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Working Gal's Guide
by Simrin Purhar
Welcome to the Working Gal's Guide Podcast, where each episode we interview real people about their careers and the journey they took to get there. We're here to inspire you to find your dream career, and give the tips you need to succeed in the working world. We'll ask guests questions like "how did you decide what career you want", "are internships essential", "how did you get hired after college", and more. Find us on IG @workinggalsguide
Episodes
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Launching a Marketing Company, Being Part of Emily In Paris, Living Between NYC & Paris, and Finding Productivity ft. Sabrina Marzaro
Today I chat with Sabrina Marzaro, founder of her own Marketing company, published author, and professor at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology! Sabrina takes us through the journey of launching her company Graphite & Ink, her experience working with companies like L'Oreal, and the process...
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Becoming a Marketing Manager at 21, Moving to NYC from Ireland, Creating a Career in the Beauty Space with Stephanie O'Quigley
Today I chat with Stephanie O'Quigley, a PR and Marketing Manager in the beauty and health space, podcaster, and award-winning blogger. Stephanie shares her journey of becoming a Marketing Manager at 21, moving to New York City from Ireland on her own, and how hustling and embracing challenges…
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Musician, Songwriter, and Recording Artist Michaela Slinger on Figuring Out a Career Path, Networking, and Family Support
Michaela Slinger is 20-something Indie-Pop musician, songwriter, and recording artist from Vancouver, Canada! She shares the not-so-linear path she took to figure out she wanted to pursue music as a career, which is comforting and relatable to anyone who is still figuring out what they want to…
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BTS of Being a Digital Content Producer, Making Blogging a Full-Time Career, & the Importance of Mentorship with Megan Pinckney & Sydney Bernhardt
Today's episode is with Megan & Sydney, ladies from the fashion world! Both gals are digital content creators and run lifestyle blogs. We chat about how through networking, Sydney got in touch with Megan and was hired on as a Creative Marketing Assistant to help with Megan's company, Shades of...
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PT 2: Big Brother USA's Jessica Milagros on Being on a Reality TV Show, her Career in Modelling & Marketing
Jessica Milagros was on Big Brother Season 21, is a plus size model, and was formally working her way up the corporate ladder in marketing. In Part 2, we dive deep into Jessica's Big Brother experience - including BTS of filming, life after Big Brother, and of course her opinions on this season's...
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PT 1: Big Brother USA's Jessica Milagros on her Career in Modelling & Marketing
Jessica Milagros was on Big Brother Season 21, is a plus size model, and was formally working her way up the corporate ladder in marketing. In Part 1 today we chat all about her career and why she chose to pursue marketing, why she left the marketing agency she worked at to model fulltime, and...
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Breaking into the Fashion Industry, Working at Oscar de la Renta & Coach & with Celebs, Blowing Up on TikTok with Renata D'Agrella
Today I'm here with an ultimate girlboss, Renata D'Agrella. As her day job, Renata works in the fashion industry at Coach, and has previously worked for places like Oscar de la Renta and with celebs like JLo! Recently as well, Renata's popped off on TikTok for creating content about her life in...
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Producer of The Last Dance & OJ: Made In America, Nina Krstic
Today I chat with Nina Krstic, award winning director and producer. She most recently produced The Last Dance - a Netflix/ESPN docuseries that ROCKED the pop-culture world. Nina's won numerous awards for the films she's worked on, which include an Academy Award for OJ: Made In America in 2017.…
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Combining an Entrepreneurial Spirit with a Passion for Fitness & Nutrition, Coaching Hannah Ann of the Bachelor ft Krystal Goodman NTP CPT
Today I chat with Krystal Goodman - the gal who's doing it all when it comes to health! Krystal has her own nutrition coaching business, is a personal trainer, coaches at OrangeTheory Fitness, and works as a nutritionist at a hospitality organization in Tennessee... not to mention, has a…
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6 Lessons We Learnt After Our First Year in Corporate America/Post-Grad ft. Lauren Lapid
Today's episode is co-hosted by... (drum roll)... returning guest Lauren Lapid! Lauren and I both recently hit our one year milestone at our first post-grad jobs, so we take took time to reflect and explore the top 6 lessons we learnt. Some of the topics & questions we touch on include: How do…
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Tips on Career Growth, From Social Media Intern to Marketing Director in 2 Years, Balancing Freelance with Corporate ft. Janelle Saccucci
Today's guest is Janelle Saccucci, a Digital Marketing Manager at CRAFT. Previously, Janelle worked at a well-known beverage company, where she started as an intern and made her way up to manager and then Marketing DIRECTOR! Such a #GirlBoss story! Janelle shares tangible tips on how to have...
