
Work with Erika Ayers Badan
Most everybody has to work. Most everything has changed about work. Join Erika Badan -- CEO of Food52, former CEO of Barstool Sports and author of Nobody Cares About Your Career -- as she candidly navigates what’s great about work, what’s terrible at work, and what you need to know to make work, work for you.
Latest episodes

Jul 26, 2022 • 7min
How To Take Your Podcast To The Next Level | Work Like A Girl
On today’s call Erika gives advice on how to take a podcast to the next level and discusses upcoming tech trends and how they effect Barstool Sports as a business.You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/tokenceoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 21, 2022 • 48min
What It's Like Starring On A Barstool Reality Show (ft. Alex, Nick & Dana)
On today's episode Erika sits down with 3 of the winners of Barstool vs, America, Alex, Nick and Dana. They discuss their experience on a Barstool Reality show, what it's like living on an RV with your co-workers, winning the competition and much more. Erika also gives some inside Barstool scoop in the boardroom, as well her take on how you can prepare for mid-year reviews at work. And as always she answers your career questions in Q&A. Enjoy! (00:02:03) Inside Barstool (00:03:15) Mid-Year Reviews (00:13:06) Q&A (00:29:07) Nick, Dana & AlexYou can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/tokenceoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 19, 2022 • 12min
How Do You Know It's Time To Leave A Job (ft. Cindy Eckert) | Work Like A Girl
On today's call Erika is joined by Cindy Eckert and they discuss... - Engaging an audience for a new product - Deciding whether or not you should stay at a job or notYou can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/tokenceoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 14, 2022 • 49min
What Would Pro Tennis Look Like Without Social Media?
Barstool Sports is back in HQ, and for this week’s show we’re talking tennis. Barstool’s very own Hubbs joins the show to talk this year’s Wimbledon & how the game of tennis is gaining traction. Plus, US Open’s viral social media manager, Gary, talks to us about his role in sports media, running the US Open account, and the importance of being tuned in to your audience to grow your brand. As always, we run through Erika’s Boardroom, she answers your Q&A, and wraps up with her thoughts on some of this week’s trending (and weirdest) news stories. (00:00:43) Boardroom (00:11:08) Q&A (00:19:41) Hubbs (00:37:49) US Open Social Media Manager (00:44:53) Circling BackYou can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/tokenceoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 12, 2022 • 10min
Being Bored Is Destructive (Ft. Cindy Eckert) | Work Like A Girl
On today's call... -Working with a third party agency -What do you do if you're getting bored at your job?You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/tokenceoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 30, 2022 • 46min
What The Barstool Idol Winners Are Doing Next
On today's episode Erika is joined by the winners of Barstool Idol, John Rich and Caroline Baniewicz. They discuss how they heard about Barstool, what the the Idol process was like, what they're going to do at Barstool and much more. Erika also talks Roe v. Wade, Barstool sales hitting 100 Million, Twitter x Shopify and answers you Q&A questions. Enjoy! (00:00:42) Boardroom (00:11:26) Q&A (00:21:42) John & CarolineYou can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/tokenceoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 28, 2022 • 15min
Is Years Of Experience Holding You Back? | Work Like A Girl
On today’s Work Like A Girl call… - Is years of experience the only thing holding you back from advancing your career? - Taking an internal promotion vs. getting a new jobYou can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/tokenceoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 23, 2022 • 45min
Why Josh Richards Loves Hosting BFFs
On today’s Token CEO we’ve got one of our favorite BFF’s Josh Richards joining us. Him & Erika talk about how he’s transitioned from life as a TikToker to businessman, actor, and his endless other endeavors. Even before we get to that, we grabbed 3 of our newest summer interns to talk how they landed their dream internship with Barstool, what they’ll be working on, and what they’ll need to do to prove they can make it as a full-time employee. + as always Erika answers your Q&As. Enjoy! (00:01:55) Interns (00:17:08) Q&A (00:26:43) Josh RichardsYou can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/tokenceoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 21, 2022 • 8min
You Have The Rest Of Your Life To Work | Work Like A Girl
On today's call Erika gives her advice on summer jobs in college and what to do before you start at a new job.You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/tokenceoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 16, 2022 • 44min
How The Barstool Fund Is Helping Small Businesses
Recorded June 8th, 2022 | Today’s show is all about small businesses! We start the episode with an update on the Barstool Fund/Barstool Difference and then give you guys a look into Erika delivering good news to some of the female-run small businesses that have been chosen for funding. Plus we have the owner of a Plant Outpost, Sarah Mertz, on to talk about how she bet on herself to build her dream flower shop and everything she’s learned along the way. And as always, Erika answers our best Q&As of the week. (00:00:15) Barstool Difference (00:04:24) Barstool Difference Calls (00:12:59) Q&A (00:26:13) The Plant OutpostYou can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/tokenceoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.