In Episode 12, Erin interviews Reshma Saujani, founder of GirlsWhoCode and MomsFirst, an activist and leader with over a decade of experience advocating for women & girls empowerment. In this interview, Erin asks Reshma about being the first Indian American woman to run for U.S. Congress, getting rejected from Yale Law School (but persisting and eventually getting in!), founding GirlsWhoCode and MomsFirst (organizations that have impacted 500,000+ women across the world), paid family leave, childcare affordability, feminism, motherhood penalty, and more (including our love for dogs!).

➞ In this episode:

0:00 Meet Reshma!

2:22 Reshma’s Childhood + Background (& dogs!)

4:41 Growing up the daughter of African/Indian refugees

6:13 School bullies, immigrant parents & growing up as a minority

9:30 Rejection + Yale Law School

19:33 Why we should stop talking about “Imposter Syndrome”

23:23 Current feminist wave

27:37 Running for public office in NYC (and losing)

34:09 Starting GirlsWhoCode

35:50 What is MomsFirst?

38:35 Paid Family Leave in the US

41:22 Why we “don’t love moms”

58:52 Taking care of mental health

1:00:00 PaidLeave.ai

1:03:51 Advice with Reshma + Erin

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↳ Follow Reshma on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reshmasaujani

↳ Check out GirlsWhoCode! https://girlswhocode.com/

↳ Check out MomsFirst! https://momsfirst.us/

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In Episode 11, Erin interviews Grace Wells, a Gen Z content creator, filmmaker, and self-made commercial director. During the pandemic, Grace was finishing up her bachelors degree in Linguistics when she discovered her passion for video.

She self-taught herself how to film, edit, animate, and produce videos. She started sharing her hobby online and went mega-viral overnight. Today, she has over 3 MILLION followers, was awarded Creator of the Year, signed on as a commercial director with Tool of NA, signed with Whalar, and has been hired to create ads for brands such as Maybelline, Celsius, Pampers, Amazon Prime Video, Adobe, QuickBooks, Old Spice, Kiehls, Cascade, Loreal, and many others.

We also talk about managing finances, social anxiety, COVID, and more. This episode is perfect for anyone looking to work for themselves, become a content creator or filmmaker, especially if you're in your 20s!

➞ In this episode:

0:00 Meet Grace!

3:11 Grace upbringing + background

4:14 Working as a content creator/director

6:28 Going to school in Scotland

11:10 Switching majors & COVID in the UK

19:20 Social Anxiety & Going Viral

22:47 How to teach yourself skills online

25:10 Monetizing internet videos

32:49 Long-term goals/plans/strategy

34:10 Managing finances as a content creator

39:33 Advice with Erin & Grace

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↳ Follow Grace on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gracewellsphoto

↳ Follow Grace on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gracewellsphoto

↳ Check out Grace's COURSE! http://bit.ly/3Lh0HC9

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LIVE from Yosemite National Park: Episode 10 is our first ~Special Episode~ ever! Erin interviews her dad, Scranton-born, Maryland-living business owner, speaker, and author (and father of 6 kids). We discuss topics ranging from planning beers, UFO, answering questions in job interviews, deathbed confessions, and much, much more. If you're looking for good ol' fashion life advice from a Dad, you found it!

➞ In this episode:

0:00 Meet Chris McGoff

1:14 Growing up in Scranton in a funeral home

5:19 The Planning Beer

8:55 Seeing a UFO

11:20 Because of/In order to

14:00 Choose vs. Decide

17:04 "Enjoy the Gap"

22:28 How to work with someone you don't like

32:45 Business Card

32:24 Best Career Advice

38:25 Best Financial Advice

40:00 Best Piece of Life Advice Ever

48:49 How to answer "why do you want to work here?"

50:53 Relationship Advice after 43 Years of Marriage

54:40 Concluding Beers & a Dad Joke

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↳ Connect with Chris on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismcgoff/

↳ Buy The Primes: https://amzn.to/3KX3New

↳ Buy Match in the Root Cellar: https://amzn.to/3VRtLpT

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→ Mics are Rode 🎙️

→ Chairs are from Target 🪑

→ Table is Article 🍸 https://bit.ly/42HJU37

→ Plants are from Bloomscape 🪴 https://bit.ly/48hjC8Y

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