Bossed Up

09/29/2026

Organizations keep overlooking the mental health of the workers who care the most.

campaigns attract a certain type of person: hard-working, dedicated to the cause, game to work long hours for little pay. They also tend to be highly . Unfortunately, their willingness to run themselves into the ground for their cause is all too often taken advantage of.

Long-time campaign organizer Ashley Williams noticed how underserved her deep-feeling fellow staffers were, so she put her fundraising experience to the test to found Mind the Movement. The non-profit raises awareness for and develops mental health benefits for campaigns and other underserved initiatives. On today's episode of the Bossed Up , Ashley shares her refreshingly practical and -focused take on the emotional intelligence, hierarchy of safety, and financial support needed to help these essential organizers stay well and return to campaign another day.

Listen now: https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode553

07/15/2026

How do you know if you're on the right financial track for retirement?

If you're looking ahead to what's next in your career path, chances are you at least occasionally think about (or worry about?) retirement. In this current economic climate, it's understandable to feel uncertain about your financial future, no matter how secure your current income. Will your savings actually enable you to retire when you want?

In this episode of the Bossed Up Podcast, I sit down with Lorie Jones, the owner of Fearless Financial Advisors and host of the podcast Fearless Females. She takes a practical and compassionate approach to financial planning for women. It turns out we women are unique when it comes to job security, investing, and spending. Lorie brings both extensive education and first-hand experience to the table to offer her hard-won and practical perspective.

Map out your financial future so you know where you stand today:

✅ Why it's never too early to start investing and planning
✅ The split financial focus: surviving today vs saving for tomorrow
✅ How unpaid caregiving changes women's financial realities
✅ How to think about the threat of AI job loss

🔗 https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode551

Where's your head at when it comes to retirement? I want to hear about your financial fearlessness and what you've learned along the way 👇

07/08/2026

Two major companies just told certain employees they matter less than others.

The employees in question? Overwhelmingly, women.

In the past few months, Deloitte and Zoom announced significant changes to particular portions of their employee benefits packages. By slashing paid family and medical leave and paid time off for "support roles," Deloitte has signaled to the predominantly female portion of their staff that they matter less.

In today's new episode of the Bossed Up podcast, I break down what companies are telegraphing when they curb vital childcare and parental benefits for the portion of their workforce that shoulders the bulk of caregiving responsibilities.

Learn more about this "gender-scrubbing" form of sexism that perpetuates workplace inequity:

✅ How companies use language to erase women from the narrative
✅ The dangerous precedent that a change like this sets
✅ Why not all two-tier benefit structures are made equal
✅ Four steps you can take to make your voice heard

🔗 https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode550

Is your organization doing great things for equity in the workplace, or are they following in Deloitte's footsteps? Tell us in the comments 👇

06/10/2026

Denver-based bosses: come join us next week to celebrate the publication of The Ambition Penalty with Stefanie OConnell Rodriguez & Money with Katie!

✅ Free parking
✅ Children are welcome
✅ Cash bar & coffee bar onsite

For more information, and to RSVP for free, head to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1990671303456?aff=oddtdtcreator

06/03/2026

Fellow Denver-based bosses: it's been too long since we've hosted a Bossed Up event in Denver! Let's get together to celebrate women's ambition, shall we?

Friend of the podcast, Stefanie OConnell Rodriguez, is out with a brand-new book, The Ambition Penalty, and she's visiting Denver from NYC in just 2 weeks!

​Join us on Wednesday June 17 at the woman-and-queer-owned Town Hall Collaborative in the Santa Fe Arts District for The Ambition Penalty LIVE - a happy hour, networking event, author Q&A, and book-signing!

Women spoke up, took charge, and asked for more. But where has it actually left us?

Not only are generations of women more burned-out than ever, but the gender pay gap has barely budged in decades.

For women disillusioned by the failed promises of girl power, this data-driven guide reveals the hidden forces still fueling gender inequality and gives women the talking points they need to call out these biases.

What: A Bossed Up community event, live Q&A, and book-signing with NYC-based Stefanie O'Connell, author of The Ambition Penalty, and me!

When: Wednesday June 17, 4-6 pm MT

Where: Town Hall Collaborative in Denver

RSVP for FREE via the link below!

Share this fun, free event with your boss besties, and bring your kiddo(s) along if our broken childcare system has got you beat - all are welcome.

We hope to see you there!

Join us for an evening with Stefanie O'Connell, author of the new book, The Ambition Penalty.

05/22/2026

When's the last time you got caught up in a mental spiral, going over and over a past event or constantly reimagining a future one?

