Hello Monday with Jessi Hempel
Episodes
Lisa Congdon on starting over
26 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Congdon began her career as a visual artist when she was 39 years old. Prior to that, she had a whole separate career in education. In this episo...
The Purpose 30 with Gina Bianchini
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What can thirty minutes with a pen and paper, away from our tech, do for our imaginations and our planning? Author Gina Bianchini says it will change ...
Guillermo del Toro on crafting art and life
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nobody pays it forward quite like Guillermo del Toro. In his two most recent projects, Cabinet of Curiosities and Pinocchio, both with Netflix, he mad...
Dr. Lisa Orbé-Austin on thriving in the workplace
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ever feel the pang of impostor syndrome as you move through your career? Us too. Thankfully, we know Dr. Lisa Orbé-Austin. Lisa is one of our most po...
Dorie Clark on Reinventing You
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode from the Hello Monday archives, Jessi talks with coach, business professor, and author Dorie Clark. They talk through making a good Pl...
A guide to surviving layoffs
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve recently been laid off, see a possible layoff coming, or know someone who is affected, we made this episode especially for you. You’ll h...
Brown Enough with Christopher Rivas
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Actor and author Christopher Rivas has written a lyrical, literary, and emotional new memoir: Brown Enough: True Stories About Love, Violence, the St...
HBR’s Amy Gallo on working with difficult people
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Need help working with a difficult colleague? From time to time almost everyone does. Maybe we’ve even been one before. (No judgment - we’re only ...
W. Kamau Bell and Kate Schatz on doing the work of anti-racism
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Humor can be a powerful tool for talking about uncomfortable things. It sometimes allows us to cut closer to the emotional truth of an issue, or stay ...
Olatunde Sobomehin and Sam Seidel on finding your creative hustle
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tunde and sam first partnered up at Stanford’s d.school to share their wisdom of “creative hustle” in a class that equally drew participants fro...
Julia Boorstin on women in leadership
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’re heading toward the end of 2022, and yet there’s still an incredible lack of diversity in most C-suites. When you look at which startups get ...
Luvvie Ajayi Jones on fighting fear
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this favorite from the archives, Luvvie Ajayi Jones, the author of Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual, joins Jessi, to share her fr...
Jessi Hempel on coming out
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re doing things a little differently. Guest host Leah Smart interviews Hello Monday’s own Jessi Hempel about her new memoir, The Fam...
Dr. Laurie Santos on increasing happiness
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Laurie Santos teaches people how to be happier. She’s the host of the Happiness Lab podcast on Pushkin, and the creator and teacher of Yale’s ...
Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg on repentance and repair
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are all capable of harm, even when we try to do the opposite. And we all have to grapple with the effects of our actions. This episode focuses on h...
Kwame Christian on how to have difficult conversations about race
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kwame Christian is the founder and Managing Director of the American Negotiation Institute, a podcast host, and one of LinkedIn Learning’s most popu...
Get Hired with Andrew Seaman on the explosive history of Labor Day
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of our sister podcast, Get Hired with Andrew Seaman, Andrew sits down with labor historian Jefferson Cowie to get a short and ...
Make the Most of Your Mornings
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode from the Hello Monday archives, Jessi sits down with writer Dan Pink for a conversation about getting more out of our very first hours...
For Them’s Chloe Freeman on gender
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is gender, anyway? For some folks this question is answered with a swift commitment to the gender binary - male or female. But for a growing numb...
Anne Helen Petersen on the culture of work
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the final week of our series, Navigating the New Office, and Jessi is sitting down with culture writer Anne Helen Petersen to make sense of it ...
Navigating the New Office: Pay Transparency
08 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the fifth week of our series, Navigating the New Office. This week, we’re doing a deep dive on a hot button topic: Pay Transparency - actuall...
Navigating the New Office: New job opportunities
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the fourth week of our series, Navigating the New Office. To help us understand the career-long relationship between learning and earning, Jess...
Navigating the New Office: Working Less
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the third week of our series, Navigating the New Office. This week, we look at the changing profile of work around the world: People are workin...
Navigating the New Office: How to Change
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the second week of our series, Navigating the New Office. This week, we look at a core skill we need if we want to do just about anything: How ...
Navigating the New Office: Carole Robin on relationships
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time for Hello Monday’s summer series! This summer, we’re looking at Navigating the New Office. The pandemic drags on, and there’s more u...
Striking It Rich with Charlie Ayers, Google's first chef
04 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode from the Hello Monday archives, Jessi talks with Charlie Ayers. He won a cook-off to become employee #53 at Google. Then, the company ...
