Megan Harper went from corporate finance to bartending to where she is now: President of Community at Authentic—a marketing agency for “small businesses with a soul.” PLUS: Learn Megan’s top tips for small businesses looking to get into influencer marketing AND why static Instagram posts might just be a waste of time.
And Parenting Data Expert and Economics Profess Emily Oster shares an embarrassing parenting moment.
Read MoreWant to use LinkedIn to get clients? Flynanced Founder Cinneah El-Amin show you how to optimize your LinkedIn profile, get seen by your ideal client and how to find paid speaking gigs off LinkedIn. Plus Frenchie Ferenczi, who worked at The Wing & Jet Black, has her top strategy and growth tips for mom business owners, whether you’re working 20 or 50 hours a week.
Read MoreEmily Oster & Kim Rittberg talk about how you can worry less about your parenting decisions… how moms can think about deciding their career path to find balance…and that even though working makes people happy and parenting makes people happy - but we’re not doubly happy when we do both! So Emily is here to help us find the path that’s right for us (aided by data!!)
Read MoreStacy Tuschl grew her own dance studio business in Wisconsin and now is a 7-figure business owner and founded Well-Oiled Operations. Stacy teaches people how to scale their business, when you should diversify, how to delegate well… and why you shouldn’t try to wear multiple hats at the same time! Bonus: she says she doesn’t work nights or weekends…that’s aspirational!
Read MoreIf you’re struggling with measly % increases in your paycheck, listen up! Cinneah El-Amin runs Flynanced, a community for women to get paid our worth in the workplace. Cinneah brings advice on how to boost your salary -- up to 30%– and has scripts to ask in interviews and even initial phone screens to maximize your salary. Plus she helps you identify skills you already have and how to market them to earn the money you deserve! (yes!)
Read MoreIf you’re not harnessing the power of social media to grow your business or brand, get on it! We’ve got some great digital marketing tips - lots of secrets from TV and some of the biggest media outlets on earth! From how to make better social video, to how a podcast can establish you as a thought leader, to how to get calm and seem confident on camera, and how to pitch yourself to press or clients, we’ve got you covered.
Read MoreEver have the feeling that you’re a full time employee but only a part time parent? You’re not alone! Scout Masterson and Bill Horn, AKA Tori & Dean’s “The Guncles,” know exactly how you feel. After they adopted their daughter, they realized just how little time they were spending with her—so they quit their high-stress Hollywood jobs and went to work for themselves. Running their company hasn’t always been easy, but they wouldn’t trade that time with their kids for the world.
Read MoreBurnout - how do you handle it? What does it force you to confront? Parenting editor Bethany Braun Silva breaks down her career path, how she (and Kim!) learned to say no more at work, and how burnout brought Bethany to a career turning point. Then health & wellness coach Jennifer Khalaf offers tips on how to identify and extinguish burnout.
Read MoreJob hunters, listen up! Career Coach Becca Carnahan brings her 14 years of experience in career and professional development at Harvard Business School to help you find jobs that are truly flexible (from scratch, not just scaling down your existing job from full-time to part-time), she offers specific websites you should visit, how to get a great job after you’ve taken a career break, and how to figure out your next career move. Plus don’t worry about awkward networking events in drab conference rooms, Becca has tips on how to network to find your next job from your couch.
Read MoreHeather Monahan is a best selling author, a keynote speaker and has an amazing story of being fired from when she was a C-suite executive in radio and how she came back. Heather helps you figure out how to overcome your fears and take action to get where you want in life, discusses how she balances the travel of a lucrative speaking career with parenting her teenager as a single mom. Plus whether you’re avoidant or confrontational, she has tips on how to deal with a toxic work environment.
Read MoreMother of four Zibby Owens always wanted to be a writer and during her years as a stay-at-home mother of 4 felt “nothing was firing her up.” Zibby details her path to finding her calling after her divorce, how she got her ‘sparkle’ back, and how she launched the award-winning daily podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books where she interviews authors.
