Mika is joined by social scientist and best-selling author Arthur Brooks to discuss his new book â€śFrom Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life.â€ť Brooks discusses how he identified the habits of the happiest people, how to adopt them yourself, and how to break the success addiction often responsible for mid-life crises.

The Happiness 401k with Arthur Brooks

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In this week's special episode of Mika Straight Up, Mika sits down with Lidia Fonseca, Executive Vice President and Chief Digital and Technology Officer at Pfizer. She credits her success to her remarkable mother and poorly produced American TV shows from the 1970s! With women representing just 34% of the workforce in science, technology, engineering, and math, closing this gender gap in STEM is a statistic Lidia is passionately working to change.

Shattering Stereotypes: Pioneering Equality in STEM with Pfizerâ€™s Lidia Fonseca

Mika welcomes Deborah Streeter and Jeanette Kaplun of The Bank of America Institute for Women's Entrepreneurship at Cornell University to discuss the importance of mentorship and chat about effective ways for young female entrepreneurs to seek capital for their professional ventures.

Paying It Forward with Deborah Streeter and Jeanette Kaplun

Mika participates in Georgetown Universityâ€™s Women's Forum, where she shares the screen with AirBNB's Global Director Marisa Moret to discuss their professional journeys and also fields questions from the Georgetown students that tuned-in to this special addition of Mika Straight Up.

Georgetown Women's Forum with AirBNB's Marisa Moret

Mika welcomes body language expert and New York Times best-selling author Janine Driver to the podcast. With people returning to the office following the pandemic and many entering an office work environment for the first time, Mika and Janine discuss how to best utilize our body language to communicate effectively in our professional lives.

The Happiness 401k with Arthur Brooks

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