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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.

#347

Phoebe Gates on Proving Herself Beyond Her Family Name

When Phoebe Gates started her company, Phia, her parents – yes, those Mr. and Mrs. Gates –... more

27 Aug 2025

24 MINS

24:51

27 Aug 2025

#346

Leah Garcia on Connecting the Gaps on Your Resumé

Leah Garcia’s career path has never been a straight line. It’s ben more like a rodeo loop.... more

20 Aug 2025

31 MINS

31:43

20 Aug 2025

#345

Trinny Woodall on the Financial Reality of Being Self-Employed

Trinny Woodall went from recovering from addiction in her mid-20s to becoming one of the m... more

13 Aug 2025

32 MINS

32:24

13 Aug 2025

#344

Norma Kamali on What Happens When You Ask For Help

Norma Kamali started her career when women were expected to type memos in Mad Men-esque of... more

06 Aug 2025

34 MINS

34:12

06 Aug 2025

#343

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

Author, businesswoman, designer, and chef Joanna Gaines used to let guilt and anxiety cons... more

30 Jul 2025

36 MINS

36:00

30 Jul 2025

#342

Nili Lotan on Giving Herself Permission to be a Working Mom

Nili Lotan’s career didn’t begin on the runway. It started in corporate fashion, where she... more

23 Jul 2025

31 MINS

31:14

23 Jul 2025

#341

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

Thasunda Brown Duckett, the President and CEO of TIAA, had a “meteoric rise” in the world ... more

16 Jul 2025

34 MINS

34:26

16 Jul 2025

#340

Argent Founder Sali Christeson on Reimagining the 9 to 5 Uniform

Sali Christeson actively suppressed her idea for Argent for years. She was killing it at h... more

09 Jul 2025

31 MINS

31:25

09 Jul 2025

#339

CNN’s Abby Phillip on Breaking Through Burnout

After every election she’s covered, Abby Phillip has the same thought: I can’t do this any... more

02 Jul 2025

38 MINS

38:21

02 Jul 2025

#338

Cathy Engelbert on Asking for (and Getting) What You Want at Work

When Cathy Engelbert found out she was pregnant, she resigned from a decades-long climb to... more

25 Jun 2025

30 MINS

30:32

25 Jun 2025

#337

Dawn Staley on Why the Journey Matters More than the Win

Dawn Staley helped Team USA’s women’s basketball team win gold at the ‘96 Olympics. It was... more

21 May 2025

33 MINS

33:17

21 May 2025

#336

Ghia Founder Melanie Masarin on Pitching the Risky Move

Melanie Masarin once pitched Glossier’s founder to do a pop-up at a former fried chicken s... more

14 May 2025

36 MINS

36:44

14 May 2025

#335

Alice Waters on Why Profit Was Never the Point

Alice Waters never cared about making money. After more than 50 years in business, she sti... more

07 May 2025

20 MINS

20:52

07 May 2025

#334

Thrive Causemetics Founder Karissa Bodnar on Why You Need Real Friends as a Leader

Karissa Bodnar once got advice from a peer – she needed real friends, not just “deal” frie... more

30 Apr 2025

38 MINS

38:52

30 Apr 2025

#333

Top Chef Host Kristen Kish on the Recipe for a Great Mentor

Kristen Kish didn’t grow up dreaming of becoming the first woman of color to win Top Chef—... more

23 Apr 2025

34 MINS

34:29

23 Apr 2025

#332

Geri Halliwell-Horner on the Legacy of (Spice) Girl Power

Geri Halliwell-Horner, aka Ginger Spice, practically invented girl power and forever holds... more

16 Apr 2025

25 MINS

25:03

16 Apr 2025

#331

Tinx on Returning to Her IRL Self, Christina

Tinx never set out to be known as “TikTok’s older sister.” But five years of real talk on ... more

09 Apr 2025

33 MINS

33:11

09 Apr 2025

#330

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 warf... more

02 Apr 2025

38 MINS

38:18

02 Apr 2025

#329

Emily Oster on Turning Rejection into Redirection

Before Emily Oster became a go-to parenting expert, she was an econ professor waiting on a... more

26 Mar 2025

39 MINS

39:17

26 Mar 2025

#328

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 undercove... more

19 Mar 2025

30 MINS

30:38

19 Mar 2025

#327

Julia Stiles on Manifesting a New Career Chapter

For millennial women, Julia Stiles needs no introduction. She portrayed some of our favori... more

12 Feb 2025

30 MINS

30:25

12 Feb 2025

#326

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 ... more

05 Feb 2025

30 MINS

30:37

05 Feb 2025

#325

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 ... more

29 Jan 2025

33 MINS

33:55

29 Jan 2025

#324

Bobbie CEO Laura Modi on Making the Unpopular Move

Laura Modi’s organic baby formula company, Bobbie, thrived during a formula shortage that ... more

22 Jan 2025

35 MINS

35:21

22 Jan 2025

#323

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 k... more

15 Jan 2025

31 MINS

31:38

15 Jan 2025

#322

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 i... more

08 Jan 2025

34 MINS

34:57

08 Jan 2025

#321

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 co... more

18 Dec 2024

42 MINS

42:08

18 Dec 2024

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#347

Phoebe Gates on Proving Herself Beyond Her Family Name

#346

Leah Garcia on Connecting the Gaps on Your Resumé

#345

Trinny Woodall on the Financial Reality of Being Self-Employed

#344

Norma Kamali on What Happens When You Ask For Help

#343

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

#342

Nili Lotan on Giving Herself Permission to be a Working Mom

#341

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

#340

Argent Founder Sali Christeson on Reimagining the 9 to 5 Uniform

#339

CNN’s Abby Phillip on Breaking Through Burnout

#338

Cathy Engelbert on Asking for (and Getting) What You Want at Work

#337

Dawn Staley on Why the Journey Matters More than the Win

#336

Ghia Founder Melanie Masarin on Pitching the Risky Move

#335

Alice Waters on Why Profit Was Never the Point

#334

Thrive Causemetics Founder Karissa Bodnar on Why You Need Real Friends as a Leader

#333

Top Chef Host Kristen Kish on the Recipe for a Great Mentor

#332

Geri Halliwell-Horner on the Legacy of (Spice) Girl Power

#331

Tinx on Returning to Her IRL Self, Christina

#330

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

#329

Emily Oster on Turning Rejection into Redirection

#328

CNN’s Erin Burnett on Actually Using Your Transferable Skills

#327

Julia Stiles on Manifesting a New Career Chapter

#326

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

#325

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

#324

Bobbie CEO Laura Modi on Making the Unpopular Move

#323

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

#322

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

#321

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