This week, Sali welcomes Gregg Renfrew, the Founder of Counter, a beauty company that launched earlier this year. Previously, Founder and CEO of the now-defunct Beauty Counter, Gregg has experienced all the highs and lows of entrepreneurship as she grew her first beauty brand into a $1 billion business—only for it to go into foreclosure a few years later. At the last minute, Gregg decided to buy back the rights to the company name and its signature product formulas. Enter: Counter and an all-new chapter for Gregg, the CEO.

Counter offers some of the same bestselling products that people associate with Gregg’s previous company and, more importantly, the same commitment to clean ingredients and transparency. We’ll dive into it all, including:

• prioritizing social life over school studies (aka honing your soft skills!)
• why she launched a beauty brand in the first place, and enlisted a community of individual sellers.
• how she sold her $1 billion business, witnessed its fall, and the exact moment she took a leap and bought it back.
• what clean beauty actually means and what it looks like in practice for Counter.
• the key differences between Counter and Gregg’s first business, and so much more.

On Sali: Argent Plush Turtleneck Sweater and Straight Leg Trouser

Work Friends Credits

Hosted by Sali Christeson @salichristeson

Produced by Gina Marinelli @ginaalilbit

Edited by Ryan Woldoff

Theme Song by Karina DePiano @sheplaysdepiano & Melanie Nyema @melanienyema

Recorded at Podhead Studios @podheadstudios

Work Friends is produced by ARGENT (www.argentwork.com), a women’s clothing label on a mission to redefine workwear and drive forward women’s progress.

For more, follow ARGENT on Instagram, @ARGENT, and subscribe to the ARGENT YouTube channel, @ARGENTWork, for clips and bonus content.

To be featured on a future episode, email your work questions and dilemmas to [email protected] for a chance to have one of our amazing guests weigh in with advice.

Today, Sali sits down with Abby Phillip, the host of NewsNight with Abby Phillip on CNN. Since joining the network in 2017, Abby has covered the biggest headlines in the country and around the globe. Notably, she also co-moderated the democratic debate for the 2020 presidential election.

A self-professed introvert, Abby got her start in print and digital media and never set out to be on television. But today, she’s widely recognized as one of the most prominent voices of political news. Just last week, she also released her debut book, A Dream Deferred: Jesse Jackson and the Fight for Black Political Power (be sure to pick up a copy!), which has been years in the making and documents the legacy of the political and civil rights leader.

As a journalist, Abby is a steady, calming presence among a slew of emotionally charged headlines. She sits down to share her career story, including:

• why she switched from pre-med to journalism while at Harvard.
• feeling like a fish out of water in the workplace, and the “myth” about hard work and merit.
• why she waited a year to accept a job on camera at CNN.
• how the 2020 democratic debate was both a career high and a career low.
• and, her advice for future journalists: “be a good guy.”

On Sali: Argent Double-Breasted Blazer, Soho Trouser, and Fine Crewneck

On Abby: Argent Double-Breasted Crewneck Blazer

Work Friends Credits

Hosted by Sali Christeson @salichristeson

Produced by Gina Marinelli @ginaalilbit

Edited by Ryan Woldoff

Theme Song by Karina DePiano @sheplaysdepiano & Melanie Nyema @melanienyema

Recorded at Podstream Studio @podstreamstudio

Work Friends is produced by ARGENT (www.argentwork.com), a women’s clothing label on a mission to redefine workwear and drive forward women’s progress.

For more, follow ARGENT on Instagram, @ARGENT, and subscribe to the ARGENT YouTube channel, @ARGENTWork, for clips and bonus content.

To be featured on a future episode, email your work questions and dilemmas to [email protected] for a chance to have one of our amazing guests weigh in with advice.

Welcome to Argent’s first-ever live Work Friends episode, recorded earlier this month at the Tech Futures Summit in New York. Sali was joined on stage by New York Liberty Forward Breanna Stewart and Executive Vice President of Talent and The Collective at Wasserman, Lindsay Kagawa Colas. Lindsay manages an incredible roster of star athletes, including Stewie.

Right in the thick of the WNBA’s new collective-bargaining agreement, Stewie and Lindsay opened up about the inequitable playing field that exists and what they hope to see from the league going forward. And, in true Work Friends fashion, we get into their backstories, too. This is a conversation not to be missed, including:

• Stewie’s reaction to her Unrivaled co-founder, Napheesa Collier’s comments on WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert.
• how Lindsay negotiated the first-ever Inclusion Rider into an athlete's contract.
• why the Unrivaled league is so necessary for women basketball players, who typically play overseas in the off-season.
• how fans can support the WNBA in their fight for equitable pay, and so much more.