Tig Notaro on bringing your whole self to work
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian and performer Tig Notaro has spent the last decade being very upfront about her life. She’s discussed everything from her cancer diagnosis ...
Tiago Forte helps you build a second brain
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There’s so much information at our fingertips all the time! Tiago Forte, author of the new book, Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organiz...
Alan Henry on being Seen, Heard, and Paid
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Henry, WIRED editor and author of the new book SEEN, HEARD and PAID: The New Work Rules for the Marginalized, joins Jessi for a conversation abou...
DJ DiDonna on why sabbaticals are for everyone
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sabbaticals, it turns out, aren’t only for people in academia. Jessi sits down with DJ DiDonna, founder of the Sabbatical Project to talk about what...
Elizabeth Gilbert on career vs calling
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this audience favorite from the Hello Monday archives, Jessi sits down with Elizabeth Gilbert, best-selling author, whose titles include City of Gi...
James Peyer on unorthodox ideas
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Like a lot of successful entrepreneurs, James Peyer is a bit of an outlier. He thinks about something differently: Aging. To James, aging is a curable...
Chelsea Clinton on finding her voice
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsea Clinton, host of the podcast IN FACT, sits down with Jessi for a candid conversation about what it was like growing up in the most public poss...
Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha on The Startup of You
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Social media pioneer and LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman joins Jessi alongside his co-author of The Startup of You, entrepreneur and investor Ben Casnoc...
Angela Garbes on parenting through a pandemic
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Social activist Angela Garbes, author of the upcoming book ESSENTIAL LABOR: Mothering as Social Change, joins Jessi to discuss the essential work of c...
Bonus: Big Technology feat. Alex Kantrowitz with Tristan Harris
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode we’ll introduce you to the BIG TECHNOLOGY PODCAST by Alex Kantrowitz, a part of #LinkedInPresents. The Big Technology Podcast ...
Andrew Seaman on getting hired
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At the center of our work life is our job. Most people need a job to make money and pay the bills. And finding one, particularly as you grow more seni...
Ludmila Praslova on neurodiversity
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ludmila Praslova is a Professor of Psychology at Vanguard University at Southern California. On this week's episode Ludmila chats with Jessi about way...
Bonus Episode: SPARKED with Jonathan Fields
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode we’ll introduce you to the SPARKED podcast by Jonathan Fields. Which is now a part of #LinkedInPresents Every week Jonathan in...
Rachel Botsman on rethinking your breakthrough
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode Rachel Botsman, author and host of podcast Rethink Moments chats with Jessi on the importance of reevaluating our breakthro...
Susannah Dawn on coming out
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode long time Hello Monday listener Susannah Dawn shares her transition story with the Hello Monday community.
Bonus Episode: The Anxious Achiever with Morra Aarons-Mele
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode we’ll introduce you to The Anxious Achiever podcast with host Morra Aarons-Mele, now a part of #LinkedInPresents. In this epis...
Octavia Raheem on rest
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Octavia Raheem author of Pause, Rest, Be: Stillness Practices for Courage in Times of Change chats with Jessi about the power of rest and how to incor...
Fran Hauser on setting career goals
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Work shifts as we move along in our careers, and oftentimes our interests do, too. Fran Hauser, author of Embrace the Work, Love your Career joins Je...
Bonus Episode: Winnie Sun's Yes Factor feat. Sharon Smith-Akinsanya
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode we’ll introduce you to Winnie Sun's Yes Factor podcast, now a part of #LinkedInPresents. In this episode, Winnie chats with Sh...
Shantell Martin on finding your creative outlet
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode artist and designer Shantell Martin takes us on a career journey. Shantell reminds us why we shouldn’t limit ourselves or c...
Barry Nalebuff on splitting the pie
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Barry Nalebuff is an entrepreneur and Professor at Yale University’s School of Management and more recently author of Split the Pie: A Radical New W...
Bonus Episode: The Next Big Idea with Rufus Griscom feat. Annie Murphy Paul
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we’ll introduce you to The Next Big Idea podcast, now a part of #LinkedInPresents. In this episode, host Rufus Griscom speaks with s...
Careers 101 with Dee C. Marshall and Mita Mallick
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jessi takes Careers 101 with the hosts of the Brown Table Talk podcast, now part of #LinkedInPresents. Dee C. Marshall and Mita Mallick explain the di...
