Working Girl Talk

Need motivation heading into the new year? Earlier this year, we had Lucy Basta on Working Girl Talk. Lucy is the co-founder of WorkWell, a company that’s placed over a 1000 people in high-paying jobs.

This was the MOST popular guest episode of 2021 so I thought I’d bring back some pieces of wisdom from Lucy as we finish out the year.

Today, you’ll hear some 📝 resumé tips, 💰salary negotiation best practices and ⚡️advice on leadership.

If you want to hear the full episode, go back to episode 90. Enjoy! Listen to the full episode with Lucy, episode 90.

This Week's News:

⭐️ Reddit files for IPO (WSJ)

⭐️ A class-action lawsuit against Zoom (MassLive)

⭐️ Jack Harlow teams up with KFC (PR NewsWire)

⭐️ Apple's top downloaded apps of 2021 (TechCrunch)

Let's face it, job interviews are stressful and the power dynamic can feel one-sided at times. Today, we're talking about the simple lesson that you NEED to take to heart when it comes to job interviews. This mindset will help you feel more confident in job interviews and help save everyone time.

This Week's News:

⭐️ Twitter's shopping stream (The Verge)

⭐️ Hollister and Snapchat team up (Modern Retail)

⭐️ Lush quits social media (Daily Hive)

"Amerisleep polled 1,188 workers, 90% of which have stayed late at work by at least 15 minutes, and 75% say they’ve had a job that’s asked too much of them." (Ladders, Amerisleep)

"Can you stay late?" or "I'll just do one more thing." can cause us to stay way later at work than we wanted or expected.

And staying late past your work schedule may not be as beneficial as you think.

In today's episode, we're starting the conversation about finding and maintaining balance with your work schedule and WHY would should probably STOP staying late. 

Sources:

https://hbr.org/2015/08/the-research-is-clear-long-hours-backfire-for-people-and-for-companies 

https://hbr.org/2015/04/why-some-men-pretend-to-work-80-hour-weeks 

https://www.inc.com/kayla-matthews/4-reasons-why-you-really-should-stop-staying-late-at-office.html 

https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/you-risk-your-life-the-more-you-do-this-thing-your-boss-asks 

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100511092145.htm 

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/08/to-work-better-work-less/375763/

This Week's News:

📰 The Mariah Menu (USA Today)

📰 Twitter subscriptions come to the U.S. (Ad Age)

📰 Ariana Grande launches beauty brand (WWD)

📰 Arby's makes vodka (Inspire Brands)

📰 Rivian goes public (CNBC)

Have you ever had that feeling you were MEANT to do something? That voice in the back of your mind or even those little signs you see everywhere. You just can't shake that feeling.

After noticing multiple of her personal training clients struggle with the same problem, Emma Vollrath decided she was the one to do something about it. 

Emma is the CEO & founder of Emma Lou The Label. She joins Working Girl talk to about her journey into creating her innovative activewear line.

On This Episode:

⭐️ The inspiration behind her innovative, patent-pending activewear line

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🎃 Embarrassing moments at work, awkward job interviews and a new advice column - Working Girl Talk Halloween has arrived!

Join us if you dare... for a special Halloween episode. This time, we're joined by Cathleen Daly, blogger, brand strategist and past guest. 

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⭐️ Folllow Cathleen (@discoveringdaly)

🎙Check out the first time Cathleen was on the show: Apple, Spotify

Sometimes you are super motivated and can't wait to take on everything in your path.⚡️And other times, it's hard to get yourself to do anything.😅

That is what we call A SLUMP!

We all hit slumps every once in a while. We hit that creative and motivational wall, and we feel we've lost that spark. It happens.

Today, we're talking about some small things to help you get out of that slump and find motivation again. It takes time but let's do it together!

This Week's News:

📌 Facebook to change name (The Verge)

📌 PayPal and Pinterest? (TechCrunch)

📌 Jessica Simpson gets her company back (People)

📌 WeWork goes public (WSJ)

The biggest step is to just get started but sometimes that can be the hardest one to take. 

But we all start somewhere.

Today’s special Best Of episode looks back at how some of our favorite guests got their start in their business and career. 

Full episodes of today’s Best Of guests:

⭐️ Episode 29 with Sam Abrahart - Apple, Spotify

⭐️ Episode 52 with Lisa Song Sutton - Apple, Spotify

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This Week's Headlines:

⚡️ Twitter's allows tipping with Bitcoin (The Verge)

⚡️ El Salvador's cryptocurrency update (Fortune, Fortune CEO Daily)

⚡️ Toast makes a comeback on the stock exchange (Forbes, Under 30 Newsletter)

⚡️ Facebook announces new features (TechCrunch)

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Think about the last time you were afraid to do something. That fear of failure, fear that you’re not good enough, that panic to lead a meeting at work, to walk into an event alone, to ask someone for advice, etc...

I recently had a HUGE epiphany when it comes to fear. And I'm here to say we don't have to let fear hold us back! Buckle up because we're going on a journey in this short, inspiring episode.

⭐️ Follow @workinggirltalk on Instagram for the latest business and tech news, workplace tips and show updates.

This Week's News:

- The Wall Street Journal releases the Facebook Files - and it's wild. (The Wall Street Journal, Time.com)

- Burger King creates collab meals (Delish)

- AMC is accepting even more crypto (Reuters)

What started as a side hustle quickly turned into a profitable and powerful female empire supporting three employees and an extensive clientele with a growing waitlist. Becca Booker, CEO and founder of Homemade Social, joins us today!

We discuss Becca's start in social, mental health and social media, learnings as a CEO, what their team looks for in social media managers and MORE!

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This Week's News:

- Ray Ban and Facebook are teaming up (Fortune, The Verge)

- Amazon is paying for employee college (CNBC)

- The Trial of Elizabeth Holmes (The New York Times)

- FDA pushes back Juul ruling (The New York Times)

- El Salvador takes huge step with BitCoin(The New York Times)

- No more Houseparty (Gizmodo)

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