{"podcast":{"title":"HumanizeHer with Erica Lockheimer","slug":"humanizeher-with-erica-lockheimer-7021072","podcast_index_feed_id":7021072,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/535567/rss","website_url":"https://www.humanizeher.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/3/f/3/c/3f3cd60f0ea9e06027a2322813b393ee/3000x3000_StackedLogo_Ada.jpg","author":"Erica Lockheimer","episode_count":45,"summary":"Welcome to the HumanizeHer Podcast where we celebrate and elevate women's voices and share their stories. We are on a mission to cultivate a world where every woman thrives, shattering glass ceilings and redefining success on her own terms. We're so grateful to have you as a listener and member of our community!! 🤩💫","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/humanizeher-with-erica-lockheimer-7021072"},"episode":{"title":"Startup Founder, Google VP & Stanford Lecturer | Mauria Finley","slug":"startup-founder-google-vp-stanford-lecturer-mauria-finley","published_at":"2026-02-04T03:39:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/humanizeher-with-erica-lockheimer-7021072/startup-founder-google-vp-stanford-lecturer-mauria-finley","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/humanizeher-with-erica-lockheimer-7021072","url":"https://7e64d1a1-45af-410a-a143-b6452cad0951.libsyn.com/startup-founder-google-vp-stanford-lecturer-mauria-finley","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/7e64d1a1-45af-410a-a143-b6452cad0951/HH_Episode34_MauriaFinleyRename.mp3?dest-id=4725527","summary":"In this episode of the HumanizeHer Podcast, we sit down with Mauria Finley - a powerhouse entrepreneur, Stanford lecturer, and current Vice President at Google . Mauria shares a deeply personal and strategic look at a career that has oscillated between massive corporate scale and the high-stakes \"grit and resilience\" of the startup world. From building product spreadsheets in her living room to leading global teams, Mauria offers a masterclass in living a life driven by purpose, joy, and connection. Key themes in this episode include: The Entrepreneurial Leap: Mauria discusses founding Citrus Lane (acquired by Care.com ) at age 35 while raising a toddler and an infant, debunking the myth that you have to start young to succeed. Pitching with Conviction: A candid look at the venture capital world. Mauria shares the hard lessons she learned raising Series A funding, including the \"Tony Fadell\" moment that forced her to fix her intro and why women must pitch the \"big idea\" rather than a \"risk-adjusted plan.\" The \"Beautiful Failure\": Mauria reflects on her second startup - a fashion styling business for professional women - which was derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic. She discusses the heavy burden of leading through layoffs and how this \"failure\" led her to a fulfilling new chapter at Google. Teaching the \"Soft Skills\" of Engineering: For nearly a decade, Mauria has co-taught a popular class at Stanford 's Computer Science school. She reveals what elite students actually want to know: not how to code, but how to negotiate, grow in a job, and navigate the workplace. Perspective through Health Challenges: Mauria shares the jarring story of being diagnosed with breast cancer on the same day she received a text from Erica Lockheimer about a skin cancer diagnosis. She discusse…","meta_description":"In this episode of the HumanizeHer Podcast, we sit down with Mauria Finley - a powerhouse entrepreneur, Stanford lecturer, and current Vice President at G…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3180,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/humanizeher-with-erica-lockheimer-7021072/episodes/startup-founder-google-vp-stanford-lecturer-mauria-finley/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/humanizeher-with-erica-lockheimer-7021072/startup-founder-google-vp-stanford-lecturer-mauria-finley.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}