b Cause Work Doesn't Have to Suck

Another week catching up with Erin Hatzikostas and Nicole Licata Grant. their WTF moments of the week, their travels, family, and general thoughts on life. A new editor, a new structure, and a quote of the week to lead a conversation - as well as some insights on women's fashion in the workplace. Listen in for insightful knowledge on looking for work at the right time, taking a step back or even a step-down, to think of the future and the bigger picture. And remember, always reach for the cheese.

Links: Check out the b BRILLIANT career coaching program @ https://bbrilliant.bauthenticinc.com/ Check out b BRILLIANT, an online career development workshop like you've never seen. Enrollment is only open through June 12th so check it out now @ bauthenticinc.com/b-brilliant

DISCLAIMER: This episode is not explicit, though contains mild swearing that may not be suitable for younger audiences.

Tweetable Comments: "We have a new podcast editor, we told him to slap us up spin us around, and how to actually make a podcast."

"I'm on the cusp of my mid-40s, which is terrifying, but you know only a few people got hurt in the process, which is good."

"I've been feeling more jazzed the last couple of weeks. Trying new things, taking shit less seriously, did some travel. I feel like 43 will be a great year - it's the best thing when you start something new and feel good about it."

"So I go to the drawer in my fridge, I open it to put something in, but I just get really distracted by the cheese. I bought this amazing cheese."

"Readers, reach for the cheese. Yes, you're readers, and yes, Steve did not hide the cheese well enough."

"It's like when you're running and get a stitch, they tell you to breathe right into it, go at it. That's what you do, you get right into it."

"Looking for a job is like buying a house, it's all location, location, location."

"The chances that a great job is just waiting for you, exactly when you're ready and looking for it, it's just unlikely."

"It's like riding a bike, you're pedaling a thousand miles an hour, but you're on gear one so you're not necessarily going further. So, you have to move up a gear even though it feels like you're moving slower."

"The thing you have to shed is worrying about what people will think when you take a job."

"Go out, enjoy it, don't beat yourself up over it. You can have your cupcake too."

Erin Hatzikostas and Nicole Licata Grant decide to stop just chatting about authenticity and instead jump in the car and take to the streets of New Haven to meet authentic people in authentic places. With the aid of their Don King-esque looking podcast mic, they tackle the challenge of approaching strangers to get their take on the corporate world, leadership, and what makes them tick. They build connections through a combo of quirky and serious questions to understand each person as an individual. Tune-in to discover the lives of real people that make up the city of New Haven and represent our authentic world more broadly. Links: Check out the b BRILLIANT career coaching program @ https://bbrilliant.bauthenticinc.com/ Check out b BRILLIANT, an online career development workshop like you've never seen. Enrollment is only open through June 12th so check it out now @ bauthenticinc.com/b-brilliant

DISCLAIMER: This episode is not explicit, though contains mild swearing that may not be suitable for younger audiences. Tweetable comments: "Do you think people are going to look at us funny for the Don King on our recorder?"

"We should do an episode entirely on New Haven." "Are we not doing that right now? You don't get two episodes on your town."

"When you write your autobiography, what's it going to be called? "The Baddest."

"We're court interpreters, it's a fulfilling job because every day we can help people navigate their judicial system. I just wish New Haven was more welcoming with parking..." (Nicole's boyfriend runs part of New Haven's parking dept.)

"My definition of leadership is someone who works with you, next to you, doing the same things you do and not just delegating from above. A leader is one that is with you all the time."

"A leader does just that, they lead - but by example."

"You haven't arrived until they know your name at the redemption center."

An interview with Erin Hatzikostas' most unexpected student AND coach. They discuss how they first met, Kaitlyn's discovery of her true passions, her directions in life, and the messy but powerful routes she took to get there. How Erin's work in bringing authenticity to the forefront of people's lives has affected their careers and outlook, as well as mentioning their collaboration to birth the upcoming launch of Erin's online career workshop and course: b Brilliant. With a touch of Soul Magic, they explore Kaitlyn's quest for the perfect partner - was it written in stone or inked in skin? - and how important it is to always be searching for what your life's ultimate purpose is. Erin ultimately pushes you to think outside the box as to who can inspire you, and how ultimately inspiration is a circular reference.

To follow Kaitlyn on her Soul Magic journey, you can start by connecting with her on Instagram @ katesmaniquest

Episode Links: Check out the b BRILLIANT career coaching program @ https://bbrilliant.bauthenticinc.com/ bauthenticinc.com bauthenticinc.com/b-brilliant

DISCLAIMER: This episode is not explicit, though contains mild swearing that may not be suitable for younger audiences.

