Alan Henry, WIRED editor and author of the new book SEEN, HEARD and PAID: The New Work Rules for the Marginalized, joins Jessi for a conversation about how to make productivity hacks work for everyone. Follow Jessi Hempel on Linkedin Follow Alan Henry on Linkedin Join the Hello Monday community: Subscribe to the Hello Monday newsletter, and join us on the LinkedIn News page each week for Hello Monday Office Hours, Wednesdays at 3p ET.
Jun 13, 2022•33 min•Ep. 166
Sabbaticals, it turns out, aren’t only for people in academia. Jessi sits down with DJ DiDonna, founder of the Sabbatical Project to talk about what he learned from his own sabbatical experience and to get advice for all of us on how to plan for - and take - time away from our work. Follow Jessi Hempel on Linkedin Follow DJ DiDonna on Linkedin Join the Hello Monday community: Subscribe to the Hello Monday newsletter, and join us on the LinkedIn News page each week for Hello Monday Office Hours, ...
Jun 06, 2022•31 min•Ep. 165
In this audience favorite from the Hello Monday archives, Jessi sits down with Elizabeth Gilbert, best-selling author, whose titles include City of Girls, Big Magic, and Eat, Pray, Love. Their conversation ranges from when to choose a job over a career, to what it takes to unlock creativity, and finally why it's so important to make work for yourself.
May 30, 2022•30 min•Ep. 164
Like a lot of successful entrepreneurs, James Peyer is a bit of an outlier. He thinks about something differently: Aging. To James, aging is a curable illness, something to be treated or prevented. He sits down with Jessi for a conversation on what led him to create Cambrian Biopharma, and why unorthodox ideas are so critical to the development of society and culture. Follow Jessi Hempel on LinkedIn Follow James Peyer on LinkedIn Join the Hello Monday community: Subscribe to the Hello Monday new...
May 23, 2022•27 min•Ep. 163
Chelsea Clinton, host of the podcast IN FACT, sits down with Jessi for a candid conversation about what it was like growing up in the most public possible eye, and shares how she learned to step into her power as an advocate, investor, storyteller, and mom. Follow Jessi Hempel on Linkedin Follow Chelsea Clinton on Linkedin Join the Hello Monday community: Subscribe to the Hello Monday newsletter, and join us on the LinkedIn News page each week for Hello Monday Office Hours, Wednesdays at 3p ET....
May 16, 2022•31 min•Ep. 162
Social media pioneer and LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman joins Jessi alongside his co-author of The Startup of You, entrepreneur and investor Ben Casnocha, for a conversation about the future of work and the value of treating a career like a startup. This episode was recorded live at LinkedIn’s New York City Studios on May 5, 2022. Stay tuned after the show for Jessi’s conversation with Verizon Business’s Chief Revenue Officer, Sampath Sowmyanarayan. Follow host Jessi Hempel on LinkedIn Follow gue...
May 09, 2022•30 min•Ep. 161
Social activist Angela Garbes, author of the upcoming book ESSENTIAL LABOR: Mothering as Social Change, joins Jessi to discuss the essential work of caretaking. Caring for a child, a parent, or a spouse while keeping up a career was a challenge even before the pandemic. But now? It’s a crisis. So many caretakers, especially women, have dropped out of the workforce because it’s just too much. Angela shares her own journey, talks about how her life has been changed by her "pandemic pod," and offer...
May 02, 2022•35 min•Ep. 160
In this bonus episode we’ll introduce you to the BIG TECHNOLOGY PODCAST by Alex Kantrowitz, a part of #LinkedInPresents. The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators. Alex Kantrowitz, a Silicon Valley journalist who's interviewed the world's top tech CEOs — from Mark Zuckerberg to Larry Ellison — is the host. In this episode, he interviews Tristan Harris, the subject of the recent Netflix documentary,...
Apr 28, 2022•56 min
At the center of our work life is our job. Most people need a job to make money and pay the bills. And finding one, particularly as you grow more senior in your field, it’s a PROCESS. Andrew Seaman, the host of LinkedIn News' Get Hired, a newsletter and live show—and now a podcast—sits down with Jessi to share tips and insights, along with stories of his own career path.
Apr 25, 2022•25 min•Ep. 159
Ludmila Praslova is a Professor of Psychology at Vanguard University at Southern California. On this week's episode Ludmila chats with Jessi about ways organizations can create inclusive and equitable workplaces for the neurodiverse.
Apr 18, 2022•29 min•Ep. 158
In this bonus episode we’ll introduce you to the SPARKED podcast by Jonathan Fields. Which is now a part of #LinkedInPresents Every week Jonathan invites a listener to share what’s going on in their work & life, then pose a specific question to Jonathan Fields and a rotating lineup of mentors. In today’s episode, Jonathan chats with bestselling author Jenny Blake to answer the following question: How do you know when the best time to make a jump is, especially when you’re clear on exactly what y...
Apr 14, 2022•30 min
On this week’s episode Rachel Botsman, author and host of podcast Rethink Moments chats with Jessi on the importance of reevaluating our breakthrough moments.
Apr 11, 2022•28 min•Ep. 157
On this week’s episode long time Hello Monday listener Susannah Dawn shares her transition story with the Hello Monday community.
