• 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
  • Rachel Zoe on Finding Success Without a Plan

    Rachel Zoe on Finding Success Without a Plan
    Sep 25 2024
    On the literal first day Rachel Zoe decided to be a freelance stylist, Tommy Hilfiger called her up to style a 2-week campaign with the biggest celebs and supermodels. She had 0 faith in herself, but he trusted she could do it. Rachel spent her career mainly behind the camera until her clients – who were the it-girls of our time – started pulling her in front of the paps with them. That turned into a Bravo TV show about her life, “The Rachel Zoe Project” and several fashion-focused brands centered around her styling. The best part? She never planned any of it. In this episode of 9 to 5ish, Rachel shares: The subconscious impact of growing up near New York City Her biggest fashion pet peeve in the workplace How she managed her limelight career as an introvert Why she decided to allow Bravo to film her life, despite swearing it off initially Whether or not she’d be able to launch her styling career in the age of social media How not having a plan for her whole career ended up working out
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    31 mins
  • Chef Claudette Zepeda on Building a Hospitality Empire as a Single Mom

    Chef Claudette Zepeda on Building a Hospitality Empire as a Single Mom
    Sep 18 2024
    Claudette Zepeda grew up as a border kid between San Diego and Tijuana. On top of that, she spent summers in Guadalajara, watching her aunt run a bustling restaurant. She didn’t know it then, but those summers created the foundations for Mexican cuisine and hospitality in her mind. Then, she became a mom at 18-years-old. Claudette was a kid raising her own kid. She needed to pay the bills, sure. But what Claudette wanted more was to figure out how to build intergenerational wealth – and how to inspire young single moms to believe they could do it too. In this episode of 9 to 5ish, Claudette shares: Why she never allowed herself to dream beyond getting off food stamps and paying her bills on time How she stumbled into being a celebrity chef thanks to “right place, right time” Why it’s detrimental to not talk about failures publicly A recent on-air mess up she can’t stop thinking about, and what it taught her
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    32 mins
  • General Motors CEO Mary Barra on Making it in a Male-Dominated Industry

    General Motors CEO Mary Barra on Making it in a Male-Dominated Industry
    Sep 11 2024
    Mary Barra grew up in the suburbs of Detroit, aka: the heart of the auto industry. Her father worked at General Motors for 40 years, and Mary became a second generation GM’er. She worked her way up the company, studying at the General Motors Institute (yes, it was a thing) to eventually becoming the CEO in 2014. Mary claimed GOAT status in the auto industry for steering the company through several crises – and for being a mentor to other women in the biz. In this episode of 9 to 5ish, Mary shares: Who would make the cut on her cross-country road trip roster Why she’s never blinked twice at the rarity of being a woman in the auto industry The most difficult crisis she had to navigate a CEO Advice to her daughter and other women on when it’s time to leave a job Why she views herself as a caretaker to General Motors and what that responsibility means
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    32 mins
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