Resources We Love

Podcasts

Podcasts can empower women in professional fields by providing accessible insights, mentorship, and real-world strategies from diverse voices that help build confidence, expand networks, and navigate career growth.

Corporate and Leadership

• Women at Work (HBR): Apple Podcasts focuses on tackling gender bias, negotiation, and career management. Produced by Harvard Business Review, this show tackles the "knottiest" work problems—from narrowing the wage gap to handling difficult colleagues. It provides research-backed advice on leadership and workplace inclusion

• The Broad Experience: Explores the complexities of women's experiences in the workplace, particularly in leadership roles. Hosted by Ashley Milne-Tyte, this award-winning podcast explores the "glass ceiling" and the subtle nuances of gender in the workplace. It’s widely regarded as one of the most intelligent discussions on women's career growth today.

• Women’s Leadership with Sabrina Braham: This show focuses on executive coaching and career development, featuring interviews with successful female CEOs to provide "timeless" professional insights. 

• Women's Leadership Success: Features strategies for advancing into executive roles and building confidence. 

• 9 to 5ish with theSkimm: Feedspot (formerly Skimm'd from the Couch) offers candid advice from female leaders on navigating corporate life.

Growth, Mindset and Strategy

• Cubicle to CEO: Host Ellen Yin shares "behind the business" case studies that focus on specific growth strategies and financial transparency.

• Women Taking the Lead: Hosted by Jodi Flynn, this podcast is essential for mastering imposter syndrome and managing the "unseen mental load" of leadership.

• Brown Ambition: Mandi Woodruff and Tiffany Aliche discuss the intersection of personal finance, career, and the unique challenges faced by women of color in the professional world.

• Being Boss: Perfect for creative leaders and corporate escapees, this show focuses on the "mindset" required to lead effectively and build a business on your own terms. 

• Career Contessa: Provides expert tips on job searches, salary negotiations, and professional development.

• Phenomenal Grit: Career conversations featuring women of color.

Side Hustle and Career Pivot

• Side Hustle Pro: Focuses on Black women entrepreneurs who have successfully scaled their side projects into profitable full-time ventures.

• Second Life: Ideal for women considering a major career pivot, this podcast profiles women who have found success in their "second" or "third" career acts

Burnout and Anxiety

• Work + Life Harmony: Focuses on time management and reducing burnout for working women.

• The 43 Percent: Addresses the unique challenges of working mothers and the "double shift". 

• Overwhelmed Working Woman: Hosted by life coach Michelle Gauthier, this show provides practical strategies to stop people-pleasing, master time management, and reclaim your peace of mind while maintaining a high-stress job.

• The Anxious Achiever: Morra Aarons-Mele explores how anxiety can be a "superpower" for leaders. This podcast is essential for high achievers who struggle with mental health disorders while managing successful careers.