

Bossed Up
Emilie Aries
Are you ready to step up as the boss of your life? Emilie Aries breaks down career conundrums with expert interviews to help women navigate career transition and step up as the boss of their careers. Whether you're in the job search, starting a side hustle, climbing a corporate ladder, or an experienced entrepreneur, join Bossed Up's community of courageous women who lift as they climb.
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Feb 14, 2023 • 13min
3 Ways to Balance Your Career with Love
In today’s episode, Emilie shares her top tips (and frank thoughts) on how to navigate being an ambitious woman in love. Related Links:Read corresponding blog post Grab a copy of Emilie’s book: Bossed Up Too Ambitious study: Why Successful Women Have Harder MarriagesToo Ambitious 2020 report: Why Millennial Marriages Haven’t Become More Equal2019 ScienceDaily studyJournal of Personality and Social Psychology Study: Gender Differences in Implicit Self-Esteem Following a Romantic Partner’s Success or FailureJoin our Linkedin groupGot a career conundrum you want us to cover on the podcast? Call and leave us a voicemail NOW at 910-668-BOSS(2677).

Feb 7, 2023 • 38min
How to Leverage Your Power and Push For More Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
In today’s episode, Emilie sits down with Lily Zheng, author of DEI Deconstructed: Your No-Nonsense Guide to Doing the Work and Doing It Right, to talk about the steps you can take to identify DEI challenges within your organization and how you can kickstart systemic change. Related Links:Learn more about Lily on Linkedin Grab a copy of: DEI Deconstructed: Your No-Nonsense Guide to Doing the Work and Doing It RightEP 327: How to Be An Inclusive Leader | Best of Bossed UpEp 381: How You Can Team Up With HR to Push for More DEI Initiatives Join our Linkedin groupGot a career conundrum you want us to cover on the podcast? Call and leave us a voicemail NOW at 910-668-BOSS(2677).

Jan 31, 2023 • 13min
Can’t Stop Working? Here’s A Boundary-Setting Tip to Help
In today’s episode, Emilie shares a simple life hack for drawing stronger boundaries and leaving work at work, to help you stay present in the rest of your life.Related Links: Pew Research COVID-19 Pandemic Continues To Reshape Work in AmericaSlate: Americans, Ever Hateful of Leisure, Are More Likely to Work Nights and WeekendsThe 4 Tendencies Quiz by Gretchen RubinEp 140: Work + Life + Side Hustle Ep 160: A Human Approach to Work Ep 219: 10 Tips to Handle Zoom Fatigue in the Age of Endless Online MeetingsEp 329: Female Friendships: Why We Need Them and How to Keep ThemEp 334: How to Create a Better Work-Life Balance As a New ParentEp 336: What Becoming a Working Mom Has Taught Me About Work and LifeEp 363: How to Avoid Burnout and Create a Sustainable Work-Life BalanceGrab a copy of Ritual Roadmaps Grab a copy of The Good LifeJoin our Linkedin group Got a career conundrum you want us to cover on the podcast? Call and leave us a voicemail NOW at 910-668-BOSS(2677).

Jan 24, 2023 • 31min
How to Boost Your Energy With the Power of Nutrition
In today’s episode, Emilie welcomes Patricia Daley, a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and Founder of The Daley Beet, to talk about the impact your nutrition has on your energy levels, and how you can fuel your body to manage your energy throughout the workday.Related Links:Learn more about Patricia’s work Ep 103: How to Boost Your Everyday Wellbeing Ep 194: The Science of Stress Eating Ep 274: How to Balance Your Life to Avoid BurnoutEp 365: How to Avoid Burnout and Create a Sustainable Work-Life Balance Ep 384: How to Create Purposeful Goals to Avoid BurnoutEp 385: A Simple Yet Effective Way to Beat BurnoutSnag your favorite 2023 LifeTracker PlannerJoin our Linkedin groupGot a career conundrum you want us to cover on the podcast? Call and leave us a voicemail NOW at 910-668-BOSS(2677).

Jan 17, 2023 • 8min
A Simple Yet Effective Way to Beat Burnout
In today’s episode, Emilie shares how you can set yourself up for sustainable success by taking a more proactive approach to using your PTO this year. Related Links:Us Travel Association: Time Off and Usage studyEp 274: How to Balance Your Life to Avoid BurnoutEp 365: How to Avoid Burnout and Create a Sustainable Work-Life Balance Ep 384: How to Create Purposeful Goals to Avoid BurnoutSnag your favorite 2023 LifeTracker PlannerGrab a copy of Emilie’s book: Bossed UpJoin our Linkedin groupTake our listener survey Got a career conundrum you want us to cover on the podcast? Call and leave us a voicemail NOW at 910-668-BOSS(2677).

