Meet a GenX Expert Turned Author

Someone finally said the quiet part out loud: burnout can make you do weird things, like faking an emergency on Zoom just to escape a meeting. This week, we’re joined by La'Tonya ("LT") Rease Miles, author of "Smart Girl," adjunct faculty at Santa Clara University, and co-founder of non-profit My Tribe Media. She brings the kind of honesty we love: funny, sharp, and a little too relatable.We talk through her nonlinear career journey, from washing dogs in a Virginia pet grooming shop to earning a PhD at UCLA, building programs for first-generation college students, and eventually stepping away from higher ed administration when the “this isn’t sustainable” feeling became impossible to ignore. We also dig into the real founder experience: uneven income, endless planning, and the myth that success happens overnight, especially for women founders and founders of color. Subscribe, rate, and share Workplace Confessions: Behind Closed Doors, then tell us what moment hit you hardest and why.Send us Fan MailWant to be interviewed? You can remain anonymous. Voice distortion now available. Email or Text us!