Episodes

In today’s BONUS episode, I talk about why it is perfectly OK not to be the loudest, boldest, or most talkative person in the room. In fact - your introversion can serve you well in the workplace - you just need to learn to h...

This week I chat with Nicole Martins all about her career journey in the legal field. Nicole opens up about how some of her personal struggles impacted the course of her career, and we talk about how she remained strong and ...

Join the facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/theartofspeakingup/ This week’s episode is a solo episode, where I explore the emergence of my inner critic both in my career and in my creation of this very podcast. A...

This week I chatted with Regina Romeo about her career in HR and everything she’s learned along the way about salary negotiation. Regina and I talked about the mental side of negotiation in addition to the tools and tactics ...

This week, I’m talking with a childhood best friend of mine and landscape architect, Alexia Friend. In this episode, Alexia shares all about how she learned to manage her workload without sacrificing her dedication to her wo...

This week I chatted with career coach Meg Duffy about the work she does helping women make career transitions. Meg specializes in helping women build and grow careers in tech, and supports her clients on a practical and an e...

Today I’m chatting with licensed therapist, Risha London Nathan, about her work as a therapist and how she supports female clients through some of the professional challenges that they encounter. Risha share advice and pract...

This week I chatted with Helen Foster about toxic masculinity in the workplace. Our conversation was recorded back in September in the midst of the Brett Kavanaugh hearing, so toxic masculinity was thick in the air around us...

In this solo episode, I talk about why it can be so hard for us to be ourselves at work. We often contort our personalities or expend large amounts of energy trying to be the perfect persona at work, and we blame ourselves a...

This week, I talk with women’s empowerment coach Lainey Crawford about moving through feelings of shyness and letting more of yourself show at work. Like myself, Lainey knows like what it is like to get stuck in silence and ...

Samantha Siffring is a business coach who works with working moms who are growing their online businesses. Overwhelm and mental drama is an area she is deeply familiar with, and in this conversation, Samantha shares the tools...

CEO turned life coach Brenda Baird unpacks why we feel anxiety, stress, and unhappiness at work. She talks about how our internal monologue can make difficult situations feel even harder for us, and how our fears and insecur...

Whether it’s a frustrating project, a co-worker you don’t get along with, or just mental exhaustion – this conversation with Courtney dives into why we find ourselves feeling agitated and on edge some days at work. Courtney C...

This episode is all about pursuing your career goals without hesitation. Britt’s story of landing a coveted tech role without an engineering degree or prior experience is proof that opportunities that might seem out of reach...

We need more female leaders in Corporate America, which means that as women, dreaming big for ourselves is not just fun, but actually critical to closing the corporate gender gap. In this episode, Jess discusses what it means...

~~ Want to submit a listener question to be answered on the show? DM @theartofspeakingup on Instagram or email jessica@theartofspeakingup.com ~~ In this conversation, Carrie covers some of the key tenets behind achieving hap...

~~ Want to submit a listener question to be answered on the show? DM @theartofspeakingup on Instagram or email jessica@theartofspeakingup.com ~~ Job searching can be tough. It is time consuming, at times discouraging, and c...

Once upon a time, before smartphones were the norm, my employer gave me a Blackberry phone so that I could check email on the go. Did you know that Blackberries have a tiny little light that blinks red every time an email com...

I remember getting feedback early on in my career that told me that I needed to learn to be more assertive. I also remember being confused and uncomfortable around the idea of assertiveness. What exactly did this mean? How...

Speaking in front of groups can be not only challenging – but for many of us, it can be extremely anxiety inducing. I know how frustrating and debilitating it can be to feel deeply uncomfortable at the thought of getting up i...

In part 2 of my conversation with Kaitlin, she talks about the struggles of navigating her early career days as a young woman in the male dominated ad vertical. Kaitlin also answers a listener question about how to build an i...

This show was designed to do two things: share real stories about personal growth from real working women, and give young women honest, helpful career advice. Kaitlin Maud, digital brand strategist, seriously over delivered o...

I would be overjoyed if you promised me this one thing: next time you’re debating whether you should share your idea out loud or not, DO IT. I really, really, really want you to do it. I want you to do it so badly that I sta...