Help Wanted

Happy 4th of July! To celebrate, here's one of our favorite episodes from earlier this year.

Sooner or later, you're going to need to ask for a favor that will advance your career. We all do… but we don't all do it well. Jason and Nicole show you what works and what doesn't with real-life examples, including a pitch that led them to hire someone, and a whackadoodle pitch that definitely DIDN'T earn someone a job, and how Jason scored a favor from the one and only Michelle Pfeiffer

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You've probably gotten the career advice, "go big or go home." But taking that approach 100% of the time just sets you up to fail. Through unpacking their own missteps and wins, Nicole and Jason explain why— and when— you should actually go medium.

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So you want to (or have to) bootstrap your business. Nicole is self-funding the business that makes this very podcast, and she will tell you: it is not easy. To share best-practices around protecting your bottom line and mental health, Nicole and Jason are joined by Christina Stembel, who has self-funded her business Farmgirl Flowers.

Learn more about Christina and her biz here: https://farmgirlflowers.com/about

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Say you're working on something that could be really great, but you need help to get it there. This happened to Jason recently; and the person he needed to call for help? Jimmy Fallon.

So Jason had to ask himself: is this worth it? To find his answer, Jason came up with a four-part checklist to help you decide if the thing you want to do is worth asking for.

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Nicole had a great appearance on Good Morning America… until she made one tiny mistake that she can’t stop thinking about. Jason and Nicole dig up their most embarrassing moments and workplace missteps, and decide on a benchmark for when to call out your mistakes, and when to keep them to yourself.

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With Father’s Day coming up, Jason got to wondering how much parents can set their kids up for career satisfaction — so Jason called his dad to deconstruct his childhood.

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When giving advice to loved ones, the temptation is to just tell them what they want to hear. But that's not useful. The key is telling them what they need to hear, in the way they want to hear it. But how do you do that? Nicole thinks it comes down to love languages. To test this theory, Jason and Nicole chat with the person dearest to Jason: his wife, Jen Miller.

Find more of Jen's work, including her fantastic new book Rising Class, here: http://www.byjennifermiller.com/#/rising-class/ 

For the sketch video Nicole mentioned, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4EDhdAHrOg

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Imagine you're the CEO and co-founder of a startup that's struggling to grow. Then, someone gives you a PowerPoint presentation on why you should step down. Oof.

That's exactly what happened to Netflix's co-founder Marc Randolph. But you know what? It was the best thing that could have happened to him. Jason uses Marc's story, plus a few personal tales, to give a three-step plan for identifying what you're best at and doing more of it.

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You've probably heard business leaders attribute their success to "never taking no for an answer." But, plot twist: sometimes you should. Jason recounts a recent cringey experience where someone really should have just taken no for an answer. Then, Nicole and Jason help make sure you don't make the same mistake. 

Plus, what this all has to do with pudding.

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Today's caller was just promoted and is now managing people she used to work with side-by-side. And it's awkward! She's worried that her new direct reports aren't going to take her seriously. Jason's answer? Become the boss your team needs— and wants. In this episode, Jason gives you three actionable steps to accomplish that.

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