All Episodes

Ep. 50 – Is Your Communication Style Working in the Workplace?

Ep. 49 – What Free Speech at Work Really Looks Like

Ep. 48 – What Can We Learn from Noma's Abuse Controversy?

Ep. 47 – An Attorney Guide to Using AI Responsibly

Ep. 46 - Did the EEOC Just Change the Definition of Harassment?

Ep. 45 - Illinois' New Employment Laws of 2026

Ep. 44 – You vs. You: The Art of Negotiating Your New Year's Resolutions

Ep. 43 – To Give or Not to Give? A Guide to Being Merry, Not Messy

Ep. 42 – What It Really Takes to Have a Healthy Workplace Culture, with Michelle Aronson

Ep. 41 - Managing Misconduct the Right Way

Ep. 40 – Navigating Recent Workplace Trends, with Beth Ridley

Ep. 39 – Finding Your Values—and Why They Matter at Work, with Suzy Welch

Ep. 38 – High Rank, High Risk: Harassment in Executive Spaces

Ep. 37 – Social Media & Workplace Harassment: The Lively-Baldoni Dispute

Ep. 36 – Employment Law Changes Under Trump: The First 100 Days

Ep. 35 – Mental Health & Non-Competes in Illinois

Ep. 34 – Why Did We Join an Amicus Brief Challenging an Executive Order?

Ep. 33 – Turning Workplace Conflict into Opportunity with Amy M. Gardner

Ep. 32 – Illinois' New Employment Laws of 2025

Ep. 31 – Advance Your Job Search & Career Growth with Carmelina Piedra

Ep. 30 – The ABCs of Business Entities

Ep. 29 – How to Avoid Misclassifying Workers

Ep. 28 – The Current State of Remote Work

Ep. 27 – The WNBA & Pregnancy Discrimination

Ep. 26 – Non-Compete Changes at the State Level

Ep. 25 – Is the NBA Trade Secret Case Valid or an Intentional Foul?

Ep. 24 – Courts Disagree Over the FTC Non-Compete Ban (Non-Competes V)

Ep. 23 - What Should Be in an Independent Contractor Agreement?

Ep. 22 – Dom's, Foxtrot, and The WARN Act

Ep. 21 – Did the FTC Just Ban Non-Competes? (Non-Competes IV)

Ep. 20 – What Is a PLLC…and Does My Business Need to Be One?

Ep. 19 – 10 Essentials When Hiring Your First Employee

Ep. 18 – An Introduction to Culture Audits (Investigations III)

Ep. 17 – Disrupting Workplace Discrimination

Ep. 16 – Non-Compete Bans (Non-Competes III)

Ep. 15 – New Illinois Employment Laws of 2024

Ep. 14 – Workplace Leave Policies

Ep. 13 – How Can You Throw a Safe and Appropriate Holiday Party?

Ep. 12 – The Corporate Transparency Act and Your Business

Ep. 11 – Mental Health Benefits in the Workplace

Ep. 10 – The Delaware Trilogy of Non-Compete Cases (Non-Competes II)

Ep. 9 – The Basics of a Workplace Investigation (Investigations II)

Ep. 8 – The Lizzo Lawsuit and Employment Law

Ep. 7 – Should Your Business Have an Unlimited PTO Policy?

Ep. 6 - Health Insurance and Employment

Ep. 5 – What Are Non-Competes and Why Do They Matter? (Non-Competes I)

Ep. 4 - What Are Workplace Investigations and Why Do They Matter? (Investigations I)

Ep. 3 - Hair Discrimination

Ep. 2 - Why Should You Care about Employment Law?

Ep. 1 - Podcast Re-Launch

Episode 7: How to Get an Attorney to Take Your Case (from the People Who Screen Their Calls)

Episode 6: Political and Social Discussions in the Workplace

Episode 5: COVID-19 & Employee Privacy

Episode 4: What is VESSA and Why Is It Important?

