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  • Episode 66: How To Create Habits That Stick

    We’re talking about making good habits stick. Whether you’re breaking bad habits, adding to your current routine, or visualizing how your current habits came to be, it’s all about starting and staying consistent.

    Links in this episode:

    • Everlane: The Work Pant
    • My Name Is Yeh: Baby Meal Prep Guide
    • Marie Claire: Does a Thank You Note Really Matter?
    • 21 Day Hero: The Definitive Guide: How to Replace Bad Habits and Build Good Ones That Stick for Life
    • Zen Habits: The 5 Keys to Forming Any Habit
    • Inc: This One Idea From "Atomic Habits" Will Change Your Life
    • 44 min
    • Episode 65: Using Coaching Techniques in the Workplace

      We’re discussing how to apply different coaching techniques and tactics in the workplace to help guide your teammates and ensure everyone around you feels heard and supported.

      Links in this episode:

      • Lifewire: iPhone Notes: Everything You Need to Know
      • @heyamberrae on Instagram
      • Jonathan Van Ness (book coming September 2019!)
      • Differential Reinforcement: How to Change Other People’s Behavior without Damaging the Relationship
      • International Coach Federation: The Gold Standard in Coaching
      • 50 min
      • Episode 64: How To Curate Your Career Path

        We’re sharing what it looks like when you start to create a career path within your organization or as you prepare for a new job. This includes seeking out career development opportunities, relationships to nurture in this process, and finding ways to expand your range.

        Links in this episodes:

        • Lessonly: Max’s Note
        • Ideas.TED.com: 5 irrational thinking patterns that could be dragging you down — and how to start challenging them
        • Glassdoor: How to Build Your Own Career Path Within an Organization
        • 1 hr
        • Episode 63: Women Inspiring #TeamQS: Melinda Gates

          In this month’s Women Inspiring #TeamQS segment, we’re talking about Melinda Gates of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. We dive into what we can learn from her about reflection, balance, making positive change where you can, and finding partners to accomplish good work.

          Links in this episode:

          • WOOP my life
          • Quartz at work: Six things you don’t owe your boss
          • Netflix: Queer Eye
          • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
          • Our 2019 Annual Letter by Bill & Melinda Gates
          • InStyle: How Melinda Gates Gets the Job Done
          • Fortune: Why Melinda Gates Has Been Funding Female VCs Through Her Secretive Investment Firm
          • 40 min
          • Episode 62: Syd and Breahn’s Hot Take on TV

            We’re sharing TV shows we’re both watching, some of our guilty pleasures, and what season premieres we’re amped for in the coming months.

            Links in this episode:

            • Gimme Some Oven: Cacio e pepe
            • Gimme Some Oven: Crispy slow cooker carnitas
            • Gimme Some Oven: Barbacoa
            • WOOP
            • Shows we both love:

              • ABC: The Goldbergs — Season 2, Episode 14
              • Hulu: The Handmaid’s Tale
              • Netflix: Atypical
              • Hulu: Happy Endings
              • Breahn’s faves:

                • Netflix: Frasier
                • Food Network: The Kitchen
                • Food Network: The Pioneer Woman
                • E!: Kardashians
                • Syd’s faves:

                  • Fox: The Resident
                  • NBC: World of Dance
                  • STARZ: Outlander
                  • MTV: The Challenge
                  • Recommendations:

                    • ABC: Single Parents
                    • ABC: Blackish
                    • NBC: The Good Place
                    • NBC: Will & Grace
                    • NBC: Brooklyn Nine-Nine
                    • Hulu: Community
                    • Netflix: Schitt’s Creek
                    • Netflix: Friends From College
                    • HBO: Game of Thrones
                    • HBO: Westworld
                    • BBC America: Killing Eve
                    • Netflix: Peaky Blinders
                    • 1 hr 12 min
                    • Episode 61: Why You Should Start A Supper Club

                      Want a new option for your friend outings? We’re sharing inspiration for hosting a monthly supper club and other food-based gatherings to enhance your quality time with friends and how to make it your own based on your interests.