Apr 04, 2022•25 min•Ep. 156
In this bonus episode we’ll introduce you to The Anxious Achiever podcast with host Morra Aarons-Mele, now a part of #LinkedInPresents. In this episode Morra speaks with neuroscientist Dr. Judson Brewer, author of Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind, about how to experiment with different behavior patterns. Then, she speaks with Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit, about anxiety, habits, and ADHD.
Mar 31, 2022•56 min
Octavia Raheem author of Pause, Rest, Be: Stillness Practices for Courage in Times of Change chats with Jessi about the power of rest and how to incorporate it into our lives, the right way.
Mar 28, 2022•29 min•Ep. 155
Work shifts as we move along in our careers, and oftentimes our interests do, too. Fran Hauser, author of Embrace the Work, Love your Career joins Jessi to discuss the best way to find the career you're passionate about.
Mar 21, 2022•26 min•Ep. 154
In this bonus episode we’ll introduce you to Winnie Sun's Yes Factor podcast, now a part of #LinkedInPresents. In this episode, Winnie chats with Sharon Smith-Akinsanya, CEO and founder of the Rae Mackenzie Group. After spending over 20 years working with fortune 500 companies and building career-advancement opportunities for Professionals of Color, Sharon shares the worth of real change.
Mar 17, 2022•30 min
On this week’s episode artist and designer Shantell Martin takes us on a career journey. Shantell reminds us why we shouldn’t limit ourselves or careers to one word or box. Instead, we should express ourselves fully and unapologetically.
Mar 14, 2022•27 min•Ep. 153
Barry Nalebuff is an entrepreneur and Professor at Yale University’s School of Management and more recently author of Split the Pie: A Radical New Way to Negotiate. In this episode Barry will teach us why the key to negotiation is to think collaboratively and why you shouldn’t be too quick to say “no”.
Mar 07, 2022•28 min•Ep. 152
In this episode we’ll introduce you to The Next Big Idea podcast, now a part of #LinkedInPresents. In this episode, host Rufus Griscom speaks with science write Annie Murphy Paul about her new book “The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain.” Annie will explain how we can access intelligence that exists beyond our brains.
Mar 03, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Jessi takes Careers 101 with the hosts of the Brown Table Talk podcast, now part of #LinkedInPresents. Dee C. Marshall and Mita Mallick explain the difference between sponsors and mentors, how to get valuable feedback, and the only time you should make a lateral move at work.
Feb 28, 2022•28 min•Ep. 151
As we continue to explore our theme of reinvention as the "The Great Reshuffle" continues, we’re reminded it isn’t always possible to start over in a new job. In this episode from the Hello Monday archives, executive coach and author Caroline Webb shares strategies for having better days at an existing job - even if it's a bad one.
Feb 21, 2022•33 min•Ep. 150
Vincent Fuller II is a former NFL player turned lawyer. In this episode he’ll tell us how he prepared for life after football and what was important to him as he chose a second career.
Feb 14, 2022•30 min•Ep. 149
Nataly Kogan, founder of Happier and The Awesome Human Project, traces her journey from exhausted tech founder and venture capitalist to thriving entrepreneur, and shares five key skills that help avoid burnout.
Feb 07, 2022•30 min•Ep. 148
Author Daniel Pink is pro-regret. As he learned in the research for his new book, The Power of Regret: How looking backward moves us forward, regret is one of humanity’s most powerful teachers. On the eve of his book’s release, he joins Jessi for an inspiring look at what we gain when we’re willing to talk about the roads we didn’t take.
Jan 31, 2022•33 min•Ep. 147
Drew Overcash is a songwriter (and Jessi's cousin). He's talented, and he has drive. And he had some success in the musical theater world, while continuing to hold down multiple survival gigs. Eventually, though, he realized that his career aspirations - and life goals - were shifting. And that led him somewhere entirely different: Coding bootcamp, and a job as a front-end engineer at Spotify. Drew joins Jessi to share his story of career reinvention.
Jan 24, 2022•33 min•Ep. 146
Jessica Powell landed a dream job at Google, where she served as Vice President for Communications. But eventually, she realized it wasn't her dream job... and she quit. In this episode from the Hello Monday archives, she tells host Jessi Hempel what it's like to leave when you're not sure what's next for you. She shares some tips on how to evaluate whether your job still works for you, and Jessi ends with an all-new coda on what Jessica is up to now, a few years later.
Jan 17, 2022•28 min
This year, we're focused on reinvention, which often requires setting big goals. We also have to figure out how to work with the fear that sometimes comes along with those big goals. Our guest for this episode, Luvvie Ajayi Jones, is the author of PROFESSIONAL TROUBLEMAKER: The Fear-Fighter Manual. In this conversation with Jessi, Luvvie shares her framing mechanisms for taking on fear. She advises us on how to know ourselves deeply, how to use our voices with authority, and how to take meaningf...
Jan 10, 2022•34 min•Ep. 144
Happy New Year! This year at Hello Monday we’re exploring Reinvention. To start, we’re highlighting conversations that sparked change or inspired us to take a leap of faith.
Jan 03, 2022•33 min•Ep. 143
For this US holiday week, we’re going into the archives. Take a break from the world of work and follow along as Jessi features her favorite vacation stories.
Dec 27, 2021•33 min•Ep. 142
