Working Girl Talk

Have you ever worked with someone and thought, "They were so easy to work with!" or "I love working with them!" ?

Don't we all want to be that person? Today, we're breaking down six tips to help you be the best coworker and the easiest person to work with.

 

This Week's News:

📌 Walmart launches delivery service (Yahoo!)

📌 Warby Parker files for N.Y.S.E. (Dealbook with Andrew Ross Sorkin, SEC)

📌 Shopify and TikTok team up (The New York Times)

📌 Forbes to go public (CNBC, 1440 Daily Digest)

📌 Is Toys "R" Us is coming back? (Spectrum News)

Workleisure is in (Fortune)

 

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Mae West once said, "Too much of a good thing can be wonderful." But what about productivity?

We all have A LOT of responsibilities. In the race to get all of them done, we sometimes burn out, get hurt, get sick or even worse. I've learned recently that productivity is a balancing act --- there's a healthy dose and a toxic dose. I've experienced this firsthand and have learned a few things along the way.

Today, I'm sharing four specific, personal learnings to help you avoid the burnout and frustration that being over productive can cause. Let's get back into a healthy balance of productivity, together.

These tips are based off of my own personal experience and I hope you can take them and mold them to apply to your situation.✨

 

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This Week's Headlines:

📌 Reddit is worth how much? (Reuters)

📌 GrubHub ditches controversial phone ordering (New York Post)

📌 The woman behind the TikTok voice (Technology Review, Fortune Data Sheet)

📌 Google's firings (Vice, Fortune Data Sheet)

 

“You are whoever you say you are.” Are you telling your brand story how you want to be telling it?

Monique Bryan brings over 15 years of top-level industry experience in the areas of product development, entrepreneurship, branding, business development, and personal styling today. Today, Monique runs a successful personal brand consultancy. 

In today’s episode:

- Starting her career in fashion
- Finding passion in your career
- How getting breast cancer helped her start her current business
- Crafting your personal brand story
- Developing your tone of voice online
- Balancing personal vs. professional branding
- How your brand brings about the Law of Attraction

 

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Another all news episode! We're diving into some interesting business headliens from this week.

- Netflix Q2 earnings report (CNBC, The Motley Fool)

- Zoom's big purchase (Globe Newswire)

- A Farmville clone turned into a ponzi scheme - yes, it's real (Rest of World)

- Robinhood is set to go public (The New York Times)

Get the scoop on the business, tech and workplace headlines from this past week.

- Become a director of taco relations (Progressive Grocer)

- Apple employees want to work remotely (The Verge)

- Facebook Pay to branch out (The Verge)

- GMail's new security feature is rolling out (The Verge)

- Move to Italy and start a business (CNN)

- Sony's pulls ad (Polygon)

- Gaming on Netflix? (CNET)

- Dictionary adds new words (CNN, Dictionary.com)

Change is hard. And when I can’t find the inspiration and motivation in myself, I turn to the words of others. Think of today's episode as an audio Pinterest board - yes, we're making that a thing now. Here's your reminder that changing and growing are necessary parts of life - and you can conquer it!

 

This Week's News:

- Microsoft paying bonuses (CNBC, Fortune CEO Daily)

- Richard Branson heads to space (Space, 1440 Newsletter)

- Netflix hires former Apple Podcasts employee (Variety) 

- Chobani is going public (CNBC, 1440 Newsletter)

 

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With more companies hiring and more people rethinking their careers, right now is the perfect time to dust off the resumé! We're going over three easy steps you can take today to help your resumé get noticed.

 

This Week's News:

- LinkedIn data theft (Fortune)

- TikTok rolling out longer videos (The Verge)

- Amazon's big pod purchase (Podcast Business Journal)

- Panera selling Au Bon Pain (CNN)

- Gap's Yeezy brand could potentially make how much?!  (NECN)

 

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ICON ALERT! Handbag designer, entrepreneur, mother, CEO, creator of the #SAGESQUAD -- the iconic Sage Loman joins us today!

Sage launched her brand, SAGE AUBREY in 2015. The company was founded on the philosophy that women deserve honestly priced luxury. The brand is
built on the foundations of quality, craftsmanship and kindness to the planet and women.

 

On This Episode:

- Sage's early start in entrepreneurship

- Letting go of naysayers & negative energy

- How she actually started creating product

- Staying relevant as a brand

- And so much more!

 

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This Week's News:

- Warby Parker is going public (Axios)

- So is SweetGreen (Axios)

- And so is BuzzFeed (CNBC)

- Amazon's new audio purchase (Podnews)

- Do chance meetings at the office boost innovation? (The New York Times)

There are about six months left of 2021! Time is flying and it's the perfect opportunity to acknowledge your wins and set your focus on where you're going. Abby will be walking you through a checklist on assessing your goals and what step to take next.

This is the perfect episode to come back to, month after month, year after year, to refresh and reset on your goals.

But first, a lot happened this week in the tech and business world, let's start by diving into some headlines.

 

This Week's News:

- McDonald's launches BTS merch after meal success (Business Insider)

- Google opens retail space in NYC (The Verge, YouTube)

- Zuckerberg drops off Glassdoor's Top 100 CEO list (Bloomberg, Google Trends chart)

- Employee preferences are changing (Future Forum) 

- Spotify buys "Call Her Daddy" for $60 million (MarketWatch)

 

Have you ever wanted to take the leap and dive into a new career? If so, listen up!

Today, we're chatting with Danielle and Shriya, co-founders of women's apparel line, Maison de Papillon, and Project Gaia NYC, a collaborative, multi-brand concept store showcasing elevated, purpose-driven brands.

Both of them decided to switch career paths and ended up meeting at Parsons in NYC. They instantly connected and had the idea to create something chic,  effortless and sustainable.

 

In today’s episode we talk about:

⭐️ Their career journeys

⭐️ Advice on how to make that career pivot and when to know it’s time

⭐️ Starting Project Gaia during the pandemic

⭐️ Fashion waste

⭐️ Making sustainability approachable

 

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Visit their website: https://projectgaianyc.com/, https://www.maisondepapillon.com/ 

 

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