How She Does It

Throughout her career, Eva Pilgrim, the new anchor of “Inside Edition,” has always strived to deliver excellent journalism. It’s a mindset she traces back to her childhood, raised by her American father and, what she calls, her “Korean Tiger Mom.” Eva recalls her mother not tolerating anything below perfect grades (to the point that she once hid a paper with a grade of 98 in the trash). As an adult, she combined her determination to treat her interview subjects with care with her gift for getting people to open up, and her career in journalism took off. She rose in the ranks from an affiliate reporter to a senior correspondent at ABC News. That success led to her being named co-anchor of “Good Morning America Weekend” and later, “GMA3.”  But some of that success came with a cost. The demanding work, which included rushing off at a moment’s notice to cover a story for weeks at a time, along with the expectations she placed on herself, was occasionally overwhelming. At one point, after covering a string of emotionally difficult stories, including several hurricanes, she hit a low point.  But Eva found ways, both during her time at ABC News and more so now at “Inside Edition”, the longest-running nationally syndicated new show, to hit the reset button. Her goal now: find fulfilling work that doesn’t drain her, pursue projects that interest her across linear and emerging media, and build a life outside of her job that allows her to spend time with her husband Ed and 4-year-old daughter Ella.     💬 In this episode, we explore: The incredible story behind Eva Pilgrim’s decision to pivot from medical school to a career in journalism  The role Eva’s mom played when it came to Eva dating her future husband Eva’s dealbreaker when it comes to who she chooses to work on stories with  Why she was nervous to make the leap from network news to “Inside Edition” Eva’s favorite part of the “Inside Edition” broadcast  Resources: 📸  Follow Eva Pilgrim on Instagram 📸  Follow Inside Edition on Instagram 📸  Follow Inside Edition on TikTok 📸  Follow Inside Edition on Facebook 🎧 New episodes of How She Does It drop every Tuesday. Be sure to follow us so you never miss an episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Music is ever-present in our lives, from our morning exercise routines until bed. And we all have a "life soundtrack” of songs that transport us to a moment or an era — one note, and you're right back there. Music is also a multi-billion-dollar business. But who runs this business? Despite so many of the biggest performers being women, the industry itself has long suffered from a lack of women and diversity — not only on the talent side but also on the executive side.  One of the most powerful, longstanding players in this business is Jody Gerson, Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group. She’s the first woman ever to hold the position at a major music publisher, and since joining UPMG in 2015, she’s transformed the company, which has now surpassed $2 billion dollars in revenue. At the beginning of 2026, she was named “Executive of the Decade” by Billboard Magazine, so we thought it was a perfect time to revisit this powerful conversation between Karen and Jody from season 1. 💬 In this episode: Jody Gerson shares how she can tell what will become a hit song After signing artists like Lady Gaga and Alicia Keys, Jody shares what she believes, in addition to talent, is necessary to make an artist a star The pivotal event that helped her find her confidence and ask for a bigger role at work, and what she did when she didn’t get it How growing up in a household where the family’s financial situation changed drastically when she was in college impacted her outlook on work and wealth What she’s doing to make the music industry more welcoming and diverse behind the scenes 🔗 Resources & Links: 👩‍💼 Learn more about Universal Music Publishing Group at umusicpub.com 📖Read Billboard Magazine's Executive of the Decade article  📲 Follow How She Does It on Instagram: @hsdipodcast 🎧 New episodes drop every Tuesday. Hit “Follow” so you never miss a moment. 💌 Join the HerMoney community: hermoney.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For Sesame Workshop CEO Sherrie Westin, there’s one question that rises above the rest.  “Is Sesame going to be here for the next generation of children?” Making sure favorites like Elmo, Big Bird, Abby Cadabby, and Grover continue their work educating kids is a responsibility she takes very seriously.  Over the past year, Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind the 56-year-old global phenomenon, faced what Westin called a “perfect storm.” There were federal funding cuts, the end of a distribution deal with Discovery / HBO Max, and the need to downsize the organization.   