Both Stewie and Lindsay’s work sparks attention and societal change—they are cultural conversion starters and actively work to push the status quo. I’m honored to have them both join me today to speak more about their work on and off the court.

On Sali: Argent Cowl Neck Blouse and Straight Leg Trouser

On Stewie: Argent Peak Lapel Blazer and Wide Leg Trouser

On Lindsay: Argent Chelsea Blazer, Waistcoat, and Straight Pintuck Trouser

Work Friends Credits

Hosted by Sali Christeson @salichristeson

Produced by Gina Marinelli @ginaalilbit

Edited by Ryan Woldoff

Theme Song by Karina DePiano @sheplaysdepiano & Melanie Nyema @melanienyema

Recorded Live at the 2025 Tech Futures Summit

Work Friends is produced by ARGENT (www.argentwork.com), a women’s clothing label on a mission to redefine workwear and drive forward women’s progress.

For more, follow ARGENT on Instagram, @ARGENT, and subscribe to the ARGENT YouTube channel, @ARGENTWork, for clips and bonus content.

To be featured on a future episode, email your work questions and dilemmas to [email protected] for a chance to have one of our amazing guests weigh in with advice.

This week, Sali sits down with Shaniqua McClendon, a political strategist, commentator, and the Vice President of Politics for Crooked Media. 

Shaniqua has spent her career in politics—starting with an internship in the Obama White House, followed by stints with several elected officials. In 2018, she joined Crooked Media—a company most known for its suite of popular podcasts, including Pod Save America—in a role that’s focused heavily on its Vote Save America initiative. It’s here where Shaniqua’s work has been making incredible strides to drive voters into action, in both the biggest elections nationwide and on local levels. To date, she’s helped raise over $70 million for progressive causes and candidates, and driven nearly a million people to register to vote or check their registration.

At a time when political angst is high, Shaniqua’s background has prepared her to meet this moment, and she shares it all—highs and lows—in today’s episode, including:

• how witnessing Hurricane Katrina moved her to work in politics.
• landing a job on The Hill—what she considers her late mother’s final gift to her.
• the “pay it forward” lesson that’s left a lasting impression.
• why she considers attending the Harvard Kennedy School to be some of the most difficult years of her life.
• getting hired at Crooked Media…even if in a rather undefined role at first.
• launching a new vision of Vote Save America, and so much more.

On Sali: Argent Chelsea Blazer, Tank, and Prince Trouser

On Shaniqua: Argent Scoop Neck Double-Breasted Dress 

Work Friends Credits

Hosted by Sali Christeson @salichristeson

Produced by Gina Marinelli @ginaalilbit

Edited by Ryan Woldoff

Theme Song by Karina DePiano @sheplaysdepiano & Melanie Nyema @melanienyema

Recorded at Podstream Studio @podstreamstudio

Work Friends is produced by ARGENT (www.argentwork.com), a women’s clothing label on a mission to redefine workwear and drive forward women’s progress.

For more, follow ARGENT on Instagram, @ARGENT, and subscribe to the ARGENT YouTube channel, @ARGENTWork, for clips and bonus content.

To be featured on a future episode, email your work questions and dilemmas to [email protected] for a chance to have one of our amazing guests weigh in with advice.

Courtney Mays is the image architect behind some of basketball's biggest stars: Sue Bird, Sabrina Ionescu, Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi, and Chris Paul, among others. And as such, she plays a major role in the styling the players’ rotation of tunnel ‘fits and red carpet looks, alike. 

Courtney came to styling A-list athletes in a more roundabout way—starting with a job in retail, then as a stylist assistant, before working her way to becoming her own boss.

She sits down with Sali to discuss how she built her dream client roster, among other important learnings and highlights, such as:

• the service/creative balance of being a professional stylist.
• how to advocate for her clients, and herself.
• the importance of giving yourself your flowers.
• preparing Liberty team players, as well as owner Clara Wu Tsai, for the Met Gala this past May.
• and, which WBNA star reignited her love of styling. Plus, much more.

On Sali: Argent Ribbed Slim Cardigan

Work Friends Credits

Hosted by Sali Christeson @salichristeson

Produced by Gina Marinelli @ginaalilbit

Edited by Ryan Woldoff

Theme Song by Karina DePiano @sheplaysdepiano & Melanie Nyema @melanienyema

Recorded at Podhead Studios @podheadstudios

Work Friends is produced by ARGENT (www.argentwork.com), a women’s clothing label on a mission to redefine workwear and drive forward women’s progress.

