WV Women: Power and Purpose

Dr. Julie Lockman - WVU Health Sciences Center, AVP Graduate Education

Dr. Julie Lockman chats with me about growing up on a TX farm, gravitating towards science and research, and ultimately finding her purpose in helping graduate students recognize their greatest potential.

Liz Badami - Mary Jane's Stone Baked Pizzeria

This conversation is with a friend of over 27 years, and it means a lot to share it as my first episode. Her story is one of deep love and devastating loss—losing her mother to a DUI driver, honoring her memory by opening a family pizza shop with her husband, and later losing him suddenly to a cardiac event. This is a conversation about grief, resilience, and continuing forward when life does not go as planned.

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WV Women: Power & Purpose is a podcast dedicated to sharing the real stories of women across West Virginia who are leading, building, and redefining what success and purpose look like in their own lives. Powerful women. Purposeful lives. Proudly West Virginia. Through honest conversations, each episode highlights journeys of resilience, leadership, and impact—amplifying voices that don’t always get the spotlight, but absolutely deserve to be heard. From entrepreneurs and community leaders to everyday women creating meaningful change, this podcast creates space for connection, inspiration, and possibility right here in West Virginia.