Working Wife, Happy Life!
by Bethanie Baynes
Delivering compelling conversations about societal gender norms surrounding success, money and household roles. Focusing on a range of topics such as women in the workplace, gender roles within and outside the home, entrepreneurship, parenting, money, career, women's healthcare, wellness and more!Hear from entrepreneurs, best-selling authors and industry leaders as they share their stories of how they themselves have risen to success or overcome obstacles; how they've seen those around them face challenges and opportunities; all while navigating their roles at home, at work and in society.Hosted by Bethanie Baynes, a tireless women's advocate and recognized leader on the topic of breadwinning women. With an almost two-decade career in tech as an executive with Google, she is the founder of the Breadwinning Women's community at Google (3000+ global members) and has been featured on CNBC, Refinery 29, Know Your Value "Women in the News" and on podcasts such as So Money with Farnoosh
Episodes
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Ep 42 - Working Moms & Entrepreneurship with Erin Erenberg, Totum Women
Did you find yourself at a loss for support when you became a mom? Did you feel like EVERYTHING was geared toward motherhood and not the other aspects of your life and identity? Were you looking to be welcomed and lifted up as a "whole" woman versus bits and pieces of who you were and what you...
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Ep 41 - Power Moms with Joann S. Lublin
Joann S. Lublin is an extremely established and recognized leader in the journalist world who raised two children while rising to management news editor of the Wall Street Journal, where she's been recognized with a shared Pulitzer Prize and the highest accolade in business journalism, the Gerald...
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Ep 40 - Workparent with Daisy Dowling
OK, we know ALL parents work, they just don't all get paid. For those of us that DO work for pay, are we thriving or just surviving?! Is parenting harder now than ever? Is that generational, or the pandemic? What gives? And how do we give...to ourselves, our families and our work in a way that...
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Ep 39 - Money Magic with AJ Bishop
I just can't get enough of women talking about money, amirite!? What is your relationship with money? Can money be spiritual? How do you define wealth? What does wealth mean to you? Joining the WWHL podcast, we are so lucky to have AJ Bishop, the most down-to-earth and honest real-talk financial...
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Ep 38 - Advancing Women & Girls w/ Author & Founder Joan Kuhl
Do you sometimes feel like you are crazy or alone in your experiences in the workplace? Do you struggle to put a name or phrase to some of the behaviors you swear you see, but others dismiss...or miss altogether? Well get ready to feel seen, heard and valued with today's guest whose primary goal…
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Ep 37 - Father Figure with Jordan Shapiro
Oh hey, Dads! Oh hey, Feminists! Now let's talk Feminist Dads ... and who better to do it with than with today's guest, Jordan Shapiro, PhD. This conversation is equal parts hilarious and compelling. Jordan is a globally celebrated American thought leader, speaker, consultant and professor who is...
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Ep 36 - When Women Win w/ Rana Nawas
Today's conversation will bring you so much joy and hope through the pragmatic assessments and optimistic mindsets shared by one woman whose singular mission is to help other women. Rana Nawas is an entrepreneur, a keynote speaker, a strategic advisor and the host of iTunes' number one podcast in...
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Ep 35 - Sensitive Strivers w/ Melody Wilding
Are you sensitive and ambitious? Do you go through life and work battling with what you "should" do/say versus what feels more natural? Do you hate the idea of office politics? Well, get ready to feel seen ... Melody Wilding is with us to discuss her new book, TRUST YOURSELF: Stop Overthinking…
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Ep 34 - Think Like a Breadwinner w/ Jennifer Barrett
Oh hey, breadwinning ladies! So excited to bring this episode your way!! Jennifer Barrett is the Chief Education Officer at Acorns, a saving and investing app and the author of the new wealth-building manifesto for women, Think Like A Breadwinner. This book is the cultural fix we need to reframe...
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Ep 33 - Talking about Money & Wealth w/ Jennifer Risher
What's your relationship with money? How about your partner's relationship with money? Do you talk about it? Does it make you uncomfortable? What do you wish you could say but don't to those around you when it comes to money? Unpack all of these questions and more with today's guest -- Jennifer...
