Episodes 347
Avg. Duration 32m
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Apple Rating 4.5 (1,866)
Since Feb 2018
Latest Episode Apr 2026

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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, as they help you get what you want out of your career by talking to the smartest leaders they know.

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Leah Solivan, Founder of TaskRabbit: "I would look at everything in my life and question, like, "Is there a solution here?"

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Leah Busque Solivan is an engineer and entrepreneur. In 2008, she became a rising star of the gig economy when she quit her job at IBM to found TaskRabbit, the mobile and online marketplace that…

Phoebe Gates on Proving Herself Beyond Her Family Name

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When Phoebe Gates started her company, Phia, her parents – yes, those Mr. and Mrs. Gates – wished her good luck and didn’t invest a penny. And while her last name lends it self to opportunities other…

Leah Garcia on Connecting the Gaps on Your Resumé

Aug 20, 2025 31m

Leah Garcia’s career path has never been a straight line. It’s ben more like a rodeo loop. She grew up as the daughter of ranchers, went to college on a rodeo scholarship and became a pro mountain…

Trinny Woodall on the Financial Reality of Being Self-Employed

Aug 13, 2025 32m

Trinny Woodall went from recovering from addiction in her mid-20s to becoming one of the most beloved authorities in style and fashion. She landed a lucky break with a weekly style column in London,…

Norma Kamali on What Happens When You Ask For Help

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Norma Kamali started her career when women were expected to type memos in Mad Men-esque offices, not build their own empires. She came of age in 1960s New York City and since then, Norma's become one…

Re-broadcast: Joanna Gaines on Learning to Let Go of Guilt and Anxiety

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Author, businesswoman, designer, and chef Joanna Gaines used to let guilt and anxiety consume her. As a mom of five children, and as one half of one of the most successful lifestyle brands in the…

Nili Lotan on Giving Herself Permission to be a Working Mom

Jul 23, 2025 31m

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Rebroadcast: Thasunda Brown Duckett on Living Your Life Like a Diversified Portfolio

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Thasunda Brown Duckett, the President and CEO of TIAA, had a “meteoric rise” in the world of finance. As the former head of Chase Consumer Banking, and now as one two Black women who currently leads…

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Sali Christeson actively suppressed her idea for Argent for years. She was killing it at her job at Cisco – she didn’t have time to start her own company. But after spending over a decade in…

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Jun 25, 2025 30m

When Cathy Engelbert found out she was pregnant, she resigned from a decades-long climb to becoming a partner at Deloitte. In her mind, being a good mom and a good exec couldn’t coexist. But one male…

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May 21, 2025 33m

Dawn Staley helped Team USA’s women’s basketball team win gold at the ‘96 Olympics. It was the highlight of her career. Yet she fell into a depression that was so bad, she didn’t even want to look at…

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Alice Waters never cared about making money. After more than 50 years in business, she still doesn’t. She opened her restaurant, Chez Panisse, with money that friends and family lent her. They had no…

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

Apr 02, 2025 38m

Audrey McLoghlin’s peer once compared her to a cockroach that could withstand nuclear warfare. Weird compliment? Maybe. But Audrey says she was touched. She grew up with an alcoholic father and…

Emily Oster on Turning Rejection into Redirection

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