Westin has guided Sesame Workshop through this moment with a determination to keep Sesame’s core mission of making kids “smarter, stronger and kinder” front and center. This season of Sesame Street kicked off a new distribution deal with Netflix and PBS, along with a greater focus on its philanthropic efforts. In our conversation, Westin shared her thoughts on Sesame's past and future, how her experience at ABC News and The White House influenced her leadership style, and how becoming a mother through the adoption of her daughter, Lily, profoundly changed her life.    💬 In this episode, we explore: Sherrie Westin’s path to CEO of Sesame Workshop, and what made her finally decide to throw her hat into the ring The global reach of Sesame Workshop and its work to support young children  The impact of that famous 2024 tweet from Elmo asking, “How is everybody doing?" What it’s like being “co-workers” with Oscar, Grover, Bert, Ernie, and more  Westin’s favorite memories of celebrities who have visited Sesame Street  Her advice for college graduates  How she and her husband, David Westin, manage a busy, two-career household  Resources: 🔗 Visit Sesme Workshop  📸  Follow Sherrie Westin on LinkedIn 📸  Follow Sesame Workshop On Instagram 📸  Follow Sesame Street On TikTok 🎧 New episodes of How She Does It drop every Tuesday. Be sure to follow us so you never miss an episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kristin Lemkau was thriving in her job as CMO of JPMorgan Chase, a job she thought would be her last, when CEO Jamie Dimon and his leadership team threw a new challenge her way.  They wanted the company to become more competitive in the wealth management space, and offered Lemkau the job as CEO of J.P. Morgan Wealth Management.  Despite some significant hurdles that would come with building the business, Lemkau took on the role in late 2019.   A few years into this professional challenge, she experienced a tectonic shift in her personal life.  Lemkau’s husband, who had stayed at home with their two children, passed away.  Overnight, she became a single mom.  She found herself trying to figure out all the details of the family’s day-to-day life that he had handled, from multiple school apps, household bills, her kids’ sports schedule, and more.  After taking some time off, her two teenagers encouraged her to return to work, where she thrived.  Under her leadership. J.P. Morgan Wealth Management has grown from  $500 billion to $1.3 trillion dollars in assets, an accomplishment she confidently takes credit for.     ”What I've done over the past six years was really, really hard.I genuinely believe a lot of people couldn't have done it. We had a lot of headwinds, but we did it,” Lemkau said.   💬 In this episode, we explore: Why Kristin Lemkau said “yes” to the CEO job, despite really “loving” her marketing job and the people she worked with Lemkau’s approach to re-making and growing the wealth management business  How her personal loss has impacted the way she manages her team  Her secret for getting a full-night’s sleep, and why that’s been so critical for her well-being  Her thoughts on being the oldest of four very high-achieving siblings, and what about their upbringing may have helped them all to succeed Some of the perks of working at JPMorgan, including being front and center for one of the wildest US Open Women’s Finals ever Resources: 🔗 Visit J.P. Morgan Wealth Management  📸  Follow @JPMorgan Wealth Management on Instagram 📸  Follow @JPMorgan Wealth Management on LinkedIn 🎧 New episodes of How She Does It drop every Tuesday. Be sure to follow us so you never miss an episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kecia Steelman was a 20-year-old single mom living in government housing when she faced a realization: if she wanted a better life, it was up to her.  She became determined to find a job where she could learn and grow.  From the men’s department at Target, she buckled down, worked holidays and weekends, and transformed what started as an $8 an hour gig into something much more. She built a career path that would lead her to become one of the most powerful women in the beauty business.  On this episode of How She Does It, Kecia opens up about her first year as CEO at ULTA Beauty, the country’s largest beauty retailer.   With 30 years of retail experience, including almost five years as ULTA Beauty’s COO, she was able to take on this new challenge and “hit the ground running.”  From expanding the brand into international markets to working closely with brand founders like Beyoncé, Kylie Jenner, Paris Hilton, and more, the company has seen growth across both their e-commerce and retail sales.    💬 In this episode, we explore: Kecia’s rollout of ULTA Beauty’s most recent strategy, from the C-Suite to the employees on the sales floor The approach Kecia takes when it comes to setting expectations for Wall Street  What her “best day” and “worst day” working in retail look like The three factors Kecia looks for when making a new hire What happens when Kecia visits an Ulta Beauty store unannounced  The profound way Kecia’s mother inspired her  Resources: 🔗 Visit Ulta.com 📸  Follow Kecia Steelman on Instagram  📸  Follow Kecia Steelman on LinkedIn 📸  Follow Ulta Beauty on Instagram  🎧 New episodes of How She Does It drop every Tuesday. Be sure to follow us so you never miss an episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re all likely to encounter some change in life that’s unwelcome:  a scary health diagnosis, the end of a relationship, the loss of a job, or the end of a dream.  