

the saus podcast
Elizabeth Hajjar and Molly McKinstry
Meet two colleagues turned friends who are in the middle of their careers and want to empower women in and out of the workplace. Hosts Molly and Liz have been working in technology and leading teams for nearly 15 years. Become a "Sauser" and tune in every other Thursday to hear tips from them or guests, they have learned over the years. There is always fun, many learnings, lots of vulnerability, and laughter. You can follow @thesauspodcast on Instagram, Linkedin and Tik Tok
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Sep 22, 2022 • 41min
S2 Ep 11: Mol & Liz catch up. Some tears, some laughs and some lessons we've learned
 Join us this week as your hosts are well, you hosts! The previous 4 episodes have been filled with insightful, fun-loving guests. Because it has been some time since it was just Molly & Liz, the co-hosts used this time for a much needed life catch up. Tune in this week as they talk all things back to school, networking, burnout, FOMO, and what their biggest takeaways have been from each guests. Sit back, relax, laugh, shed a tear, and have some fun this week on The Saus.  

Sep 8, 2022 • 41min
S2 Ep 10 :: M.O.M. stands for Mothering One Mindfully when speaking to founder of School of Mom, therapist and yogi, Sarah Harmon
 Join us this week as hosts Liz & Molly interview mindfulness, therapist, yogi mother who you feel is your best friend. Sarah has built her career as a therapist and has a deep love for mindfulness and being real about parenting. Sarah dives into how School of Mom came about, how to mother oneself mindfully and how to find space for yourself in our busy days. If you are not a mother, possibly you are a father or do not have children, you will get plenty from brilliant Sarah as she discusses the practice of mindfulness.  

Aug 25, 2022 • 44min
S2 Ep9 :: [Conversations with Cindy Zu] Learn how to build credit. How to budget. Which credit cards are best and how to become financially independent
 Join us this week as hosts Liz & Molly meet with Financial expert, Cindy Zu. Cindy started her career off in finance, found her passion and started a side hustle Seattle Finance Collective to help young professionals begin their finance and investments journey. While Cindy joins The Saus your hosts pick her brain all about how much should you be saving? If you get a raise at work, how much more can you spend? Credit. Learn how to build credit and which credit card are the best (US audience focused) and how to best use the points. Cindy is a professional with great insights and tips and an episode you won't want to miss.  

Aug 11, 2022 • 45min
S2 Ep 8 :: Conversations with Executive & CRO Dini Mehta - Executive Authenticity, Path to the C-Suite & her Secret Saus
 Join us this week on The Saus as hosts Molly & Liz have guest & tech executive, Dini Mehta. Dini is a Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) of technology company. Lattice and reports directly to the CEO. When you listen to this episode, you will feel like you've known Dini forever and that she is your friend with a lot of success, advice and good chat. Dini shares her views on authenticity, imposter syndrome, rules she lives by, and what her path to the c-suite looked like. When the hosts asked Dini what is next for Dini Mehta, she gives great advice, tune in for it! Tune in for some Biz Tips from one driven, motivating, real woman! 

Jul 28, 2022 • 32min
S2 Ep 7 :: Presentations anxiety-inducing or thrilling? Best Presentation Tips, Tricks & Hacks
 Join us this week on The Saus as hosts Molly & Liz share their best tips, tricks and hacks on presentations. After many years of having to present and sometimes choosing to present, your hosts have found ways to help with both preparation and nerves when giving presentations. And as we are in summer months both Molly and Liz talk about kicking off their summers.  

Jul 14, 2022 • 40min
S2 Ep 6 :: [interview w Karrie Larson] 15 Self Dates & Journey to Self Love
 Join us this week on the Saus Podcast with the first guest of the Season 2, Karrie Larson. Karrie comes on to share her journey to self love over the last year through 15 self-dates. After time to think during the pandemic, when it came time to what she thought was time, to find a partner, Karrie realized it was time to date herself, find deeper self love and deeper confidence. On today's episode, Karrie shares the journey with hosts Molly & Liz and shares with them what came from deeper self love. She got to be a part of the 2022's best NBA franchise as well as started her own business which she will tell all you Sausers more about. Thank you for listening and enjoy! 

Jun 30, 2022 • 34min
S2 Episode 5 :: How to Show Up on Hard Days
 Join us this week on The Saus Podcast as Molly and Liz discuss how there are some heavy things on their minds. Not busy, hectic day to day things, but hard personal and world things on their mind. Because of this, they lean into this episode to discuss how to show up each day to work when things feel heavy. Molly and Liz give tips and tricks on how to find balance, give yourself space, and still be able to show up and perform at your job. Thank you for listening and enjoy! 

Jun 16, 2022 • 28min
S2 Episode 4 :: What Makes a Great Leader?
 Join us this week and co-hosts Liz and Molly do not give tips, but instead share traits of their favorite leaders. Molly and Liz spend 20 minutes talking about what they believe are best traits in a leader. This episode is a bit different than some of their Business Tip episodes, but they believe The Sausers will really enjoy it. They ask that you DM or tag who is one of your most inspirational leaders on the Saus' Instagram! As you enjoy summertime feeling wherever you may be, we hope you enjoy this episode.  

Jun 2, 2022 • 32min
S2 Episode 3 :: New Job? Tips on How to Ramp Quickly
 Join us this week as Molly shares with us her next role and how she is closing out her sabbatical. As Liz and Molly have spent time discussing all parts of the Great Resignation - how to know it is your time, tips on interviewing, they spend this week talking about tips on how to ramp quickly. A few topics they touch on are how to know who is who, how to communicate with the broader org that you are there and when you start how much do you do? Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy! 

May 19, 2022 • 40min
S2 Episode 2 :: The Best Interview Tips
 Join us this week as Liz and Molly discuss top interview tips. As they have conducted a combined total of nearly 1,000 interviews between the two of them they share their view as interviewers. And as they both have been the interviewee recently, they share tips on how they prepped. As they are recording they realize the passion they have for this topic. Showing up as your authentic self is most important, but tune in for a few extra tips. Of course, they also touch on Tom Brady's big move back into the NFL, you can't miss their sports talk. Tune in and enjoy. 


