In Episode 12, Erin interviews Reshma Saujani, founder of GirlsWhoCode and MomsFirst, an activist and leader with over a decade of experience advocating for women & girls empowerment. In this interview, Erin asks Reshma about being the first Indian American woman to run for U.S. Congress, getting rejected from Yale Law School (but persisting and eventually getting in!), founding GirlsWhoCode and MomsFirst (organizations that have impacted 500,000+ women across the world), paid family leave, childcare affordability, feminism, motherhood penalty, and more (including our love for dogs!).

➞ In this episode:

0:00 Meet Reshma!

2:22 Reshma’s Childhood + Background (& dogs!)

4:41 Growing up the daughter of African/Indian refugees

6:13 School bullies, immigrant parents & growing up as a minority

9:30 Rejection + Yale Law School

19:33 Why we should stop talking about “Imposter Syndrome”

23:23 Current feminist wave

27:37 Running for public office in NYC (and losing)

34:09 Starting GirlsWhoCode

35:50 What is MomsFirst?

38:35 Paid Family Leave in the US

41:22 Why we “don’t love moms”

58:52 Taking care of mental health

1:00:00 PaidLeave.ai

1:03:51 Advice with Reshma + Erin

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In Episode 11, Erin interviews Grace Wells, a Gen Z content creator, filmmaker, and self-made commercial director. During the pandemic, Grace was finishing up her bachelors degree in Linguistics when she discovered her passion for video.

She self-taught herself how to film, edit, animate, and produce videos. She started sharing her hobby online and went mega-viral overnight. Today, she has over 3 MILLION followers, was awarded Creator of the Year, signed on as a commercial director with Tool of NA, signed with Whalar, and has been hired to create ads for brands such as Maybelline, Celsius, Pampers, Amazon Prime Video, Adobe, QuickBooks, Old Spice, Kiehls, Cascade, Loreal, and many others.

We also talk about managing finances, social anxiety, COVID, and more. This episode is perfect for anyone looking to work for themselves, become a content creator or filmmaker, especially if you're in your 20s!

➞ In this episode:

0:00 Meet Grace!

3:11 Grace upbringing + background

4:14 Working as a content creator/director

6:28 Going to school in Scotland

11:10 Switching majors & COVID in the UK

19:20 Social Anxiety & Going Viral

22:47 How to teach yourself skills online

25:10 Monetizing internet videos

32:49 Long-term goals/plans/strategy

34:10 Managing finances as a content creator

39:33 Advice with Erin & Grace

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The incredible screenwriter and actress Julia Yorks joins Erin on the pod today. Julia's impressive accolades include writing the film 1UP for BuzzFeed/Lionsgate, working with Peacock and DreamWorks on several productions, and writing animated episodes for Hulu. Acting-wise she was most recently featured in an episode of Law and Order! 

Julia’s tale of navigating how to work in the film industry (i.e. if you can’t get in through the door try a window) is super inspiring! One of the double-edged sword realities of the film industry is there is no one path, so truly anything can happen. Her biggest tip here is persistence. Keep chipping away, and you will grasp the thing you want.  

Julia’s experience starting out her acting career in Los Angeles until relocating to New York City is a true insider's breakdown of what it's like to “make it” in each place. One thing COVID taught everyone in the film industry is that you don’t have to be in L.A. anymore to make your mark. Julia goes on to offer hot takes on the recent 6-month WGA and SAG-AFTRA union strikes and the overall impact they had on her career and the industry. 

During the writers’ strike, she pivoted, or rather broadened her writing skillset and passion, to include screenwriting. The essence of screenwriting is helping brands tell stories and problem-solving, which Julia is oh-so good at doing. In the spirit of transparency, one of Julia’s core values, she shares how she works with agents, managers, lawyers, and bookkeepers. Super juicy!

All New Yorkers have a quintessential living-in-NYC story and Julia’s is *chef’s kiss.* Picture this: she’s at the MET for the screening of Geroge Clooney’s latest film, wearing TJ Maxx’s chicest all-black comfy ensemble, runs into Anna Wintour, crashes the after-party at the Polo Bar and… well you’ll have to listen to find out!

