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Today’s interview is with Brigid Schulte, the author of the New York Times bestselling book on time pressure, Overwhelmed: Work, Love & Play when No One has the Time, and the founding director of The Good Life Initiative at the nonpartisan think tank, New America, and director of The Better Life Lab. Brigid will be sharing her advice on time management, productivity, the causes and consequences of our unsustainable, always-on culture, and how to make time by rethinking how we work. We’ll also explore creativity and why is it that the best ideas come to us in the shower plus, how to stop seeking status in busyness by recapturing the value of leisure.   CareerContessa.comCareer Contessa InstagramThe Femails Podcast InstagramOverwhelmed: Work, Love & Play when No One has the Time Produced by Dear MediaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today’s interview is with Erin Claire Jones, a Human Design Guide and Leadership Coach who shows leaders what they’re made of by offering them a blueprint that explains how they operate so they can perform at the top of their game. Human design can also be an incredibly beneficial tool when you’re trying to determine your next career move—either inside your company or looking outside for something totally different. If you geek out on all things personality tests and astrology like me then you’re really going to love learning about human design plus, you can figure out your type for free by filling out a quick form that I’ve included in the show notes. CareerContessa.comCareer Contessa InstagramThe Femails Podcast InstagramErin Claire Jones WebsiteErin Claire Jones InstagramLook up your human design here Human Design Blueprint* *10% discount code for blueprint is FEMAILS10 and valid only 10/1/2019- 10/15/2019See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today’s interview is with Jessica Knoll,  the bestselling author of Luckiest Girl Alive along with other books and the courageous woman who announced to the world “I Want To Be Rich And I’m Not Sorry”  via an opinion piece in The New York Times.Jessica sits down with us to share why she thinks it’s hard for women to share their ambition to be rich, why there are conflicting messages around women and money along with how we can combat them, and, of course, whether or not Jessica does indeed consider herself to be rich. Show Notes: CareerContessa.comCareer Contessa InstagramThe Femails Podcast InstagramI Want To Be Rich And I’m Not SorryJessica Knoll Luckiest Girl AliveSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today’s interview is with Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy, the co-authors of No Hard Feelings: The secret power of embracing emotions at work.It’s a courageous move to bring your full self—emotions and all—to work and this episode will cover why caring less about your work can actually help you succeed, what selective vulnerability it and why you need to do it, tips for establishing boundaries, and much more. It’s definitely going to be an episode you turn to throughout your career—there’s that much great stuff covered! Show Notes: CareerContessa.comCareer Contessa InstagramThe Femails Podcast InstagramNo Hard FeelingsLiz and Mollie Website Guide to Working with MeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Meet Jaime Petkanics, a people and career development professional who has spent 10+ years hiring and building best in class employee experiences at companies like JPMorgan, Tory Burch, and Brooklinen. Jaime and I will be discussing a question we get all the time at Career Contessa—how do you explain gaps on your resume. Maybe these gaps are because of a layoff or resigning so you can travel for a bit. Maybe you left your last job to care full-time for a loved one or to be a full-time parent. Whatever the reason for your gap and for however long the gap was, we’re going to address it all on today’s episode. And because we’re here for that real-talk advice, be sure to stick around till after Jaime’s teachable moment because we’ll be answering your listener questions starting with how do you balance a side hustle and a full-time job especially when you’re just starting your career? You can submit your career questions for us to answer on future episodes  by leaving us a voicemail at 844-FEMAILS.   Show Notes: CareerContessa.com Career Contessa Instagram 844-FEMAILS (844-336-2457) The PreparySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a clinical psychologist and founder of a mental health platform called Therapy for Black Girls, which includes a podcast of the same name. We’re going to explore how to have intimidating conversations at work. We’ve all had them and for some of us, we might still be scarred from how terrible that conversation went. We also know those intimidating conversations are pretty much a guarantee throughout your career so, I’m thrilled to have Dr. Joy here to shed some light on how we can better prepare in the future. And because we’re here for that real-talk advice, be sure to stick around till after Dr. Joy’s teachable moment because we’ll be answering your listener questions starting with how can you let your assistant know that she’s not managing up very well with upper management?   