Career Contessa
Episodes
The 15-Minute Win Productivity Hack
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Is productivity on your mind? Due to the coronavirus, all of us have faced disruptions in our routines. We’re here to help with this bonus episode. ...
How to Harness the Power of Rituals to Boost Your Performance at Work
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’re examining rituals and specifically, rituals at work (even when working from home) that can help boost your performance. Mason...
Goal Setting During Uncertainty
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Goals are vital to our wellbeing. But how do you know you’re setting them right and what is the advice for setting goals when there’s, you know, a...
Debt, 401ks, and Preparing Your Finances for Coronavirus
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re worried about your money plan in light of COVID-19, you’re not alone. From saving money to debt to repayment to investing, there’s a l...
So You Want To Land a Remote Job? Start Here
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’re discussing the ins and outs of a remote job including how you know remote work is a good fit for you and what you need to lau...
How to Create Value and Gain Influence at Work
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How to Create Value and Gain Influence at Work While nothing replaces or minimizes the need for hard work—creating value and gaining influence are e...
Bonus Episode: How to Manage Career Changes (and Stress) During the Coronavirus
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As many of you already know, due to the Coronavirus and how it’s quickly affecting our careers, we are releasing special bonus episodes, which are w...
How To Prepare Financially For An Upcoming Recession
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
While we can’t predict when the coronavirus will be contained or regular life might be upon us again, we can help you prepare yourself and your fina...
Bonus Episode: How To Run An Online Meeting That's Engaging + Efficient
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Running a meeting is already challenging but what about when the team is virtual? How do you run an online meeting that's effective without face-to-fa...
How to Work and Manage Remotely
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Due to the coronavirus, we’re living in an unusual time that has many of us working from home, away from our team, and our managers facing a new rea...
What is Business Casual Anyway?
17 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s finally cut through the confusion and simplify a question that plagues us working women which is what are you actually supposed to wear when t...
Mortifying Work Stories + How to Bounce Back
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mistakes happen. Embarrassing moments happen, but when they happen at work it can feel like you might not ever recover. In this episode, we’ll hear ...
How to Be Productive By Harnessing Motivation
03 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We live in a culture obsessed with maximizing personal productivity and we dream about a 4-hour work week but, we’re also a culture that wastes, on ...
Is Burnout Real?
25 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Burnout is a buzzy word you've probably heard a lot about lately. But, what is burnout? Is burnout really that serious? The answer is yes. In this ep...
How to Overcome The Likeability Trap with Alicia Menendez
18 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Is being liked at work really that important? In this episode, we’re discussing why we think the answer might be "not really" with insight from exp...
Can Attractiveness Get You Fired?
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Dr. Leah Sheppard a researcher at Washington State University who’s recent work found that attractive businesswomen are thought by supervisors,...
How to Build Self-Confidence in 30 Days with Heather Monahan
10 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Heather Monahan, a best-selling author, keynote speaker, and podcast host focused on confidence including how to build more of it, what myths s...
How to Quit Your Job with No Plan B
03 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Tess Vigeland, author of Leap: Leaving a Job with No Plan B to Find the Career and Life You Really Want, who discusses what really happens when ...
“I Saved $100,000 in 3.5 Years on $54,000 Salary—Here's How”
26 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Bola Sokunbi the founder of Clever Girl Finance as well as the author of a newly released book by that same name. Bola’s a financial force but...
How to Ask Smart Questions at Work
19 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Annabel Chang, Vice President Bay Area for Alaska Airlines, and a woman who’s had a winding career path including law school, a tech startup an...
Navigating The Highs + Lows of Life with the Founders of Shine
12 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Marah Lidey + Naomi Hirabayashi, the founders of Shine, a digital self-care platform that gives you access to a daily motivational text, commun...
Why Women's Voices Get Silenced & How to Set Them Free
05 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Veronica Rueckert, former host at Wisconsin Public Radio, trained opera singer, and communications coach. She’s also the new author of Outspo...
How to Succeed in Negotiations with FBI Negotiator Chris Voss
29 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Christopher Voss, a former FBI hostage negotiator who translated those tactics into modern-day negotiation training. He’s also the best-selling...
How to Make Decisions at Work
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Eleanor Beaton, an internationally-recognized expert in women’s leadership and an advisor to growth-oriented women entrepreneurs. Through her e...
Are You Actually Healthy? Find Out for Sure with Dr. Berzin.