Maya Shankar, PhD, deeply understands the concept of change and offers a roadmap for navigating it.    She is a cognitive scientist and Senior Director of Behavioral Economics at Google.  But she is perhaps best known for her side gig: being the creator and host of the award-winning podcast A Slight Change of Plans.  Her fascination with how we navigate change started when she was a teen, and a hand injury forced her to give up her dream of becoming a professional violinist.  In this episode, Maya speaks with Karen about that first pivot as well as some difficult challenges she faced later, and how she has built a successful career teaching others how to learn from the unexpected.  It’s all in her New York Times Bestseller, “The Other Side Of Change: Who We Become When Life Makes Other Plans.”    💬 In this episode, we explore: Maya’s biggest piece of advice for transitioning through change: finding your “why” Tools that can be helpful during the most difficult periods of change  How Maya’s mother taught her the importance of the cold call / cold email (or, in her mom’s case, the cold drop-by-Julliard)  Maya’s view of imposter syndrome and how one can leverage it into becoming better at your job  Resources:🔗 Visit Dr. Maya Shankar’s website  📕 For Information on “The Other Side of Change: Who We Become When Life Makes Other Plans.” 📸  Follow Maya Shakar on Instagram  📸  Follow Maya Shakar on X 🎧 Listen to A Slight Change of Plans  📸  Follow Riverhead Books on Instagram  🎧 New episodes of How She Does It drop every Tuesday. Be sure to follow us so you never miss an episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“I don’t sweep the floor with my uterus,” asserts Corinne Low, Associate Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at the Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania.  It’s a stark statement, but her underlying point is to urge men and women to re-examine gender roles around the work needed to maintain a home and family: cooking, cleaning, making the kids’ doctor’s appointments, and so on.   Low was on the tenure track when her first marriage fell apart.  She was overwhelmed with her job, a bad commute, a new infant, and housework. She was the higher earner of the couple, and the division of labor at home felt way too lopsided.  So she used her know-how as an economist to study the data on how men and women divide tasks at home and develop strategies for how couples can create a system that’s fair.   Today, Low is a tenured professor and is remarried to a woman. (She notes that it is not a prescription for everyone, but it works for her.) She writes about her research and her experience in HAVING IT ALL: What Data Tells Us About Women’s Lives and Getting the Most Out of Yours, which is a USA Today National Best Seller and an Amazon Best Nonfiction Book of the Year. 💬 In this episode, we explore: How to approach a conversation with a partner about re-allocating work around the house  Why parents today are feeling “the squeeze” - when time pressures and money pressures hit at the same time - more than previous generations. What concerns Low about the “tradwife” trend Questions to ask yourself about your career path to determine if it’s compatible with the life you want outside of work  Why a job with “boundaries” is better for women than a job with “flexibility.”  🔗 Visit Corinne Low’s website 📕 Find out more about Corinne Low’s book: HAVING IT ALL 📸 Follow Corinne Low on Instagram  📸 Follow Corinne Low on Substack 📸 Follow Corinne Low on LinkedIn 📸 Follow the show on Instagram: @hsdipodcast🎧 New episodes of How She Does It drop every Tuesday. Be sure to follow us so you never miss an episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The markets are still riding high, but if 2025 taught us anything, it’s that not everything that glitters is gold. In this episode of our sister podcast HerMoney, Jean Chatzky sits down with legendary investor and How She Does It Host Karen Finerman to unpack the wild ride of 2025: the highs, the flops, the lessons learned, and the big bets she’s making in 2026. We also talk about what makes a winning portfolio, how our InvestingFixx club beat the market, and how you can start building confidence with your own investments, one smart move at a time. In this episode: What Karen’s biggest winner of 2025 says about the market’s resilience Karen's biggest regret and what she’d do differently Whether or not the AI hype is starting to look like 1999 How to use the volatility index to make better decisions Why banks might be the most overlooked opportunity of 2026 What our InvestingFixx community got right and how they keep winning Looking for more? Join our InvestingFixx club Listen to HerMoney with Jean Chatzky  Karen Finerman’s viral end-of-year thread on X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We love hearing insight and hard-won wisdom from some of the most exceptional and accomplished women. In this episode, we’ve put together some particularly insightful moments from a few of our guests from across our first 70 episodes. We cover how to push through those tough moments, trust your gut, and do what it takes to build the life you want (and not the life other people think you should be living.)  So, as you take a moment to think about your own plans and dreams for the year ahead, we know listening to these smart and talented women share their own experiences will help inspire, clarify, and motivate you as you move forward on the path you are uniquely creating for yourself.  💬 In this episode, we hear from: Rachel Webber, CCO & CBO for Paris Hilton’s 11:11 Media, on the bold, split-second decision that changed her career-trajectory  CNBC Host Melissa Lee on listening to her gut, despite disappointing her parents Filmmaker and author Crystal McCrary McGuire on the chance meeting that challenged her and helped her turn her dream career into a reality  OpenTable CEO Debby Soo on finding the company where she could be her authentic self, and how she fought to become CEO  Bonnie Hammer, Former NBCU Vice Chair, on the magic of asking for and getting what you want  Chelsea Sodaro, 2022 Ironman World Champion, on pushing through the really tough moments  Broadway producer Carmen Pavlovic on working through and learning from failure  Actress Renée Elise Goldsberry on the best advice she’s received on managing anxiety  Journalist Leigh Gallagher on her decision to become a single mom and how she did it  Best-Selling Author Gretchen Rubin on the question that helps her tackle tough life choices 🎧Listen To Rachel Webber on HOW SHE DOES IT Episode 52 🎧Listen To Melissa Lee on HOW SHE DOES IT Episode 1 🎧Listen To Crystal McCrary McGuire on HOW SHE DOES IT Episode 54 🎧Listen To Debby Soo on HOW SHE DOES IT Episode 50  🎧Listen To Bonnie Hammer on HOW SHE DOES IT Episode 57 🎧Listen To Chelsea Sodaro on HOW SHE DOES IT Episode 59 🎧Listen To Carmen Pavlovic on HOW SHE DOES IT Episode 30  🎧Listen To Renée Elise Goldsberry on HOW SHE DOES IT Episode 61 🎧Listen To Leigh Gallagher on HOW SHE DOES IT Episode 45  🎧Listen To Gretchen Rubin  on HOW SHE DOES IT Episode 51 💻Watch episodes on HOW SHE DOES IT on our YouTube Page 📸 Follow the show on Instagram: @hsdipodcast🎧 New episodes of How She Does It drop every Tuesday. Be sure to follow us so you never miss an episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a “gigantic” role: one that required Gina Raimondo to engage in high-powered meetings with heads of state and be called on in the White House Situation Room to weigh in on critical decisions of national security.  After serving as Secretary of Commerce during the Biden administration, Gina Raimondo is now taking time to consider what her next move will look like.  But there’s one thing the former Governor of Rhode Island knows for sure: she wants to stay in public service.   Listen as Gina Raimondo, now a distinguished fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, looks back at her career in venture capital and politics.  She shares what motivates her, what she’s proud of, and what she wishes she had done differently.   She also opens up about the defining moments from her upbringing as the granddaughter of Italian immigrants, as well as how she and her husband raised their two children as they navigated life in the public eye.  💬 In this episode, we explore: Gina Raimondo’s perspective on a woman running for President of the United States, and why there hasn’t been a female in America’s top job Her views on how to best foster economic security for the U.S.  What it’s like to be involved in White House Situation Room meeting  Why she is passionate about keeping America as competitive as possible The advice her mother gave her that has stayed with her to this day The strategy she uses to motivate teams working for her 🔗 More on Gina Raimondo’s work for the Council on Foreign Relations Here 💻Watch episodes on HOW SHE DOES IT on our YouTube Page 📸 Follow the show on Instagram: @hsdipodcast🎧 New episodes of How She Does It drop every Tuesday. Be sure to follow us so you never miss an episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Selling subscriptions door-to-door. It was difficult work and a worst-case scenario for Angie Hicks, a self-proclaimed introvert. Straight out of college, Hicks went to work with a former boss from an internship to help launch a new business. The idea: create a resource of home repair and renovation service providers curated by customers, along with reviews.   They called it Angie’s List.   Now, 30 years later, the company known today as Angi is a billion-dollar brand. Angie Hicks built the foundation of the company, signing customers up one at a time and creating her famous list of service providers from scratch.  