Negotiating without any leverage is a lousy position to be in, but is a place many of us, at least early in our careers, find ourselves. Chris’ experience as a hostage negotiator turned business negotiation consultant gives us just about the best advice you can possibly get from someone who has negotiated with terrorists around the world to CEOs in the boardroom. Learn the tricks of the trade you can use today in your career.

Ask a room of 10 women who inspires them and 9 might say Lauryn Evarts. In fact, she was overwhelmingly the top person requested when I asked my network who they wanted to hear from. Lauryn has built a badass brand with over 700,000 followers for The Skinny Confidential. She works with big brands like Victoria’s Secret, Urban Outfitters, Roberto Cavalli, and more to get in front of her audience of engaged and ambitious women. But the most interesting thing about Lauryn is how thoughtful and self reflective she is when it comes to building her business. Hear how she does it.

Hear how the founders of TaskUs went from an office in their parents garage to employing over 11,000 reps across multiple continents and close to $200 million in annual revenue, all before their 32nd birthdays. I’ve had a chance to get to know Jaspar and his business partner, Bryce personally, and I can honestly say I’ve never met a better business partnership. Jaspar will tell you how they do it. This episode is full of knowledge and actionable insights that take the learnings to the next level.

Lindsay’s career has taken her to some interesting places. Working for GQ, Inc., Playboy, and now Town and Country, she’s been fortunate to interview celebrities like Derek Jeter and John Legend, and write about her stays in luxurious hotels all over the world. But it isn’t alway fun and games (like flying 8 hours with food poisoning after some bad oysters in Ireland), and it sure as heck wasn’t always easy (think Devil Wears Prada). Hear how she did it, and her advice to others in this insightful and entertaining episode.