Episode Outline:

1:40 Intro 

1:41 Acting in Law & Order 

4:35 Making $$ in Screenwriting 

6:02 Background Q&A 

9:08 Breaking into the film industry 

14:30 Dealing with rejection 

16:50 Networking & schmoozing 

20:35 Biz of Professional Screenwriting 

23:20 Agents vs. Managers 

23:47 Joining the WGA (union) 

26:12 Fighting Imposter Syndrome 

27:20 The 2023 Film Strikes 

31:11 George Clooney, Crustaceans  & TJ Maxx

44:15 LA vs. NYC 

45:35 Erin & Julia give Advice

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Making friends as an adult can be so weird! In this episode, Erin and special guest Danielle Bayard Jackson dive into the sticky yet mega-important world of adult friendships. Danielle is a certified women's coach and friendship expert, and she's known for pairing research with real life to help women experience more joy in platonic relationships with other women. She’s become Bumble BFF's official spokesperson and has become a go-to source for the media as a guest on outlets like CBS NEWS, NBC News, and even daytime talk shows!

Danielle kicks off the episode with her story and her very nonlinear path of becoming a friendship expert. She’s so honest and vulnerable and reminds us just because she’s an expert doesn’t mean she’s perfect or that she was a nice girl in high school (spoiler, she wasn’t). 

One cause of modern friendships becoming so weird is the shift to remote work. Work is where we spend most of our time, and that proximity automatically makes it the perfect place for friendships to form. However, without that in-person work culture, now more people than ever are feeling friendless. 

The thing is, we all need friends! Just because we can go for periods of time killing it on our own doesn’t mean we should isolate ourselves 24/7, introverts and extroverts alike! Top tip: the more we are around our friends and make it normal to make new friends, the easier it gets. Knowing what qualities, values, and the time we are able to devote to our friendships, all things Danielle’s new book will help you master, are crucial to forming better relationships. 

Men and women view their friendships differently, Danielle’s got the research receipts to prove it, and the ways in which men and women friends make new friends and like to spend time together are very not the same. For instance, women tend to see friends as siblings, and men tend to see friends as cousins. The intimacy is real! 

Erin and Danielle then explore the sometimes awkward social norm of selecting bridesmaids and groomsmen, three different types of loneliness, and how to combat each. This first smash episode wraps with some #RealAdvice time! 

Episode Outline:

0:30 Introduction & Danielle’s background

2:10 Rapid fire Q&A

3:25 Why Danielle switched careers

5:11 Being the shy/mean/popular girl in high school 

7:03 How Danielle got out of teaching and into coaching

12:50 Is working from home killing our friendships?

16:22 Dunbar's Number 

18:00 Making friends as a remote worker (or else you'll get weird)

19:00 Harvard 100-Year Study on Happiness

20:35 What are "quality" friendships?

21:42 Introverts vs....

Welcome to "No One Knows What They're Doing"! A show where Erin McGoff, aka AdviceWithErin, dives into topics that are top of mind for people in their 20s and 30s. Erin, a career educator, filmmaker, creator, and classic multi-hyphenate with millions of followers, admits she's still figuring things out herself. She's here to remind you that it's okay not to have all the answers.

From surgeons to teachers to CEOs, no one was born knowing everything. But that's the beauty of it – we're all in this together, just winging it. Erin's on a mission to introduce you to people from all walks of life, exploring careers you might never have considered. And hey, she's not afraid to tackle the tough questions, like “Should I move to Europe?” or “How do I negotiate my salary?” or “How to find a work-from-home job that isn’t a scam?” 

So, grab your drink of choice, whether it's coffee or something a bit stronger (no judgment here!), and hit subscribe. There's more to life than the Sunday scaries, resumes, and the 9 to 5. In this show, you'll gain access to tangible opportunities, secret advice, and proven strategies to help you craft a life you love.

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LIVE from Yosemite National Park: Episode 10 is our first ~Special Episode~ ever! Erin interviews her dad, Scranton-born, Maryland-living business owner, speaker, and author (and father of 6 kids). We discuss topics ranging from planning beers, UFO, answering questions in job interviews, deathbed confessions, and much, much more. If you're looking for good ol' fashion life advice from a Dad, you found it!