Since then, she’s had a front row seat as the company has evolved from a subscription-based newsletter to an online platform that has helped 150 million people maintain, repair, and resonate their homes, as well as supported the growth of hundreds of thousands of small local businesses.   💬 In this episode, we explore: Angie’s advice for hiring the right pro to do work in your home and avoid having your project turn into a nightmare How Angie managed angry service providers who would call and yell at her after a poor review The quality that she thinks makes her a great businessperson, despite her inclination toward being an introvert  Why every week she makes time to speak directly with customers and service providers Her experience going to Harvard Business School, and why she chose to return to Angie’s List once she finished  The reason her husband opted to be a stay-at-home dad with their two kids, and how that impacted Angie’s approach to her career   🔗 Check out Angi.com 📸 Follow @Angi on Instagram  📸 Follow Angie Hicks on Instagram  📸 Follow Angie Hicks on LinkedIn 💻Watch episodes on HOW SHE DOES IT on our YouTube Page Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Talk about a tough day at work. NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore were the first to fly the Boeing Starliner into space in June of 2024. The plan for the test mission was to pilot the new spacecraft into orbit, dock with the International Space Station for 8 days, and return home. But when the two astronauts first attempted to approach the ISS, five of the Starliner’s critical thrusters failed for a time, and the astronauts were in the unenviable position of piloting a potentially unreliable spacecraft.  Their story grabbed headlines around the world. After successfully docking with ISS, the decision was made to return the Starliner unmanned and have the astronauts stay aboard the ISS until they could be returned safely. That decision extended their stay to 286 days in space, and they finally returned to Earth in March of 2025.   It’s the type of high-stakes situation Sunita Williams, who goes by Suni, has trained for much of her professional life. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and the U.S Naval Test Pilot School, she has spent years learning how to calmly solve potentially life-threatening problems in air and spacecraft. It’s the type of work that underscores the importance of collaborating well with others, doing your homework, and trusting your team.    💬 In this episode, we explore: Highlights of Suni’s three missions to the ISS, including how she sleeps, exercises, and showers in space How her career proved to be a series of unexpected pivots, how she handled it, and her advice to young women starting out  Why she never felt “stranded” on the ISS and remained convinced that she & Butch Wilmore would eventually return home to Earth safely  What’s involved in the high-pressure task of space walks, and the awe-inspiring sights she witnessed  What her plans are for the future, and her thoughts on sending crews to the Moon and to Mars.   🔗 Check out NASA.gov 📸 Follow @NASA on Instagram  📸 Follow Suni Williams on X 🔗 Check out info on NASA Expedition 72 & Expedition 71    💻Video of Suni Williams & Butch Wilmore working & exercising on the ISS  💻Video of Suni Williams & Butch Wilmore on a spacewalk on November 12, 2024  💻Video of Suni Wiliams & Butch Wilmore’s return to Earth on March 18, 2025  💻Watch episodes on HOW SHE DOES IT on our YouTube Page  📸 Follow the show on Instagram: @hsdipodcast🎧 New episodes of How She Does It drop every Tuesday. Be sure to follow us so you never miss an episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carla Hall is a force. Her effervescence is a welcome ingredient in the many shows she has fronted, including “The Chew,” Fox’s “Next Level Baker,” and Food Network’s “Holiday Baking Challenge” and “Worst Cooks in America.” But what might surprise you is that she began her professional career as an accountant after being rejected from her chosen college and a dream of studying theater.   In her conversation with Karen Finerman, Carla shares how she has dealt with disappointment and setbacks, inevitably turning them into triumphs.  A creative and curious entrepreneur, she has authored award-winning cookbooks, created a line of cookware for QVC, and established an online platform to guide women through personal and professional challenges. She is not afraid of embracing what’s new and next, and she is on a mission to encourage other women to approach life the same way.  