                      Links in this episode:

                      • NYTimes Cooking: How to Cook Beans
                      • School of Podcasting
                      • Lizzo on YouTube: Juice
                      • The Cut: It’s Just a Matter of Time Till Everybody Loves Lizzo As much as she loves herself.
                      • Bon Appetit: We’re Starting a Cookbook Club, and So Can You
                      • Pinch of Yum: I started a dinner club and it changed my life
                      • 43 min
                      • Episode 60: Nighttime Skincare Routine

                        How do you know what products to use for your nighttime skincare routine? We’re diving into the basics, must-haves, and sharing our favorite products.

                        Links in this episode:

                        • Topic: Financial Windfalls: 15 Stories of the Money That Changed Everything
                        • HBO: Jane Fonda in Five Acts
                        • The Everygirl: Nighttime Skincare Routine
                        • Byrdie: A Derm-Approved Nighttime Skincare Routine for Every Skin Type and Budget
                        • Allure: 10 Editors Share Their Nighttime Skin-Care Routines
                        • Refinery29: The Best Nighttime Skin-Care Routine
                        • Women’s Health: We Asked 3 Dermatologists To Share Their Nighttime Skin Routines—Here's What They Said
                        • Harper’s Bazaar on YouTube
                        • Breanna’s Nighttime Skincare Lineup

                          • Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Oil-Free Cleanser
                          • Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Concentrate
                          • Kiehl’s Rosa Arctica Eye
                          • Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Cream
                          • DERMA E Hydrating Night Cream with Hyaluronic Acid
                          • Syd’s Nighttime Skincare Lineup

                            • First Aid Beauty Face Cleanser
                            • Acure Brightening Facial Scrub
                            • Olehenriksen Goodnight Glow Retin-ALT Sleeping Crème
                            • Olehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème
                            • 46 min
                            • Episode 59: Grit vs. I Quit

                              We get into how grit relates to career success. You’ll learn how to make the distinction between manager struggles and big picture career planning, assessing if you’re in the right industry, and when to dig in and find the grit-driven path to growth.

                              Links in this episode:

                              • Girls Night In Club: Ashley C. Ford on Human Storytelling, Financial Wellness, and Learning to Ask for Help
                              • First Round Review: How to Make Connections That Count — Advice From a Silicon Valley Veteran (and Introvert)
                              • Freakonomics Radio: How to Get More Grit in Your Life (Ep. 246)
                              • Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth
                              • Forbes: 5 Characteristics Of Grit -- How Many Do You Have?
                              • Create & Cultivate: 8 Signs You Definitely Need to Dump Your Job
                              • 53 min
                              • Episode 58: Women Inspiring #TeamQS: Whitney Wolfe Herd, CEO of Bumble

                                In this month’s Women Inspiring #TeamQS segment, we’re talking about Whitney Wolfe Herd, founder and CEO of Bumble. We dig into her impact on the dating app industry and how she’s continuing to empower women through new business ventures and investing in women founders by being vocal about what matters.

                                Links in this episode:

                                • Afar Media
                                • Create & Cultivate: These are the Financial Rules to Follow at Every Age
                                • Michelle Obama on Instagram: Grammys post on friendship
                                • Bumble
                                • NPR’s How I Built This with Guy Raz: Bumble: Whitney Wolfe
                                • Forbes: Bumble's Whitney Wolfe Herd Swiped Right To A $230 Million Fortune
                                • Marie Claire: Whitney Wolfe Herd Has Big Plans for Bumble in 2019
                                • Bumble on YouTube: Serena Williams: Bumble Commercial
                                • The Beehive: We're Launching Bumble Fund to Invest in Women Founders
                                • 32 min
                                • Episode 57: Who Am I When I’m Not At Work?

                                  Your career does not define your identity! We discuss how we show up in other areas of our life to feel fulfilled, how to recognize those roles, and give them room to breathe.

                                  Links in this episode:

                                  • Zen Habits: The Zen Habits Guide to Spending Your Time Intentionally
                                  • Strengths Edge: UnlockIt Workshop
                                  • Entrepreneur: Science Knows You Need to Get a Life Outside of Work. This Is How You Do It.
                                  • The Cut: Your Job Can’t Be the Only Meaningful Thing in Your Life
                                  • The Everygirl: 5 Reasons Why Your Career Does Not Define Your Identity
                                  • Queen Speaking: How To Set Boundaries Without Feeling Guilty
                                  • 50 min

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                                  A podcast for women as we navigate our personal and professional lives, sharing the inspiration that helps us along the way. Together we’ll celebrate our triumphs and dig into our setbacks. We're…