MentorTalks: Transforming Your Life with Aisha Bowe
“The world needs to know, learn from, and see us,” says Aisha Bowe, former NASA rocket scientist, CEO, and U.S. Speaker Program ExchangeAlumni.
“Allow your career to take you wherever it takes you,” says Aisha Bowe, former NASA rocket scientist, CEO and Founder of STEMBoard and Lingo, and U.S. Department of State Speaker Program ExchangeAlumni.
From starting her education at a community college, to setting her sights on - and becoming - a rocket scientist at NASA, to founding and leading two companies, and becoming a global motivational speaker with three U.S. Department of State Speaker Programs to her credit, Aisha Bowe has proven there is no linear path to success.
“The world needs to know, learn from, and see us,” Aisha noted during a recent episode of MentorTalks, where she joined us to talk about why she left NASA to help youth to break stereotypes, stop internalizing false narratives, and realize their potential. She also spoke about what it means to be an ExchangeAlumni of the U.S. Speaker Program and to prepare for becoming the first Black woman to fly with Jeff Bezos’ private spaceflight company, Blue Origin, and the sixth Black woman to cross the internationally recognized boundary of space, the Kármán line.
Watch this special episode with Aisha on Instagram @VoicesofExchange to hear about defying the odds and pursuing your dreams!
Speaker Bio
Aisha Bowe is the founder and CEO of STEMBoard, a certified economically disadvantaged woman-owned small business specializing in engineering and development, IT services, program and project management, data management, ingestion, and analytics. She is also founder and CEO of LINGO, which aims to eliminate barriers to entry for students underexposed to STEM opportunities. She leads a workforce of engineers and programmers in addition to managing client relationships as well as execution of multi-million dollar contracts with federal government and corporate clients. Previously, Bowe was an aerospace engineer at the NASA Ames Research Center, where she focused on miniaturized satellites and aircraft trajectory optimization.