Show Notes: CareerContessa.com Career Contessa Instagram 844-FEMAILS (844-336-2457) Therapy for Black Girls website Therapy for Black Girls podcastSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today’s teacher is Gaby Dunn, a beloved writer-comedian, podcast host of Bad with Money and author of a money book that goes by that same title, Bad With Money: The Imperfect Art of Getting Your Financial Sh*t Together. Gaby argues that our inability to speak honestly about money is our #1 barrier to understanding it, leading us to feel alone, ashamed and anxious, which in turns makes us feel even more overwhelmed by it. If you can relate to this feeling at all then you’re 100% in the right place as we pick Gaby’s brain for how you can break the financial anxiety cycle once and for all. And because we’re here for that real-talk advice, be sure to stick around till after Gaby’s teachable moment because we’ll be answering your listener questions starting with how to manage being a first-time manager when you have no idea what you’re doing. You can submit your career questions for us to answer on future episodes by leaving us a voicemail at 844-FEMAILS Show Notes: CareerContessa.com Career Contessa Instagram 844-FEMAILS (844- 336-2457) Bad With Money Bad With Money PodcastSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today’s teacher is Joan Kuhl, the founder of Courage to Stay, author of Dig Your Heels In, and an advocate for corporate inclusivity. Joan’s work helps women who are thinking of jumping ship from the corporate world assess their options, build career endurance, and start having the courageous conversations they need to have to create the change they deserve.    And creating change is exactly why we’ve asked Joan to join us today. For many women, we identify as being a “people pleaser” and putting the needs of others ahead of our own. And that quest to be well-liked is not exactly leading to the professional results we hoped for but Joan has some great advice to help us overcome that.   And because we’re here for that real-talk advice, be sure to stick around till after Joan’s teachable moment because we’ll be answering your listener questions starting with how do manage your workload when you have multiple managers who all give you work to do.   You can submit your career questions for us to answer on future episodes by leaving us a voicemail at 844-FEMAILS. Show Notes: CareerContessa.com Career Contessa Instagram 844-FEMAILS (844- 336-2457) www.Joankuhl.com Instagram- @Joankuhl  Twitter- @JoanKuhl  Facebook- @JoanKuhlSpeaker Linkedin- https://www.linkedin.com/in/joankuhl/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today’s teacher is Julie Zhuo, author of The Making of a Manager and now one of Silicon Valley’s top product design executives at Facebook. Julie started her career in tech as an intern and became a rookie manager at 25. She felt lost and unprepared to succeed in this new role. Could she be a great manager with almost no prior managerial experience? Fast-forward to today with Julie having been a leader for quite some time, we’ve brought her on to talk about one of the hardest transitions—going from an independent contributor to a manager. Julie cuts through the industry jargon with actionable tips we can’t wait to share with you.   And because we’re here for that real-talk advice, be sure to stick around till after Julie’s teachable moment because we’ll be answering your listener questions starting with should you stick around for a promised promotion even if your work culture is toxic?You can submit your career questions for us to answer on future episodes by leaving us a voicemail at 844-FEMAILS Show Notes: CareerContessa.comCareer Contessa Instagram844-FEMAILS (844- 336-2457)The Making of a Manager See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today’s teacher is Alyson Garrido, a career coach who takes a strengths-based approach and partners with her clients to create and execute a career strategy. She’s also a career coach through Career Contessa’s coaching service called Hire a Mentor. I’ve been a big fan of Alyson’s coaching style for a while and today we’ll be diving into a juicy topic—how to work with people you don’t like and, important to note, might not understand. And because we’re here for that real-talk advice, be sure to stick around till after Alyson’s teachable moment because we’ll be answering your listener questions starting whether or not it’s ok to take a step back in your career while you determine what you really want to do.   You can submit your career questions for us to answer on future episodes by leaving us a voicemail at 844-FEMAILS Show Notes: CareerContessa.com Career Contessa Instagram 844-FEMAILS (844- 336-2457) Alyson Garrido  SBI feedback DiSC Assessment   DOPE AssessmentSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.