Caroline Webb on how to have a good day at a bad job
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As we continue to explore our theme of reinvention as the "The Great Reshuffle" continues, we’re reminded it isn’t always possible to start over i...
Vincent Fuller II on life after the NFL
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Vincent Fuller II is a former NFL player turned lawyer. In this episode he’ll tell us how he prepared for life after football and what was important...
How to avoid burnout with Nataly Kogan
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nataly Kogan, founder of Happier and The Awesome Human Project, traces her journey from exhausted tech founder and venture capitalist to thriving entr...
Daniel Pink on the power of regret
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Author Daniel Pink is pro-regret. As he learned in the research for his new book, The Power of Regret: How looking backward moves us forward, regret i...
Making a career change with Drew Overcash
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Overcash is a songwriter (and Jessi's cousin). He's talented, and he has drive. And he had some success in the musical theater world, while conti...
Author Jessica Powell on quitting Google
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Powell landed a dream job at Google, where she served as Vice President for Communications. But eventually, she realized it wasn't her dream j...
Luvvie Ajayi Jones on fighting fear
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This year, we're focused on reinvention, which often requires setting big goals. We also have to figure out how to work with the fear that sometimes c...
Reinventing Yourself
03 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year! This year at Hello Monday we’re exploring Reinvention. To start, we’re highlighting conversations that sparked change or inspired ...
Out of Office: A Hello Monday Holiday Special
27 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For this US holiday week, we’re going into the archives. Take a break from the world of work and follow along as Jessi features her favorite vacatio...
Big Ideas for 2022
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Where’s the world going? It feels dangerous to make predictions, but understanding the future of work and life is part of Hello Monday’s mission. ...
What One Person Can Do
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes it can feel like we’re powerless to make change, so this week Hello Monday brings you stories of two women who did just that. Shelley Zali...
The four-day work week with Bolt CEO, Ryan Breslow
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As The Great Reshuffle continues to disrupt workplaces, what should our cadence or schedule of work look like? With a five-day work week, there's mini...
Building wealth with Beatriz Acevedo
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Beatriz Acevedo began her career as a TV host with a prime time show on Televisa. She later pivoted to run her own tech media company, Mitú. An early...
The Great Resignation
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you know it as "The Great Resignation," "The Great Reshuffle," or something else entirely, job turnover in 2021 remains quite high in many sec...
Bonus Episode: In the Arena with Leah Smart, feat. Nedra Tawwab
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of our sister podcast, In the Arena, host Leah Smart sits down with best-selling author and relationship expert Nedra Tawwab for a tal...
Digital Body Language with Erica Dhawan
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Much of the working world is online these days, and it’s imperative to figure out how to read the digital room. Enter Erica Dhawan - collaboration e...
Beating Burnout with Emily and Amelia Nagoski
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Burnout is on the minds of the Hello Monday team and community. In this episode from the Hello Monday archives, Jessi speaks with sisters Emily and Am...
Kal Penn on having two careers
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Jessi sits down with Kal Penn, actor, former White House staffer, and now author of the new memoir You Can’t Be Serious, to discuss his n...
Being Seen with Elsa Sjunneson
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Elsa Sjunneson is a writer and award-winning editor of speculative fiction and non-fiction. Her life and work challenge and dismantle ableist expectat...
Creators: Joanne Molinaro on letting the side hustle take over
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the fourth and final episode of Hello Monday’s new mini-series on creators using social media to build their businesses. This week, contribut...
Creators: Maximizing opportunities, with Fabiana and Matthew Ferrarini
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the third of a four-episode series on creators, contributor Michaela Greer sits down with Fabiana and Matthew Ferrarini, founders of “Queen Warr...
Creators: Building an online community with Kevin Fredericks
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Kevin Fredericks, aka Kevonstage, came to his profession through funny viral videos. He has been building his online following for more than ...
Creators: Reinventing your hustle with Amanda Halsey
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of a four-episode series on creators, Hello Monday contributor Michaela Greer interviews Amanda Halsey, owner of the Instagram jewelry sh...
Jonathan Fields on finding your purpose
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Fields, host of The Good Life Project, and author of the forthcoming book SPARKED: Discover Your Unique Imprint for Work That Makes You Come ...
Playing the long game with Dorie Clark
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jessi welcomes Hello Monday’s first-ever repeat guest, expert coach Dorie Clark, who asks us to change our approach to goal setting and shares the v...
The Ten-Year Plan with Debbie Millman
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this listener-favorite from the Hello Monday archives, Jessi sits down with Debbie Millman - writer, designer, educator, brand consultant, and host...
