The 43 Percent

The 43 Percent

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The 43 Percent episodes

  • MOR co-founder Erica Hogue on Navigating the Many Phases of Work & Family
    Erica Hogue is an account director for Viral Gains, and co-founder of MOR, a purpose-driven consulting firm that offers subject matter expertise and best in class inclusion practices for working moms. She's also a mother of three kids six and under. As an early hire at Twitter she helped form the Twitter Parents employee resource group. 
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    42 min
  • Chairman Mom Sarah Lacy on Mothers as Assets to Any Workplace
    Sarah Lacy is the founder and CEO of Chairman Mom. She also founded Pando.com on maternity leave in 2011 and built it into a profitable investigative journalism company. She's been a journalist for nearly 20 years, known for her fearless, outspoken reporting, and is the author of A Uterus Is a Feature Not a Bug.
    1 hr 8 min
  • Marketing Guru Cheryl Toto on Leaning In and Rolling with the Punches
    Cheryl Toto is the president and CEO of the Marketing Science Institute, a job she came to after a decade as Senior Vice President of Strategy and Devel­opment. Here she talks about balancing two careers in a family, why daycare drop-offs can be emotional, and how to weather unexpected changes to your life plan.
    56 min
  • Time Management Expert Laura Vanderkam on Fitting It All In
    Laura Vanderkam is the author of several time management and productivity books, the host of the Before Breakfast podcast, and co-host of Best of Both Worlds, and the mother of four children, ages 4 to 11. Her 2016 TED talk, “How to gain control of your free time,” has been viewed more than 7 million times. 
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    50 min
  • HR Expert Oonagh Kelly on Asking for What You Need
    As head of HR for New Ireland Assurance, Oonagh Kelly has seen women through all phases of their careers and families, and done plenty of juggling herself, too. Here she shares her tips on negotiating the work situation you need, navigating work travel with a family, and planning for fun in a busy schedule.
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    47 min
  • Attorney & Mediator Erin McCoy Alarcon on Balancing Career, Self-Improvement, and Special Needs
    Erin McCoy Alarcon was a litigator and a partner in her firm when it became clear her youngest son was autistic. She wanted more flexibility in her schedule to be more available to her family, so she decided to take a leap toward something she'd always wanted to do: open up a mediation practice. Here she takes us on that journey, and why she encourages people to take risks and do things that scare them.
    39 min
  • Dr. Jessie Wei on the Importance of Pausing and Creating Space in Our Lives
    Dr. Jessie Wei did all the "right" things: went to college, then medical school, got married, had kids, and joined a thriving private practice. But she wasn't happy until she found a way to align her work with her values and forge a path toward a life that was rewarding instead of overwhelming.
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    1 hr 2 min
  • Journalist Amy Westervelt on the Myth of Finding Balance through Freelancing
    When Amy Westervelt had her first child, everyone told her the fact that she was a freelancer would make working motherhood a snap. In fact, it made her stressed and broke. Here, she lays out why, how she fixed it, and why she decided to write a book about it. 
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    48 min

About The 43 Percent

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