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If AI still feels like a hype train you haven't jumped on - and a little voice keeps asking whether you should even bother - this episode is for you.Valerie Chapman is the co-founder of Ruth AI, where she's building AI agents to help close the gender wage gap - her new research study with The Harris Poll was just featured in Fast Company.She's here to break down why women can't afford to be invisible in the agentic era - and the exact tools, prompts, and workflows to start building your personal brand with AI today.If you've ever thought AI just isn't for you - this episode is going to change that.WE COVERWhy AI tells women to ask for $120K lessHow to use AI to connect your non-linear career dotsThe Claude project that becomes your personal brand HQThe NotebookLM hack that beats any vision boardWhy you claim the title first and grow into itHer full tool stack: Claude, NotebookLM, Granola, LovableCHAPTERS1:06 – Intro + welcome6:21 – The research: AI tells women to ask for less9:05 – Two layoffs by 25 → the lightbulb13:39 – What's actually in your control25:25 – The Claude project for your personal brand29:42 – The NotebookLM manifestation hack35:43 – Build yourself a weekly research agent38:17 – Valerie's best advice everMY LINKSEllie's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliedewit/Ellie's IG: https://www.instagram.com/elliedewit_/MOXIE: https://www.getmoxie.ioMOXIE IG: https://www.instagram.com/getmoxie.io/MOXIE TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@getmoxie.ioEPISODE LINKSValerie's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valeriechapman/Valerie's IG: https://www.instagram.com/valeriechapman/Valerie's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@valeriechapmanValerie's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@valeriechapmanRuth AI: https://ruthapp.aiThe Ruth AI x Harris Poll research study: https://ruthapp.ai/researchThe Ruth Report (Valerie's Substack): https://ruthai.substack.com/Claude: https://claude.aiNotebookLM: https://notebooklm.google.comGranola: https://www.granola.aiLovable: https://lovable.dev

If everyone around you seems to have found their "passion" at work - and you secretly feel like your job is just… fine, and you've started wondering if something is wrong with you - this episode is for you.Jessica Zwaan is the VP of People Strategy & Operations at Leapsome, a two-time author, and an ex-COO who interviewed almost 200 people about what work actually does for us.She's here to talk about why your job doesn't need to be your calling - and how to figure out what your job is actually doing for you.If you've ever felt guilty that your work is "just work" - this episode is going to change that.WE COVER:Why your job doesn't need to be your callingThe three ways people relate to work: job, career, callingHow to figure out what actually motivates youWhy "just quit your 9-5" is terrible adviceWhy a step back can be a leap forwardWhy quitting Instagram made her relationships deeperCHAPTERS:1:06 – Intro + welcome2:44 – It's your job to figure it out5:13 – Your job is a product you subscribe to7:35 – Job, career, or calling?12:33 – The purpose myth (and work theater)17:56 – "Nothing is broken in me"28:57 – The step back that was a leap forward48:19 – Jessie's best advice everMY LINKS:Ellie's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliedewit/Ellie's IG: https://www.instagram.com/elliedewit_/MOXIE: https://www.getmoxie.ioMOXIE IG: https://www.instagram.com/getmoxie.io/MOXIE TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@getmoxie.ioEPISODE LINKS:Jessie's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicamayzwaan/Jessie's website: https://www.jessicazwaan.com/📚 Purpose and Work — Jessica Zwaan: https://www.koganpage.com/hr-learning-development/purpose-and-work-9781398621947📚 Built for People — Jessica Zwaan: https://www.koganpage.com/hr-learning-development/built-for-people-9781398608023Jessie's newsletter (MPL Build): https://www.mplbuild.com/Leapsome: https://www.leapsome.com/Modern People Leader podcast: https://www.modernpeopleleader.com/📚 The Experience Economy — Joseph Pine & James Gilmore: https://www.amazon.com/Experience-Economy-New-Preface-Authors/dp/1633697975

If you've ever felt like your career is just happening to you - the overwhelming workload, the bad manager, the colleague who talks over you in every meeting - this episode is going to hand you the controls back.Elizabeth Lotardo is the author of Leading Yourself, a Harvard Business Review contributor, and a LinkedIn Learning instructor whose courses have reached over 2 million people.She's sharing the exact brain hacks and scripts she uses to help people stop waiting to be saved at work and start actually driving their own career. Practical, specific, and immediately usable.If you've ever sat there thinking "why is no one doing anything about this?" - this episode will make you realise you were the answer all along.WE COVER:How to push back on an unrealistic workload without sounding like you're complainingHow to set boundaries that people actually respectHow to handle micromanagers, ghost managers, and truly toxic onesHow to stop being talked over in meetings - for goodWhat to do when a colleague steals credit for your workCHAPTERS:1:06 – Intro + welcome5:53 – No one is coming to save you (and why that's great news)8:31 – The "you told me" hack for impossible workloads18:08 – Missed deadlines and "that's on me"21:52 – Handling constant change with "this is my chance"28:49 – Micromanagers, ghost managers, and toxic ones37:53 – Being talked over and credit stealers45:47 – Elizabeth's best adviceMY LINKS:Eline's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eline-de-wit/MOXIE: https://www.getmoxie.ioMOXIE IG: https://www.instagram.com/getmoxie.io/MOXIE TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@getmoxie.ioEPISODE LINKS:Elizabeth's website: https://www.elizabethlotardo.comElizabeth on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethlotardo/Elizabeth on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethlotardo/📚 Leading Yourself — Elizabeth Lotardo: https://www.amazon.com/Leading-Yourself-Meaning-Opportunities-Already/dp/1394238703LinkedIn Learning — Leading Yourself course: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/leading-yourselfElizabeth's HBR articles: https://www.elizabethlotardo.com/writing📚 Atomic Habits — James Clear: https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break/dp/0735211299

Remy Tucker spotted a billion-dollar opportunity hiding in plain sight - and it's changing women's health for good.She's the founder of On The House, fresh off the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, and she's figured out how to make period products free for women everywhere - and have brands compete to pay for it.We're getting into how she found this blind spot in women's health, how she raised VC funding with zero finance background, and the business model that makes it all possible.WE COVERHow she went from student midwife to VC-backed founderThe ad-funded business model that makes period products free for womenHow to raise VC funding with zero finance backgroundThe founder mindset: rejection therapy, delusion, and why failure isn't an optionCHAPTERS1:06 – Intro + welcome2:35 – What she knows now that she wishes she'd known earlier4:14 – The idea behind On The House8:28 – The moment she decided to go all in22:38 – Building your network from scratch27:40 – Building in public and creating your own luck30:22 – The founder mindset: rejection therapy and delusion35:06 – How to raise VC funding with zero background44:56 – The one thing to do if you want to be a founder51:11 – Best advice everMY LINKSEllie's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliedewit/Ellie's IG: https://www.instagram.com/elliedewit_/MOXIE: https://www.getmoxie.ioMOXIE IG: https://www.instagram.com/getmoxie.io/MOXIE TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@getmoxie.ioEPISODE LINKSRemy's IG — @remytucker: https://www.instagram.com/remytucker/On The House IG — @onthehousegroup: https://www.instagram.com/onthehousegroup/Remy's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/remytucker/On The House website: https://www.onthehousegroup.com/

If you've been wanting to post on LinkedIn for months now, but something keeps stopping you - this episode is for you.This one's just me, sharing everything I learned growing my own following to 15k in about a year.I'm breaking down why LinkedIn is THE platform to bet on right now, the limiting beliefs that kept me small for way too long, how to actually get started from zero (even while you're still in your 9-5), and the exact system I built to post consistently without it taking over my life.If you've ever told yourself you'll start posting once you're more of an expert, or once you've got it all figured out - this episode is going to change that belief.WE COVER:Why LinkedIn is the single best platform to start on right nowThe two limiting beliefs keeping you from postingHow to get over "cringe mountain" and be seen tryingThe zero-to-one playbook: comments, topics, structure, cadenceWhy you should build your brand before you have a businessThe exact AI system I use to never run out of contentCHAPTERS:1:06 – Intro + welcome2:15 – Why LinkedIn is the platform to win on (the 1% stat)6:30 – The two limiting beliefs that held me back12:40 – Cringe mountain: the fear of being seen trying20:15 – Zero to one: how to actually get started30:50 – Cadence + finding your "expanders"37:20 – Build your brand while you're still employed42:00 – My exact AI content system49:30 – Start posting: your one takeawayMY LINKS:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliedewit/MOXIE: https://www.getmoxie.aiMOXIE IG: https://www.instagram.com/getmoxie.ai/Ellie IG: https://www.instagram.com/elliedewit_/EPISODE LINKS:Whisperflow (voice-to-text): https://wisprflow.ai