journey from robotics in middle school to leadership roles in the aerospace and defense industries. 

In conversation with host Sam East, she reflects on the pivotal moments when she had to decide whether to move on and details how her volunteer experiences within SWE shaped her leadership skills.

Hear how Maureen balances career growth with family and personal priorities and why Draper’s nonprofit model and programs like Draper Scholars make it a unique place for engineers to grow their careers.

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Ep 338: Knowing When It’s Time to Move On With Maureen Masiulis of Draper


About time
You listened

About time
You paid attention

Thank you now
I feel so tired and down

Dancing in the rain
All alone with no phone

People walking by
I dont care anymore

Roll a window down 
Keep the pic in your phone

Cause one day
Ima be a star all on my own

I will be
A star up on your wall
That youll be glad to see
At night

Let me know
Who you are

Cause ima star
Baby

You driving me
Crazy

Check bout me
Check about me 
Check about me yahh

Which way do i turn
I wish i knew cause right now
My heart yea it burns

I feel like we could grow apart
If we just yearn

Each other

Looking to my left
Looking to my right

Everybody telling me they wanna
Have a fight

I dont really know if i 
Can take it every night

Steady pillow talking 
While im tryna catch a flight

I will be
A star up on your wall
That youll be glad to see
At night

Let me know
Who you are

Cause ima star
Baby

You driving me
Crazy

Check bout me
Check about me 
Check about me yahh

No one
No one will 
Check on you

Uhhh

No one
No one will
Check on you
Ahh

Ahhh
Ahhhh
Ahhhhhh

Thank you now

Dancing in the rain
All alone with no phone

People walking by
I dont care anymore

Roll a window down 
Keep the pic in your phone

Cause one day
Ima be a star all on my own

One day ima be a star on my own

Let me know
Who you are

Cause ima star
Baby

You driving me
Crazy

Check bout me
Check about me 
Check about me yahh

Prod. BigBadBeats

Give Me That

This episode is sponsored by Resideo.

In this episode, two engineers share how curiosity, empathy, and innovation shape their work creating smart home technologies.

Helen Meza, systems integration lead engineer at Resideo, shares her inspiring path from Peru to the U.S. and discusses how she leads global teams with empathy and adaptability. 

Kyra Neal, mechanical design engineer at Resideo, reflects on how she went from designing 3D printers to designing thermostats and dehumidifiers that make tangible differences in people’s lives — and how curiosity played a role in her STEM career.

In conversation with Larry Guthrie, director of content strategy at SWE, hear Helen’s insights on incorporating cultural awareness into leadership, Kyra’s lessons on finding growth through every challenge, and how Resideo fosters an environment where engineers can make an impact.

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Ep 340: Engineering Comfort, Safety, and Growth: Women at Resideo

I thought that i 
Was the golden one

You said that i was the chosen 
One

But you lied 
Now I see the truth

Its okay, its okay, its okay
I promise you

I just wish that i was
Your First Kiss

Why
Would you leave me 
Out on my own

Leave me without a phone
To call

You know you did me
Dirty wrong

The way you looked 
Was like a fire

The way i thought you were
 Expired

You cant tell me that you 
Want me

Cause i know exactly
Who you be

You want her 
You do not want me


I bet when your with
Her it’s such a vibe

You tell me everyday
And every night

You wish that you could rewind
The time

But you wont
Cause you needed someone to 
Feel gifted

Yea i know
All you wanted to
Fit in

Im the star on the wall
No forgiveness

No, no forgive

I just wish that I was your 
First Kiss

You cant tell me that you 
Want me

Cause i know exactly
Who you be

You want her 
You do not want me

Yea you want
Yea you want
Yea you want

Everything, in your hands
Do you see

Your a man not of your word
Tonight

You cant tell me that you 
Want me

Cause i know exactly
Who you be

You want her 
You do not want me


Tell me everything you want
Promise you i want to hear

Let me make it very clear
I do not operate our of fear

I just wish that i was your
First Kiss

You cant tell me that you 
Want me

Cause i know exactly
Who you be

You want her 
You do not want me

Yea you want
Yea you want
Yea you want

Everything, in your hands
Do you see

Your a man not of your word
Tonight

You cant tell me that you 
Want me

Cause i know exactly
Who you be

You want her 
You do not want me

You cant tell me that you 
Want me

Cause i know exactly
Who you be

You want her 
You do not want me

Prod. BigBadBeats

First Kiss

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