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On Perseverance & Self-Belief, Working for an NFL Team, and the "Starbucks Plan" to Land a Job with Kirsten Grohs
Today's guest is Kirsten Grohs, Manager of Football Administration for NFL Team Atlanta Falcons. Originally from Canada, Kirsten studied Psychology in Ontario for her undergrad, but went on to apply for Grad school for sports administration at Ohio University. She wasn't accepted her first time...
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Being a Machine Learning Engineer at Realtor.com, Adjusting to a New Country for School & Work with Tarini Bhatnagar
Tarini is currently a Machine Learning Engineer/Data Scientist at Realtor.com. Originally from India, Tarini moved to New York to study at Columbia University for her masters in Philosophy in Earth Science - yes, a MPhil. in Earth Science! This field, as you can imagine, is different than Machine...
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From Working in Product at HuffPost, ESPN, and GIPHY to Disrupting the Tennis Space ft. CEO & Co-Founder of Break the Love Trisha Goyal
In today's episode I chat with CEO & Co-Founder of Break the Love, Trisha Goyal. Break the Love is an online platform that allows tennis players - of all levels - to connect, learn, play, and compete virtually and locally. Prior to founding Break the Love, Trisha worked in Product at companies...
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Financial Advice from a Millennial Money Coach, Tangible Tips on Setting & Reaching Financial Goals with Chloe Elise
In today's episode I chat with Chloe Elise, millennial money coach and CEO of Deeper Than Money. Chloe shares her story of paying of over $36,000 of debt in less than 18 months at the age of 22 - and how this led her to want to help others achieve their financial goals. Her company, Deeper Than...
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Growing a Custom Loungewear & Tie-Die Business in Your Early 20's, and Building a Brand Through Social Media with Shelby Cooke
Working Gal's Guide Instagram: @WorkingGalsGuide In today's episode I chat with Shelby, a college student and founder of shoplutely.com. Shelby founded Lutely in May 2020, and the business blew up when thousands of orders were placed in the matter of a few weeks! Shelby shares how she grew…
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How to Bring Value as a New & Young Employee, Being a Graphic Designer at Conde Nast, Being the Career "Black Sheep" of Your Family ft Lauren Lapid
In today's episode I chat with Lauren Lapid, a graphic designer at Condé Nast Entertainment in New York City. Her work can be seen in brands such as Vogue, GQ, Bon Appetit, and Wired (wow, girl boss much?). When she isn't working her 9-5 at Condé Nast, she freelances and hosts her own podcast...
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Pursuing a Male-Dominated Career, Starting a Talk Show, & Being a College Sports Reporter ft. Aliyah Funschelle
In today's episode I chat with Aliyah Funschelle - a college sports reporter, host of her own sports talk show, and creator of the brand Sports with Aliyah! Aliyah shares her experience breaking into a predominately male-dominated career, as well as the behind-the-scenes and day-to-day of her...
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Having an Entrepreneurial Mindset, BTS of Filming a Netflix Original, Finding Balance During College with Taylor Vahey
In today's episode I chat with Taylor Vahey, a soon-to-be college Sophomore from Cape Cod. Taylor's done everything from acting, to writing a book, to building her personal brand through YouTube and Podcasting.... all while balancing school! Taylor's been in series' and films including The…
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Interning at NBC and Teaching Fitness at Equinox, How to Bring Value & Create Your Own Opportunities within your Company ft. Ginny King
In today's episode I chat with Ginny King. While attending Pace University in NYC, Ginny had five internships at NBC - including at NBC Bravo where she helped plan and execute BravoCon! She shares the story of how networking and persistence helped her land her first internship, gives advice on…
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A Discussion about Racial Injustice, #BLM, and Being a Better Ally with Ebun Adewole
I had a conversation with Ebun around racial injustice in Canada and the USA and what people can do to be better allies at this time. Link to petitions, protests, and more: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/# Black Lives Matter Resources: https://blacklivesmatter.com/resources Text FLOYD to…
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LinkedIn & Resume Tips from an HR Graduate, Pursuing a Masters Abroad, Starting Golden Ghrl ft. Samantha Savoy
On today's episode I chat with Samantha Savoy. Samantha talks about why she pursued HR at University, gives us LinkedIn and resume tips, and shares her plans to complete her Masters in Germany! She also speaks about her past work experience, including being a Technical Analyst for the Vancouver...