Kwame Christian on negotiating anything
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Expert negotiator Kwame Christian bases his approach to conflict and negotiation on something he calls “compassionate curiosity.” In this listener...
Bonus: Jessi visits The Anxious Achiever
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this week, Jessi interviewed Morra Aarons-Mele, host of HBR's The Anxious Achiever. Today, Morra's show visits the Hello Monday feed! In this ...
Talking about anxiety with Morra Aarons-Mele
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What if we embraced more opportunities to discuss our mental health? What if we viewed our anxiety as a strength instead of something to struggle with...
Reopening: Taking risks again with Sukhinder Singh Cassidy
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the final week of our REOPENING series. Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, entrepreneur and author of the new book Choose Possibility: How to Master Risk...
Reopening: Matthew McConaughey on planning for the future.
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew McConaughey joins Jessi to share the disciplined self-reflection and confidence that have governed his career, his family life, and his writin...
Feed Drop: WorkLife with Adam Grant
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we're sharing a podcast from the TED Audio Collective we think our Hello Monday community might enjoy, called WorkLife with Adam Grant. Adam i...
Reopening: Nir Eyal on building and breaking habits
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bestselling author Nir Eyal joins Jessi for the fourth week of the REOPENING series, as we look at which quarantine habits are worth keeping and which...
Reopening: Esther Perel on how we talk to each other
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Renowned couples therapist Esther Perel joins us for Week 3 of our six part series on reopening, as we ask ourselves: How do we talk to our colleagues...
Reopening: Where we’ll work now, with Leah Smart and Jackie Goldberg
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Week 2 of our six part series on Re-Opening, and we’re asking ourselves: Where are our offices now? Jessi is joined by two LinkedIn colleague...
Reopening: Rich Orbé-Austin on how we are feeling
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello Monday’s Re-Opening series explores six key questions about how we work, now. We’re looking to define a post-quarantine new normal for ours...
Glennon Doyle on presence in difficult moments
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode from the start of the pandemic, Glennon Doyle shares her thoughts on pivoting in a crisis, and on the radical act of being in the mome...
Snigdha Sur on COVID’s lessons for founders
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The pandemic knocked a lot of startups on their heels. Snigdha Sur’s media startup, The Juggernaut, survived. She shares how.
The Great Resignation
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Quitting is having a moment. According to recent research by Microsoft (LinkedIn’s parent company), 41% of the global workforce is thinking about le...
Caroline Webb on how to have a good day at a bad job
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do when you don’t love your job and can’t quit it? Executive coach and author Caroline Webb joins Jessi to explore concrete strategies...
Managing our COVID anxiety with Kimberly Johnson
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Author Kimberly Johnson is an expert on helping people heal from trauma. She joins Jessi to discuss how to move through the anxiety around reopening t...
Embracing intuition with Angela Ahrendts
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode from the Hello Monday archives, Jessi talks with Angela Ahrendts, the former Burberry CEO and former SVP of Retail at Apple, about how...
Bonus Episode: Scott Galloway on the state of social media
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus material, Scott and Jessi discuss his least favorite social media conglomerate, and his thoughts on the state of the industry.
Scott Galloway’s reality check for graduates
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tech entrepreneur, NYU marketing professor, and podcaster Scott Galloway joins Jessi to share the advice he gives his students as they launch their ca...
How cancer changed everything for Chris-Tia Donaldson
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Founder Chris-Tia Donaldson survived two cancer diagnoses to emerge with a thriving startup and a new outlook on living.
Putting mindfulness in to practice with Scott Shute
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Can we make mental exercise as commonplace as physical activity? Author Scott Shute believes we must. He sits down with Jessi to share tips for establ...
Courtney McCluney on the cost of code-switching
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Courtney L. McCluney joins Hello Monday contributor Michaela Greer for an in-depth look at code-switching, and to share strategies for enabling ev...
Building community with author Jami Attenberg
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
New York Times bestselling author Jami Attenberg joins Jessi Hempel to share her perspective on giving back, sharing knowledge, and elevating others.
John Henry on finding joy in the hustle
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Entrepreneur John Henry joins Jessi Hempel for a candid conversation about the hustle and drive that has driven him from new project to new project th...
Tiffany Dufu on accountability and support
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tiffany Dufu - the author of Dropping the Ball, and Founder and CEO of The Cru - is passionate about the power of peer support. She joins Hello Monda...
Cal Newport on a world without email
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
New York Times bestselling author Cal Newport joins Hello Monday contributor Michaela Greer to share his vision of a more productive future - one with...