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IN PURSUIT from GlassdoorIN PURSUIT from Glassdoor - Alon ShayaHost Amy Elisa Jackson talks with Alon about his contentious split from the Besh Restaurant Group after Alon spoke out about a workplace culture that allegedly encouraged sexual harassment and assault. Alon shares how he has since pressed reset on his life and career and has created a positive work environment through founding Pomegranate Hospitality and in his restaurants by encouraging diversity, mutual respect, and by empowering employees. As he says in the podcast, “Surround yourself with people that you believe in, not because of how good they can cook, or how much money they're going to pay you, bu...
2020-03-1700 minIN PURSUIT from GlassdoorIN PURSUIT from Glassdoor - Molly Moon Neitzel“I have always thought that transparency in every aspect of life leads to the most honest and accountable relationships,” says Molly Moon Neitzel. In this episode she explains how “the secrecy around pay is extremely patriarchal and I think women and people of color have been oppressed and held down by secrecy around pay for centuries.”Molly comes by her activism as a result of working in progressive politics at the start of her career. Then she opened up her first ice cream shop to “embody all of my progressive values.” Eight shops later, and more on the way, “I...
2019-11-1200 minIN PURSUIT from GlassdoorIN PURSUIT from Glassdoor - Jason FriedJason Fried doesn’t set goals “because they're mostly artificial. You either hit the goal and you're happy [or] you don't hit it and you're upset. And if you hit it, then you just set up another one. What's the point?” His conversation with Amy Elisa Jackson in this episode is filled with wise advice that comes from his direct experience as the CEO of a successful company and co-author of Rework, a New York Times bestseller about work. He believes in the power of saying “no” and the freedom it brings. “What I found is the more often I sa...
2019-11-0500 minIN PURSUIT from GlassdoorIN PURSUIT from Glassdoor - Valerie JarrettValerie Jarrett’s great grandfather was the first African-American to go to MIT. His father had been born into slavery. So it is with a sense of history and purpose that Valerie Jarrett pursues her life’s work. But that doesn’t mean her path has been a straight line. There have been detours and there have been hard decisions, especially when she was in the Obama White House. She has always looked for balance. As she put it on the podcast, “All of us in life have to find what grounds us. And it might be religion. It might be...
2019-10-2900 minIN PURSUIT from GlassdoorIN PURSUIT from Glassdoor - Lara BazelonMothers might feel that they must be moms 150% of the time. Lawyer, law professor, and author Lara Bazelon started to question this assumption. Honestly examining the myth of “perfect” work/life balance helped Lara break through to redefine motherhood for herself. “I've never felt normal and I'm so curious to know if women listening to this also feel the same way,” she says in our interview. “Because in my mind I always had this idea of what a mom was. They were on the soccer field watching every kick. They were on the playground watching every game. I'm the kind of mom...
2019-10-2200 minIN PURSUIT from GlassdoorIN PURSUIT from Glassdoor - Vinny EngVinny Eng was at the top of his game in his restaurant career. He was recognized as one of Food & Wine Magazine’s sommeliers of the year. He was a skilled and respected general manager of Tartine Manufactory in San Francisco. Then, one day, he got an offer to become the organizing director for Suzy Loftus’ campaign for San Francisco district attorney. It didn’t take long for him to say yes. Why would he change his life so radically? “When the universe calls you, you show up. You find a way,“ he tells host Amy Elisa Jack...
2019-10-1500 min
Two Quick ThingsMentoring Goes Both WaysA few notes on mentoring...you can't always be the teacher.
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Podcast Recommendations:
- [ ] Hidden Brain - You Can’t Hit Unsend (Sept 9 episode)
- [ ] Anything where Tracee Ellis Ross is interviewed
- [ ] In Pursuit by Glassdoor hosted by Amy Elisa Jackson - new podcast interview with Brene Brown
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