💬 In this episode, we explore: The life-long dream Carla is making come true in 2026 Her thoughts on reuniting with Clinton Kelly and Michael Symon on  their “Chewed Up” show and podcast  Why she decided to go grey on national TV  How she advocated for herself on “The Chew” when she was being passed over for opportunities  Her story of meeting her husband and getting married - after 40  🔗 Check out TheMeMenu.com 🔗 Visit Carla Hall’s website 🎧 Check Out The Chewed Up Podcast & YouTube Page  📸 Follow @CarlaPHall on Instagram  📸 Follow: @ChefCarla Hall on Facebook 📸Follow  @CarlaHall on X 💻Watch episodes on HOW SHE DOES IT on our YouTube Page  📸 Follow the show on Instagram: @hsdipodcast🎧 New episodes of How She Does It drop every Tuesday. Be sure to follow us so you never miss an episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Women often have a blur of busy days — especially this time of year - going from meetings and important phone calls to the grocery store or soccer practice. It often feels like the day goes by in the blink of an eye. This, of course, leaves many of us feeling drained at the end of the day, or inspired to push off our most important tasks to next week — or we forget about them completely.  So how can we better juggle our busy work days, the challenges of raising a family, and all of the other tasks in between, while still making time for fun?  We’re sharing one of our favorite episodes from season 1 to help you do just that, because Laura Mae Martin has cracked the code. She’s an Executive Productivity Advisor at Google and she coaches Google’s top executives on time management and efficiency.  She offers her take on how to cut out time-suck meetings once and for all, and why discovering our “power hours” does wonders for our creativity and productivity.  💬 In this episode: * Manage your email inbox like doing laundry - sort, prioritize, and focus on one task at a time. * Use the list funnel method to organize tasks and prioritize based on timeframes. * Limit and optimize meetings by setting agendas, evaluating their necessity, and providing feedback. * Identify your power hours and schedule important tasks during those times for maximum productivity.  * Minimize multitasking and manage email effectively to improve productivity. 🔗 Resources & Links: 👩‍💼 Learn more about Laura Mae Martin at lauramaemartin.com    📚 Check out Laura Mae Martin’s Book Uptime at lauramaemartin.com/book 📲 Follow Laura Mae Martin on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lauramaemartin/ 📲 Follow How She Does It on Instagram: @hsdipodcast 🎧 New episodes drop every Tuesday. Hit “Follow” so you never miss a moment. 💌 Join the HerMoney community: hermoney.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Deborah Roberts is an Emmy and Peabody award-winning journalist.  She has graced our television screens for 30+ years, from her early days at stations in Columbus, Knoxville, and Orlando to one of the most coveted jobs in the business: co-anchoring 20/20 at ABC News.   That rise has come with its share of lessons and shifting priorities, but Deborah is now clearly at the top of her game.    The New York Times best-selling author’s new book was inspired by her early life growing up with six sisters in Perry, Georgia.   It’s called “Sisters Loved and Treasured Stories of Unbreakable Bonds.”  In it, she interviewed a number of sisters to gain perspective on what makes this relationship so unique and essential.  These days, Deborah and husband Al Roker are empty-nesters, and she’s knee-deep in preparation for her daughter Leila’s wedding next spring.   In this episode, Deborah opens up about working her way through the ranks of TV News, her thoughts on America’s fascination with true crime, and how she’s grown to appreciate the special relationship she has with her siblings.  💬 In this episode, we explore: Deborah’s decision to turn down a big network job just as she was about to become a mother, and how that impacted her career The ways Deborah’s work and leadership style has shifted and evolved  The story of how Deborah and Al first met and her thoughts on having a partner who is in the same industry (Hint: sometimes it’s great, and occasionally, it’s not-so-helpful.)  What it was like interviewing daughter Leila and step-daughter Courtney about their relationship for her book  Memories from her time growing up in Perry, Georgia, including moving from a segregated elementary school to an integrated school. You can see more of Deborah on ABC’s 20/20 on Friday nights and streaming the next day on Hulu and Disney+. You can also hear more on the 20/20 podcast she hosts called "The After Show" - available wherever you get your podcasts and on video on Hulu and Disney Plus.  Resources:🔗 Visit ABC News 20/20 🔗 For Information on “Sisters Loved and Treasured Stories of Unbreakable Bonds.” 📸  Follow Deborah Roberts on Instagram  🎧Listen To Deborah Roberts on “The After Show”  🎧 New episodes of How She Does It drop every Tuesday. Be sure to follow us so you never miss an episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Kavita Patel is the definition of a high achiever.   She holds multiple demanding jobs: a primary care physician, a venture partner at New Enterprise Associates, a professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, and a medical contributor for NBC News. And those are just the roles she has right now.  Previously, she served as a director of policy in the Obama White House and a deputy staff director on health for Sen Ted Kennedy.   So what drives her to pursue new challenges?  Dr. Patel shares with Karen Finerman how her upbringing as one of three daughters of Indian parents who owned and operated a motel in Texas shaped her approach to earning a living.  Plus, Dr. Patel explains how a friend from across the political aisle “RSVP’d” her into a new opportunity that allowed her to build generational wealth for her family, and how that experience shaped her approach to helping others.   💬 In this episode, we explore: The game-changing nature of GLP-1s and what Dr. Patel sees as the potential additional efficacies for this class of drugs In a time when conversations around certain medical and scientific issues have become more politicized, Dr. Patel explains how her approach has evolved, in a way she hopes helps understanding in both directions.  The unique way Dr. Patel uses her “failures” to learn and become a better leader Dr. Patel shares her strategy for entering new spaces and why she loves learning difficult things  📸 Follow Dr. Kavita Patel on LinkedIn  🔗 Visit New Enterprise Associates Website  Books Mentioned In This Podcast:  The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life by Sahil Bloom Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki MurakamiLet Them by Mel Robbins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does one go from being a college dropout to the CEO of a billion-dollar company with a role on “Shark Tank?” If you ask Kendra Scott, the answer would be a determination to understand her customer, a hunger to keep learning, and a grateful attitude. It’s been nearly a quarter century since Scott, then a new mom, started a small jewelry business in her spare bedroom. The focus was quality, stylish pieces that were also affordable. For 10 years, she “bootstrapped” the fashion accessories business on loans and debt until she landed her first investor. By 2016, the company was valued at one billion dollars. Scott, who had a failed retail hat business prior to launching her namesake business, grew her business by making smart hires, reinvesting wisely, and learning as much as she could along the way.   Kendra Scott has retained majority control of her business and has placed “family, fashion, and philanthropy” as the company's pillars. In terms of her own family, she has raised three sons and is newly engaged to country superstar Zac Brown. She describes their relationship—and the whole lives they lead, along with their blended family of eight kids—as “two comets, headed in the same direction.”     💬 In this episode, we explore:  Kendra Scott’s perspective on the future of her business, now that she’s back as interim CEO after serving as executive chairwoman since 2021 Kendra Scott’s reaction to seeing Pete Davidson walk into “Shark Tank” How the Great Recession gave Kendra Scott the impetus to innovate her business  Why Kendra Scott wants to create a corporate culture where her employees can give her bad news. The way Kendra Scott is raising her three sons to understand the importance of making their own money and creating their own success.  🔗 Visit Kendra Scott - Lifestyle & Jewelry Company 📸 Follow Kendra Scott - LIfestyle & Jewelry Company on Instagram  📸 Follow Kendra Scott on Instagram  📸 Follow Kendra Scott on TikTok 📸 Follow the show on Instagram: @hsdipodcast🎧 New episodes of How She Does It drop every Tuesday. Be sure to follow us so you never miss an episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anglea Buchdahl has been leading one of NYC’s most influential Reform Judaism congregations since 2014.  Not only is she the first female leader of Central Synagogue in its more than 185-year history, but she is also changing the expectations around what it can look like to be a senior rabbi.  In this episode, Rabbi Buchdahl joins Karen Finerman to discuss her memoir “Heart Of a Stranger: An Unlikely Rabbi's Story of Faith, Identity, and Belonging.” In it, she shares how her Buddhist Korean mother and Jewish American father shaped her outlook on life, faith, and God. She went on to become the first Asian American to be ordained as a rabbi. Building her career presented its own challenges: from navigating the realities of being a working mother to deciding when and how to pursue bigger opportunities.  Along the way, she even faced doubters who said she lacked the “gravitas.” She persevered and has established herself as a leading voice in the Reform Jewish community.   💬 In this episode, we explore: How Rabbi Buchdahl resists putting too much stock in external criticism - or validation  One of the craziest days in Rabbi Buchdahl’s career, which proved to be a perfect representation of the challenges of being a working mother How a coin toss helped Rabbi Buchdahl take one of the biggest leaps of her career  The role Rabbi Buchdahl says humility plays in being a good leader (and helped convince her to accept an invite to the White House).  The meaningful moment Rabbi Buchdhl was able to publicly thank her mother for her support and guidance 🔗 Visit Central Synagogue’s Website 🔗 Learn More about  “Heart Of a Stranger: An Unlikely Rabbi's Story of Faith, Identity, and Belonging” 📸 Follow Rabbi Angela Buchdahl On Instagram  📸 Watch Rabbi Angela Buchdahl’s sermons on YouTube 📸 Follow the show on Instagram: @hsdipodcast 🎧 New episodes of How She Does It drop every Tuesday. Be sure to follow us so you never miss an episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BLUEY is a bona fide global phenomenon. In 2024, the animated show about a delightful Australian dog and her family saw more than 55+ billion minutes streamed in the U.S.  When you add in the first six months of 2025, it’s more than 80+ billion minutes total streamed.  That kind of success is rare, and it’s Nicki Sheard’s job to shepherd the brand and its beloved characters beyond the screen: from inside popular games like Just Dance, to appearing on the sides of Converse sneakers, and being one of the very few non-Disney brands to be brought into the Disney parks (coming in 2026.)  It’s a career Nicki Sheard may not have had if she didn’t trust her gut. Midway through pursuing a PhD at Harvard, she realized science (and dissecting fruit flies) wasn’t the path for her.  Her determination and curiosity has helped her shape a unique professional journey that’s taken her to P&G, McKinsey Consulting, Charlotte Tilbury and the BBC. As CEO of BBC Studios Brands & Licensing, Nicki oversees the growth of Bluey (for which the BBC is co-commissioner, distributor and licensor of the multi-award-winning animated series produced by Ludo Studio) as well as brands like Dr. Who, Strictly Come Dancing (Dancing With The Stars) and BBC Earth.   💬 In this episode, we explore: Why Nicki chose to trust her gut and leave Harvard before completing her Phd  The professionals lessons Nicki learned working as a consultant How BCC Studios is embracing Artificial Intelligence to create new products  The two guiding principles Nicki uses to prioritize work and family  What Nicki sees as the unique appeal behind Bluey and the safeguards she uses to protect the brand 🔗 Visit Bluey’s website 🔗 Visit The Booker Prize website 📸 Follow Bluey on TikTok 📸 Follow BBC Studios on Instagram  📸 Follow the show on Instagram: @hsdipodcast🎧 New episodes of How She Does It drop every Tuesday. Be sure to follow us so you never miss an episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was the role of a lifetime: Angelica Schuyler in the Broadway phenomenon “Hamilton.”  But Renée Elise Goldsberry turned down the audition. Not just once, but multiple times.   As she explains to Karen Finerman in this episode and in her new documentary “Satisfied,” it was at that same moment that the family Renée had fought so hard to create was finally coming together.  She and husband Alexis had just brought home their daughter Brielle, adopted from Ethiopia. She joined big brother Benjamin to make their family of four. After years of infertility struggles, Renée was ready to spend her energy being a mom to her very young children.  That was her plan, until her manager implored her to at least listen to the music from what was then called “The Hamilton Mixtape.”  In the moment that she first heard Lin-Manuel Miranda singing the demo for “Satisfied,” she knew she wanted the part.  She got it, and the rest is Broadway history.  Renée’s versatility as a singer and actress has served her well since then: she starred in the musical comedy series “Girls5Eva” and can now be seen in Oscar-winner Kathryn Bigelow’s new film “A House of Dynamite” on Netflix.  In it, she plays the first lady as the president, played by Idris Elba, is facing a nuclear crisis.   💬 In this episode, we explore: Renée’s memories of “Hamilton” from its workshop days to its recent 10th anniversary celebration  How Renée managed the demands of a mega-hit Broadway musical while raising young children Behind the scenes of her new documentary "Satisfied,' and how fellow actresses Kelli O’Hara and Audra McDonald supported her  Why her new album “Who I Really Am” is her most personal work yet  How Renée knew her husband Alexis Johnson was the right one for her The role faith has played in both Renée’s personal and professional life  The good advice her “Girls5Eva” co-star Paula Pell gave her about managing anxiety The coveted birthday present Renée gives to her friends and family  And the exciting text John Mulaney sent Renée and her fellow castmates of “Documentary Now! Original Cast Album: Co-Op” 🔗 Visit Renée Elise Goldsberry’s website 🔗 For Information on the SATISFIED Documentary  🔗 For information on Netflix’s A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE 🎧 Listen To Renee’s New Album, Who I Really Am  📸 Follow Renée Elise Goldsberry on Instagram 📸 Follow Renée Elise Goldsberry on TikTok 📸 Follow the show on Instagram: @hsdipodcast 🎧 New episodes of How She Does It drop every Tuesday. Be sure to follow us so you never miss an episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices