Stop Waiting for the Door to Open: Priya Abiram on Building Your Own Path Into STEM
One of the most inspiring workshops from the 2026 AdaMarie Career Navigation Summit is now available inside the AdaMarie Professional Network. Here’s what you’ll take away from it and how to watch the full session.
Space is only 62 miles from sea level.
Priya Abiram likes to open with that fact because it makes a bigger point: the thing that feels impossibly far away is almost always closer than you think. Her own path, from a kid with no connections in aerospace to an aerospace engineer and astronaut-in-training who’s worked across NASA, Boeing, Blue Origin, and more, is the proof.
It’s true that getting your foot in the door of a competitive STEM field can feel like a challenge, especially when you don’t have an established network or a clear path to follow. But what if you didn’t have to wait for the right opportunity to find you?
In her Career Navigation Summit workshop, Priya shares how to create opportunities, build meaningful experience, and make your potential visible before you ever land the internship or job. Drawing from her own journey into aerospace, Priya offers a fresh perspective on what it takes to pursue ambitious goals, even when the path forward isn’t obvious.
Whether you’re interested in aerospace or exploring another STEM field, this session will help you rethink how you gain experience and take action toward the career you want.
Watch the full workshop inside the APN
Priya’s complete session, including her full story and her three-part playbook for building proof of your potential, is available now in the AdaMarie Professional Network, alongside every other session from this year’s summit.
Inside, you’ll find:
The full summit replay library, including the sessions you couldn’t catch live
Live workshops and expert conversations year-round
Our spring Career Accelerator
A growing library of career resources
A Slack community full of people navigating their next steps right alongside you
