Nichole shares a vulnerable moment where she cried in a team meeting. She shares what led up to it happening in hopes that it helps you to feel like you aren't alone when you have emotions in the workplace.

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The words we use are impactful, especially the ones we use about ourselves.

Be kind to yourself.

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Jossie Haines has been an engineering leader focused on large scale consumer technology at companies such as Apple, Zynga, American Express and Tile for 20 years. She is currently Sr Director of Platform & Web Engineering as well as head of diversity, equity & inclusion at Tile. She created and manages a 5 person Windows team based in Vancouver, and leads the engineering efforts integrating the Tile technology into partner ecosystems including enabling Google Home devices to directly ring and locate Tiles, as well as partnering with Intel and HP to enable Intel based laptops to behave as Tiles with no additional hardware. She also manages the 7 person web team that handles all aspects of the tile.com e-commerce experience bringing in millions in yearly revenue. In her free time, Jossie is on a mission to keep women in tech, and in her role as head of DEI at Tile she advocates for diversity and inclusion across the entire company at the executive team level, and sets the company’s yearly DEI strategy and budget. She spends her free time speaking about retaining women in tech, empathy in engineering, and effective and fair management practices that reduce bias and empower all team members to thrive. She has given over 40 talks in the last 2 years including at the Grace Hopper, and Empowered Women of the World conferences. She is also an active mentor at the Mentoring Club, Power to Fly, UCSC and Plato, and started and leads the Tile mentoring program.

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What are your thoughts on internships after college and what advice do you have to womxn who are feeling stressed about finding the perfect internship?

Why do you think womxn have a harder time in tech roles?

Have you ever walked into a room and had people instantly assume you were in a lower role? How did you navigate that?

What is your experience with burnout?

What advice would you give to someone who is experiencing burnout like you did?

Bonus question over on Patreon: How would you suggest for any womxn in the workplace to build a network of supportive womxn, not only for finding internship possibilities, but also honestly finding support from other womxn who are in similar roles, who might be in male dominated industries.

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Brave, Not Perfect

Better Allies

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Elizabeth Lotardo is a consultant, researcher, and co-author of Selling with Noble Purpose: How to Drive Revenue and Do Work that Makes You Proud.

As the VP of Services at sales leadership consultancy McLeod & More, Elizabeth leads sales transformation initiatives for clients like Oracle, G Adventures, and Fiserv. She is a popular LinkedInLearning author, and her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and on NPR.

With an undergraduate degree in advertising from Boston University and a Master’s in Organizational Psychology, Elizabeth has enabled firms to drive employee engagement, competitive differentiation, and ultimately revenue.

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A lot of people think about purpose as it applies to raising children or volunteering. You say purpose can exist inside corporate America. Tell us about that.

Many organizations have purpose statements or mission statements, is that different than a truly purpose-driven culture?

How does having a sense of purpose at work change your performance? 

Where does someone start if they aren't sure if they have a purpose-driven statement of their own?

How can you still have a purpose-driven work experience if your boss or manager isn’t purpose-driven?

Even if the word “leader” isn’t in your title, how can you help your team or company adopt a purpose-driven mindset?

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What would you suggest as a first step for someone who wants to create a purpose-driven mindset at work?

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You probably have enough information on what you "should" be doing on LinkedIn, but if it's not actually connecting- put it on the back burner and tune into this episode for how to connect if you aren't quite sure how to make that introduction without feeling like you are coming off as awkward.

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-Writing a list of your top 5-10 places to work

-Initial connection message on LinkedIn and what to include in the “add a note”

-How to engage on LinkedIn as well as the frequency

-Saving a list of the top people you want to connect with

-The next message with a deeper connection

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-Requesting recommendations

-Writing articles

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What is your definition of being authentic? Have you always shown up authentically in the workplace? Why is it important to show up as authentic? Why do you feel that showing up as your most authentic self, can help advance someone's career? If someone doesn’t feel safe or comfortable to show up as authentic, what advice do you have?

Bonus Question: What do you appreciate most about working with someone who you feel is being authentic? (Only available to Patreon members)

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Raechel Duplain has over 11 years of experience in content and product marketing in the Tech industry. Most recently, she works as Group Manager, Strategic Product Marketing at Podium, Utah’s 5th-fastest growing software company. Raechel is also a Certified Scrum Master and is Co-CEO of BrightZebra Marketing, where she and her business partner, Ashley, teach female entrepreneurs how to grow and scale their online businesses with a clear marketing and content strategy. Raechel has had the privilege of presenting at industry events like SiriusDecisions, Alt Summit, Aspire Her, and more. Her work has also won a CMA (Content Marketing Award) and an IHAF Gold Award. When she’s not working, she enjoys spending as much time as possible with her family, listening to podcasts or Audible, practicing the piano, and doing house projects.

Ashley Spurlock has 14 years of experience writing and managing marketing projects and teams in the tech, education, and fitness industries. In recent roles she has overseen an Agile team responsible for content marketing, sales support, and product marketing and worked on web marketing strategy for a large enterprise tech business. Recently, she left the corporate world to spend more time with her toddler, freelance full time, and focus on helping female entrepreneurs market their businesses with BrightZebra. In her free time, Ashley loves family time, reading, mowing the lawn, and looking for the next weekend road trip!

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What are your words for 2021? Why did you choose that specific word or words? Nichole shares more about why she chose her words for 2021 in todays episode.

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You're likely asking for referrals when applying for new positions, but are you stopping there?

Nichole shares the next step in setting your referral up for success, which will help you to land that next great position.

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When you're looking for a job, you're not quite sure how long it's going to take which can be really frustrating amongst other feelings. Do yourself a favor by keeping track of jobs you are applying for, what the position is, if you're interviewed- take note of who interviewed you. Take action if you aren't hired. Can anyone point you in the direction of another role or get you connected with someone who can help you? Tune in to hear more.

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Nichole interviews Monika Portman about her career path and when she hit her glass ceiling, what happened next. 

Monika has so many great pieces of information and guidance for any woman in the workplace who has had their ups and downs and at times, have felt completely lost.

Monika Portman is the Senior Director of Product Management at Cox Automotive, a software company in the automotive industry, and co-owner of a restaurant. She has spent almost 25 years in product, sales and strategy. Monika has had great success as a change agent and is an energetic people leader adept in devising marketing and product strategies, articulating direction and leading teams in driving business objectives. She has extensive experience with blue chip and mid-tier companies, including Black & Decker, Big Box Retail, and Boart Longyear.

Monika has a passion for building things, learning, and solving problems. This curiosity has led her to take on challenges that help her grow as an individual. Monika sits on a board of a private high school and the school’s parent music association. She also dedicates her time to mentoring team members and co-chairing an inclusion & diversity initiative at Cox Automotive. 

In her free time she loves to camp, travel and spend time with her family.

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