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The work advice you need, from women who’ve been there. Every week, join the co-founders and co-CEOs of theSkimm, Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg, a... Show more

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Frank & Eileen Founder Audrey McLoghlin on Fostering Resilience in Your Career

Audrey McLoghlin’s peer once compared her to a cockroach that could withstand nuclear warfare. Weird compliment? Maybe. But Audrey says she was touche...

Emily Oster on Turning Rejection into Redirection

Before Emily Oster became a go-to parenting expert, she was an econ professor waiting on a tenure decision at the University of Chicago. While waiting...

CNN’s Erin Burnett on Actually Using Your Transferable Skills

Erin Burnett flirted with the idea of becoming a CIA agent one day, drawn to the undercover thrills. Instead, she crunched numbers at Goldman Sachs as...

Julia Stiles on Manifesting a New Career Chapter

For millennial women, Julia Stiles needs no introduction. She portrayed some of our favorite characters growing up – like Kat in 10 Things I Hate Abou...

Pam Weekes and Connie McDonald on Levain Bakery’s 30-Year Climb to Success

Unlike MBA grads focused on scaling and selling companies, Pam Weekes and Connie McDonald built Levain Bakery with no intention of selling. Baking was...

CNN’s Laura Coates on Sacrificing Financial Independence for a Career Move

In 2015, Laura Coates traded courtroom drama for newsroom deadlines, leaving her job as a Justice Department prosecutor to dive into a journalism care...

Bobbie CEO Laura Modi on Making the Unpopular Move

Laura Modi’s organic baby formula company, Bobbie, thrived during a formula shortage that saw nearly 50% of the nation’s formula supply vanish. As des...

L’Oréal CMO Han Wen on The Power of Listening First

When Han Wen got a job at L’Oréal as an entry-level marketing associate, she didn’t even know what marketing was. The interviewers didn’t care. They s...

Mother Untitled’s Neha Ruch on Rebranding Stay-At-Home Motherhood

Neha Ruch chose to take an indefinite pause from work after having her second child. She immediately faced raised eyebrows and unsolicited advice. She...

Morgan Stanley CMO Alice Milligan on Why Your Career is a Marathon, Not a Sprint

Alice Milligan left home at 19 to escape a dysfunctional family life. Her peers went to college right out of high school. Meanwhile, Alice spent ten y...