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Working as a Celebrity Stylist, Being on Project Runway, Creative Directing for The Chainsmokers ft. Molly Elizabeth
In today's episode I chat with Molly Elizabeth - a celebrity stylist, fashion designer, and creative director who's worked for company's including Revolve and groups such as The Chainsmokers. Molly's career began as a teen when she created and showed her first fashion line. Since then, she's...
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Turning a High School Makeup Hobby into a Thriving Hair & Makeup Business ft. Diana Cordoba
In today's episode I chat with Diana Cordoba, who started and runs her own special events hair and makeup business in Indiana. Diana started with a passion for makeup when she was a teen, and turned that into a career after she attended cosmetology school. Since then, she's been able to grow a...
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From Celebrity Makeup Artist to Clean Beauty Maven, Founding Clean Beauty Con, and Advocating for the Greater Good ft Cassandra McClure
In today's episode I chat with Cassandra McClure - an entrepreneur in the clean beauty space, founder of Clean Beauty Con, and creator of the Clean Beauty Podcast. Cassandra's also an award-winning makeup artist, and has been featured on networks and publications including Forbes, CBS, and…
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Starting & Scaling a Global Company in Your 20s, Why Both Entrepreneurial & Corporate Experience are Valuable ft. Emily Elizabeth
Today's guest is Emily Elizabeth Duong - Emily's a business owner and founder, corporate business consultant, blogger, and host of the "What Fulfills You? Podcast". Emily started her own skate wear company at 16 years old, and has since been able to grow it to have a global reach. While doing so,...
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Being a UX Designer, How to Build a Design Portfolio, Start-Up vs Enterprise Environments ft Charlene Hew
Today's guest is Charlene Hew, a UX Designer from Vancouver, Canada. Charlene tells us what UX design is, whether or not you have to be a super technical person or not to pursue it (spoiler alert: you don't!), whether or not you need to go to college or not to pursue it (spoiler alert: not...
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Being an Assistant Editor at Seventeen Magazine, Tips on Getting into the Magazine & Journalism Industry ft. Carolyn Twersky
In today's episode I chat with Carolyn Twersky, an assistant editor for Seventeen covering topics including celebrities, entertainment, and beauty. Carolyn talks about how she had to create her own opportunities as a teen to get writing and journalism experience, and how that determination helped...
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Getting Real With Being a New Teacher, Completely Switching Your Career Path, and Starting a Podcast ft. Gabby Dionisio
On today's episode I chatted with Gabby Dionisio, a 9th grade teacher from North Carolina. Gabby shares the self-reflection she went though when she decided she no longer wanted to pursue English and Journalism during college, and how she realized her true passion and skills were better suited…
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Brooke Miccio on a Post-Grad Routine, Transitioning from a Corporate Job to Youtube & Podcasting Fulltime, and on Being Productive
In today's episode I chatted with Brooke Miccio, who is a Youtuber and podcaster. After graduating college in 2019, Brooke accepted a job in tech sales. She's currently transitioned out of that corporate role and is now working for her self, pursuing her Youtube channel and podcast full time....
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Studying Fashion Merchandising, Growing a Fashion + Lifestyle Blog, & Hustling as a Student ft. Sydney Hope Bernhardt
In today's episode I chatted with Sydney Hope Bernhardt, a fashion merchandising student and blogger from North Carolina. Sydney discusses how she built her own professional network in college, which has ultimately helped her get internships in the corporate fashion space. She also tells us what...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to the Working Gal's Guide Podcast, where each episode we interview real people about their careers and the journey they took to get there. We're here to inspire you to find your dream career, and give the tips you need to succeed in the working world. We'll ask guests questions like "how did you decide what career you want", "are internships essential", "how did you get hired after college", and more. Find us on IG @workinggalsguide
HOSTED BY
Simrin Purhar
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Welcome to the Working Gal's Guide Podcast, where each episode we interview real people about their careers and the journey they took to get there. We're here to inspire you to find your dream career, and give the tips you need to succeed in the working world. We'll ask guests questions like "how...
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