

Work with Erika Ayers Badan
Lemonada Media
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.
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Sep 22, 2022 • 52min
How Risk Helped Kendra Scott Build A Billion Dollar Company
Erika sits down with the executive chair woman of Kendra Scott, LLC., Kendra Scott herself. They discuss how failure has brought them to where they are today, taking risks and how Kendra built a billion dollar company. Her new book “Born to Shine: Do Good, Find Your Joy, and Build a Life You Love” is out now! Additionally, Erika gives her take on the Barstool Upfront from last week and announces that she will be leaving the WWE board of directors to focus on her work with Barstool Sports and Penn Entertainment. As always, Erika answers your questions, this week specifically about taking risks, and closes the show with her thoughts on the latest headlines. Enjoy! (00:03:13) Boardroom (00:12:59) Kendra Scott (00:34:49) Q&A (00:46:31) Closing ThoughtsYou 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.

Sep 20, 2022 • 16min
Do You Feel Like You're Falling Behind In Your Career? | Work Like A Girl
On today's call Erika gives advice on how to not compare yourself to others, keeping the blinders on at work and being as efficient as you can be ad work. In addition she discusses the best practices when going into an informational meeting or interview.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.

Sep 15, 2022 • 59min
Barstool Sports’ Biggest Sales Night
New head of sales at Barstool Sports, Matt Berger, discusses the uniqueness of Barstool to advertisers and the significance of the 2022 Upfront event. The podcast touches on the success of Barstool, professional dress code in sales, brand safety, client retention, and strategies for navigating the media industry. Tips on mastering presentations, brand advertising, and starting off meetings are also shared.

Sep 13, 2022 • 14min
Can You Avoid Burn Out As a Business Owner? | Work Like A Girl
On today’s call Erika talks to a business owner about avoiding burn out and give advice on how she can make more time for herself. Plus Erika give tips to another small business owner on how to expand her brand and grow her company locally.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.

Sep 8, 2022 • 60min
How Olivia Wilde’s Stylist Is Changing The Game
On today’s episode Erika talks to celebrity stylist, Karla Welch. Karla has styled the likes of Justin and Hailey Bieber, Olivia Wilde, Karlie Closs, Amy Poehler, Cindy Crawford, Sarah Paulson, Hailee Steinfeld, Felicity Jones and much more. In addition to her styling, Karla is an entrepreneur and co-founder of 2 businesses - WISHI (an online styling app) and The Period Company. She prides herself in her outspokenness on social media and her confidence and work ethic. Plus, Erika looks into the world of fast fashion and how it parallels the world of media, gaining confidence at work and answers your questions about perfectionism. Lastly, continuing the conversation from lat episode, Mackenzie and Devon join Erika to have a conversation about Quiet Quitting. Enjoy! (00:03:29) Karla Welch (00:29:24) Fast Fashion & Media (00:35:31) Confidence (00:42:12) Q&A (Perfectionism) (00:49:27) Quiet QuittingYou 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.

Sep 6, 2022 • 7min
Dealing With Jealous Employees | Work Like A Girl
On today's call Erika give advice to a manager who's employees get jealous when she's not giving them her full attentionYou 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.

Sep 1, 2022 • 60min
How To Get A Job After College
On today’s episode we’re going back to school! Whether you’re returning to school, graduating or just someone in their early 20’s trying to find their best career path, Erika gives you her advice on all the do’s and don’ts of college. In addition, we answer college themed questions submitted by a variety of the Barstool Viceroys interns. Erika is joined by Nick Martuscelli, the Director of Talent Acquisition at Barstool Sports, and they discuss what it’s like recruiting people at Barstool Sports, what he looks for in a job candidate, the worst questions he’s been asked in an interview and much more. To close out the show, Erika gives us her thoughts on quiet quitting and what it is doing to our workforce. Enjoy! (00:01:50) College Advice (00:15:20) Q&A (00:22:58) Nick M (00:50:55) Quiet QuittingYou 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.

Aug 30, 2022 • 11min
Freelance to Full-Time | Work Like a Girl
On today's episode Erika helps an executive assistant define her job title and description as she wants to pivot her career (00:00:06). Plus, Erika give a caller advice on how to move from a freelance position to a full-time position in their current company (00:04:49).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.

Aug 25, 2022 • 56min
Is Streaming Taking Over Cable TV? Ft. Jeopardy Executive Producer
On today's episode Erika is joined by the Executive producer of Jeopardy, Micheal Davies, to discuss what it's like running Jeopardy!, working in live television, if streaming is taking over cable television and much more. Davies also gives us a look at what it was like working with Barstool in live television on Comedy's Central The Rundown and ESPN's Barstool Van Talk. In addition, with the news of PENN Entertainment acquiring all of Barstool Sports, Erika takes a deep dive into the topic of acquisitions and gives advice on how to deal with your company being acquired. Finally to close out the show, we talk about mid-year reviews and gives her 7 tips to crushing your review whether you're an employee or manager. Enjoy! (00:01:27) PENN Acquisition (00:05:52) Michael Davies (00:33:21) Dealing With an Acquisition (00:41:05) Q&A (00:47:14) Mid-Year ReviewsYou 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.

Aug 23, 2022 • 10min
Why Thank You Notes Matter | Work Like A Girl
On today's episode Erika give a caller advice on moving internally within your current company and how to go about changing departments. Plus a previous Work Like A Girl caller gives us an update from the last time she called and get additional advice on starting a program at her company.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.