Mentoring, if career success had ten commandments, we're pretty sure this would be one of them. But do you feel that the 'mentoring system' isn't quite getting you what you need to succeed big time? Erin Hatzikostas and Nicole Licata Grant sit down for another 'How Was Your Week' episode to discuss this and so much more. They talk about the difficulties of funding a podcast, the fun, stress, and emotions that came from their recent branding, photoshoot, and everything involved in keeping afloat in this multi-media world. They both recap the mini celebration they had for their one-year-of-podcasting, where they bump into their first public "fan" of b Cause (that they don't know!) Erin gives Nicole some coaching advice on recent challenges at work while Nicole explains her frustrations. They talk about the power of curiosity and persistence over simply putting your head down and doing PowerPoint.  Erin coaches Nicole - from the way she emails over rewriting her bio for a website, to some advice with challenges at work. This leads to Nicole opening-up about her feelings of being taken advantage of at work.  Communication is key: Erin discusses how issues with management can trickle downstream if communication isn't upheld properly. From the office to the home, communication is important everywhere from understanding your partners' needs to knowing hen something isn't your responsibility to bare. Nicole talks about her frustrations with being made a mentee at work and not a mentor (it's funny, most of the mentors seem to be white men...) Erin provides her perspective and tips on finding your mentors, and finding your sponsors (and the lesser-talked-about anti-sponsor.) And it all closes with a note to Amy Lacey, you can listen to her fascinating interview in episode 37.  If you like jammin' with us on the podcast, b sure to join us for more fun and inspiration! Here are some options... Check out the b BRILLIANT career coaching program @   b Cause Podcast Facebook group @ We share even more crazy stuff here (you probably thought that was impossible).  Take our simple, fun and insightful "What Kind of Dog Are You At Work?" by going to  We have so much fun stuff going on...we wouldn't want you to miss out - join the authenticity movement and our community by adding your email just about anywhere @  Check out our blog for more of our no-BS career advice @ We have fun and inspiring t-shirts @ DISCLAIMER: This episode is not explicit, though contains mild swearing that may be unsuitable for younger audiences.  Tweetable Comments: "You're not recording in the closet. You're not drinking wine to cope. You're celebrating with the ice cream cone. This is big-time people." "I was like, 'There's only one way he knows about us: he recognized Nicole's hair.'" "Consistency is everything, it's the thread that runs through." "Persistency and pivoting, and you just never know where you might go." "I have come to understand how important it is to have a multi-media aspect of anything you do." "I was fricking melting half the time. My shoe was broken. At one point I was sprawled across a board table with hair clips in and your kids putting sticky notes on my ass." "If not everyone's going to do it then I will jump in. And then it will be like the sixth-grade solar project again where I do everything by myself." "I believe that showing your vulnerabilities is actually a strength, because if people know the whole truth then they have nothing against you." "their issues aren't your own." "Bring that passion by being curious." "The last thing in the world that needs to happen is for an incident like that to wrap up 2-3 hours of your energy on a Friday." "It's not that I'm empathetic that drives it (I might be even less empathetic), it's my impatience." "I don't need help being leveraged by my company. I need help to be extraordinary." "The people that are going to get you to your dream career and your dream life are hard to find." "I want everybody to feel like they have full knowledge and full control of everything that's happening."