About this episode

Heather Nemelka shares her journey of returning to work after an 18-year career gap and her mission to help other women regain confidence in the workforce.

Send us Fan Mail What happens when life takes you away from the workforce for nearly two decades? For Heather Nemelka, that question became the foundation for a mission that is now helping women, career changers, and workforce returners rediscover their confidence and create new opportunities. In this episode of Business Origin Stories, Heather shares her remarkable journey from returning to work after an 18-year career gap to founding both Elevator and the Elevator Foundation. Along the way,...

People in this episode

Host: Amy Schutte

Guest: Heather Nemelka

Topics covered

• women returning to work
• career change
• confidence building
• workforce reintegration
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• women in workforce
• career gap
• confidence
• entrepreneurship
• workforce returners

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Elevator, Elevator Foundation

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