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Your new, favorite #antigirlboss podcast. A space to laugh, vent, & speak-up about the effects of office politics. We chat about mental health, failure, corporate feminism, money, and all the things they don't teach you in business school here. Hosted by Jazmine Reed-Clark (The Financial Diet, Cupcakes & Cashmere, The Everygirl)
Episodes
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Do you feel a pressure to choose between home life and your career? According to the two founders, the key is to ditch the idea of balance and enforce healthy boundaries instead.
In today’s episode, the co-founders of the lifestyle brand J.Lowery, Jamey and Margaret, and I get into:
- How to overcome the comparison trap and imposter syndrome when working in a new industry
- The unnecessary pressure of women feeling they need to choose between their career and being a mom
- The role grace and empathy plays in their small business
J. Lowery is “a brand that celebrates who you are and what you like to wear. We strive to help people see in themselves what their peers see in them, hence our belief that each customer is an everyday influencer.”
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Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Curiosity didn’t kill the cat — it made her very successful. This episode is for anyone who is wanting to try something new, but is afraid it’s too late.
In today’s episode, The Pillow Bar’s founder Merrimac Dillon and I get into:
- Being underestimated as an entrepreneur
- How curiosity can help you overcome imposter syndrome as a professional and business leader
- Prioritizing progress over vanity metrics when exploring something new
- Building a tribe of trusted, respected experts for your brand
Merrimac Dillon is the Founder of Dallas-based luxury pillow company, The Pillow Bar. Dillon founded the brand out of a personal necessity and a gap to be filled in the sleep industry. The Pillow Bar exists to make sure every customer has the best night’s sleep possible from the sheets they curl up in, to the pajamas they relax in, to the pillow they lay their head on – even when they travel! The Pillow Bar and Dillon are Inspiring Your Dreams™ because they’re in the business of making sleep personal.
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Pitch your next big idea to The Pillow Bar team
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Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
[Audio issue fixed!] Catalyst Creation founder Catalina Peña (formerly Facebook, Twitter, Asana) shares her experience being fired, being Afrolatina, and being ‘too much’ for those who wanted her to play the game.
In today’s episode, Catalina and I talked about:
- Her journey to America and her experience as an Afrolatina
- Her experience with rejection in the workplace
- How she explained being fired in interviews and found greater success afterward
Catalina Peña is a 1.5 generation Afrolatina entrepreneur focusing on helping black and brown professionals make their dreams career realities. She has worked in recruiting at FB, Twitter, a16z,& Asana to create pathways for hundreds of diverse professionals to break into Tech.
Follow Catalina on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/curiouscata/
Check out her coaching business: https://www.catalystcreation.co/about
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Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
In today's episode, we talking about bringing your EQ to work, why your boss is a bully, and how to navigate office lingo with author and emotional intelligence expert Dan Hill.
Dan's website: https://www.sensorylogic.com/
Dan's book: Blah, Blah, Blah: A Snarky Guide to Office Lingo
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Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
For the employee who has been told they’re “too much.”
In this episode, Laura and I get into:
- The first steps women can take toward being their own advocate
- How women can become true leaders at work (and be rewarded in the process)
- How you’re self-sabotaging success at work — and how to fix it
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Laura Weldy is a Women’s Leadership & Career Success coach, and an unapologetic champion for women seeking to build a career & life they love. After struggling with burnout, impostor syndrome and uncertainty in her career, Laura decided to eliminate these issues for other career women.
These days, she uses her proprietary Personal Power Code personality assessment to help ambitious career women around the world put a vocabulary to their own worth in the workplace. She pairs this with her expertise as a masterful certified coach & NLP practitioner to create customized roadmaps for her clients to go from overlooked and overworked in the ‘Pre-Suite’ to celebrated and confident in the C-Suite as intuitive and authentic leaders.
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https://www.lauraweldy.com | https://www.instagram.com/lauraweldy/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-weldy-pcc-91278952/
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Tuesday Oct 05, 2021
Tuesday Oct 05, 2021
If you plan on quitting your soulless job this fall, this is the episode you must listen to.
In this episode, we dive into:
- How unpaid candidate projects are bullshit
- Our predictions related to The Great Resignation
- Her experience being a first-generation college graduation
- How two journalism majors ended up being career coaches
- Why do candidates psych themselves out during the interview process
- How to job hunt with intention and a strategic mindset
Follow Erin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkingshopwitherin/
Work with Erin: https://msha.ke/talkingshopwitherin/
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Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
Today I am joined by writer and PR pro (um, she has connections to TAYLOR SWIFT!), Anna Myers. A self-described creative junkie, Myers’s words have been in Teen Vogue, Refinery29, SELF, Popsugar, Glamour, MTV, Apartment Therapy, and The Financial Diet.
In today’s episode, we get into:
- Establishing boundaries as a writer
- How to translate your skills when switching industries
- How to get paid your worth as a freelancer
Follow Anna Myers on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annamyers139/
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Visit Anna’s website: https://www.annamyers.co.uk/
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Tuesday Aug 17, 2021
Tuesday Aug 17, 2021
Today I am joined by a special guest (Producer Jordan) to talk about the top 10 lessons I learned while in corporate America, including the reality that HR is not your friend and that your boss is not necessarily smarter than you.
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Tuesday Aug 10, 2021
Tuesday Aug 10, 2021
In this episode, Josie and I talk about:
- Her time at the top of an MLM and what led to her leaving
- The parallels between MLMs, start-ups, hustle cultures, and cults
- How MLM management gaslights team members into staying and “working harder”
- How to speak to a relative or loved one if they’re in an MLM
Resources mentioned:
Follow Josie, ‘Not The Good Girl’ on YouTube
Check out her viral YouTube video, Why I Quit the MLM Industry At The Top
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To learn more about the host or book a career coaching session, visit Jazminereedclark.com
Tuesday Aug 03, 2021
Tuesday Aug 03, 2021
Hey everyone! Jazmine is popping back into the feed with a preview of what's to come in the next "collection" of Office Politics episodes. The theme is... Hot Topics!
New episode coming next week!
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