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She Made a Fake Portfolio With Scissors and Landed Pepsi at 25

Lynn Altman built a portfolio out of magazine cutouts and landed Pepsi as her first client. Twenty five years later she still feels unemployable.

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What Is the Glass Ceiling? The Woman Who Named It in 1978

Marilyn Loden coined the glass ceiling in 1978 and did not expect it to outlive her. What it is, why it persists, and how to put a crack in it.

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Your Job Is to Pass the Ball: How Giving It Away Stalled Her Career

Ronda Robinson's coach told her she was unstoppable in practice and invisible in games. The point guard habit that stalled her whole career.

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The 4 Lies That Keep You Stuck in Your Career

I do not have time. I am not qualified. I have never done it. Others are better. Erica breaks down the 4 lies keeping you stuck and how to quit them.

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The Money Story That Kept Her Stuck at Her Dad's Salary

Brittany Drozd plateaued at the exact salary her father earned. The money story behind it is one most women are carrying without knowing.

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Sober Adjacent: 30 Days Without Wine and What It Showed Her About Work

Tara Furiani, Not the HR Lady, did 30 days without alcohol and saw workplace drinking culture clearly for the first time. Here is what she found.

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5 Questions That Tell You If You Are Stuck in Your Career

The hardest part of being stuck is not knowing you are stuck. Erica walks through 5 questions that tell you the truth about your career.

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A Doctor's Burnout Story: Her Body Quit Half a Mile From the Finish

Dr. Joanne Wu spent 12 years in medicine on the brink of burnout. The half mile where her body quit changed how she defines enough.

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Three Master's Degrees, Two Million Followers, and Eight Years of Abuse

Kelsey Pumel has 3 master's degrees, 2 million followers, and survived 8 years of abuse. On self-worth, leaving, and what happens after you heal.

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Stuck in Your Career? The Moves That Took Me to Chief People Officer

Erica peaked at 25 in a job she loved. The moves that got her unstuck and into the C-suite, and why a sponsor beats a mentor every single time.

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From $80K in Debt to a $2 Million Course Business on 150 Followers

Molly Keyser was $80,000 in debt living with her grandma. One Canva video at 150 followers changed everything. How to build a profitable course.

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Tall Poppy Syndrome: Why Your Success Makes People Cut You Down

86.8% of women have been cut down for succeeding at work. What tall poppy syndrome is, where the name came from, and 4 ways to stop absorbing it.

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She Slept With Her Laptop Under Her Pillow Waiting to Be Noticed

Jenny Boyd slept with her laptop under her pillow waiting for someone to notice. The belief behind it, and the process that finally fixed it.

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It Is Not Who You Are, It Is What You Do: The Science of Habits and Personality

Genetics shape 20 to 60% of your temperament. Erica digs into the Big Five, why it is just who I am is a cop out, and what you actually control.

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She Bombed the Interview Before She Walked In the Door

Nannette Ranger-Duncanson walked through two feet of snow into a 25 year finance career, then lost an interview before she ever sat down.

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Habit Stacking: The One Sentence Formula That Makes New Habits Stick

The one sentence formula for habit stacking, the four parts of every habit, and the four rules for killing a bad one. Erica goes first.

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Shot Out of a Cannon: Your Career on the Other Side of Motherhood

CMO Amy Reinert raised her kids while her career came second. Now she calls it her time. What the other side of motherhood actually looks like.

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Why Your Habits Are Your Identity (And the 3 Steps That Change Them)

Erica breaks down the 3 moves that change a habit for good, why the 21 day rule is a myth, and the one step almost everyone skips.

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She Burned Out of HR Twice, Then Built the Safe Space Nobody Else Had Made

Julie Turney burned out of HR twice, then built the HR safe space. On the voice she ignored for months and why she slays in one lane on purpose.

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13 Years on Wall Street Before She Asked One Question: What Does Success Mean to Me?

Jaclyn Beck spent 13 years on Wall Street being the good girl before she asked what success meant to her. On autopilot, identity, and one bungee jump.

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