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Goal Setting for Perfectionists Jul 02, 2019

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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.

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How to Navigate Power and Privilege in the Workplace Jun 25, 2019

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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.

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How to Use Myers-Briggs to Understand Personality Types Jun 18, 2019

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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.

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How to Be a Good Manager According to theSkimm Jun 11, 2019

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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.
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How to Stop Comaring Ourselves to Other People at Work Jun 04, 2019

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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.

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Summer School Season 3 Trailer | Career Contessa May 21, 2019

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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.

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Reshma Saujani: Disrupting Perfection Apr 30, 2019

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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.

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Georgina Gooley: Disrupting the Pink Tax Apr 23, 2019

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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.”

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Candice Morgan: Disrupting Diversity and Company Cultures Apr 16, 2019

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Meet Candice Morgan, Head of Inclusion and Diversity at Pinterest and a woman disrupting diversity and company cultures. Prior to working at Pinterest, Candice spent a decade honing her expertise in diversity strategy. Unknowingly, Candice was navigating the career path of a future Head of Inclusion and Diversity at Pinterest. Rather than focusing only on the recruiting and hiring process, Pinterest focuses on what happens after onboarding. This includes how leaders are trained to become inclusive leaders, HR processes around being fair and objective, building community, and even how the product serves across all groups.

On this episode, you'll learn:

How Candice built her career within inclusion and diversity
What Belongingness means and why it matters
Why it matters to be your authentic self

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Lauren Smith Brody: Disrupting Working Motherhood Apr 09, 2019

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Meet Lauren Smith Brody, author of The Fifth Trimester and a woman disrupting working motherhood. After enjoying an incredibly successful 16-year career in the magazine publishing world—working her way up to the #2 spot as Executive Editor for Glamour Magazine, Lauren left to write about The Fifth Trimester, the time she describes as when the working mom is born.
And while I’m not a mom, I’m incredibly fascinated by this transition It’s no big secret that it’s a struggle to have children and go back to work. We do not live in a particularly supportive culture when it comes to working and being a mother in tandem. For many, challenges persist when back in the workplace which is why Lauren set out to write a book—a book that would connect the dots and serve new mothers a collective post-pregnancy mentor.

On this episode, you'll learn: