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By Erin McGoff
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The podcast currently has 14 episodes available.
In Episode 13, Erin interviews Dr. Meg Jay, a developmental clinical psychologist who specializes in 20-somethings. A recent New York Times profile called Dr. Jay “the patron saint of striving youth” and her TED talk “Why 30 Is Not the New 20” is among the most watched to date. Erin and Meg discuss the current mental health crisis, pros and cons of medication, what the research shows about your 20s, and advice on how to spend your 20s (especially when it comes to feeling stuck or behind in your career!). Enjoy!
➞ In this episode:
0:00-3:39 Introduction
3:40-7:09 Meg Jay's Background
7:10-11:54 Realistic life working as a therapist
11:55-14:09 Fascinating 20-somethings research
14:10-15:39 Why your 20s aren't the best years of your life
15:40-17:24 Advice if you don't know what to do with your life
17:25-22:00 How to pick a job in your 20s
22:01-24:21 Thoughts on a "dream job"
24:22-27:30 Opportunity cost + decision making
27:31-32:34 What is "identity capital"?
32:35-35:59 Gen Z mental health crisis
36:00-38:59 Labels & self-diagnosis
39:00-48:00 Nacebo effect + medication warnings
48:01-51:01 Why life generally gets better
51:02-53:29 Are parents to blame?
55:30 Advice for parents
59:45 How to connect with Meg
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In Episode 12, Erin interviews Reshma Saujani, founder of GirlsWhoCode and MomsFirst, an activist and leader with over a decade of experience advocating for women & girls empowerment. In this interview, Erin asks Reshma about being the first Indian American woman to run for U.S. Congress, getting rejected from Yale Law School (but persisting and eventually getting in!), founding GirlsWhoCode and MomsFirst (organizations that have impacted 500,000+ women across the world), paid family leave, childcare affordability, feminism, motherhood penalty, and more (including our love for dogs!).
➞ In this episode:
0:00 Meet Reshma!
2:22 Reshma’s Childhood + Background (& dogs!)
4:41 Growing up the daughter of African/Indian refugees
6:13 School bullies, immigrant parents & growing up as a minority
9:30 Rejection + Yale Law School
19:33 Why we should stop talking about “Imposter Syndrome”
23:23 Current feminist wave
27:37 Running for public office in NYC (and losing)
34:09 Starting GirlsWhoCode
35:50 What is MomsFirst?
38:35 Paid Family Leave in the US
41:22 Why we “don’t love moms”
58:52 Taking care of mental health
1:00:00 PaidLeave.ai
1:03:51 Advice with Reshma + Erin
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↳ Follow Reshma on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reshmasaujani
↳ Follow Reshma on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reshmasaujani
↳ Check out GirlsWhoCode! https://girlswhocode.com/
↳ Check out MomsFirst! https://momsfirst.us/
↳ Need some help? Write to us for a chance to have your question answered (anonymously) on the show: https://bit.ly/nokwtd
In Episode 11, Erin interviews Grace Wells, a Gen Z content creator, filmmaker, and self-made commercial director. During the pandemic, Grace was finishing up her bachelors degree in Linguistics when she discovered her passion for video.
She self-taught herself how to film, edit, animate, and produce videos. She started sharing her hobby online and went mega-viral overnight. Today, she has over 3 MILLION followers, was awarded Creator of the Year, signed on as a commercial director with Tool of NA, signed with Whalar, and has been hired to create ads for brands such as Maybelline, Celsius, Pampers, Amazon Prime Video, Adobe, QuickBooks, Old Spice, Kiehls, Cascade, Loreal, and many others.
We also talk about managing finances, social anxiety, COVID, and more. This episode is perfect for anyone looking to work for themselves, become a content creator or filmmaker, especially if you're in your 20s!
➞ In this episode:
0:00 Meet Grace!
3:11 Grace upbringing + background
4:14 Working as a content creator/director
6:28 Going to school in Scotland
11:10 Switching majors & COVID in the UK
19:20 Social Anxiety & Going Viral
22:47 How to teach yourself skills online
25:10 Monetizing internet videos
32:49 Long-term goals/plans/strategy
34:10 Managing finances as a content creator
39:33 Advice with Erin & Grace
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↳ Follow Grace on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gracewellsphoto
↳ Follow Grace on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gracewellsphoto
↳ Check out Grace's COURSE! http://bit.ly/3Lh0HC9
↳ Need some help? Write to us for a chance to have your question answered (anonymously) on the show: https://bit.ly/nokwtd
LIVE from Yosemite National Park: Episode 10 is our first ~Special Episode~ ever! Erin interviews her dad, Scranton-born, Maryland-living business owner, speaker, and author (and father of 6 kids). We discuss topics ranging from planning beers, UFO, answering questions in job interviews, deathbed confessions, and much, much more. If you're looking for good ol' fashion life advice from a Dad, you found it!
➞ In this episode:
0:00 Meet Chris McGoff
1:14 Growing up in Scranton in a funeral home
5:19 The Planning Beer
8:55 Seeing a UFO
11:20 Because of/In order to
14:00 Choose vs. Decide
17:04 "Enjoy the Gap"
22:28 How to work with someone you don't like
32:45 Business Card
32:24 Best Career Advice
38:25 Best Financial Advice
40:00 Best Piece of Life Advice Ever
48:49 How to answer "why do you want to work here?"
50:53 Relationship Advice after 43 Years of Marriage
54:40 Concluding Beers & a Dad Joke
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In Episode 09, Erin interviews Helene Sula (aka @heleneinbetween) to talk about why and how she moved to Europe (twice!). Helene, a Texas native, explains how she left the corporate world to become a full-time travel blogger and content creator. She explains how she moved to Germany, then back to the US, and then to the UK—with her husband and two large dogs. We discuss healthcare, maternity leave, monetizing your social media, being childfree by choice, and the pros and cons of living abroad.
➞ In this episode:
0:00 Meet Helene
2:12 Helene’s childhood + upbringing in Texas
7:52 - Helene quitting her corporate job
12:30 - Side hustles + toxic corporate jobs
18:58 - Moving to Nashville
20:33 - Moving to Germany
23:24 - Moving to Europe with a dog
27:28 - How to monetize blog/social media
29:00 - Being childfree by choice
33:35 - Should you move to Europe?
36:11 - Erin living in the UK
37:42 - Why do Europeans care about US so much?
39:41 - NYC EARTHQUAKE!
40:36 - Advice for people moving to Europe
44:00 - Maternity leave US vs Europe
47:39 - Visa + immigration hurdles
49:20 - Favorite part about living abroad
50:52 - Experience living in Germany
56:00 - Happiest countries in the world?
58:00 Advice with Helene & Erin
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↳ Follow Helene on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heleneinbetween
↳ Check Out Helene's BOOK! https://www.amazon.com/OClock-Tuesday-Trevi-Fountain-Unconventional-ebook/dp/B0C9ZDP2YK
↳ Need some help? Write to us for a chance to have your question answered (anonymously) on the show: https://bit.ly/nokwtd
In Episode 08, Erin interviews Erika Ayers Badan (aka @WorkWithErika ) to discuss being the first (and only) CEO of Barstool Sports, a company she just left after 8 years. We also discuss boundary setting, taking feedback, working with Dave Portnoy and the "pirate ship", handling criticism, the media landscape, being a woman in the workplace, hiring and firing people, and tips for navigating your career.
➞ In this episode:
0:00-1:27 Introduction
1:28-3:13 Leaving Barstool After 8 Years
3:14-5:43 Growing Up in New England
5:44-8:12 What is Barstool?
8:13-9:24 How Barstool Makes Money $$
9:25-10:14 Barstool Staff Breakdown
10:15-12:44 Growing Barstool from $5M to $300M
12:45-17:43 Advice for Hiring & Firing
17:44-20:01 Judgment Taking CEO Job at Barstool
20:02-23:24 How to Handle Criticism
23:25-30:38 Being the CEO of Barstool as a Woman
30:39-34:39 How to Make Hard Decisions
34:40-41:00 Thoughts on Workplace Boundaries in 2024
41:01-46:13 People Don't Want to Work Anymore?
46:14-47:15 Is Social Media Ruining Us?
47:16-51:41 People Pleasing & Likeability
51:42-52:49 Lesson Erika Learned the Hard Way
52:50-55:28 Erika's New Book: No One Cares About Your Career
55:29 Real Advice with Erin & Erika
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↳ Follow Erika on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erika/
↳ Check Out Erika's BOOK! https://amzn.to/4dJfcvt
↳ Need some help? Write to us for a chance to have your question answered (anonymously) on the show: https://bit.ly/nokwtd
In Episode 07, Erin interviews Ryan Stygar (aka, @AttorneyRyan) to discuss Ryan's crazy career journey (from SoCal firefighter to running his own law firm). We also discuss employee rights & legal issues regarding salary, job interviews, career changes, discrimination, pregnancy, and much more!
➞ In this episode:
0:00-2:18 Introduction
2:19-3:42 Growing Up in San Diego, California
3:43-6:18 Parents Careers + College
6:19-7:20 Majoring in Philosophy + First Job
7:20-16:55 Working as a Firefighter
16:56-20:36 Firefighter to Law School
20:37-28:49 Rejected from 13 Law Schools!?
28:50-31:20 Worst Advice EVER
31:21-34:45 WATCH THIS PART (trust me)
34:46-36:38 Lesson Ryan Learned the Hard Way
36:39-38:04 Fake Cases
38:05-41:20 How to Ask a Lawyer a Question
41:21-44:50 Thoughts on Capitalism
44:51-46:51 Missing Paycheck? Try this!
46:51-50:58 How to Quit a Toxic Workplace
50:39-52:21 Asking Coworkers About Salary
52:22-54:20 What are PIPs...?
54:21-55:55 "Right to Work" & "At-Will Employment"
55:56-58:00 Advice for Business Owners
58:00 Real Advice with Erin & Ryan
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↳ Follow Ryan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attorneyryan/
↳Contact Attorney Ryan: https://linktr.ee/attorneyryan
↳ Need some help? Write to us for a chance to have your question answered (anonymously) on the show: https://bit.ly/nokwtd
In Episode 06, Erin interviews Alex Lieberman (aka, @alexlieb) to discuss how he co-founded the wildly successful newsletter, Morning Brew, and sold it a few years later for $75 million—all before 30. We talk about entrepreneurship, being a CEO, starting a newsletter, monetizing online business, raising funds for a startup, dealing with the sudden death of his father, dating, terrible advice, amazing advice, and why Alex didn't buy a Rolex or Ferrari when he became a multi-millionaire.
➞ In this episode:
0:00-2:33 Introduction
2:34-5:39 Growing Up in Jersey
5:39-9:50 College & Caddy-ing
9:51-14:54 Starting Morning Brew
14:55-18:11 Monetizing a Newsletter
18:12-22:35 Quitting His Job
22:36-31:43 Pitching Investors & Raising $750k
31:44-34:43 Selling Morning Brew for $75M
34:44-40:20 Seeing $$$ Hit His Bank Account
40:21-51:30 Alex's Father Dying + Grief
51:31-55:55 Alex's Morning Routine
55:56-56:40 The Worst Advice Alex Received
56:41-58:48 Advice That Changed Alex's Life
58:59-1:00:28 Alex's Role Model
1:00:29-1:01:42 The Definition of Success
1:01:43-1:03:13 How Alex Met His Wife
1:03:14 Real Advice with Erin & Alex
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↳ Follow Alex on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexlieb/?hl=en
↳ Subscribe to Morning Brew: https://www.morningbrew.com/daily
↳ Learn about StoryArb: https://www.storyarb.com/
↳ Need some help? Write to us for a chance to have your question answered (anonymously) on the show: https://bit.ly/nokwtd
In Episode 05, Erin interviews Dr. Judith Joseph, MD-MBA (aka, @drjudithjoseph ) to discuss a range of topics from high-functioning depression, workplace burnout, neurodiversity, social media, anhedonia, medical school, scholarships, MBA/business school, mental health crisis, growing up in the evangelical church, how to find a therapist, attachment styles, and much more!
