Jul 28, 2026 · 8 min · 8 segments
In episode 263, Women Offshore is turning nine, and Executive Director Liz Schmidt is here to celebrate with energy, gratitude, and a look at what’s ahead. This anniversary episode highlights the…
My name's Liz Schmidt, one of the co-hosts and executive director of Women Offshore.
This week, I'm jumping into your feed to celebrate something truly special, our nine-year anniversary as a global community of mariners, leaders, and learners, and change-makers.
Whether you've been with us since the beginning, since 2017, or you're new with us, welcome.
Nine years ago, we launched with a mission that was bold, overdue, and deeply needed to support women working on the water to
We have some amazing programs from our mentorship program to our scholarship program to our career sponsorship program, which I know lots of you have been able to take advantage of.
This very podcast has been a great way over the past years to be able to share and explore women offshore and the history, the stories, the mariners, and the people that make it all possible.
Over the years, we have shared hundreds of stories from cadets earning their first time at sea to senior leaders shaping the future of maritime operations.
We've talked about everything from safety to identity to leadership to mental health to career transition.
to the realities of working offshore, to coming shoreside, to maybe going back offshore again.
And in nine years, the movement we have created together is change with purpose, sharing our stories and showcasing leaders and building momentum into the future.
My name's Liz Schmidt, one of the co-hosts and executive director of Women Offshore.
This week, I'm jumping into your feed to celebrate something truly special, our nine-year anniversary as a global community of mariners, leaders, and learners, and change-makers.
Whether you've been with us since the beginning, since 2017, or you're new with us, welcome.
Nine years ago, we launched with a mission that was bold, overdue, and deeply needed to support women working on the water to
We have some amazing programs from our mentorship program to our scholarship program to our career sponsorship program, which I know lots of you have been able to take advantage of.
This very podcast has been a great way over the past years to be able to share and explore women offshore and the history, the stories, the mariners, and the people that make it all possible.
Over the years, we have shared hundreds of stories from cadets earning their first time at sea to senior leaders shaping the future of maritime operations.
We've talked about everything from safety to identity to leadership to mental health to career transition.
to the realities of working offshore, to coming shoreside, to maybe going back offshore again.
And in nine years, the movement we have created together is change with purpose, sharing our stories and showcasing leaders and building momentum into the future.
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