Seneca Check-In With Marianna Verlage

Gaya D.

Hello and welcome to this episode of seneca checkins, in which I speak with Gaya from the class of 2009.  Gaya is passionate about social justice and international development.  We talk about some of the inequities in both the development and private sectors in Africa, especially around access to funding.  She is co-founder and CEO of a 600 person company, so we also talked about how she thinks about equity when it comes to setting up salary structures for her teams.  On more personal matters, we talk about how she's thinking about adoption as an option for starting a family. She also tells me about how she's become more comfortable with being vocal about her views, and challenging the status quo, even if it might make people uncomfortable or risk some relationships.  At some point, we have a laugh about how infrastructure in East Africa sometimes seems to be water-soluble. I won't explain that joke further but, just have a listen and I promise it will make more sense.  I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed our conversation. Let's get started

Seneca Check-In With Marianna Verlage

Hello and welcome to the first episode of The Seneca Check-ins. In this episode, I speak with Marianna Verlage, from the class of 2013.  * We talk about her passion for environmental sustainability, and she shares us a few tips that can help us live in a more sustainable way.  * We take a detour into the fun story of how she met her husband, which may be my favorite couple story.  * Finally, we end with a heart-to-heart about her personal growth since graduation, and how tough it can be to set your own priorities for what makes you happy, especially when it goes against what the traditional definitions of success.  I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed our conversation. Happy listening :)