Anna and Elizabeth, Why We're Obsessed with These Con Women

There is a phenomenon going on, a thirst for uncovering and understanding stories like that of Anna Delvey, the fake German heiress who scammed New York City’s elite socialites or Elizabeth Holmes who wooed her way into the hearts and pockets of Palo Alto’s tech leaders.

Whether you’re watching Inventing Anna on Netflix or reading Bad Blood, we can become sucked into the world of cons, scams and conviction. One that makes us shiver from ickiness but also, makes us curious and fascinated.

In this episode, we’re talking about why we’re fascinated by these stories and what we can take from them (yes, there’s a learning) and apply to our own lives…. In small doses! 

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In this episode we talk about: 

Where the word con artist actually comes from, you’ll be surprisedHow a little does of confidence could actually take us a very long way What’s the fine line between con and fake it until you make it Are Elizabeth + Anna treated differently because they are women, did it work to their advantage or not? 

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