
The Defiant Career is a podcast about career strategy for women in medicine, hosted by Dr. Qaali Hussein, a double board-certified trauma surgeon and mother of six. It teaches women physicians how to advance their careers and navigate hostile workplace cultures without burning out. For three years, I interviewed accomplished women on this show. Surgeons, founders, lawyers, executives. Different fi... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 37 | Founded | 7 years ago |
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How do you balance advancing your career in medicine with starting or raising a family and all the responsibilities that come with that?
In this episode, Dr. Qaali Hussein introduces the Defiant Career Strategy Framework, a step-by-step system for ... more
Stop shrinking. Stop coping. A toxic work environment doesn't require survival—it requires strategy. In this episode, Dr. Qaali Hussein sits down with Muna, a Black Muslim woman engineer who refused to let a hostile workplace cost her health, confide... more
I had a patient bleeding to death at two in the morning while my team ignored my orders. So I went to a women in medicine conference looking for help on how to lead through it. The keynote speaker, a diversity expert, had just named every gap women f... more
For three years, I interviewed accomplished women on this show — surgeons, founders, lawyers, executives. Different fields, different decades, different lives. And every one of them had been handed the same advice: work twice as hard, prove yourself,... more
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Alhamdullillah for Dr Qaali and Dr Hani's wisdoms and perceptions. Every episode is full of so many gems and pearls of knowledge for all women in all professions. Asalaamu alaikum.
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I am so so happy I found this podcast, it has been a gamechanger for me Alhamdulilah to be able to relate to what these women have been through and still thrive. They share the complexity of culture, navigating staying true to faith and being successful. Keep up the amazing work and thank you for sharing muslim women businesses!!
Absolutely beautiful podcast. Jazakallah Khair đź’śđź’ś
I want to say thank you, this is something we needed in our community. I am proud of you. Greetings all the way from Somalia Garowe. Kudos.
Inspiring and educational 🤗
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Apple Podcasts | #110 |
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