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9 to 5ish with theSkimm

9 to 5ish with theSkimm

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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.© 2018 THESKIMM, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 582981 Career Success Economics Leadership Management & Leadership
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  • Dawn Staley on Why the Journey Matters More than the Win

    Dawn Staley on Why the Journey Matters More than the Win
    May 21 2025
    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 a basketball. Nothing prepared her to process reaching such a milestone. She was left asking herself: now what? With a resumé is full of career-highs (hi, 3x national champ), Dawn says the real reward isn’t the trophy – it’s all the work it took to get there. Dawn gets into it all in her new memoir, "Uncommon Favor." In this episode of 9 to 5ish, Dawn also shares: How many shoes she has in her collection (sneakerheads beware) Why she aspired to play in the NBA – instead of the WNBA – growing up How the taboo nature of mental health stopped her from asking for help post-Olympics Why she was insulted when approached for a coaching job The one thing she wants to see change for women athletes this year PS: Dawn’s memoir is out now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 mins
  • Ghia Founder Melanie Masarin on Pitching the Risky Move

    Ghia Founder Melanie Masarin on Pitching the Risky Move
    May 14 2025
    Melanie Masarin once pitched Glossier’s founder to do a pop-up at a former fried chicken shop. Her response? “I don’t get it, but I trust you.” It was a career-defining moment for her. Because getting approval from the founder meant she couldn’t afford to mess it up. Listen as Melanie shares why being given major responsibilities in her mid-twenties shaped her career. Plus, how it prepared her to start Ghia, the non-alcoholic apéritif that’s now a millennial bar-cart staple. In this episode of 9 to 5ish, Melanie also shares: Her food-centered core memories growing up in the French Riviera The money-shock she experienced attending Brown University The once-in-a-lifetime chance she had to design the Glossier flagship store Her journey shifting from founder-to-CEO mode, and the difficulties that come with it How pivoting Ghia’s launch strategy actually paid off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    37 mins
  • Alice Waters on Why Profit Was Never the Point

    Alice Waters on Why Profit Was Never the Point
    May 7 2025
    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 expectations of ever seeing it again. It’s no surprise, given she’s sparked a slow food revolution where consuming food slowly and resisting the industrial food system is the name of the game. Some call her the “mother of the farm-to-table movement”. Alice says: it’s just the way things ought to be. In this episode of 9 to 5ish, Alice shares: The visit to a certain European country that changed the trajectory of her life How disrupting the traditional hierarchy of kitchens kept Chez Panisse alive Why she doesn’t care about money – and when she maybe should’ve The last thing her mom said to her, and how having supportive parents shaped her career Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    21 mins
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