• 9 to 5ish with theSkimm

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9 to 5ish with theSkimm

By: 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.
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Episodes
  • Mother Untitled’s Neha Ruch on Rebranding Stay-At-Home Motherhood

    Mother Untitled’s Neha Ruch on Rebranding Stay-At-Home Motherhood
    Jan 8 2025
    Neha Ruch chose to take an indefinite pause from work after having her second child. She immediately faced raised eyebrows and unsolicited advice. She didn’t bat an eye at her choice. But the reactions got her thinking: why are we riding on outdated stereotypes about moms choosing to exit the workforce to take care of their family for a chapter of their lives? Enter: Mother Untitled, the leading platform dedicated to ambitious women choosing to lean into family life – without shame. Today, Neha shares tips from her new book The Power Pause to help listeners pull it off like pro. In this episode of 9 to 5ish, Neha shares: The importance of her gap year in India and what it did for her self-trust Why she couldn’t find the peace and purpose at work that she got from motherhood How stay-at-home-motherhood has been wrongfully labeled as a “luxury” The percentage of women who stop working because of high childcare costs Financial levers couples can pull to make room in the budget for a future pause Neha’s Instagram: @motheruntitled Neha’s book: The Power Pause: How to Plan a Career Break After Kids – and Come Back Stronger Than Ever Carly and Danielle’s Instagram: @carlyanddanielle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 mins
  • Morgan Stanley CMO Alice Milligan on Why Your Career is a Marathon, Not a Sprint

    Morgan Stanley CMO Alice Milligan on Why Your Career is a Marathon, Not a Sprint
    Dec 18 2024
    Alice Milligan left home at 19 to escape a dysfunctional family life. Her peers went to college right out of high school. Meanwhile, Alice spent ten years getting her college degree while working full-time to support herself. She had no choice but to be resilient, independent, and patient. Decades later, and faced with choosing between a dream job or staying near her husband awaiting a liver transplant, Alice shares how the patience she cultivated as a young woman guided her choice. In this episode of 9 to 5ish, Alice shares: Her deep cut bagel order (cinnamon raisin fans, rejoice) The strong women in her life who helped her navigate leaving home Why working in HR in her early career served her well throughout her career How she rationalized her choice of remaining close to her family or taking on her dream job How Morgan Stanley prioritizes women feeling financially empowered – and how the company’s new marketing initiatives reflect that Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    42 mins
  • Connie Chung on Outwitting the Boys Club

    Connie Chung on Outwitting the Boys Club
    Dec 11 2024
    She’s an icon, she’s a legend, and she is the moment. Connie Chung is the trailblazing veteran broadcaster who worked her way up from being a copy-girl at a local news station to anchoring one of the most popular nightly newscasts, CBS Evening News. To get there, she had to make it through the “boys club” of the 70s newsroom. Think: Mad Men, but news. She says it could’ve been worse. But she made it work by being just as confident as they were. In this episode of 9 to 5ish, Connie shares: The impact of growing up around four strong-willed sisters How she defied the racist and sexist stereotypes men had of her Her biggest regret of her career and how she reconciles it now Why getting fired from CBS Evening News proved to be serendipitous A cameo from her husband, Maury Povich. Yes, that Maury Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 mins

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