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Ep 32 - Career (& Life!) Advancement w/ The Forem
In a bit of a career rut? Feeling like investing in yourself but unsure how to get the most bang for your buck? Want a personalized program that also allows you to engage with others? Curious how these types of programs and businesses even get started?! This episode covers career advancement and...
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Ep 31 - The Lost Art of Connecting w/ Susan McPherson
Do you dread networking and small talk? Wonder why we always talk about the weather? Lose sleep about what the future of interaction looks like post-pandemic? Well listen up because today's guest Susan McPherson, Founder of McPherson Strategies and Author of the new book "The Lost Art of...
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Ep 30 - Beating Burnout At Work w/ Paula Davis
#Burnout We all know it, we've all felt it. But do we really know what it is, where it stems from, and how it differs from stress? Paula Davis is the Founder and CEO of the Stress & Resilience, a training and consulting firm that partners with organizations to help them reduce burnout and build...
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Ep 29 - Launching your Inner Entrepreneur w/ Charlene Walters
OH MY GOD, this episode needs to be a meditation. Not like, pull over and close your eyes-style meditation, but like write the advice nuggets on a post-it and stick it on your bathroom mirror-type meditation. Charlene Walters is an entrepreneurship coach, a branding mentor and the author of…
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Ep 28 - Fast Forward To Your Bold Vision with Lisa McCarthy
Lisa McCarthy, CEO and Co-Founder of the training and coaching company The Fast Forward Group is an absolute force. Throughout her decades in corporate America, Lisa experienced first-hand the toll that the pace and pressure of the modern workplace takes on all areas of life. Focusing only on...
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Ep 27 - Investing in you with Class Rebel! Lifelong education and finance strategies w/ Brooke Harley
Brooke Harley is the Founder & CEO of ClassRebel, an education company on a mission to deliver modern skill sets- taught live - accessible to all - affordable to all. Kicking off with Side Hustle & Wealth streams, ClassRebel currently offers 8 hour courses (live & on-demand) on Fundraising 101...
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Ep 26 - Inclusion, Current Events & Parenting w/ Stephanie LeBlanc-Godfrey
In today's episode I sat down with Stephanie LeBlanc-Godfery (@i_am_slg) who I am so honored to call a friend. She is also a colleague at Google who is the Global Head of Inclusion Programs for Women of Color. Additionally, she is a Thought Leader in doubling-down on support and advocacy for...
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Ep 25 - Board Service & Senior Leadership w/ Coco Brown of The Athena Alliance
It's a new year, and whether you are looking for a new, improved or same you, WWHL is here with more conversations to address just that! In today's episode, we hear from Coco Brown, the founder and CEO of The Athena Alliance, a digital ecosystem and platform designed around community, learning…
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Ep 24 - Girls in STEM, Educators View with Urban Assembly Institute
It's been said that children are 1/3rd of our population yet they are all of our future. How we invest, focus and strive for the betterment of our children is a direct investment in a better world. In this episode, I sit down with the Co-Founder and Director of Student Support Services of the…
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Ep 23 - Wealthy Single Mommy with Emma Johnson
The stigma of the single mom. She's harried! She's sad! She's lonely! She's broke! Get the picture? Emma Johnson is on a mission to debunk these stereotypes. As the Founder of Wealthy Single Mommy, Emma aims to close the pay gap by helping #singlemoms build family, career, money & dating. Emma...
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Ep 22 - Fairygodboss, Women in the Workplace with Romy Newman
How do you really know what it's like to work at a company? Sure they have great DEI initiatives splashing across their careers page, but are they really doing the work? Where do women turn when they have a career conundrum they can't express freely within their own organization? How about those...
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Ep 21 - I Took Her Name with Shu Matsuo Post
Ever wonder if it's just women who struggle with the emotional and logistical hurdles of changing our name after we get married? Do men feel the same angst as they prepare for, and take, parental leave as women? While it's certainly not as common for men to consider these issues, it is…
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Ep 20 - Adventures of Women in Tech with Alana Karen
Adventures of Women in Tech with Alana Karen. We've all heard so much about the bro culture and tech's early beginnings. We've heard a lot about tech's diversity issues. But what have we actually heard from the women in tech other than anecdotal articles or major lawsuits? 20 year tech leader,...
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Ep 19 - The Fifth Trimester: Working parenthood with Lauren Smith Brody!
After a successful 16-year career in magazine publishing, Lauren Smith Brody had a new calling, that of supporting working moms and generally working parents as they reconcile their professional and personal selves. Through her incredibly insightful best-selling book, The Fifth Trimester: The...
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Ep 18 - Views from a stay-at-home dad with Jason Basa Nemec
"I love being a stay-at-home dad. And I still struggle with what it says about me as a man." Wow. That was the title of the article I read in The Washington Post that instantly grabbed my attention as so few men are comfortable sharing their vulnerability with this role. I immediately reached out...
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Ep 17 - Working parents, burnout and WFH with Kari Clark of Uplift Parents!
Kari Clark is the Founder & CEO of Uplift, a platform supporting working parents. She's also just launched her newest venture, Breakout, which helps companies navigate supporting their employees and strengthening their company culture in this time of virtual workplaces. Kari has long been an...
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Ep 16 - Men, Women and Invisible Labor with Matthew Fray
"She Divorced Me Because I Left Dishes By the Sink". That was the title of this week's guest, Matthew Fray's heart-wrenching and totally relatable post about the dissolution of his marriage and his subsequent quest to understand what had actually gone wrong. Was it the dish? No. Was it the...
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Ep 15 - Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One with Jenny Blake!
"If change is the only constant, let's get better at it." This is the statement that has been Jenny Blake's north star for her proprietary go-to career development framework, the Pivot Method. Her book, Pivot: The Only Move that Matters Is Your Next One is the top career pick by Axiom Best…
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Ep 14 - Career & Personal Finance Expert Nicole Lapin
"How do you know you're off balance, or off budget, if you don't define what that is for YOU first?" Buckle up! This is just one of the many a-ha questions Nicole poses to our community throughout this insights-packed episode. Hear tips to avoid burnout, practical guidance on developing a…
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Ep 13 - Mental Health in Times of Crisis w/ Dr. Jessica DiVento
Mental Health in Times of Crisis: 1 in 5 adults in America suffer from a mental illness in a given year according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Sadly, nearly 60% of adults with a mental illness did not receive any treatment. During this month of mental health awareness, we had the...
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Ep 12 - Working Parents w/ Sarah Lux Lee, CEO Mindr
When we become parents, our worlds completely change forever. But the workplace doesn't. This notion is behind everything that drives today's guest, Sarah Lux Lee, in her relentless mission to better the lives of working parents. As the Founder of Mindr, known as the Ted Talks of Parenting, Sarah...
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Ep 11 - Personal Finance w/ Stacy Francis, CEO of Francis Financial & Savvy Ladies
"Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life." --Eleanor Roosevelt Join us for some knowledge and wisdom in this episode as we sit down with Stacy Francis, Founder & CEO of Francis Financial; a wealth management investment firm built to ensure...
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Ep 10 - Children's Mental Health w/ Child Mind Institute
"Young people and their parents and teachers are all struggling with the 'new normal' while trying to keep worries under control. You don't have to do it alone." This incredible message is the latest support initiative (#wethriveinside) from the inspirational community at the Child Mind Institute...
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Ep 9 - Women in the Workplace w/ Michelle King, Author of The Fix
Episode #9: "What are the barriers to women's advancement at work? Why are there so few women leaders? Why isn't anyone doing anything about this?" These were just the initial questions asked by this week's acclaimed guest, Michelle King (@michellepenelopeking) during her PhD studies. The…
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Ep 8 - Health & Wellness w/ Michele Promaulayko, Author Sugar Free 3
On Episode #8 I welcome Michele Promaulayko (michprom) to the Working Wife, Happy Life! podcast. Michele is an award-winning print and digital editor, specializing in wellness. She has authored two books and is now releasing her third, "Sugar Free 3" (sugarfree_3) a simple 3-week plan to improve...