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Jan 10, 2023 • 30min
How to Create Purposeful Goals to Avoid Burnout
In today’s episode, Emilie welcomes Tanya Dalton, best-selling author and productivity expert, to chat all about how incorporating purpose-driven goals can help you prevent burnout and maintain a productive and happy life. Related Links:Learn more about Tanya Grab a copy of Tanya’s book: On Purpose: The Busy Woman's Guide to an Extraordinary Life of Meaning & SuccessEp 71: How I Design My Day for ProductivityEp 294: How to Get Organized for the New YearEp 296: How to Create FocusEp 298: How to Maximize Your Time to Get Things DoneEp 363: How to Avoid Burnout and Create a Sustainable Work-Life BalanceEp 171: How a Paper Planner Can Help You Achieve Your GoalsEp 283: The Best Daily Planner to Stay Organized in the New YearShop our 2023 LifeTracker PlannersJoin us in our Linkedin groupTake our listener survey Got a career conundrum you want us to cover on the podcast? Call and leave us a voicemail NOW at 910-668-BOSS(2677).

Jan 3, 2023 • 14min
How to Start the New Year with Intention
Are you ready to move forward with intention this year?In this first episode of the new year, Emilie dives into the difference between goal-setting and intention-setting, and shares her top tips on how you can make 2023 more about the journey than the destination.Related Links:Read the corresponding blog post hereEp 380: How to Reflect on Your Year Through the Power of StoryEp 112: How to Cultivate Your Community of CourageEp 171: How a Paper Planner Can Help You Achieve Your GoalsGet your 2023 LifeTracker Planner nowGrab a copy of Emilie’s book: Bossed UpConnect with us in our Linkedin groupTake our listener surveyGot a career conundrum you want us to cover on the podcast? Call and leave us a voicemail NOW at 910-668-BOSS(2677).

Dec 27, 2022 • 36min
How to Become a Financial Feminist and Advocate for Your Worth
In today’s episode, Emilie chats with Tori Dunlap, author of the brand-new book, Financial Feminist and host of the Her First 100k podcast, all about how you can negotiate your salary while “lifting as you climb,” too.Related Links:Learn more about Tori at HerFirst100k.com Grab a copy of Tori’s book: Financial Feminist Grab a copy of Emilie’s book: Bossed UpDownload our FREE comprehensive negotiation guide Enroll in HIRED, our job search accelerator Ep 12: Know Your WorthEp 110: Negotiating Past Equal Pay DayEp 146: Step-by-Step Negotiation PrepEp 188: Can I Ask For More?Ep 284: The Politics of Negotiating your PayJoin the Courage CommunityFollow us on Linkedin Take our listener surveyGot a career conundrum you want us to cover on the podcast? Call and leave us a voicemail NOW at 910-668-BOSS(2677).

Dec 20, 2022 • 34min
How You Can Team Up with HR to Advocate for More DEI Initiatives
In today’s episode, Emilie welcomes Saná Rasul Walker, Chief Girlfriend at HR Girlfriends, to discuss how to use your voice to advocate for DEI initiatives at work.Related Links:Connect with Saná on LinkedInEp 233: Advocating for Diversity & Inclusion in the WorkplaceEp 309: Why is Corporate America Failing Black Women?Ep 312: How to Advocate for All Women, While Still Being an Advocate for OurselvesEp 377: What All Women Can Learn from Women of Color in LeadershipWORKSHOP REPLAY: Gender Equity in Action: Retaining Women LeadersLevel Up: our 6-month Leadership Accelerator Join the Courage Community Follow us on LinkedinGot a career conundrum you want us to cover on the podcast? Call and leave us a voicemail NOW at 910-668-BOSS(2677).

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Dec 13, 2022 • 17min
How to Reflect on Your Year Through the Power of Story
Explore the transformative power of personal storytelling and how it shapes our reflections on the past year. Discover strategies to redefine challenges into heroic narratives that foster growth and empowerment. The discussion encourages mindfulness and intentionality, inviting listeners to evaluate their own journeys and set meaningful goals for the future.