For more, follow ARGENT on Instagram, @ARGENT, and subscribe to the ARGENT YouTube channel, @ARGENTWork, for clips and bonus content.

To be featured on a future episode, email your work questions and dilemmas to [email protected] for a chance to have one of our amazing guests weigh in with advice.

Today, Sali is joined by Lauren Sherman, one of the most prominent voices in fashion journalism. The Fashion Correspondent at Puck, writer behind the Line Sheet newsletter, and host of the Fashion People podcast has her pulse on the industry’s major players, insights into how business is done, and—most importantly—is the expert at distilling it to the masses. 

An adept interviewer, Lauren has the tables flipped today as Sali gets the real story about how she’s built her career. Take a listen for:

• how she fell in love with fashion through Jane Pratt’s Sassy magazine.
• what it was like breaking into the fashion industry, learning which jobs to accept and which to reject.
• her advice for knowing your worth and not being attached to what your end goal looks like.
• how she approaches her reporting at Puck, and how it’s indicative of a new era of media.
• why The Devil Wears Prada is an “accurate” depiction of fashion, and so much more.

On Sali: Argent Copain Blazer, Oversized Pocket Tee, and Wooster Short

Work Friends Credits

Hosted by Sali Christeson @salichristeson

Produced by Gina Marinelli @ginaalilbit

Edited by Ryan Woldoff

Theme Song by Karina DePiano @sheplaysdepiano & Melanie Nyema @melanienyema

Recorded at Podhead Studios @podheadstudios

Work Friends is produced by ARGENT (www.argentwork.com), a women’s clothing label on a mission to redefine workwear and drive forward women’s progress.

For more, follow ARGENT on Instagram, @ARGENT, and subscribe to the ARGENT YouTube channel, @ARGENTWork, for clips and bonus content.

To be featured on a future episode, email your work questions and dilemmas to [email protected] for a chance to have one of our amazing guests weigh in with advice.

Trinny Woodall is a founder, CEO, author, podcast host, and something of a culture sensation. She was one half of the duo behind the What Not to Wear series—the original one launched in the UK in the early 2000s—and for the past eight years, she has been on a fascinating entrepreneurial journey with her namesake beauty brand: Trinny London. 

The company was launched with a focus on giving women confidence, at any age or stage of life. And it was not without major pushback. Thankfully, Trinny is incredibly resilient and holds nothing back in this conversation, offering the kind of zero-BS reflections every entrepreneur needs to hear, including:

• what she learned in recovery that resonates in her professional life today.
• how she became the co-host of What Not to Wear and her deep appreciation for the power of a makeover.
• deciding to rent out her dream home and sell all her clothing to help fund her beauty business, Trinny London.
• learning to tailor her brand message depending on who she’s speaking to (and why she still references Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus)
• and much, much more.

On Trinny: ARGENT x Citizens of Humanity Chelsea Blazer and Park Trouser

Work Friends Credits

Hosted by Sali Christeson @salichristeson

Produced by Gina Marinelli @ginaalilbit

Edited by Ryan Woldoff

Theme Song by Karina DePiano @sheplaysdepiano & Melanie Nyema @melanienyema

Recorded at Podstream Studio @podstreamstudio

Work Friends is produced by ARGENT (www.argentwork.com), a women’s clothing label on a mission to redefine workwear and drive forward women’s progress.

For more, follow ARGENT on Instagram, @ARGENT, and subscribe to the ARGENT YouTube channel, @ARGENTWork, for clips and bonus content.

To be featured on a future episode, email your work questions and dilemmas to [email protected] for a chance to have one of our amazing guests weigh in with advice.

Today, Vicky Tsai shares her incredible story of building a career that aligns with her passion. The founder and former CEO of Tatcha sits down with Sali as they discuss how she built successful careers in finance and marketing before quitting both to seek a more fulfilling path.

In 2009, she launched Tatcha, an esteemed beauty company inspired by centuries-old traditions passed down from geishas in Japan. It began with a singular product—the Aburatorigami Japanese Blotting Papers—and grew into a brand beloved by makeup artists, actors, and consumers everywhere.

Of course, there were many bumps and sacrifices along the way, and Vicky candidly shares them all today, including:

• spending years struggling to find products that soothed her eczema.
• traveling to Japan to learn about traditional geisha beauty rituals.
• facing extreme financial hardship while bringing a new company to life.
• selling her own engagement ring to pay for Tatcha’s very first product on the market.
• having her company acquired...and then getting pushed out.
• and how she made her return to Tatcha and is marking the current chapter of her business.

