Latest Ways we work Podcast Episodes
Acceptance and adaptability in times of transition
Ways We Work - March 03, 2022 13:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsToday I'm doing a solo episode sharing some pretty big news and some thoughts on how to bring in more acceptance and adaptability when we're in times of transition. When change enters our life we often try to just carry on with our familiar routines and habits from before, which can feel easier ...
Bringing your whole self to your career with Prasanna Ranganathan, Diversity & Belonging Leader and Storyteller
Ways We Work - February 16, 2022 19:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsOn today's episode I'm talking to Prasanna Ranganathan (B.A., J.D., LL.M.) (he/him) he’s worked as a lawyer, diversity and inclusion consultant and lead, speaker, and social media strategist and he is currently the Senior Lead of Diversity and Belonging at Shopify. Prior to his work at Shopify, ...
Leadership and personal growth with Loren Padelford, COO at Podium
Ways We Work - January 26, 2022 19:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsOn today's episode I'm talking to Loren Padelford, COO at Podium. Previous to that he was the GM of Revenue and the VP of Shopify Plus for 7 years which is where we both met. He's also a dad and a self-proclaimed space and physics nerd, as well as an amateur EDM DJ fun fact. I met Loren for the...
How I decided to quit my job
Ways We Work - January 05, 2022 22:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIn this episode I talk about how I came to the decision to quit my job and the six month process involved to finally make the leap. Host: @amandahwood Work with Amandah: Coaching Website
Why I can't stop talking about self-compassion
Ways We Work - November 07, 2021 03:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThis episode is dedicated to self-compassion and why it's so crucial. I share a blend of my own personal experience and research on how self-compassion doesn't just make us feel better, it also makes us better people and more productive. Links: Being Kind to Yourself - Hidden Brain Podcast wi...
What if this were enough?
Ways We Work - November 04, 2021 01:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsHello friends, I'm back and we're getting right into it. In this episode I'm sharing my own story: what I've learned since I started Ways We Work all those years ago, and what I've been up to since. But really this is a story about grief, burnout, never feeling good enough and my own journey to ...
Following your curiousity, and changing careers with Cat Lee, VC at Maveron
Ways We Work - August 16, 2019 17:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThis week my guest is Cat Lee. Cat is a venture capitalist at Maveron, a company that funds seed and early-stage consumer companies. Before moving into the VC space, Cat was the head of Culture at Pinterest and before that held roles at both Pinterest and Facebook in Growth, Partner Marketing, P...
Product Management from two perspectives with Abi & Penny from Foursquare
Ways We Work - August 07, 2019 12:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThis week I'm joined by two amazing guests Penny and Abi who are both Product Managers at Foursquare. We covered their very different paths into product management and tech, the ways they've navigated their careers so far and how well defined career paths really don't exist for the modern workfo...
What diversity and belonging work really means and making space for yourself even as you build for others with Shavonne Hasfal-McIntosh of Shopify
Ways We Work - July 24, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThis week my guest is my friend, colleague and manager Shavonne, or as she's better known as, Shav. Shav is the lead of the Diversity & Belonging team at Shopify and in her spare time, she sits on multiple boards and is involved in several non-profit organizations. I am constantly in awe of how ...
Balancing growth with the belief you are enough right now with Lily Rogers & Amena Agbaje
Ways We Work - July 11, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThis week's episode is a discussion between myself and two of my colleagues and friends Lily and Amena. I reached out to both of them to get their perspective on how you can continue to grow and evolve in your career and other areas of your life, while also believing you are enough just how you ...
Finding balance in the culinary industry with Jannell Lo, private catering chef and food blogger
Ways We Work - June 19, 2019 12:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThis week my guest is Jannell Lo, she’s a chef at J&P Grocery in Kitchener, Ontario, a private catering chef on the side and runs the food blog MyBFisGF.com - which she describes as gluten free cooking inspired by asian classics and Canadan comfort food. She’s lived and worked in many places aro...
Learning to balance career and life while living far away from your home country with Katie Philo
Ways We Work - May 29, 2019 12:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThis week my guest is Katie Philo, she's the Content Manager at BritBox (Created by BBC Studios & ITV) and the host of the podcast When I Grow Up where she unpacks people's career paths and how they've arrived where they are currently in their career. She's originally from London but has spent t...
How to live in sync with your menstrual cycle with Claire Baker, women's life and menstrual cycle coach
Ways We Work - May 16, 2019 11:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIn this episode I'm talking to Claire Baker, she's a women's coach based out of London who specializes in helping women live more in sync with their menstrual cycle. She's been coaching women 1 on 1 all over the world how to work with their cycles since 2013, and she also runs workshops, online ...
Disconnecting your identity from your job with Tom Creighton, designer, podcaster and builder of cool things
Ways We Work - April 26, 2019 20:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThis episode I'm talking to Tom Creighton, he's currently a design lead at Delphia, a data-focused startup based out of Toronto. He previously made other cool things at companies like Wealthsimple and Shopify. He's passionate about growing the creative community through a variety of means, like ...
Slowing down to speed up with Mic Berman, executive & leadership development coach
Ways We Work - April 14, 2019 23:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThis episode I'm talking to Mic Berman, Mic is an executive coach, and is currently spending a lot of her time building up great leaders in some of Canada's best tech companies. She's held executive roles in companies like Yahoo, Mozilla and FreshBooks, so she knows what she's talking about when...
Welcome to the Ways We Work podcast!
Ways We Work - April 14, 2019 04:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIn this first episode, Amandah gives some context on how Ways We Work began as an online publication focused on sharing honest conversations about what makes work meaningful for people. She shares why she decided to turn the site into a podcast, what that process has been like and what you can e...
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