Read MoreWhen you hear the phrase “job share,” what comes to mind? Whatever it is, it’s probably nowhere near as literal as the idea account execs Krista Kezman and Sally Agger pitched to their employers at audio company Audacy. They’re breaking down the nitty-gritty of their 3 day work weeks for me and what led them to seek the arrangement to begin with. Learn why Wisconsin-based Krista and Sally describe their arrangement as “two minds for the price of one,” how it’s a complete game-changer for maternity leave, and the reason teamwork is the key piece of the job share puzzle. Plus they offer tips on how to convince your boss to say YES to a job share! Plus Shannan Monson explains how NuuWork, a new flex jobs platform could be the answer to companies and workers’ needs!
Read MoreLisa Chu and her husband Coltrane started their company, Team Epiphany, at a conference table with one phone and a single ethernet cord... Today, they count themselves as the original influencer marketing agency with clients like Absolut, Nike, and HBO. Find out how Lisa learned quickly to deal with misogyny in the corporate realm and a story from her crazy New York nightlife days (Hint: it involves P. Diddy, a Ziploc baggie, and thousands of dollars worth of jewelry). Plus Danielle Wiebe has tips on how to grow your business through collaborations, partnerships and affiliate marketing.
Read MoreMelissa Urban explains how she took her Whole30 detox diet from side hustle during her insurance job to national phenomenon and became a NYT bestselling author. She has great scripts to help us create boundaries like how to say ‘no’ more often and how to politely decline whether it’s networking, extra duties at work or volunteering. We love her perspective and advice – how she balances parenting, why you shouldn’t try to “have it all,” how she grew the business, how she now works 30 hours a week – but we may pause before acting on her recommendation to take cold showers!
Read MoreWhat’s the future of remote work? Do flex jobs exist? Does ambition matter anymore? Is quiet quitting really a thing? Kate Davis, Deputy Editor of Fast Company and the host of The New Way We Work podcast joins us! She answers our burning questions about today’s workplaces, what careers can look like. Plus she shares a sneak peek and her learnings from her deeply reported miniseries The Ambition Diaries which interviews 7 pairs of mother and daughters across a variety of topics like Leaning In & Opting Out, economic mobility, discrimination, and work-life balance.
Read MoreWhen Shannon McKinstrie decided to quit the corporate world and start her social media business, she was $15,000 in medical debt and could barely afford to keep her infant daughter in diapers—but once she made the switch to work for herself, she knew she’d never go back.
Read MoreSabina Hitchen knows a little something about the career pivot. She went from high school history teacher to a career in PR—and even starting her own firm—before she realized her true passion was in educating others on how to build and publicize their own businesses. Hear the amazing, perspective-shifting career advice and how she became her family’s primary breadwinner. PLUS Sabina shares some amazing PR tips, along with Kim’s own tips and advice from her years on the job as a TV news producer!
Erin Washington’s life was defined by her eating disorder for over a decade until she was finally able to overcome its hold on her. Now—whether it’s being a mom, fitness, or happy hour—she’s all about balance. Find out how Erin finally grew to accept and love her body, her best advice on mommy guilt, and how she manifested Squats and Margaritas (her incredible podcast)… mid pandemic! Plus business and mindset tips for entrepreneurs from Leah Wiseman Fink!
Read MoreLeanne Morgan loved being a mom to her three kids more than anything, but she’d always felt her goal of being a professional comedian nagging at her. Find out how she made it work by putting in the hours on nights and weekends (and practicing her act at jewelry parties!) while still being there for her babies and how she cornered an untapped comedy market by being real about mom struggles. She used her second act to realize her lifelong dream of taking the stand up stage—and she wants you to trust your gut to find your passion.
And former TV anchor Lynn Smith has tips to help you be better on camera and more confident in zoom meetings and presentations.
Carley Roney – Co-founder of The Knot on building a billion-dollar wedding business as a working mom, mom guilt, our society’s obsession with work and how it treats pregnant women. The Knot was valued at over a billion dollars! Carley shares her lessons learned - everything from her lowest point in business to being able to retire before she was 50 years old (and how she feels conflicted about that because of our society’s glorification of work!)
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