15 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Dr. Robin Berzin a functional medicine doctor and the founder of Parsley Health. Dr. Robin founded the company in 2015 because she saw a flaw ...
How to Decrease Overwhelm & Increase Creativity
08 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s interview is with Brigid Schulte, the author of the New York Times bestselling book on time pressure, Overwhelmed: Work, Love & Play whe...
How to Use Human Design In Your Career
01 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s interview is with Erin Claire Jones, a Human Design Guide and Leadership Coach who shows leaders what they’re made of by offering them a b...
"I Want To Be Rich—And I'm Not Sorry."
24 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s interview is with Jessica Knoll, the bestselling author of Luckiest Girl Alive along with other books and the courageous woman who announc...
How Do I Care Less About Work?
17 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s interview is with Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy, the co-authors of No Hard Feelings: The secret power of embracing emotions at work.It’...
How to Explain Gaps In Your Resume According to a Recruiter
27 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Jaime Petkanics, a people and career development professional who has spent 10+ years hiring and building best in class employee experiences at c...
How to Have Intimidating Work Conversations
20 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a clinical psychologist and founder of a mental health platform called Therapy for Black Girls, which includes a podcast of t...
How to Curb Financial Anxiety
13 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s teacher is Gaby Dunn, a beloved writer-comedian, podcast host of Bad with Money and author of a money book that goes by that same title, Bad...
How to Stop Being a People Pleaser at Work
06 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s teacher is Joan Kuhl, the founder of Courage to Stay, author of Dig Your Heels In, and an advocate for corporate inclusivity. Joan’s work ...
How to Become a Great Manager with Julie Zhou
30 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s teacher is Julie Zhuo, author of The Making of a Manager and now one of Silicon Valley’s top product design executives at Facebook. Ju...
How To Work With People You Don't Like
23 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s teacher is Alyson Garrido, a career coach who takes a strengths-based approach and partners with her clients to create and execute a career ...
Grammar Girl's Tips for Avoiding Communication Problems at Work
16 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s teacher is Mignon Fogarty or Grammar Girl as she’s also known as on the world wide web, with her award-winning podcast, and multiple books...
How to Practice Mindfulness at Work for Big Results
09 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s teachers are Ashley Graber and Shira Myrow, pyschotherapists, meditation and mindfulness educators, founders of the Evenflow app, and the ...
Goal Setting for Perfectionists
02 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s teacher is Dr. Sasha Heinz, a recovering perfectionist-turned-positive psychologist, who has studied under the best of the best like Angela ...
How to Navigate Power and Privilege in the Workplace
25 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Felicia Jadczak and Rachel Murray are co-CEOs of She Geeks Out, a company providing tech and tech-adjacent women and their allies an opportunity to ne...
How to Use Myers-Briggs to Understand Personality Types
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s teacher is Leslie McDaniel, a professional career coach as well as certified in Myers-Briggs Indicator Type test aka the very popular person...
How to Be a Good Manager According to theSkimm
11 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg, co-founders of theSkimm and authors of HOW TO SKIMM YOUR LIFE, started the wildly popular newsletter TheSkimm back ...
How to Stop Comaring Ourselves to Other People at Work
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Life coach and author, Christine Hassler, is back on The Femails to teach us how we can stop comparing ourselves to other people, avoid jealousy tra...
Summer School Season 3 Trailer | Career Contessa
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back in the studio for a new season, but we’re shaking things up a bit with our new Summer School series. It’s like school but for your ca...
Reshma Saujani: Disrupting Perfection
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code, Author of Brave Not Perfect, and a woman working to disrupt the perfection trap. Whether or not you id...
Georgina Gooley: Disrupting the Pink Tax
23 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Georgina Gooley, the co-founder of Billie and a woman disrupting the pink tax. Shaving companies have always been centered around male narrativ...
Candice Morgan: Disrupting Diversity and Company Cultures
16 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Candice Morgan, Head of Inclusion and Diversity at Pinterest and a woman disrupting diversity and company cultures. Prior to working at Pintere...
Lauren Smith Brody: Disrupting Working Motherhood
09 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Lauren Smith Brody, author of The Fifth Trimester and a woman disrupting working motherhood. After enjoying an incredibly successful 16-year care...
Kristin Wong: Disrupting Money
02 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Kristin Wong, journalist, author of Get Money and a woman disrupting money. Today is also Equal Pay Day—a day that represents how far women hav...