➞ In this episode:

0:00 Meet Chris McGoff

1:14 Growing up in Scranton in a funeral home

5:19 The Planning Beer

8:55 Seeing a UFO

11:20 Because of/In order to

14:00 Choose vs. Decide

17:04 "Enjoy the Gap"

22:28 How to work with someone you don't like

32:45 Business Card

32:24 Best Career Advice

38:25 Best Financial Advice

40:00 Best Piece of Life Advice Ever

48:49 How to answer "why do you want to work here?"

50:53 Relationship Advice after 43 Years of Marriage

54:40 Concluding Beers & a Dad Joke

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In Episode 09, Erin interviews Helene Sula (aka @heleneinbetween) to talk about why and how she moved to Europe (twice!). Helene, a Texas native, explains how she left the corporate world to become a full-time travel blogger and content creator. She explains how she moved to Germany, then back to the US, and then to the UK—with her husband and two large dogs. We discuss healthcare, maternity leave, monetizing your social media, being childfree by choice, and the pros and cons of living abroad.

➞ In this episode:

0:00 Meet Helene

2:12 Helene’s childhood + upbringing in Texas

7:52 - Helene quitting her corporate job

12:30 - Side hustles + toxic corporate jobs

18:58 - Moving to Nashville

20:33 - Moving to Germany

23:24 - Moving to Europe with a dog

27:28 - How to monetize blog/social media

29:00 - Being childfree by choice

33:35 - Should you move to Europe?

36:11 - Erin living in the UK

37:42 - Why do Europeans care about US so much?

39:41 - NYC EARTHQUAKE!

40:36 - Advice for people moving to Europe

44:00 - Maternity leave US vs Europe

47:39 - Visa + immigration hurdles

49:20 - Favorite part about living abroad

50:52 - Experience living in Germany

56:00 - Happiest countries in the world?

58:00 Advice with Helene & Erin

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In Episode 08, Erin interviews Erika Ayers Badan (aka  @WorkWithErika ) to discuss being the first (and only) CEO of Barstool Sports, a company she just left after 8 years. We also discuss boundary setting, taking feedback, working with Dave Portnoy and the "pirate ship", handling criticism, the media landscape, being a woman in the workplace, hiring and firing people, and tips for navigating your career.

➞ In this episode:

0:00-1:27 Introduction

1:28-3:13 Leaving Barstool After 8 Years

3:14-5:43 Growing Up in New England

5:44-8:12 What is Barstool?

8:13-9:24 How Barstool Makes Money $$

9:25-10:14 Barstool Staff Breakdown

10:15-12:44 Growing Barstool from $5M to $300M

12:45-17:43 Advice for Hiring & Firing

17:44-20:01 Judgment Taking CEO Job at Barstool

20:02-23:24 How to Handle Criticism

23:25-30:38 Being the CEO of Barstool as a Woman

30:39-34:39 How to Make Hard Decisions

34:40-41:00 Thoughts on Workplace Boundaries in 2024

41:01-46:13 People Don't Want to Work Anymore?

46:14-47:15 Is Social Media Ruining Us?

47:16-51:41 People Pleasing & Likeability

51:42-52:49 Lesson Erika Learned the Hard Way

52:50-55:28 Erika's New Book: No One Cares About Your Career

55:29 Real Advice with Erin & Erika

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In Episode 07, Erin interviews Ryan Stygar (aka, @AttorneyRyan) to discuss Ryan's crazy career journey (from SoCal firefighter to running his own law firm). We also discuss employee rights & legal issues regarding salary, job interviews, career changes, discrimination, pregnancy, and much more!

➞ In this episode:

0:00-2:18 Introduction

2:19-3:42 Growing Up in San Diego, California

3:43-6:18 Parents Careers + College

6:19-7:20 Majoring in Philosophy + First Job

7:20-16:55 Working as a Firefighter

16:56-20:36 Firefighter to Law School

20:37-28:49 Rejected from 13 Law Schools!?

