Bridging the Pay Gap: AI, Career Coaching & The Págame Project

In this episode of Liz Career Coaching, I sit down with Lynette Correa-Velez, M.Ed., a Critical Career Coach, DEIAJ advocate, and Founder & CEO of Pagame Project—an AI-powered career development platform dedicated to closing the women’s wage gap. Lynette shares how her mother’s legacy inspired her to create Pagame Project and Rita AI, a groundbreaking AI career coach designed to empower women at every stage of their careers. We dive into: ✅ The biggest barriers to pay equity and how to overcome them ✅ How AI and human intelligence can work together to support career growth ✅ The importance of mentorship, networking, and risk-taking in career success ✅ How you can get involved in Pagame Project’s mission Lynette"s Bio: Lynette Correa-Velez, M.Ed. is the Founder/CEO of “Pagame Project” which is an AI/H.I.-powered, CareerDevTech social enterprise platform seeking to close the women’s wage gap in the U.S. & globally. She is a trained #CriticalCareerCoach with over 20 years of professional experience in co-empowering individuals from all industries with a DEIAJ-centered lens. Lynette has received 18 awards and honors for her tremendous support and advocacy for all such as being 2024 “Latinas in Watch in the U.S.” by ALPFA National. She is a member of the Equal Pay Chicago Committee at Women Employed and an inaugural Associate Board of Director at Chicago Innovation. She has doctoral training in DEI in Education with a focus in HRD at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and an alum of UIUC with her M.Ed. in e-Learning for Workplace Learning & Training & HRD.  Connect with Lynette:https://www.linkedin.com/in/lcorreavelez/Join the mailing list at www.PagameProject.com Episode Resources:Career and Family, Claudia GoldinLatinas in Tech Connect with me!LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizherrera1/Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/lizcareercoaching/Website:  https://www.lizcareercoaching.net/Email: lizcareercoaching@gmail.com 40 Best Career Coach Podcasts 100 Best Coaching Podcasts Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Sound from Zapsplat.com Artwork: Joseph Valenzuela Design Support the show