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➞ In this episode:
0:00-01:44 Introduction
01:45-6:00 Background Q&A
6:01-7:10 Scholarships
7:11-10:19 First & Current Job
10:20-10:50 MBA AND Med School at the Same Time!?
10:51-13:12 Balancing 3 Companies & Mental Health
13:13-15:34 Pros & Cons of Being a Psychiatrist
15:35-19:15 Do We Really Have A Mental Health Crisis…?
19:16-21:00 Social Media & Mental Health
21:01-23:00 Mental Health Content Creators?
23:01-24:29 Pros + Cons of Social Media Mental Health Consumption
24:30-25:30 How to Find A Therapist
25:31-27:55 Advice Judith Ignored
27:56-28:29 Hardest Thing Judith’s Done
28:30-31:50 Thoughts on “Neurodiversity” & Autism
31:51-44:19 What is “Anhedonia”? Or “High Functioning Depression”?
44:20-46:34 Opinions on Mental Health Labeling
46:35-51:54 The 4 Attachment Styles
51:55-53:50 Something You Need To Know About Depression &
53:51-59:28 Advice for Burnout & Boundaries
59:29-01:00:58 Are People Attached to Their Mental Illnesses?
01:00:59-01:05:58 Real Advice from Erin + Judith
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In Episode 04, Erin interviews Hannah Williams, founder of Salary Transparent Street.
Hannah graduated from Georgetown University in 2019 and hopped 5 jobs in 2.5 years, taking her salary from $40k to $150k, creatively paying off her college loans in full. In 2021, she quit her job as a Data Analyst to launch Salary Transparent Street, a social media account that simply visits different cities across the U.S. and asks random people on the street what they do for a living and how much they make. Since then, STS has blown up into a viral sensation leading Hannah to be featured in publications such as The Washington Post, NYT, TIME, Business Insider, Good Morning America, CNBC, and 2023, Hannah was named one of Forbed 30 Under 30.
In this episode, Hannah transparently breaks down how she achieved her goals, how she makes money, and the struggles she's faced along the way.
➞ In this episode:
0:00 Intro
1:45 Forbes 30 Under 30
3:16 Background Q&A (growing up overseas, community college, etc.)
14:20 Working as a Telemarketer Post-Grad
17:24 Job Hopping
20:20 Best Career/Job Interview Advice
20:47 How Hannah Found Out She Was Underpaid
26:19 How YOU Can Find Out If You're Underpaid
28:40 How Hannah Filmed Her First TikTok
29:51 Do People Lie About Their Salaries...? $$$
31:46 Why Hannah Blocks People (Sometimes)
33:30 How Hannah Went From $150k to $1m in ONE YEAR
35:39 Salary Transparency Trends
37:03 Can You Talk About Salary With Coworkers?
38:57 Why You Should Negotiate Your FIRST Job Offer
42:48 Thoughts On "Lazy Girl Job" or "Quiet Quitting"
48:00 Advice Hannah's GLAD She IGNORED
49:30 Hannah's Smartest Financial Decision
51:43 Highest Salaries Hannah's Documented
53:16 Lessons Hannah's Learned The Hard Way
55:18 #RealAdvice from Erin & Hannah
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💚 STS Salary Database: https://www.salarytransparentstreet.com/salary-database
💚 STS Free Market Research Guide: https://sts.myflodesk.com/marketresearchguide
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