On Sali: Argent Boyfriend Blazer,  Maybelle Pocket Tee, and Argent X Citizens of Humanity Alya Baggy

On Vicky: Argent X Citizens of Humanity Waistcoat

Work Friends Credits

Hosted by Sali Christeson @salichristeson

Produced by Gina Marinelli @ginaalilbit

Edited by Ryan Woldoff

Theme Song by Karina DePiano @sheplaysdepiano & Melanie Nyema @melanienyema

Recorded at Podhead Studios @podheadstudios

Work Friends is produced by ARGENT (www.argentwork.com), a women’s clothing label on a mission to redefine workwear and drive forward women’s progress.

For more, follow ARGENT on Instagram, @ARGENT, and subscribe to the ARGENT YouTube channel, @ARGENTWork, for clips and bonus content.

To be featured on a future episode, email your work questions and dilemmas to [email protected] for a chance to have one of our amazing guests weigh in with advice.

Today, Sali sits down with Laura Modi, the woman changing the way we think about feeding babies. 

The mother of four is the CEO and cofounder of Bobbie, an organic formula company that was born out of her own feeding frustrations after giving birth to her first child. In 2018, she officially set out to launch Bobbie as a direct-to-consumer, subscription-based company, and it would become the only mom-founded and -led infant formula brand in the world.

Bobbie has been at the forefront of supporting parents—and it’s in large part thanks to Laura’s leadership. But baby formula was not always the long-term plan for her, and in today’s episode, she’ll share:

• why she left Ireland to work in Silicon Valley, and the major differences between the two.
• the breastfeeding experience that left her feeling guilt-ridden yet inspired her to start Bobbie.
• what it takes to create a product for the most vulnerable population—there’s zero room for error.
• putting up the very first breastfeeding billboard in Times Square.
• and why it fuels her when people describe her work as “cute.”

On Sali: Argent X Citizens of Humanity Unlined Weekend Blazer, Park Trouser, and Maybelle Pocket Tee

On Laura: Argent Double Breasted Blazer and Ribbed Collar Sweater

Work Friends Credits

Hosted by Sali Christeson @salichristeson

Produced by Gina Marinelli @ginaalilbit

Edited by Ryan Woldoff

Theme Song by Karina DePiano @sheplaysdepiano & Melanie Nyema @melanienyema

Recorded at Podstream Studio @podstreamstudio

Work Friends is produced by ARGENT (www.argentwork.com), a women’s clothing label on a mission to redefine workwear and drive forward women’s progress.

For more, follow ARGENT on Instagram, @ARGENT, and subscribe to the ARGENT YouTube channel, @ARGENTWork, for clips and bonus content.

To be featured on a future episode, email your work questions and dilemmas to [email protected] for a chance to have one of our amazing guests weigh in with advice.

Amanda Litman has a clear vision for what the next generation of leadership looks like—and it may include a four-day workweek, among other things. 

As the co-founder and president of Run For Something, Amanda leads an organization that recruits and supports young, diverse candidates to run for office—backing over 3,000 rookie candidates to date, and receiving an influx of over 60,000 new hopefuls since the 2024 election alone. 

Amanda is also the author of the recently released When We’re in Charge, a must-read for anyone in, or aspiring to be in, a leadership position. We’ll discuss it all, including:

• what it was like working for President Barack Obama and Secretary Hillary Clinton.
• how parenting and leading a team are actually not all that different.
• why you should consider adopting a four-day workweek. Yes, really!
• the barrage of phone calls she received after the 2016 election that led to the launch of Run For Something.
• and why diversity and inclusion are not only morally good, but good for business.

On Sali: Argent Double-Breasted Blazer and Pleated Trouser in lemon, and Crewneck Tank in ivory.

On Amanda: Argent Two-Button Blazer and Jones Trouser in powder blue.

Work Friends Credits

Hosted by Sali Christeson @salichristeson

Produced by Gina Marinelli @ginaalilbit

Edited by Ryan Woldoff

Theme Song by Karina DePiano @sheplaysdepiano & Melanie Nyema @melanienyema

Recorded at Podstream Studio @podstreamstudio

Work Friends is produced by ARGENT (www.argentwork.com), a women’s clothing label on a mission to redefine workwear and drive forward women’s progress.

For more, follow ARGENT on Instagram, @ARGENT, and subscribe to the ARGENT YouTube channel, @ARGENTWork, for clips and bonus content.

To be featured on a future episode, email your work questions and dilemmas to [email protected] for a chance to have one of our amazing guests weigh in with advice.