All Episodes

Bevy Smith Climbed the Ladder, Looked Around — and Jumped Off

Joanna Coles: The Career Advice Feminism Never Gave You

Rapid Response: The "Most Stressed" Wellness CEO, with Calm's David Ko

Parul Somani Was Holding Her Newborn When the Doctor Called with a Cancer Diagnosis. Then Came the Layoff.

She Wanted to Be a Supreme Court Justice. Until One Class Changed Everything.

From Fax Boy to CEO to Billion Dollar Sale: Patrick Steel Was Terrified (But Showed Up Anyway)

“Flooded with the Feeling of Sudden Death” Shelley Huff on Panic Attacks, Bankruptcy, Getting Fired, and Life After the Title

Paper Magazine’s Kim Hastreiter Wasn’t Satisfied. So She Built Her Own Amazing World.

“Why Can’t Mom Sit Still?” Maryam Banikarim on Why Busy Is Her Drug & the Messy Parts Are the Point

Fired from My Own Company — By My Husband: Chocolatier Katrina Markoff on Trusting Yourself and Making Bold Decisions

“Who the Hell Do I Think I Am?”: Melissa Ben-Ishay on Running Baked by Melissa While Doubting Herself

Fully Clogged: Gary Vee on Forgiveness, Living Fearlessly, and the Reality of AI

Driven by Love and Addicted to “What’s Next”: Fashion Insider Sojin Lee

The Man Who Dressed America: Fashion Legend Mickey Drexler

From Fired to Fashion Powerhouse: Jeweler Marla Aaron

Becoming the CEO of Me: Communications Icon Sally Susman

The Best of The Messy Parts: Humor, Resilience & Rewriting the Rules

Katie Sturino on Building Megababe, Owning the Mess, and Dreaming Big (Re-Release)

Ana Gasteyer Gets Real About Wicked, SNL, and the Hustle of Showbiz (Re-Release)

Rafat Ali Plays the Long Game: This Internet Pioneer Says You Should Stop Rushing Your Career

Celebrity Wedding Planner Marcy Blum Turned Fun Into a Million-Dollar Business

How to Reinvent Yourself When You "Should Have Figured It Out By Now": Kelly Kopp

The Real Cost of Staying Silent at Work with Brooke Baldwin

Turning “No” Into Opportunity: Broadway’s Michael McElroy on Rejection and Resilience

Finding Light in the Darkness: Writer Jonathan Merritt on Faith, Courage, and Starting Over.

Build a $22M Company While Surviving Layoffs, Lawsuits, Losing Friends: Create and Cultivate's Jaclyn Johnson

From Her Parents' Basement to Editor-in-Chief (Twice): Danielle Belton's Comeback Story

The Real Reason You're Paralyzed in Your Career (It's Not What You Think): Farnoosh Torabi

The Points Guy Couldn't Get His Own Credit Card: Then He Made $28 Million (at 28 Years Old)

Debunking Myths About Careers, Generation Gaps, and The Power of Side Hustles: Sam DeMase

Edge of Bankruptcy, Surviving A Toxic Partnership, Starting Over: Gwen Whiting's Messy Truth

Overcoming Anxiety and Thriving Through a Twisty Career: Emma Rosenblum

No to Wall St. and Yes to Broadway (and Tony Awards and heartbreak) with Tom Kitt

Negin Farsad: Did I Do Justice to My Dreams?

Sarah Personette: Choosing Kindness

Judith Curr: Prince, Tarot Cards, Chat GPT and changing the plan

Irina Novolselsky: Will I Ever Get a Job Again?

Vanessa Barboni Hallik: Where is the rest of me?

Fede Garcia: Fired at the top and giving up on the power, the prestige, and all of it

Ana Gasteyer: SNL, Wine, Fame, and Staying Funny | The Messy Parts Podcast #6

Vicki Freeman: Finding Your Calling Through Trial and Error

Debra Martin Chase: Safe Choice, Wrong Choice

Kass & Mike Lazerow: The Billion Dollar Burnout

Cindi Leive: Reinvention, Resilience, and Rewriting the Rules of Women’s Media

Katie Sturino: Building Megababe, Owning the Mess, and Dreaming Big

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