In every partnership, there will be disagreements. The key is to know how to find a path forward when there's resistance, and how to reevaluate whether that path forward is getting you anywhere. Today's caller is trying to crack this code with a disagreement that's very close to home. Jason gives him a script to tackle the conversation. Want one-on-one business and money coaching from Jason or Nicole? Email helpwanted@moneynewsnetwork.com with a question, or book them for coaching here: intro.co...
Aug 29, 2023•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast If you have a goal that you don't feel you're achieving fast enough, the solution might be right in front of you. Jason gives you a framework to help you recognize that solution and move forward - fast! Want one-on-one business and money coaching from Jason or Nicole? Email helpwanted@moneynewsnetwork.com with a question, or book them for coaching here: intro.co/moneynewsnetwork Want a personalized investing portfolio from an AI investing assistant? Check out moneyassistant.com
Aug 24, 2023•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast The trendiest addition to the workplace lexicon is "lazy girl jobs," jobs that are high-paying and flexible— the foil of jobs defined by hustle culture. Jason recently got a business pitch from someone who rebuked lazy girl jobs. Jason explains what this pitch got wrong, and how to make your next pitch a success. Want one-on-one business and money coaching from Jason or Nicole? Email helpwanted@moneynewsnetwork.com with a question, or book them for coaching here: intro.co/moneynewsnetwork Want a...
Aug 22, 2023•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Not everyone loves their work. But that doesn't mean you have to be miserable. Nicole offers five things you can do to enjoy your work more. Want one-on-one business and money coaching from Jason or Nicole? Email helpwanted@moneynewsnetwork.com with a question, book them for coaching here: intro.co/moneynewsnetwork Need a hand to get started with investing? Check out www.moneyassistant.com
Aug 17, 2023•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast What happens when you hire someone, and they charge way more than you expected? That happened to our caller, Kassi Underwood, whose babysitter handed her a steep bill. (So steep, a screenshot of it went viral on LinkedIn!) Jason and Nicole give advice on how to course-correct, and how to prevent making this big mistake in the first place. Want one-on-one business and money coaching from Jason or Nicole? Email helpwanted@moneynewsnetwork.com with a question, or book them for coaching here: intro....
Aug 15, 2023•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jason helps you solve your biggest work problem and unpacks why the real problem is probably not what you think it is. Want one-on-one business and money coaching from Jason or Nicole? Email helpwanted@moneynewsnetwork.com with a question, book them for coaching here: intro.co/moneynewsnetwork Need a hand to get started with investing? Check out moneyassistant.com
Aug 10, 2023•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast When the check comes at the end of a business dinner, who should pay? The bigger company? Does that even matter? These are the questions on our Executive Producer Morgan's mind after an awkward fumble at the end of a business dinner with a big tab. Jason gives a framework you can use to assess when you should throw your card down, and what to say if you can't. Want one-on-one business and money coaching from Jason or Nicole? Email helpwanted@moneynewsnetwork.com with a question, or book them for...
Aug 08, 2023•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast If you're facing a work problem that feels insurmountable, you might think your only option is to quit. Today, Jason offers an alternative solution: a way to test if that problem is fixable.
Aug 03, 2023•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Whether you're looking to hire an influencer, or become one, this episode is for you. Jason and Nicole help two callers: one wants to know how big of an audience he needs before he can monetize his content, and the other is an entrepreneur who is considering hiring an influencer for the first time. To dig into both sides of the business, Nicole and Jason call up Chris Detert, the Chief Communications Officer at Influential— the largest influencer marketing company in the world by revenue. Chris ...
Aug 01, 2023•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast What's in a name? As it turns out: a lot! Just ask the brand formerly known as Twitter. Today Nicole drops a special solo episode from her podcast Money Rehab, where she gives a listener a guide to brainstorming his brand name. Plus, she tells the story of an online bully who tried to sue her over a domain name. Yeah, you’re gonna want to buckle in for this one. To subscribe to Money Rehab, click here: https://link.chtbl.com/91jeLu8k
Jul 27, 2023•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jason and Nicole talk about a taboo topic in the work world: salary transparency. Should we be talking openly about how much we’re making? Nicole and Jason outline when transparency helps and when it hurts.
Jul 25, 2023•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast Listener Melissa calls the Help Line today because she's experiencing some analysis paralysis (haven't we all). Jason gives her a formula to help her determine which parts of her work she should change; plus, he shares how to failure-proof her pivot by making it into an experiment.
Jul 20, 2023•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today, we have two people calling the Help Line: Nicole and Jason. They are negotiating business deals with people they know personally, and are totally stumped. How do you protect the friendship, and still get what you want? So, Nicole and Jason phone-a-friend: Chip Massey, former FBI Special Agent and expert negotiator. Chip shares his proven strategy for effective dialogue, and Nicole and Jason put it to the test in a mock negotiation.
Jul 18, 2023•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast The boom of online courses, coaching and consulting has opened up a new revenue stream for anyone with a teachable skill. This is all fun and games, until you get to the little detail of pricing. How do you set a price on… yourself? That’s the question that made listener Kelsey call the Help Line. To give her the cheat code on pricing strategy, Nicole and Jason phone a friend who knows the courses landscape inside and out: Matt Gartland, CEO at Smart Passive Income Media. For more Matt, check ou...
