{"podcast":{"title":"Between the East and the West","slug":"between-the-east-and-the-west-6696487","podcast_index_feed_id":6696487,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/d809779c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/meenu-gupta89","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/36144991/36144991-1672172144932-68f4b73d4e8cd.jpg","author":"Meenu Gupta","episode_count":85,"summary":"The podcast series \"Between the East and the West\". The series showcases the journey of people who have straddled continents in their work and relationships…who have taken the road less travelled and gathered enough moss to share some! Their motivations to spread roots and shoots spiritually, mentally and passionately, their learnings and nuggets of wisdom, their challenges and milestones, their quest, sense of identity and belonging to different parts of the world…their observations and assimilation of contrasts and similarities in different continents.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/between-the-east-and-the-west-6696487"},"episode":{"title":"(Part 1) What happens When Someone Believes: The Social Innovation Journey of Aya Fernandez (Winner of the Bayer Foundation Women Entrepreneurs Award 2024)","slug":"part-1-what-happens-when-someone-believes-the-social-innovation-journey-of-aya-fernandez-winner-of-the-bayer-foundation-women-entrepreneurs-award-2024","published_at":"2026-01-15T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/between-the-east-and-the-west-6696487/part-1-what-happens-when-someone-believes-the-social-innovation-journey-of-aya-fernandez-winner-of-the-bayer-foundation-women-entrepreneurs-award-2024","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/between-the-east-and-the-west-6696487","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/meenu-gupta89/episodes/Part-1-What-happens-When-Someone-Believes-The-Social-Innovation-Journey-of-Aya-Fernandez-Winner-of-the-Bayer-Foundation-Women-Entrepreneurs-Award-2024-e3dms3a","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/d809779c/podcast/play/114044458/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-15%2Fe8f12971-381d-8606-b72f-0b413ca865ee.mp3","summary":"A story of how belief, support and inner strength helped a young Filipina entrepreneur transform her vision — and her local impact — into a model for global sustainability. Aya Fernandez, the founder of Eco-Uling shares how her path as an eco-entrepreneur, artist and advocate took shape. She speaks openly about what it meant to be truly seen and heard by the Bayer Foundation— not only for her work, but for who she is — and how that recognition boosted her self-worth, reshaping her confidence and leadership. Keywords Empowerment, sustainability, belief, validation, gender equality, social innovation, entrepreneurship, metrics, women leaders Soundbites “There is no greater empowerment than empowering others” “Give me droplets & I can transform them into an ocean” “Sustainability is the only way to go” Chapters - ”Aha”moments in Aya´s life -Multitasking vs living with awareness -Beyond gender to sense of belonging -Sea turtle and crab mentality compared -Power of validation -The journey of Eco-Uling -Metrics of success of an entrepreneur -Belief & validation supports dreams and enterprises -Intergenerational learning","meta_description":"A story of how belief, support and inner strength helped a young Filipina entrepreneur transform her vision — and her local impact — into a model for glob…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2317,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/between-the-east-and-the-west-6696487/episodes/part-1-what-happens-when-someone-believes-the-social-innovation-journey-of-aya-fernandez-winner-of-the-bayer-foundation-women-entrepreneurs-award-2024/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/between-the-east-and-the-west-6696487/part-1-what-happens-when-someone-believes-the-social-innovation-journey-of-aya-fernandez-winner-of-the-bayer-foundation-women-entrepreneurs-award-2024.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}