Tweetable Comments:

"You found your calling, that was so deep and rich that it forced me to think about what I was doing on a much deeper level."

"What is authenticity? if you get really honest with yourself, and you get quiet and you ask what do I want to do, who am I? That's all you need to know. It's one of the hardest things you can ask yourself."

"The yellow brick road is just authenticity, and you have to be honest with yourself, and that can be a really big challenge."

"So, I seem to inspire a lot of people to quit their jobs."

"What breaks your heart? It's a really powerful question."

"It's important, when you take the time to invest, first of all, in somebody, whether it's to help you out or to be part of your team, to not just see them as somebody to do a job, but to see the energy exchange that's possible, and to really explore that."

"Inspiration is a circular reference."

"You're going to shift this dynamic of Corporate America, this boredom, this misery, you're changing it."

"Every single person that we interact with, they are there as a mirror, a lesson, a test. They are there for a reason."

Listen in for laughs, love and authentic self-reflection as Erin Hatzikostas and Nicole Licata Grant meet for a 'How Was Your Week?' episode. Delving into the world outside of America, Nicole discusses her trip to Spain and reconnecting with her inner-traveler (a traveler who likes to sneak high-quality ham back to the U.S).

While Erin talks about her tactics for handling multiple projects - and finishing them - with a creative twist. As well as a quick intro into her upcoming video series of online classes.

Discover inspiration, discover cultures, discover authenticity.

DISCLAIMER: This content is not explicit, however, contains mild swearing that may not be suitable for younger audiences.

Links: Check out the b BRILLIANT career coaching program @ https://bbrilliant.bauthenticinc.com/

Tweetable Comments:

"My profound input: we've gone full circle. We used to communicate with pictures on the wall, and now we use emojis. We're right back where we started."

"There's so much joy in seeing other places, sometimes the getting there is hard, but the being there is amazing. I suppose that's true for everything."

"She was very inspiring for me, she basically told me 'you have a formula that works for you' and since then I've come to terms with it and realised, I work best when I'm inspired."

"You confronted something that didn't feel authentic and you owned it, you thought let me recapture this and let me not be afraid to do this again, and di it differently, better."

"I feel like I've found ways to take these big audacious goals that are stacked on top of each other, including releasing this podcast, and I've found creative ways to make it flow better and more authentically, and also not have an anxiety attack - so I feel good."

How do Erin Hatzikostas and Nicole Licata Grant define authenticity? Well, they certainly each have their own point of view. They come to some rough definitions...including moral compi or compassesses.

Nicole discusses her role working in warzones and dangerous locations, and how compassion and integrity play an important role in her authenticity. Where did she most test her authenticity? When negotiating her way out of being detained abroad (in transit, no arrests!)

Erin talks humility at work and the facade of the corporate smile, and she's clearly passionate about the inauthentic corporate communications that leave employees underwhelmed.

Disclaimer: This show is not explicit, though contains mild swearing that may not be suitable for younger audiences.

Links: Check out the b BRILLIANT career coaching program @ https://bbrilliant.bauthenticinc.com/

Tweetable Comments: "When I think of authenticity I think of compassion because that is how you interact with the world at it's most basic, critical level."

"And at the end, when they were putting all my bobby pins back in my suitcase and putting the guns away, they said, "we've talked to a lot of people like you...but nobody actually told us what you were doing."

"For a long time, my definition of doing good in the world was trying to help everybody, but I had to step back from that and say "I have a certain set of tools, and I can help a certain set of people at a certain time with a certain thing."

"Operate in front of the curtain, if you have to act behind the curtain then something is wrong."

"The bcc is bullshit."

be transparent, because if you can't be transparent, if you can't be honest, especially with yourself, you've got work to do."

"For me, authenticity is humility, and maybe that's because of the context of working in a corporate world, but people weren't authentic."

"99 out of 100 people do not read those communications written by somebody else, and the one person that does regrets it."

"There's just so much that happens in the corporate world that is an exercise in futility, to check a box and to look good for the people that don't matter."

"At the end of the day, it's remaining true to that inner voice. Would I do that at a dinner party? Then I'll be like it at work too."

"My phone was congratulating me for having the most activity I've ever had before 10am: I walked a whole quarter of a mile. I think that's because I walked up your driveway from my car."