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Do you have a work BFF? Your ride-or-die on impossible projects. That person who sends you hilarious memes during the most painful meetings. The one you share the best and worst parts of your personal life with. They make everything about the workday better, don’t they? But, what about the flip side? Is there someone […]

Episode #160: Dealing with Co-Workers You Don’t Like

Episode #160: Dealing with Co-Workers You Don't Like

Office Politics

I simply can’t hold back from making some bold statements about a hot topic in the pop-business media. Let’s talk about “quiet quitting.” So, what is quiet quitting? In short, it’s the idea of rejecting hustle culture by literally doing the bare minimum at your job. I speak to you from the heart when I […]

Episode #132: Don’t Believe the Quiet Quitting Hype

Don't Believe the Quiet Quitting Hype

Leadership

Let’s talk about leveling up. There have been about a billion TikTok videos created with that soundtrack, right? That song is so popular because it taps into a core human thought. We all want more; we all want better. We all have our own unique versions of it, but we all have the same basic […]

Episode #128: Level Up Your Mindset

Episode #128: Level Up Your Mindset

Leadership

I’d like you to take a hard look at those with ordinary career journeys versus the truly extraordinary. There is one thing that the extraordinary has that the ordinary don’t. And that is GRIT. Allow me to get South Philly on you for a moment. It’s time for some real talk about why you should […]

Episode #124: Why You Should Embrace Your Gritty Side

Episode #124: Why You Should Embrace Your Gritty Side

Leadership

I simply can’t give you advice about building your leadership presence without giving you one big, fat warning. There is one misstep that I must caution you against. As you build your professional reputation, there is one thing a leader should never, ever do. I break it down in this episode. Tune in and get […]

Episode #121: The One Thing a Leader Should Never, Ever Do

Episode #121: The One thing a Leader Should Never, Ever Do

Leadership

Setting professional goals that push you to grow in your career and get you noticed as the badass you are is only half of the equation. Goals without action are daydreams. Goals without a plan are useless. I am a certifiable goal crusher with the track record to prove it. In this episode, I break […]

Episode #118: Goals Without Action Are Daydreams

Episode #118: Goals Without Action Are Daydreams

Leadership

Most people dread work performance reviews. Not you. You see the opportunities that performance reviews give you. You’re not going to just check the box and create professional goals that you think your boss wants to hear. Oh no, you are going to seize this moment and create goals that get you noticed in the […]

Episode #115: Give Your Work Goals a Glow Up

Episode #115: Give Your Work Goals a Glow Up!

Leadership

We are in the thick of the holiday season. All this month on The REAL-WORLD FEMINIST® Podcast, we are focused on the important topic of navigating the busy seasons of our lives. This week, we are going to get tactical. War zone tactical, my friends. Every day is a battle during a busy season. It’s […]

Episode #109: 5-Step Way to Triage Your Day

Leadership

All month long, we’ve been talking about raising your visibility. Let’s be honest, this topic makes most of us feel comfortable. Being your own PR person requires courage. The good news is courage can be built. The more you put yourself out there, the easier it becomes. It’s a great time to revisit the topic […]

Episode #106: ENCORE How to Fight Imposter Syndrome

Leadership

It can be tough to get noticed in corporate America. In most cases, this isn’t intentional. It’s not a conspiracy against you. The truth is it’s easy to get lost in the organizational layers. How do you get noticed in that kind of environment? It’s simple. You have to be your own PR person. In […]

Episode #103: Be Your Own PR Person

Leadership

Season 2 is here, ya’ll! Let’s kick this season off with an uncomfortable topic. If you bristle at calling yourself a “feminist”, listen up. I’m taking back that word and offering a new hot take on what it means to be a REAL-WORLD FEMINIST®. Yup, it’s so important to me that I trademarked the term. […]

Episode #100: What is a REAL-WORLD FEMINIST®, Anyway?

Episode #100

Leadership

Episode #93: 3 Lies About Networking Exposed! Say the word “networking” to your work BFF and watch their reaction. Just the idea of networking makes most people feel uncomfortable, bored, or overwhelmed. That’s because most people have the wrong idea about networking. It is possible to network in ways that don’t make you feel like […]

Episode #93: 3 Lies About Networking Exposed!

Women's Empowerment

Episode #90: Feeling Overwhelmed with Options? Use My Favorite Brain Hack! You know you need to move forward, but you can’t stop mulling over all of your options. You keep going down the rabbit hole of internet research and still haven’t found the perfect decision. Been there. Done that. Wrote the book (literally). If you […]

Episode #90: Feeling Overwhelmed with Options? Use My Favorite Brain Hack!

Women's Empowerment

Episode #84: How to Present a Winning Idea You know you have a great idea. You have the facts and data to back it. But, here’s the thing. Facts alone won’t win you the argument. There are finer elements to presenting a compelling case and convincing others that your idea is worth pursuing. In this […]

Episode #84: How to Present a Winning Idea

Communication

Episode #80: Take Back Control of Your Day At the end of the day, do you look at the clock and wonder where the time went? Do you look back and feel like you didn’t accomplish anything meaningful? If you regularly feel this way, you have lost control of your calendar.  In this episode, I’ll […]

Episode #80: Take Back Control of Your Day

Time Management

Episode #76: How to Uplevel Your Professional Goals It’s time to stop playing small. If your work goals are solely focused on building your own skills and experience, you are getting it wrong. There’s a winning formula that will help you craft goals to get you noticed, and I’m sharing it with you here and […]

