This week's guest is a creative director at a global brand who has chosen to be anonymous so she can speak more freely about the things she sees her younger team members deal with and challenges she herself faces as a female leader. Hear about taking up space in a room and how to handle being interrupted (tips that can translate to virtual meetings), the power of straightforward conversation to address issues, making time to be there for members of your team, and microactions anyone who feels marginalized can take to make the work environment better.

Mara Lecocq, Brand & Community Director at Fishbowl, is here to help your side hustle by sharing advice from her own experience. Hear about the birth of Where Are The Boss Ladies and how she created her role at Fishbowl, the agency brief that led her to create Secret Code, balancing her side hustles with her full-time job, and why she decided she didn’t want to be a CEO, and the fastest way to get a raise or promotion.

The On She Goes crew talks to Ebro Darden of Hot97 & Apple Music, Chantal Rochelle of Buzzfeed’s Cocoa Butter, Shea Jackson McCann of Google, Carla Hassan of Citi, Diego Scotti from Verizon & on-air personality/journalist Tai Beauchamp; all about Taking A Stand at ADCOLOR 2019.

Molly Schlinger, Vice President, Creative Strategy at Hill+Knowlton, wants you to know that a creative agency isn’t the only place to be a strategist. Hear about resources for those who don't have formal strategy training, the opportunities to work in strategy in PR, the nuances and similarities of applying to work at a PR agency, and why feeling like you don’t know what you’re doing is okay.

Tien Dang, Associate Producer at Anomaly LA, didn’t know what she wanted to do within advertising, took her time figuring it out, and found a job she’s excited to go to every day. Hear about keeping yourself open and learning along the way, balancing your financial needs with finding a job that fulfills you, how to build more meaningful relationships, and the ingredients of a stand out MAIP Fellow or summer intern.

Digital Nomads: A new generation of people traveling and working remotely at the same time. But what is it really like to be one? Sam Kern, host of Radically Different, talks to 5 digital nomads and thought-leaders about the pros and cons of the lifestyle, how they became location-independent, and what this revolution means for the world in this special Friends of We Are Next featured episode.

Jen Joyce, Senior Social Content Strategist at WONGDOODY, pulls back the curtain on working in social media. Hear about the difference between community management and social strategy, her brainchild #UberKITTENS and tips for pitching experiential ideas, behind-the-scenes learnings from WONGDOODY’s own Instagram account, and how social strategy has evolved as a career path.

Amanda Chin, Vice President of Brand Marketing at the Golden State Warriors & Chase Center, started her career agency-side before going client side at the NBA and later the Warriors. Hear about realizing the instability of agency life early on, how to build the most fruitful relationships, how her agency experience influences her current job, being a woman of color in the sports industry, and lessons she’s learned about being a leader.

Chris Kwak, Senior Strategist at BBH, shares some of the harder learnings from his career in this open, reflective interview. Hear about how he frames the 6-7 years he spent touring the world with his band (in hindsight), taking an internship at age 26, why he started applying to full-time jobs on the first day of his internship, asking more questions when you’re in over your head, and how to make sure you’re becoming hybrid talent.

Annie Liu, Designer at Ogilvy, shows us the value of having an experimental, play-oriented mindset in your career. Hear about hacking her way into design, building a creative resume to showcase her skills, navigating rejection, why it’s important to experiment with new platforms, and side projects as a way to showcase your personality.