Anu Duggal & Sutian Dong: Disrupting Venture Capital
26 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Anu Duggal and Sutian Dong, the power duo behind Female Founders Fund and women disrupting venture capitalism. You’ve probably read the headlin...
How to Master Time Management with Laura Vanderkam
19 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Laura Vanderkam, an author, productivity expert, and a woman disrupting time management skills. I first came across Laura’s work when Career Co...
Debbie Sterling: Disrupting the Pink Aisle
12 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Debbie Sterling, the Founder and CEO of GoldieBlox and a woman disrupting the pink aisle.For many women, our childhood toys consisted of Barbies,...
International Women’s Day Bonus Episode with Career Guru Liz Dolan
08 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today is a really special episode because we are celebrating International Women’s Day, a day that was first celebrated in 1911 as a way to honor ...
Beth Comstock: Disrupting Imagination with author + former Vice Chair and head of marketing and innovation at General Electric
05 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Beth Comstock, author and former Vice Chair and head of marketing and innovation at General Electric. Beth has made a name for herself as a chang...
Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur: Disrupting Female Friendships
26 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur founders of fashion and design site, Of A Kind, authors of Work Wife, and women who are disrupting the power of fem...
Elise Loehnen: Disrupting the Media Landscape with Goop
19 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Elise Loehnen, the Chief Content Office at Goop and a woman working to disrupt traditional media and ecommerce. In addition to learning exactl...
How Leaders Communicate at Work
12 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Caroline Turner, author, speaker, and a leadership consultant disrupting how both male and female leaders communicate. You’ve probably heard t...
Sadie Lincoln: Disrupting The Fitness Experience
05 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Sadie Lincoln, the founder of Barre3, a boutique fitness studio offering full body workouts. Since 2008, Sadie’s been disrupting the fitness in...
The Femails from Career Contessa: Season 2 Trailer
22 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Femails, a podcast that covers all things women, work, and what it takes to build a successful and fulfilling career on your terms...
Paige Adams-Geller: You've Made It
27 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Paige Adams-Geller, Founder and Creative Director of PAIGE, a highly successful premium denim and lifestyle brand. Paige’s journey began in L...
Amanda Enayati: Managing Anxiety, Managing Yourself
20 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Amanda Enayati, a stress expert, author, and cancer survivor. If you’ve ever looked at the headlines around stress and anxiety, the message...
Jill Abramson: Recovery Mode
13 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Jill Abramson, author and Harvard college professor. She also happens to be the first and only woman to hold the position of Executive Editor ...
Christine Hassler: Break on Through (To The Other Side)
06 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Christine Hassler, an author, speaker, and life coach who is committed to guiding people and organizations to reach their highest potential. ...
Aliza Licht: Leaving Your Mark
30 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Aliza Licht, the senior vice president of brand marketing and communications at Alice + Olivia and author of Leave Your Mark, a bestselling caree...
Jennifer Romolini: The Power of Odd Jobs and Being Weird
23 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Before she wrote the CliffsNotes on career truths, Jennifer was the Chief Content Officer at Shondaland.com with yes, that Shonda, formally known as T...
Aditi Javeri Gokhale: Underdogging Your Way To The Top
16 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Aditi Javeri Gokhale, the first Chief Marketing Officer for Northwestern Mutual, a mother and a very interesting woman who’s worked hard to ov...
Ann Shoket: The Ambition Trap
09 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Ann Shoket, the former editor-in-chief of Seventeen Magazine, author of The Big Life, and a champion for millennial women who are redefining the...
Farnoosh Torabi: Overcoming (Financial) Meltdown
02 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Farnoosh Torabi, a personal finance expert, 3-time author with her latest book called “When She Makes More,” and host of the popular So Money...
Dr. Zelana Montminy: Why We Meltdown
25 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Dr. Zelana Montminy, a prominent figure in positive psychology and the author of 21 Days to Resilience. Her research is at the forefront of groun...
Alli Webb: The Non-Overnight Success
18 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Drybar Founder, Alli Webb, isn't afraid of a career pivot. Alli went from college dropout to fashion PR misfit and finally found her passion at beauty...
Autumn Reeser: When You Go High, You Also Go Low
18 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Actress Autumn Reeser had her whole life planned out. Marriage, successful career, kids, and more. But then she was hit with a divorce, lack of emot...
The Femails from Career Contessa: Trailer
27 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Femails, a podcast from Career Contessa that deep dives into the world of women, work, and what it takes to build a successful and fu...