Women and Work
The workplace can feel very different for women than for men. Women often feel they have to prove themselves, that they’re evaluated by how they look, or that their opinions are not respected. They feel Mom Guilt for leaving their kids while they pursue a career and worry about taking a job that fuels their passion instead of their pocketbook. We examine these real life challenges of women who are climbing the corporate ladder, growing their own business, and navigating the complex juggle of work and family. We explore how women like you can make work fit your life, not the other way around. If you are an ambitious working mom who wants to share your story of success on a future episode of Women and Work, you can book your interview here: https://giospr8qzxuj.trickle.host/publicity.html
Episodes
72 episodes
72: From Corporate Leadership to Building a Business That Matters
When your career keeps evolving, sometimes the biggest challenge is figuring out what kind of work is truly worth building your life around.After years navigating male-dominated industries, leading large corporate teams, and adapting to...
71: Building a Business Without Carrying the Whole Mental Load
Mary Gunther spent years building her career before becoming a business owner—and motherhood changed what she wanted from work.After having children, Mary realized she needed more control over her time. That led her to build The Social ...
70: The Glass Ceiling Cost Her More Than a Promotion | Women and Work
She spent years climbing the corporate ladder—earning promotions, leading teams, and sacrificing precious time with her family. But one honest conversation with her boss changed everything. She was told that no matter how hard she worked, she'd...
69: How Motherhood Made Her More Creative | Women and Work
She spent years believing that becoming a mother could end the career she had worked so hard to build. In the music industry, she had already overcome sexual harassment, self-doubt, and the pressure to prove she belonged. But one honest convers...
68: Career, Motherhood & Life's Unexpected Pivots | Women and Work
Not every successful woman follows the path she imagined.Danielle Frank spent more than two decades building an impressive career—from publicist at Miramax to Director at Moët Hennessy. Along the way, she envisioned marriage, children, ...
67: Working Full-Time While Raising NINE Adopted Children | Women and Work
Multiple kids. A full-time career. A growing ministry.When Debbie Simmons suddenly became a mom to five children overnight through adoption, she knew that surviving wasn't enough. Instead of letting the chaos take over, she built a simp...
66: Reinventing Her Career Without Giving Up Family | Women and Work
Choosing between your career and your family shouldn't have to be the only option.After becoming a mother, Marla Fronczak stepped away from a demanding career because she didn't realize flexible work arrangements were even possible. She...
65: Breaking Free From Other People's Expectations | Women and Work
Trying to live up to everyone else's expectations can lead you down a path that doesn't truly belong to you.For Mariaelena Morales, years of striving for perfection were rooted in a childhood where she never felt like she was enough. Th...
64: Demanding career vs kids: Unconscious choices | Women and Work
Building a successful career often means making choices you never expected—and sometimes, those choices shape your entire life.For Jeanne Sparrow, a decades-long career in television and radio brought incredible opportunities, meaningfu...
63: Choosing Courage Over Comfort | Women and Work
Facing uncertainty can feel safer than stepping into a completely new chapter.For Corinne Pierog, every major career transition required courage—from leaving a dismissive workplace, to raising two children as a single mother, building a...
62: Sex Ed Starting at 3 Years Old? Business Tackles Uncomfortable Topic | Women and Work
Disclaimer: This episode is intended for audiences 18 years and older.Balancing motherhood and a meaningful career is never easy — especially when building something deeply personal.Kristen Miele, Founder of Sex Ed Reclaimed and ...
61: From Recovery to Reinvention: After Getting Sober | Women and Work
Building a successful business, achieving financial freedom, and checking every box on the path to success should have felt like the finish line.For Heather Simco, it wasn't.After growing up in a difficult home, Heather purs...
60: Passing On A Promotion When It’s The Wrong Season Of Life | Women and Work
Trying to “do it all” can sometimes mean saying no to the opportunity you worked your whole career for.Jen Anderson spent nearly two decades building a successful career in fitness leadership while raising her family. After turning down...
59: Embracing Change After Trauma | Women and Work
Facing death as a child changes the way you see fear, uncertainty, and opportunity.After surviving two heart attacks by age 10 and being told she had less than six months to live, Hanna Bauer learned from her mother and grandmother how ...
58: When Having Kids Leads To Career Trade-offs | Women and Work
After becoming a mom, Amy Jackson realized that the career path she once said “yes” to so easily suddenly came with impossible tradeoffs.From painful work trips and mom guilt to constantly changing childcare plans, Amy shares how mother...
57: Owning Your Nonlinear Career | Women and Work
You build a successful career, work with top executives, and then… take a pause.For DeeDee Fisher, that pause wasn’t a setback—it was part of the story.Now a consultant to C-suite leaders through her company Discover Response, D...
56: Burnout Broke Me—Then Built Me Back | Women and Work
Trying to do it all—and still feeling like it’s not enough—can quietly lead to burnout.After years of climbing the corporate ladder, Sophia Mikelionis hit a breaking point. The constant pressure to overperform at work while being fully ...
55: From Corporate to Coaching: Betting on Yourself | Women and Work
Doing everything “right” in your career but still feeling like something’s missing, you start questioning if this path is really yours.That’s exactly where Carmelina Piedra found herself—after 25 years climbing the corporate ladder, lea...
54: Building a Business Without Giving Up Motherhood | Women and Work
Trying to build a career while raising kids shouldn’t mean choosing one over the other—but so many women feel like they have to.Trying to do both motherhood and career, you start to feel the pressure to give up one dream for the other.<...
53: Struggles After Maternity Leave
You can be building a company, raising capital—and still be underestimated.That’s what happened to Abbey Donnell, Founder & CEO of Work&, as she navigated fundraising while becoming a mother—sometimes literally in labor while cl...
52: Leaving the Family Biz to Start Over | Women and Work
Feeling like you've earned your seat at the table, yet still not taken seriously, can make you question your worth and your path.When that happened to Rebecca Blacker, she faced rooms full of decision-makers who spoke past her, doubted ...
51: Eliminating Multiple Endeavors to Find Focus
Realizing you're juggling too many things—and none are getting the focus they deserve—can feel overwhelming, especially as a founder.For Mabel Oza, that moment came after building multiple products, launching ideas, and constantly stayi...
50: Why Jill Wrote A Book About Big Buts
Feeling like you’re supposed to follow one path in your career can make every unexpected turn feel like a mistake.That’s something Jill Salzman, discovered through her own unconventional journey. After starting multiple businesses, rais...
49: Critical Elements for Entrepreneur Success Beyond Passion
That’s something Anna DeShawn, Founder of E3 Radio and The Qube, learned as she built a media platform focused on telling stories from the LGBTQ community—especially Black and Brown voices often overlooked by mainstream media.Along the ...
Women and Work: Dr. Mazella Fuller
Even when you’re accomplished, credentialed, and overqualified, you can still find yourself overlooked, overworked, and questioning your worth.That’s something Dr. Mazella Fuller, Former Clinical Associate at Duke University, experience...