IN PURSUIT from Glassdoor
12 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 147 ratingsHost Amy Elisa Jackson dives into the stories of extraordinary people navigating life’s most pivotal moments at the intersection of the personal and professional. IN PURSUIT is an original podcast from Glassdoor.
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IN PURSUIT from Glassdoor - Alicia Menendez
April 07, 2020 07:00 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBAlicia Menendez is an MSNBC anchor and host of the Latina to Latina podcast. Dubbed "Ms. Millennial" by The Washington Post, "journalism's new gladiator" by Elle, and a "content queen" by Marie Claire, her interviews and reporting have appeared on ABC News, Bustle, FusionTV, PBS and Vice News. In this episode of IN PURSUIT, she and host Amy Elisa dig into how women, and sometimes men as well, struggle to balance appearing to be nice but not too nice, successful but not too successfu...
IN PURSUIT from Glassdoor - Joy Donnell
March 31, 2020 07:00 - 41 minutes - 38.6 MBIn this episode, Joy Donnell and host Amy Elisa Jackson discuss how to expand your notion of who you are at work and what you contribute creatively on the job and in life. Restricting ourselves to maintaining a personal brand can stop us from developing our personal legacy -- a deep expression of what we stand for and what we plan to accomplish in the world. The episode covers how to communicate your personal legacy in your resume writing, in job interviews, and in the media you cre...
IN PURSUIT from Glassdoor - Nora McInerny
March 24, 2020 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBIn the span of a few weeks, thirty-something Nora McInerny had a miscarriage, lost her father to cancer, and lost her husband due to a brain tumor. Her life fell apart. What Nora discovered during this dark time is that, when you’re in these hard moments, it can feel impossible to feel like even a shadow of the person you once were. Amazingly enough, Nora has built a career out of her pain. Through her books, podcast and speaking engagements, Nora doesn’t just offer advice to those...
IN PURSUIT from Glassdoor - Alon Shaya
March 17, 2020 14:38 - 27 minutes - 25 MBHost Amy Elisa Jackson talks with Alon about his contentious split from the Besh Restaurant Group after Alon spoke out about a workplace culture that allegedly encouraged sexual harassment and assault. Alon shares how he has since pressed reset on his life and career and has created a positive work environment through founding Pomegranate Hospitality and in his restaurants by encouraging diversity, mutual respect, and by empowering employees. As he says in the podcast, “Surround you...
IN PURSUIT from Glassdoor - Sali Christeson
March 10, 2020 07:00 - 41 minutes - 38.6 MBAmy Elisa Jackson’s warm, funny conversation with Sali covers the importance of feminism and fashion, how wearing something awesome builds a powerful attitude, and why Sali believes that designers were not giving women an accurate portrayal of success. As she says, “We really pride ourselves on being a resource for women and being a tool for women having the right attitude for achieving whatever is that they want to.” Sali shares the best piece of business advice she ever received a...
IN PURSUIT from Glassdoor - Molly Moon Neitzel
November 12, 2019 08:05 - 24 minutes - 23 MB“I have always thought that transparency in every aspect of life leads to the most honest and accountable relationships,” says Molly Moon Neitzel. In this episode she explains how “the secrecy around pay is extremely patriarchal and I think women and people of color have been oppressed and held down by secrecy around pay for centuries.” Molly comes by her activism as a result of working in progressive politics at the start of her career. Then she opened up her first ice cream shop ...
IN PURSUIT from Glassdoor - Jason Fried
November 05, 2019 08:05 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBJason Fried doesn’t set goals “because they're mostly artificial. You either hit the goal and you're happy [or] you don't hit it and you're upset. And if you hit it, then you just set up another one. What's the point?” His conversation with Amy Elisa Jackson in this episode is filled with wise advice that comes from his direct experience as the CEO of a successful company and co-author of Rework, a New York Times bestseller about work. He believes in the power of saying “no” and...
IN PURSUIT from Glassdoor - Valerie Jarrett
October 29, 2019 07:05 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBValerie Jarrett’s great grandfather was the first African-American to go to MIT. His father had been born into slavery. So it is with a sense of history and purpose that Valerie Jarrett pursues her life’s work. But that doesn’t mean her path has been a straight line. There have been detours and there have been hard decisions, especially when she was in the Obama White House. She has always looked for balance. As she put it on the podcast, “All of us in life have to find what grounds...
IN PURSUIT from Glassdoor - Lara Bazelon
October 22, 2019 07:05 - 21 minutes - 20.3 MBMothers might feel that they must be moms 150% of the time. Lawyer, law professor, and author Lara Bazelon started to question this assumption. Honestly examining the myth of “perfect” work/life balance helped Lara break through to redefine motherhood for herself. “I've never felt normal and I'm so curious to know if women listening to this also feel the same way,” she says in our interview. “Because in my mind I always had this idea of what a mom was. They were on the soccer field ...
IN PURSUIT from Glassdoor - Vinny Eng
October 15, 2019 07:05 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBVinny Eng was at the top of his game in his restaurant career. He was recognized as one of Food & Wine Magazine’s sommeliers of the year. He was a skilled and respected general manager of Tartine Manufactory in San Francisco. Then, one day, he got an offer to become the organizing director for Suzy Loftus’ campaign for San Francisco district attorney. It didn’t take long for him to say yes. Why would he change his life so radically? “When the universe calls you, you show up. Y...
IN PURSUIT from Glassdoor - Brené Brown
October 08, 2019 07:05 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBAmy Elisa Jackson’s conversation with Brené Brown is real, open, and reveals what courage, vulnerability, and sobriety look like in real life. Brené talks about living in Beta, the twists and turns and detours of her life, and how she learned more about empathy and people in her twelve-year journey of bartending, waiting tables, and hitchhiking through Europe than she ever could in classrooms. She has championed vulnerability as the crucial ingredient to build successful leaders...
Introducing: IN PURSUIT
September 27, 2019 17:56 - 3 minutes - 3.4 MBIN PURSUIT features candid, career reflections from guests who are evolving to meet the challenges life throws at them. Hear from Brené Brown, Jason Fried, Valerie Jarrett and others who will inspire you. Questions? Feedback? Reach out on Twitter @glassdoor using the hashtag #InPursuitPod