I bet it hasn't been long. 🙃

This nasty cycle, which spikes anxiety and puts your brain on lockdown, is called rumination — and my guest on this week's episode of the Bossed Up podcast wrote a book all about it.

Donna Jackson Nakazawa's Mind Drama: The Science of Rumination and How to Outwit Your Inner Defeatist explores the neuroscience behind why we fall into these repetitive patterns. We get into a multi-faceted, research-backed conversation about how and why women and men ruminate differently, and how our relationships help or hinder our spirals. Donna even walks me through the first step of her proven framework for reclaiming your mental agency.

Stop spiraling and ramp up your power over your own mind:

✅ The role your childhood plays in shaping the stories you tell yourself
✅ Find your voice by naming and relinquishing your negative thought patterns
✅ Why rumination isn't just overthinking
✅ The radical re-parenting approach to rewiring your mind

🔗 https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode549

How does rumination show up in your life and career? What tools do you use to reassert agency over your thoughts? Drop it in the comments 👇

05/12/2026

People keep telling me I'm doing too much. 😅

I run multiple businesses. I raise two small kids. I host a podcast. And recently, I launched a pop-up porch bakery in my neighborhood.

Everyone wants to know: "How could you possibly add one more thing?"

But here's what I've learned: the antidote to burnout isn't always doing less. Sometimes it's doing more of what actually fills you up.

In today's episode of the Bossed Up podcast, I'm getting personal about why adding a hands-on, creative side project has been the most restorative thing I've done in years — and why I think we need to rethink what "rest" really means.

We dig into:
✅ How to build a busy schedule that's actually restorative
✅ Getting real about time management and tradeoffs
✅ Why motherhood isn't a reason to step out of a full life
✅ The science behind getting physical when your job is mostly intellectual

If you've got a harebrained idea you've been sitting on — or you're feeling that dull, low-grade exhaustion that comes from doing too much of the wrong things — this one's for you. 🎧

🔗 https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode548

What steps could you take (or are you already taking) to build a life that truly nourishes every part of you? Drop it in the comments — I guarantee you're not alone. 👇

05/05/2026

What have you heard about your “executive presence”?

There’s no doubt that perception of your leadership abilities directly impacts your career trajectory—for better or worse. Unfortunately, if you’ve ever gotten feedback like “you need to work on your executive presence,” there’s a good chance you left the room feeling confused. What does that actually mean?

Today’s episode of the Bossed Up brings you the research-backed insights of Dr. Alexa Chilcutt, an Executive Communication expert at Johns Hopkins University. Drawing from her experience and her recent book, The Presence Principle: Embodying Executive Presence to Lead with Impact, she demystifies this confounding but apparently vital professional concept once and for all.

Give your career trajectory a boost with Alexa’s research-backed perspective:
- What is, and what it’s not;
- Why you don’t have to impersonate the traditional leader archetype to succeed in your career;
- The impact of initial and enduring impressions;
- The three-adjectives activity that will pump up your leadership presence progress.

Listen in now to learn more: https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode547

04/30/2026

What does have to do with adopting ? Research has shown that women are more reluctant to embrace AI than men, and it’s causing a whole new kind of workforce gap. Now, a new study from Lean In provides some solid evidence of why one reason, the belief that AI is or will be perceived as cheating, is grounded in some concerningly legitimate gender discrepancies.

In this episode of the Bossed Up , I take a closer look at this research. We’ll get into the glaring difference in how credit and blame are assigned to men versus women, the problem with linking competence and AI use, and the internal factors that reinforce our reluctance to integrate AI into our workflows. And, of course, we’ll talk through some ways you can start calling out the bias and fostering change, so that women can become a larger part of the conversation around this domineering technology trend. Tune in now: https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode546

04/21/2026

Must we suffer our way to success? Or maybe, just maybe, could we strive to be high-achievers without anxiety-fueled perfectionism?

​In today's episode, I sit down with Dr. Lindsay Pfister-Kerr (LPK Coaching), the author of From Perfectionist to Empowered: A Makeover Guide. She knows firsthand that you don’t have to give up working hard to find harmony. She shares well-researched insights that will give you hope and help to step out of the stress of and embrace a more intentional, fulfilling life.

Create empowerment without abandoning your ambition. Tune in to learn:

- How mindfulness can make you better at your job;
- Small, simple steps that lead to big changes;
- The stress cycle you create when you’re always operating at 110%;
- How to recognize toxic perfectionism.

Check out the episode here: https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode545