In this week's episode we have Mary Abbajay, President and CEO of Careerstone Group in Washington, DC! They help create positive and productive workplaces in organizations. She is originally from Toledo, Ohio and moved to DC over 31 years ago because her sister was living here. Growing up in Ohio she called herself a nerd, she was into reading and sports. Her first job in DC was at children's museum as a director and she shares some great stories about meeting celebrities and entertainers, especially one about Michael Jackson. At one point she was the Co-Owner of the Toledo Lounge, a very popular bar and club in Adams Morgan. Mary shares amazing applicable steps you can take to advance your career, and about how her best-selling book Managing Up: How to Move Up, Win at Work, and Succeed with Any Type of Boss came about. She mentions how someone starting out should specialize and focus on managing the relationship, and to remember that the world is not a meritocracy it is about who knows you! This episode is jammed packed with so much actionable advice anyone can implement, whether you have a boss, you are a boss, or aspire to be a boss!
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