28:50-31:20 Worst Advice EVER

31:21-34:45 WATCH THIS PART (trust me)

34:46-36:38 Lesson Ryan Learned the Hard Way

36:39-38:04 Fake Cases

38:05-41:20 How to Ask a Lawyer a Question

41:21-44:50 Thoughts on Capitalism

44:51-46:51 Missing Paycheck? Try this!

46:51-50:58 How to Quit a Toxic Workplace

50:39-52:21 Asking Coworkers About Salary

52:22-54:20 What are PIPs...?

54:21-55:55 "Right to Work" & "At-Will Employment"

55:56-58:00 Advice for Business Owners

58:00 Real Advice with Erin & Ryan

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In Episode 06, Erin interviews Alex Lieberman (aka, @alexlieb) to discuss how he co-founded the wildly successful newsletter, Morning Brew, and sold it a few years later for $75 million—all before 30. We talk about entrepreneurship, being a CEO, starting a newsletter, monetizing online business, raising funds for a startup, dealing with the sudden death of his father, dating, terrible advice, amazing advice, and why Alex didn't buy a Rolex or Ferrari when he became a multi-millionaire.

➞ In this episode:

0:00-2:33 Introduction

2:34-5:39 Growing Up in Jersey

5:39-9:50 College & Caddy-ing

9:51-14:54 Starting Morning Brew

14:55-18:11 Monetizing a Newsletter

18:12-22:35 Quitting His Job

22:36-31:43 Pitching Investors & Raising $750k

31:44-34:43 Selling Morning Brew for $75M

34:44-40:20 Seeing $$$ Hit His Bank Account

40:21-51:30 Alex's Father Dying + Grief

51:31-55:55 Alex's Morning Routine

55:56-56:40 The Worst Advice Alex Received

56:41-58:48 Advice That Changed Alex's Life

58:59-1:00:28 Alex's Role Model

1:00:29-1:01:42 The Definition of Success

1:01:43-1:03:13 How Alex Met His Wife

1:03:14 Real Advice with Erin & Alex

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In Episode 05, Erin interviews Dr. Judith Joseph, MD-MBA (aka,  @drjudithjoseph ) to discuss a range of topics from high-functioning depression, workplace burnout, neurodiversity, social media, anhedonia, medical school, scholarships, MBA/business school, mental health crisis, growing up in the evangelical church, how to find a therapist, attachment styles, and much more!

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➞ In this episode:

0:00-01:44 Introduction

01:45-6:00 Background Q&A

6:01-7:10 Scholarships

7:11-10:19 First & Current Job

10:20-10:50 MBA AND Med School at the Same Time!?


10:51-13:12 Balancing 3 Companies & Mental Health

13:13-15:34 Pros & Cons of Being a Psychiatrist

15:35-19:15 Do We Really Have A Mental Health Crisis…?

19:16-21:00 Social Media & Mental Health

21:01-23:00 Mental Health Content Creators?

23:01-24:29 Pros + Cons of Social Media Mental Health Consumption

24:30-25:30 How to Find A Therapist

25:31-27:55 Advice Judith Ignored

27:56-28:29 Hardest Thing Judith’s Done

28:30-31:50 Thoughts on “Neurodiversity” & Autism

31:51-44:19 What is “Anhedonia”? Or “High Functioning Depression”?

44:20-46:34 Opinions on Mental Health Labeling

46:35-51:54 The 4 Attachment Styles

51:55-53:50 Something You Need To Know About Depression &

53:51-59:28 Advice for Burnout & Boundaries

59:29-01:00:58 Are People Attached to Their Mental Illnesses?

01:00:59-01:05:58 Real Advice from Erin + Judith

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In Episode 04, Erin interviews Hannah Williams, founder of Salary Transparent Street.

Hannah graduated from Georgetown University in 2019 and hopped 5 jobs in 2.5 years, taking her salary from $40k to $150k, creatively paying off her college loans in full. In 2021, she quit her job as a Data Analyst to launch Salary Transparent Street, a social media account that simply visits different cities across the U.S. and asks random people on the street what they do for a living and how much they make. Since then, STS has blown up into a viral sensation leading Hannah to be featured in publications such as The Washington Post, NYT, TIME, Business Insider, Good Morning America, CNBC, and 2023, Hannah was named one of Forbed 30 Under 30.

