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Celebrate International Women's Day with the women behind your favorite products at KitchenAid®

Meet some of the incredible women behind your favorite products from KitchenAid brand, and learn some of their personal accomplishments as well as their role in bringing these various projects to life.

Dr. Vaishali Nandy

Completing my Ph.D. remains the proudest moment of my life. For me, it was a journey defined by intense discipline and a constant sense of intellectual curiosity.

In my role as Global Product Marketing Manager at KitchenAid brand, I am guided by a specific quote from The Bhagavad Gita: "Perform your obligatory duty, because action is indeed better than inaction."

Greta Heidrich

I am personally proud to have obtained my Private Pilot’s License. The opportunity to take to the skies was presented to me, and I completely fell in love with it.

As a Color Development Engineer at KitchenAid brand, I’ve always been inspired by the phrase: Alis volat propriis—she flies with her own wings. It reminds me to be ambitious and not be afraid to ask the hard questions.

Aakriti Goel

Personally, I’m proud of being myself while playing multiple roles and maintaining my unique identity. As a Senior Global Marketing Manager at KitchenAid brand, I’m grateful to have found friendships and built deep connections within my workspace that make work feel like play. 

My advice for other women would be to pat yourself on the back. You are doing well!

Zevi Motogbe

My greatest source of pride lies in navigating the often-challenging balance between a demanding professional life and a fulfilling personal life. The true measure of success is being fully present and engaged with my family while excelling as a Product Marketing Manager at KitchenAid brand.

If I’m offering advice to other women, it’s this: If it must be done, it must be done well! Diligence goes a long way.

Dr Nandy shares that “the Pure Power Blender remains my favorite launch because it represents the perfect ‘Full Circle’ development process.”

Greta shares that “it’s hard to pick one favorite project since there are so many fun colors that are developed for different reasons. I really enjoy working on Color of the Year because it is so iconic and Butter is very memorable because it was the first Color of the Year I worked on from start to finish.”

Aakriti shares that the “Pure Power Blender's unique design and communication have made it one of the most loved products in the portfolio.”

Zevi shares that “what made the Evergreen Design Series particularly gratifying for me, personally, was the massive, collaborative effort required to support its global rollout.”