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Ep 7 - Women's Return to Work w/ Tami Forman, CEO of Path Forward
Are you looking to restart your career after taking time away to focus on caregiving? Well you've come to the right place! On Episode #7 I sit down with Tami Forman, the Executive Director of Path Forward, a nonprofit organization that creates programs to ease the transition back to work for…
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Ep 6 - Fitness & Finance w/ Elise Young (Elise's Body Shop) & Carmen Perez (Make Real Cents)
Turning your passion into a career. On Episode #6 I sit down with the uber talented and fiercely driven couple, Elise Young (@elisesbodyshop), fitness professional and founder of Elise's Bodyshop, and her wife, Carmen Perez (cperez_1), a financial services professional, turned tech entrepreneur....
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Ep 5 - Female Entrepreneurs & Funding w/ Karen Cahn, Founder iFundWomen
"Do not quit your day job to become an entrepreneur." On Episode #5 I sit down with Karen Cahn (@karencahn) the founder of iFund Women (@ifundwomen), a startup platform providing funding for early stage female entrepreneurs. Karen is a fearless leader who has pivoted her career from the early…
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Ep 4 - Personal Finance & Breadwinning Women w/ Farnoosh Torabi, So Money Podcast Host
On Episode #4 I welcome good friend and fellow breadwinner, Farnoosh Torabi to Working Wife, Happy Life! Farnoosh is a personal finance expert, a frequent guest featured on CNBC and the TODAY Show, the author of "When She Makes More," and the host of the "So Money Podcast," which hit 1,000…
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Ep 3 - Negotiations & Gender w/ Dr. Vikki Medvec, Negotiations Expert & Co-founder of the Kellogg Center of Executive Women
On Episode #3 I sit down with Dr. Victoria Medvec, a Professor at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, Co-founder of the Kellogg Center for Executive Women, and the CEO of Medvec & Associates, a consulting firm focused on high-stakes negotiations and decision making. We…
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Ep 2 - Equality in the Home w/ Eve Rodsky, Best-Selling Author of Fair Play
Talking Trash (literally) with Eve Rodsky. On Episode #2 we sit down with Eve Rodksy, author of the New York Times Bestseller, Fair Play and Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick! We get candid on the importance of redefining traditional gender roles within the home, navigating…
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Ep 1 - Career & Boundaries w/ Fran Hauser, Best-Selling Author of The Myth of the Nice Girl
On this week's episode we welcome our first guest and my good friend, Fran Hauser, to the Working Wife, Happy Life! podcast. Fran is a long-time media executive, startup investor, keynote speaker and best-selling author of The Myth of the Nice Girl. We discuss everything from what motivated her…
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Ep 0 - Welcome to Working Wife, Happy Life!
Welcome to the Working Wife, Happy Life Podcast! Settle into my first introductory episode where I spend time giving you a window into my life, my mission, and my inspiration for launching this podcast. We'll hear from entrepreneurs, best-selling authors, celebrities and industry leaders who are...
About this show
Delivering compelling conversations about societal gender norms surrounding success, money and household roles. Focusing on a range of topics such as women in the workplace, gender roles within and outside the home, entrepreneurship, parenting, money, career, women's healthcare, wellness and more!Hear from entrepreneurs, best-selling authors and industry leaders as they share their stories of how they themselves have risen to success or overcome obstacles; how they've seen those around them face challenges and opportunities; all while navigating their roles at home, at work and in society.Hosted by Bethanie Baynes, a tireless women's advocate and recognized leader on the topic of breadwinning women. With an almost two-decade career in tech as an executive with Google, she is the founder of the Breadwinning Women's community at Google (3000+ global members) and has been featured on CNBC, Refinery 29, Know Your Value "Women in the News" and on podcasts such as So Money with Farnoosh
Hosted by
Bethanie Baynes