Episode 3: "Profit First," with Mike Michalowicz

Episode 2: Non-Competes, with Amit Bindra

Episode 1 – Wrongful Termination

Episode 49: The Nuanced Issues of Women in the Workplace, with Alison Gaddis

Ep 48 - Navigating A Job and Everyday Life in These Uncertain Times with Amy M. Gardner

EP 47 - Starting A New Business in A Pandemic

ATWC EP46 - Networking and Entrepreneurship During a Pandemic with Megan Burke

ATWC EP45 - Harassment Training with Kristen Prinz & Christina Hynes Mesco

ATWC EP. 44 Business Consulting in Different Cultures with Carter Crockett, Ph.D.

Ep 43 - Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability with Marcy Twete

ATWC EP 42 - Emerging Market Entrepreneurship with Brad Spirrison

ATWC EP39 - Back to the Dentist after Lockdown

ATWC EP38 -Business Owners' Roundtable: Plans for Returning to Work

ATWC EP37 - HR consultant Christy Lyons - Returning to work - COVID 19

ATWC EP36 – Kristen and Amit discuss hopes, fears, and uncertainties that currently define our work life

ATWC EP35 – Carol Semrad discusses networking and relationships in the workplace

ATWC EP34 – Shadin Maali predicts the future of executive search

ATWC EP33 – Nicole Martin shares why HR is everything

ATWC EP32 – Financial advisor Anjali Jariwala shares advice for business owners

ATWC EP31 – Gary Kaplan and Leading with Project Centric Style

ATWC EP30 – Behind the Mic with Kristen Prinz

ATWC EP29 – Megan Roudebush: Building a Business, Networking and Time Management

ATWC EP28 – Cherilyn Murer: Life, Family and Business Success

ATWC EP27 - Karen Spears and Putting Money Where your Future Lies

ATWC EP26 - Michael Ziri shares his passion for advancing equality

ATWC EP25 - Mark Willis and Putting Money Where your Future Lies

ATWC EP24 - Karen Goldner's Contribution to Women-Owned Businesses on the Rise

ATWC EP23 - How to utilize outplacement services with Andrew Challenger

ATWC EP22 - Jess Jankowski - Becoming a CEO discuss & ownership vs. victim mentality

ATWC EP21 - Amy Hinote—Lessons from Women in Entrepreneurship

ATWC EP20 - Dr. Toni Irving - Work in areas of passion to impact your career and others

ATWC EP19 - Kristen and Mike Lauesen - Shift your life in the right direction to embrace the joys of life

ATWC EP18 – Kristen Talks With Mary Lee Montague - Executive Recruiter

ATWC EP17 - Christina Hynes Mesco reveals biggest mistakes employers and employees most often make

ATWC EP16 - Dr. Arin Reeves from Nextions on leadership and inclusion

ATWC EP15 - Andrew Sykes, Founder & CEO of Habits at Work - Creating Successful Culture

ATWC EP14 – ClearSpace – Thea Polancic and Lee Capps - Building High Performing Teams

ATWC EP13 - Francine Bailey: Grin and bear bad behavior or walk out the door

ATWC EP12 - Co-workers & fiction authors of B.S. Incorporated, Jennifer Rock and Michael Voss, talk with Kristen Prinz about recognizing and surviving b.s. in the workplace

ATWC EP11 - The no a$$hole policy and building trust as a team with Gary Kaplan and Kristen Prinz

ATWC EP10 - We are human beings, not human doings - Elene Cafasso

ATWC EP9 - Lessons in Leadership and Detoxing the Workplace with Ana Dutra

ATWC - EP8 - Horror stories of employee benefits with Jennifer Kobayashi

ATWC EP7 – Workplace nitwits, workers compensation, Chicago Bears and other short term employment advice.

ATWC EP6 - Bullies in the workplace, how to spot them and how to remove them!

ATWC EP5 - Are you poisoning your own talent pool?

ATWC EP4 - Debbie Bridges talks toxic employees and how the poison spreads throughout the entire company

ATWC EP3 - Kristen Prinz conducts an Exit Interview with her Firm's resigning office manager, Olga Perez