Jul 13, 2023•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Listener Ela is calling the Help Line because she gets overwhelmed by guilt and anxiety whenever clients ask for her project rate. That ends today! Nicole gives Ela her favorite pro tips and a practice negotiation session that will help her get what she deserves once and for all.
Jul 11, 2023•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Do you have the entrepreneurial itch? That impulse to quit your nine-to-five and start your own thing— any thing? That’s the situation today's caller Laura found herself in when she called the help line. To help Laura take her next steps, Jason shares the framework for a low-risk trial run anyone can try out when the entrepreneurial itch takes hold.
Jul 06, 2023•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Happy 4th of July! To celebrate, here's one of our favorite episodes from earlier this year. Sooner or later, you're going to need to ask for a favor that will advance your career. We all do… but we don't all do it well. Jason and Nicole show you what works and what doesn't with real-life examples, including a pitch that led them to hire someone, and a whackadoodle pitch that definitely DIDN'T earn someone a job, and how Jason scored a favor from the one and only Michelle Pfeiffer
Jul 04, 2023•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast You've probably gotten the career advice, "go big or go home." But taking that approach 100% of the time just sets you up to fail. Through unpacking their own missteps and wins, Nicole and Jason explain why— and when— you should actually go medium.
Jun 29, 2023•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast So you want to (or have to) bootstrap your business. Nicole is self-funding the business that makes this very podcast, and she will tell you: it is not easy. To share best-practices around protecting your bottom line and mental health, Nicole and Jason are joined by Christina Stembel, who has self-funded her business Farmgirl Flowers. Learn more about Christina and her biz here: https://farmgirlflowers.com/about
Jun 27, 2023•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Say you're working on something that could be really great, but you need help to get it there. This happened to Jason recently; and the person he needed to call for help? Jimmy Fallon. So Jason had to ask himself: is this worth it? To find his answer, Jason came up with a four-part checklist to help you decide if the thing you want to do is worth asking for.
Jun 22, 2023•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast Nicole had a great appearance on Good Morning America… until she made one tiny mistake that she can’t stop thinking about. Jason and Nicole dig up their most embarrassing moments and workplace missteps, and decide on a benchmark for when to call out your mistakes, and when to keep them to yourself.
Jun 20, 2023•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast With Father’s Day coming up, Jason got to wondering how much parents can set their kids up for career satisfaction — so Jason called his dad to deconstruct his childhood.
Jun 15, 2023•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast When giving advice to loved ones, the temptation is to just tell them what they want to hear. But that's not useful. The key is telling them what they need to hear, in the way they want to hear it. But how do you do that? Nicole thinks it comes down to love languages. To test this theory, Jason and Nicole chat with the person dearest to Jason: his wife, Jen Miller. Find more of Jen's work, including her fantastic new book Rising Class, here: http://www.byjennifermiller.com/#/rising-class/ For th...
Jun 13, 2023•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Imagine you're the CEO and co-founder of a startup that's struggling to grow. Then, someone gives you a PowerPoint presentation on why you should step down. Oof. That's exactly what happened to Netflix's co-founder Marc Randolph. But you know what? It was the best thing that could have happened to him. Jason uses Marc's story, plus a few personal tales, to give a three-step plan for identifying what you're best at and doing more of it.
Jun 08, 2023•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast You've probably heard business leaders attribute their success to "never taking no for an answer." But, plot twist: sometimes you should. Jason recounts a recent cringey experience where someone really should have just taken no for an answer. Then, Nicole and Jason help make sure you don't make the same mistake. Plus, what this all has to do with pudding.
Jun 06, 2023•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today's caller was just promoted and is now managing people she used to work with side-by-side. And it's awkward! She's worried that her new direct reports aren't going to take her seriously. Jason's answer? Become the boss your team needs— and wants. In this episode, Jason gives you three actionable steps to accomplish that.
Jun 01, 2023•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today's caller had been asking to take on more responsibility at her work for about a decade - and she finally got it! Now, she wants to leverage those new responsibilities to negotiate a raise and a senior job title. Sounds pretty simple, right? Well, plot-twist! Jason and Nicole point out why this ask is not as straightforward as it seems, and give their do's and don'ts around how to navigate this delicate conversation.
May 30, 2023•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today, Jason walks you through how to feel like your work is important. Because it is. And he'll prove it.
May 25, 2023•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today's guest Lauren told herself that she needed to be doing more— until a medical diagnosis gave her "a slap in the face." Burnout has commanded the workplace zeitgeist over the last few years… but even though we’re talking about burnout more often, workplace culture hasn't made a lot of progress. But Lauren has. Jason was inspired by Lauren's story and wanted to share it on the pod, but first, we'll need to take a step back: because how Jason and Lauren got to talking in the first place, star...
May 23, 2023•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Okay, so insults don't always *feel* awesome, but you can use them to your advantage. Jason shows you how.
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