Elizabeth Wallace and Hana Schank

Episode 66: Marriage, Money and Careers with Hana Schank and Elizabeth Wallace

Hana Schank and Elizabeth Wallace, authors of The Ambition Decisions: What Women Know about Work, Family, and the Path to Building a Life, discuss important decisions to consider when crafting a career. In this episode, you’ll hear about: The role money should play in career decisions How intertwined your career is with that of your…
Which Career Path Will You Choose

Episode 65: Which Career Path Will You Choose with Hana Schank and Elizabeth Wallace

Hana Schank and Elizabeth Wallace, authors of The Ambition Decision: What Women Know About Work, Family, and the Path to Building a Life, discuss the three predictable career paths that women experience and the consequences that follow as a result of each choice. In this episode, you’ll hear about: What the three career paths are…

Episode 64: What’s Next After the #MeToo Movement

Joanne Lipman, author of That’s What She Said: What Men Need to Know (and Women Need to Tell Them) About Working Together, discusses what’s not working in the workplace today and what’s needed to fix it. In this episode, you’ll hear about: Why it’s important to enlist men in the quest for gender equality Why…

Episode 63: How to Ask for a Raise with Lauren McGoodwin

Lauren McGoodwin, CEO of Career Contessa, shares practical tips on how to negotiate for a raise. In this episode, you’ll hear about: The mindset you should have when negotiating your salary How to get information about what others are earning in comparable jobs How to prepare for asking for a raise Why you need to…

Episode 62: Mistakes Were Made

Host Sara Holtz and 5 guests share a big mistake they made early in their careers, how they recovered from it, and what they learned as a result. In this episode, you’ll hear about: The important lessons we learn from mistakes How even major mistakes are not career-limiting Why you shouldn’t beat yourself up about…
Jessica Lahey

Episode 61: The Gift of Failure with Jessica Lahey

Jessica Lahey, author of The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed, talks about the importance of owning and sharing your mistakes and how to bounce back from failure. In this episode, you’ll hear about: Why you need to own your mistakes How to think about the…
Stephanie Brown

Episode 60: Surviving Being Unemployed with Stephanie Brown

Stephanie Brown, author of Fired: Why Losing Your Job is the Best Thing that Can Happen to You, shares how to make the most of the experience of finding yourself out of work. In this episode, you’ll hear about: what to do right after you lose your job the importance of maintaining a schedule while…
Nataly Kogan

Episode 59: Being Happier at Work with Nataly Kogan

Nataly Kogan, author of Happier Now, shares the practices you can use to be happier at work (and in life). In this episode, you’ll hear about: That happiness is a skill that you can cultivate The five practices that will make you happier at work (and in life) Why you should take a midday break…

Episode 58: Feeling Less Time Pressure with Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam, author of Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done, shares tips on how to spend your time so you feel more relaxed and less frazzled. In this episode, you’ll hear about: The actions that differentiate people who feel more relaxed about time from those who feel more frantic Why it’s…

Episode 57: How to Have a Good Day with Caroline Webb

Caroline Webb, CEO of Sevenshift and author of How to Have a Good Day, shares brain-based research on how to have the best workday possible In this episode, you’ll hear about: How to share bad news so you get the best response possible How your expectations can affect your reactions Why multitasking doesn’t work How…
Manar Morales

Episode 56: Making a Flexible Schedule Work with Manar Morales

Manar Morales, President and CEO of the Diversity & Flexibility Alliance, discusses how to craft a flexible schedule that works for you and your employer. In this episode, you’ll hear about: Why it is important to get clear on what you want from a flexible schedule How to prepare to negotiate for a flexible schedule…
Cait Flanders

Episode 55: A Year of Mindful Spending with Cait Flanders

Cait Flanders, author of The Year of Less, shares what she learned about mindful spending (and living) from her “shopping ban” year. In this episode, you’ll hear about: Why you should track your spending The difference between buying things for “you” vs. “the idealized you” How you can become more mindful in your spending Additional…