In this episode, Hannah transparently breaks down how she achieved her goals, how she makes money, and the struggles she's faced along the way.

➞ In this episode:

0:00 Intro

1:45 Forbes 30 Under 30

3:16 Background Q&A (growing up overseas, community college, etc.)

14:20 Working as a Telemarketer Post-Grad

17:24 Job Hopping

20:20 Best Career/Job Interview Advice

20:47 How Hannah Found Out She Was Underpaid

26:19 How YOU Can Find Out If You're Underpaid

28:40 How Hannah Filmed Her First TikTok

29:51 Do People Lie About Their Salaries...? $$$

31:46 Why Hannah Blocks People (Sometimes)

33:30 How Hannah Went From $150k to $1m in ONE YEAR

35:39 Salary Transparency Trends

37:03 Can You Talk About Salary With Coworkers?

38:57 Why You Should Negotiate Your FIRST Job Offer

42:48 Thoughts On "Lazy Girl Job" or "Quiet Quitting"

48:00 Advice Hannah's GLAD She IGNORED

49:30 Hannah's Smartest Financial Decision

51:43 Highest Salaries Hannah's Documented

53:16 Lessons Hannah's Learned The Hard Way

55:18 #RealAdvice from Erin & Hannah

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💚 STS Free Market Research Guide: https://sts.myflodesk.com/marketresearchguide

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In Episode 03, Erin interviews Jim Keyes, former CEO of 7-11 AND Blockbuster (and pilot, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and author!)

Jim climbed out of poverty, being the only person in his family to go to college. He graduated with an MBA from Columbia and went on to climb the ladder to become CEO of both 7-11 and Blockbuster during the 90's into the 2000s. In this episode, Erin discusses Jim's career and the differences between their two generations—Erin straddling Gen Z and Millennials and Jim, a Baby Boomer. They discuss the importance of education, being strategic and adaptable, imposter syndrome, and what the heck happened to Blockbuster. There is so much to learn in this episode for the average worker—but especially anyone looking to forge their own path and create a new life for themselves.

➞ In this episode:

0:00 Intro

2:04 Rapid fire Q&A

6:11 From poverty to Columbia MBA in NYC

9:09 First job to 7-11

11:26 Climbing the Ladder to CEO

17:35 CEO of 80,000+ Stores

18:41 The IDEAL Slurpee

19:56 Selling 7-11 (and cashing out $$)

21:51 Jim almost BOUGHT Blockbuster!?

23:54 Taking on Blockbuster as CEO

28:09 What Could Have Saved Blockbuster?

29:10 Day in the Life of a CEO (+ leadership tips!)

31:12 Why Jim Wrote a Book about Education

33:01 What's at stake here?

35:31 The price of college in 1980 vs. 2020

38:45 Should 18-year-olds Go to College?

40:06 Jobs Don't Require Degrees? "It's a Bubble."

42:16 How Jim Would Fix Education System in America

44:53 Tuition-Free University: Yay or Nay?

46:41 Having Beliefs & Being Open-Minded

In Episode 13, Erin interviews Dr. Meg Jay, a developmental clinical psychologist who specializes in 20-somethings. A recent New York Times profile called Dr. Jay “the patron saint of striving youth” and her TED talk “Why 30 Is Not the New 20” is among the most watched to date. Erin and Meg discuss the current mental health crisis, pros and cons of medication, what the research shows about your 20s, and advice on how to spend your 20s (especially when it comes to feeling stuck or behind in your career!). Enjoy!

➞ In this episode:

0:00-3:39 Introduction

3:40-7:09 Meg Jay's Background

7:10-11:54 Realistic life working as a therapist

11:55-14:09 Fascinating 20-somethings research

14:10-15:39 Why your 20s aren't the best years of your life

15:40-17:24 Advice if you don't know what to do with your life

17:25-22:00 How to pick a job in your 20s

22:01-24:21 Thoughts on a "dream job"

24:22-27:30 Opportunity cost + decision making

27:31-32:34 What is "identity capital"?

32:35-35:59 Gen Z mental health crisis

36:00-38:59 Labels & self-diagnosis

39:00-