Career Contessa

Today’s teacher is Mignon Fogarty or Grammar Girl as she’s also known as on the world wide web, with her award-winning podcast, and multiple books. Mignon’s here to help us navigate communication in the workplace including language mistakes we’re probably all making, how to avoid office jargon in your communication, and should we be worried that Google is now helping to finish our sentences in our emails?   And because we’re here for that real-talk advice, be sure to stick around till after Mignon’s teachable moment because we’ll be answering your listener questions starting with how do you know if you should develop your current employee’s skills—or hire someone new who already has the skills you need.   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) Grammar GirlSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today’s teachers are  Ashley Graber and Shira Myrow, pyschotherapists, meditation and mindfulness educators, founders of the Evenflow app, and the women who will be teaching us how to bring mindfulness to work—and why it matters so much for our overall fulfillment and long-term success. On this episode, Ashley and Shira will break down exactly how you can work mindfulness into your daily life without the pressure of creating your zen den in your home. And because we’re here for that real-talk advice, be sure to stick around till after Ashley and Shira’s teachable moment because we’ll be answering your listener questions starting with how to manage your emotions such as crying and getting flustered at work.   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 Instagram: https://bit.ly/2IOuKlX 844-FEMAILS (844- 336-2457) Evenflow App: https://www.evenflow.io/ Ashley Graber: http://www.ashleygrabertherapy.com/ Shira Myrow: http://shiramyrowtherapy.com/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 Dr. Sasha Heinz, a recovering perfectionist-turned-positive psychologist, who has studied under the best of the best like Angela Duckworth, Barry Schwartz, and more. Specifically, Dr. Sasha is really good at helping women get out of the perfection trap while still being able to set goals and do it all in a healthy way.   And because we’re here for that real-talk advice, be sure to stick around till after Dr. Sasha’s teachable moment because we’ll be answering your listener questions starting with what to do when you’re constantly interrupted by your coworker.   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 Instagram: https://bit.ly/2IOuKlX 844-FEMAILS (844- 336-2457)Dr. Sasha Heinz: https://drsashaheinz.com/Dr. Sasha’s Instagram: https://bit.ly/2JfIBA6See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Felicia Jadczak and Rachel Murray are co-CEOs of She Geeks Out, a company providing tech and tech-adjacent women and their allies an opportunity to network and connect with each other as well as with companies who wish to hire them. They also happen to be extremely passionate (and knowledgable) on the topic of navigating power and privilege in the workplace, AKA the invisible problem. And because we’re here for that real-talk advice, be sure to stick around till after Felicia and Rachel’s teachable moment because we’ll be answering your listener questions starting with how to make the leap from freelancing to full-time entrepreneur.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 Instagram: https://bit.ly/2IOuKlX 844-FEMAILS (844-336-2457)SheGeeksOut.comSee 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 Leslie McDaniel, a professional career coach as well as certified in Myers-Briggs Indicator Type test aka the very popular personality test you’ve probably read about on the internet many times. Maybe you’ve taken the Myers-Briggs test before or maybe you’re new to this idea of personality tests, regardless of where your experience lies, we know that understanding the personalities of the people you work with is essential for positive working dynamics.And because we’re here for that real-talk advice, be sure to stick around till after Leslie’s teachable moment because we’ll be answering your listener questions starting with how to manage your friends when you become their new boss.   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: https://bit.ly/2IOuKlX 844-FEMAILS (844-336-2457) LeslieMcDaniel.com 3 Personality Tests to Try: https://urlzs.com/Da3fUSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg, co-founders of theSkimm and authors of HOW TO SKIMM YOUR LIFE, started the wildly popular newsletter TheSkimm back in 2012 while they were just two roommates working from their couch. Fast-forward seven years and TheSkimm is anything but a small idea with a small team. Carly and Danielle now manage a team of 100+ people and they’re often transparent about their management challenges and they’ll be sharing their management learnings. And because we’re here for that real-talk advice, be sure to stick around till after Carly and Danielle’s teachable moment because we’ll be answering your listener questions starting with how to grow your network within your company when you work a 100% remote job. 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 Instagram: https://bit.ly/2IOuKlX 844-FEMAILS (844- 336-2457) HOW TO SKIMM YOUR LIFE: https://bit.ly/31e0Td7 TheSkimm.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Life coach and author, Christine Hassler,  is back on The Femails to teach us how we can stop comparing ourselves to other people, avoid jealousy traps, and defeat our inner critics.And because we’re here for that real-talk advice, be sure to stick around till after Christine’s teachable moment because we’ll be answering your listener questions starting with what to do when you’re job searching from a different state.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 Instagram: https://bit.ly/2IOuKlX 844-FEMAILS (844- 336-2457)Christine’s Episode from Season 1: https://apple.co/2XoNBZ0 ChristineHassler.comOver And On With It podcast: https://bit.ly/2Wm6qzH Christine Hassler Instagram: https://bit.ly/2bDMwUh Find a Job In A New City: https://bit.ly/2WCp3i9See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We’re back in the studio for a new season, but we’re shaking things up a bit with our new Summer School series. It’s like school but for your career.   Each week starting June 4th we’ll have an expert come on the show to teach us one specific work-related skill, and then we’ll move into listener Q&A via voicemails with our new career hotline.   That’s right—you can ask the Career Contessa team your specific career questions by leaving us a voicemail that we’ll play in the summer school episodes. Examples like: Maybe you’re wondering how to deal with a passive-aggressive coworker? Maybe your boss is taking credit for your work? Or you have two job offers and you don’t know what to do. The bigger the career challenge, the better. We’re here to help! To participate, please call our new career hotline and leave us a voicemail at 844-FEMAILS (844-336-2457) and leave your voicemail.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Meet Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code, Author of Brave Not Perfect, and a woman working to disrupt the perfection trap. Whether or not you identify as an official “perfectionist,” you can probably relate to wanting things to go a certain way, making an effort to avoid failure, and maybe even making the less risky career move. And that’s exactly how Reshma was living her life—in the safe lane but it wasn’t until she ran for public office and lost big time that she realized that being brave was so much better than perfect. On our final episode for season two, Reshma will share: On this episode, you'll learn: How striving for perfection can lead to disappointment Why women are more wired to be afraid of failure And what you can do today to take your first step toward brave, not perfect.   Show Notes: 28-Day Career Kickstart http://bit.ly/2VTDsD0 Career Contessa Instagram http://bit.ly/2IrQrbX Brave, Not Perfect https://amzn.to/2DxMiPy The Femails Career Hotline: 844-336-2457See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Meet Georgina Gooley, the co-founder of Billie and a woman disrupting the pink tax.  Shaving companies have always been centered around male narratives—focused on rugged jawlines and age-old troped of masculinity. For many women, we grew up yearning to shave our legs for the first time—taunted by the glossy legs and the message that smooth legs made us “goddess-like.” On top of this—umm interesting—message, we were expected to pay more for our pink, coral, and peach-colored razors. Obsessed with advertising and branding from a young age, Georgina recognized that, while there had been a disruption in the already-crowded men’s shaving space, women were still being under-served and over-charged for our own shaving products. This is how Billie was born. Billie is a female-first shave and body brand aimed towards fighting The Pink Tax and putting women first in an industry where we have remained an afterthought. On this episode, you'll  learn: Where Billie came from What sets Billie apart from other brands And how Billie focuses on women’s specific shaving needs—without adding the dreaded “pink tax.”   Show Notes: 28-Day Career Kickstart http://bit.ly/2VTDsD0 Career Contessa Instagram http://bit.ly/2IrQrbX Billie http://bit.ly/2XmjeSpSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.