Episode #76: How to Uplevel Your Professional Goals

Women's Empowerment

Episode #73: How to Set Yourself Up for Guilt-Free Time Off It’s the holidays, and we are all due some well-deserved time off. But, those last few crunch days in the office can be oh-so stressful! I want you to be able to take a real break that doesn’t require you to keep tabs on […]

Episode #73: How to Set Yourself Up for Guilt-Free Time Off

Time Management

Episode #68: Yes, You Can Speak Up & Be the Brave One In Corporate America, groupthink is one of the surest pathways to failure. Sadly, it’s all too prevalent in a world of middle managers and complicated power structures. Want to stand out as an up-and-coming leader? Be the brave one who speaks up. In […]

Episode #68: Yes, You Can Speak Up & Be the Brave One

Women's Empowerment

Episode #64: 3 Small Ways to Be a Great Boss Every Day Being a manager of other people is a huge responsibility. You have a stake in another person’s success! Even if you’re a great manager, you can always be better. You should always strive to improve how you show up for other people. In […]

Episode #64: 3 Small Ways to Be a Great Boss Every Day

Leadership

Episode #61: The Anatomy of a Productive One-on-One Meeting Do you walk away from your 1-on-1 meetings feeling like it was a waste of time? It’s time for a meeting tune-up! Because these meetings should be a powerful tool to help you build key professional relationships. In this episode, I’ll break down the anatomy of […]

Episode #61: The Anatomy of a Productive One-on-One Meeting

Meeting Management

Episode #58: The Harsh Truth About Overthinking We Type-A personalities have a common Achilles’ heel. We think too much. The more important a decision feels, the more we will obsess about potential outcomes. We won’t stop researching and spinning on possibilities until we feel like the perfect answer has been validated. If you feel analysis-paralysis […]

Episode #58: The Harsh Truth About Overthinking

Women's Empowerment

Episode #55: How to Stop Working Crazy Hours! Most businesses have busy seasons. We, the ambitious, look forward to these times because they give us new opportunities to step up and shine. But, there are times when those busy seasons extend and feel endless. Many of us working remotely in quarantine are feeling this hard […]

Episode #55: How to Stop Working Crazy Hours!

Time Management

Episode #50: How to Stand Out at Work There are hundreds—maybe thousands—of other people working at your company. How do you stand out in the crowd as a star performer? The truth is there are small actions that you can take every day that will help you get noticed by the right people. In this […]

Episode #50: How to Stand Out at Work

Self-Promotion

The only thing that sucks more than a poorly run meeting is a poorly run virtual meeting.

FACT.

In this episode, I’ll break down how to run a productive virtual meeting. My advice will help you show up as the badass leader you are meant to be.

Episode #47: How to Run a Productive Virtual Meeting

How to Run a Productive Virtual Meeting

Time Management

The opportunity to help another person build their career is a true privilege. Not a right.

I’ll give you my three personally road-tested keys to being an awesome manager.

Episode #43: The 3 Keys to Being an Awesome Manager

Leadership

Episode #39: How to Set Boundaries While Working at Home Lots of questions related to working from home have been coming in! I tackle two big ones in this episode: It took me years to master these topics, and now I’m sharing my secrets in 30 minutes or less. Tune in and let’s get after […]

Episode #39: How to Set Boundaries While Working at Home

Time Management

Episode #35: Simple Ways to Support Gender Equality It can’t be denied that we women have come so far in the workplace. But, it must be simply said. Until we can be assured that we are being paid equally for equal work, until sexual harassment is a thing of the past, until we have equal […]

Episode #35: Simple Ways to Support Gender Equality

Leadership

Episode #32: My #1 Career Regret—and How You Can Avoid It Now with many years of professional experience under my belt, I often take part in mentorship events or have chats when I connect with a young woman hoping for advice. There is a common question they ask: When you look back, is there one […]

Episode #32: My #1 Career Regret—and How You Can Avoid It

Women's Empowerment

Episode #28: How to Stay on Track with Your Goals Our motivation is strong in January. We’re starting new habits and chipping away at our goals. But, I know from my own experience that you can’t count on pure motivation to keep you on track all year. I’ve tried it countless times—it doesn’t work. By […]

Episode #28: How to Stay on Track with Your Goals

Leadership

Episode #25: Start the Year Strong with Clear Goals When I reflect on the past decade, it’s clear to me that all of the wonderful things that I’ve accomplished or manifested into my life started with a small practice. About 10 years ago, my best friend and I met up to dreamscape about the year […]

Episode #25: Start the Year Strong with Clear Goals

Leadership

Episode #22: How to Gracefully Humblebrag You know you’ve been killing it at work. You’ve upped your game. You’re making strides towards smashing your professional goals. The results must speak for themselves, right? Not necessarily. Your stellar may be noticed by the right people, or they may not be noticed at all. You can’t trust […]

Episode #22: How to Gracefully Humblebrag

Communication

Episode #18: Stop Saying This Phrase Immediately Listen up, Real-World Feminists! There is a phrase that I want you to stop saying in the workplace immediately. I’m sorry. If you are a woman in the workplace, I am willing to bet that you say “I’m sorry” WAY TOO OFTEN. I’m guilty of it, too. I […]

Episode #18: Stop Saying This Phrase Immediately

Stop Saying This Phrase Immediately

Women's Empowerment

Episode #14: How to Start a Women’s Group at Your Workplace One of the most rewarding and inspiring things I’ve done in my career is leading a women’s group at my company. I never set out to lead it. My journey started with my desire to connect with other women to discuss professional challenges unique […]

Episode #14: How to Start a Women’s Group at Your Workplace

How To Start a Women's Group at Your Workplace

Women's Empowerment