Episode 88: Janet Ivey - President at Explore Mars, CEO of Janet's Planet

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Janet Ivey, Creator and CEO of the award-winning children's series Janet’s Planet is committed to enriching the lives of children via education and live performances, TV, and online programming. With over 29 years in the children’s entertainment/education and space science outreach sector, Janet has captivated Nashville and beyond with her work. She has received 12 Regional Emmys and five Gracie Awards, for her children’s series Janet’s Planet that airs on 140+ public television stations nationwide. Her first TEDx Talk was in 2014 entitled, AWE,(Art, Wonder, and Experiential) Inspired Science, her second TEDx Talk entitled, “How To Inhabit Your Very Own Planet, #PlanetYou” was recorded in April 2019. In 2020, Janet was named a second-round citizen astronaut candidate for Space For Humanity and is awaiting news if she will progress in the process and get a chance to go to space. Janet is currently the president of Explore Mars, an advocacy group for the human exploration of Mars, is a NASA JPL Solar System Ambassador, is on the Board of Governors for the National Space Society, is the Educational Co-Director of the Midsouth Chapter of NATAS, (National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences), the recipient of the New World’s Institute’s inaugural Permission to Dream Award in 2016 and has won a STEM-FLORIDA Award for “Exploring Microgravity,” an educational video about gravity and microgravity that Janet wrote and produced for Space Florida. In 2020/2021 Janet's Planet did outreach under a NASA NextGEN STEM grant and shared NASA curriculum with students all over the world Janet’s Planet travels at the speed of thought focuses on science, space, history, and the future of human space exploration. Janet's Planet can be seen on streaming sites, e360TV, YouTube, BatteryPop, Minnow, and HighBrow in the UK. Janet is a guardian and shepherdess of the next generation of space explorers and encourages students worldwide to stand in their inherent magnificence. Brady Morgan's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bradymorgan_/ John Trusty's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johntrusty/ Our Website - https://www.vastaffing.agency/