Work with Erika Ayers Badan

On today’s Work Like A Girl calls… (00:00:25) How TF do you manage your friends/peers at work? (00:05:54) What do you do when you need a break and want a vacation to Mexico. (00:09:44) MOVE. THE. GOALPOST. (and realize that not everyone is going to want to be along for the ride) You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazo...

Erika gives some thoughts on Barstools 2022 Q1. What worked? How did the management turnover affect Barstool? She explains why Internet personalities are more important than ever right now, and how Q1 proved that. She visualizes the direction Barstool will go in the future, and the old "rules" she's throwing out in the departments. Later in the show, we talk to Bianca Belair ahead of Wrestlemania...

On todays Work Like A Girl call… How does Barstool handle the overlap of content with all the different personalities? How do you handle work life balance as you grow older? 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/tokenceo See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Get f...

Erika is back at Barstool HQ after traveling to 4 different states last week. She breaks down the latest at Barstool Sports, and some behind the scenes of Caleb’s trip to Dubai for Sundae Conversation. Cindy Eckert, a serial entrepreneur, joins Erika from SXSW later in the show. Cindy founded the “female viagra” pill, sold it to a pharmaceutical company for ONE BILLION DOLLARS, and then got the pr...

It's the premiere of our new mini series: Work Like A Girl. Every Tuesday morning we're dropping a 15 min (ish) radio show. Barstool CEO gives unprecedented access to our listeners, answering live calls on anything from business decisions to life advice. This episode we're talking startups, how to be paid properly, and why it's time to leave your parents' house You can find every episode of this s...

Mark Cuban joins the show today!!! Erika and Mark have an amazing conversation at SXSW in Austin, Texas. They talk the future of Gen Z, business at Barstool, and how to stand out in a pitch. Erika is live from SXSW for the rest of the show, hitting on some Barstool business Q&A, and ‘circling back’ on trending business news. Erika also gives insight on the Barstool Difference- the rebranded Barsto...

We’ve got Gary Vee joining Erika today in her office. The two talk business in todays world, and why soft skills (gratitude, humility, patience) are more important than hard skills in todays workforce. He also teaches us about NFTs and why we are becoming our parents generation if we ignore them. We also go through the latest at Barstool in the boardroom, and talk about some BIG news in Erika’s wo...

We start out this episode with a goodbye from Barstools CRO, Deirdre Lester. Erika and Deirdre talk about their come up with Barstool together, what’s changed, and where the sales team stands now. We’re also joined by Deion Sanders and Dana Beers to talk Coach Prime Returns, Barstools documentary on the Jackson State Football Team. And as always, Erika hits on q&a: How can I ask my employer about...

Erika gives us some insight this week into a meeting with Dave, as they both navigate the Great Resignation happening at Barstool Sports. Are we panicking? What’s the next move? Plus, we round out Erika’s Boardroom with her obsession with Dua Lipa. This episode gets into Erika’s thoughts on the 2022 Beijing Olympics, and why it sucked this year. Barstool Chief joins us later to talk about how the...

Erika dives right away into some major fuck ups at Barstool this week. She get to chat with Rico Bosco, who is back at the office after a suspension for throwing a High Noon can at an employee. Rico fills us in on his time away from HQ and what he's learned. Erika talks about the ads in the Big Game this weekend, and PFT (host of Pardon My Take) joins us to talk about how he makes his ads so succe...

This week we’re talking all about the business of the Girl Scouts. Everyone is obsessed with the cookies but the actual Girl Scouts seem irrelevant. How are they modernizing their business in 2022? Do they even need to modernize at all? Erika speculates on what she would do with the $800 million dollar cookie business and we get some great fan ideas as well. We are joined by a current Girl Scout,...

Rich Kleiman told us he's embarrassed that he dropped out of college - but his intuition has always led him to major wins in the business world. As Kevin Durant's business partner and the co-founder of Thirty Five Ventures, Kleiman has found huge success in the sports & media space as well as capital investment. He tells Erika how he hustled through the industry to launch his own business. Erika a...

On this special episode, Erika speaks with hockey coach and leadership consultant John Bacon about what it takes to turn around a losing team. Bacon chronicled his success with coaching "the worst hockey team in America" in his new book, "Let Them Lead." Erika also introduces a revamped "headlines" segment, now called "Erika's Boardroom." In Q&A, she's joined by two of the Token CEO team members w...

Just ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Erika speaks with three women from the U.S. hockey team heading to Beijing. They talk about the new pressure as returning champions, what life is like in the Olympic village, and why a team prankster is so important. In our "Work Like a Girl" segment, we hear from one listener who started her own business making gag gifts that turned out to have medical appl...

Erika chats with Lindsey Vonn, the most decorated female skier of all time, about her new book "RISE: My Story." Vonn opens up about her struggles with depression, the double standard that persists when it comes to objectifying female athletes, and how she's now attacking the slopes in her retirement. For our "Adulting" segment, we hear from a financial expert about why it's important to save for...

Maria Menounos wears a lot of hats. She's a TV personality. She has a podcast and web series called "Better Together." She's a cancer survivor and a caregiver. And she's a friend of Erika's. She joins Erika to talk about what life lessons she picked up in a particularly difficult 2021 and what she's bringing with her into 2022. Erika also brings you inside her company-wide meeting and shares her g...

Erika reflects on some of her favorite conversations from the past year. We revisit Billy Football's path from intern to the Rough N Rowdy ring with Jose Canseco. We learn from jeweler Marla Aarons how to pivot your career. We hear how prison & the internet changed Wallo's life. We chat with former J.Crew chief and LoveSeen founder Jenna Lyons about how fashion & beauty can be an armor. And we go...

It's the end of the year, and we're cleaning out the fridge- Barstool HQ-style. Erika wraps up the year-end with Gaz and they reflect on what they've accomplished as a company and where they've fallen short. Erika also lets Gaz, Tiko Texas and Jersey Jerry ask her any question they want. The bonus? We find out Gaz's favorite Christmas present ever, watch Tiko & Erika make a pact, and learn from Je...

Jordyn Woodruff aka 'Jordyn Wood Know' came to Barstool to fill a void in our content and talk about entertainment news, celebrity gossip, and influencer drama. Erika talks to Jordyn about her path from the Midwest to New York and to Barstool HQ. Erika also runs through headlines, answers your questions, gives tips on holiday party etiquette, and introduces a new segment called, "Work Like a Girl....

The rivalry between Jersey Jerry & Jeff Nadu started over a reversed call and betting decorum. Now, they're heading to the boxing ring to duke it out. Erika interviews the headliners as well as the women fighters, Kacey "Hot Wheelz" Wheeler & Karisa "Cherry Bomb" Lambert. She also talks about the business of Rough N' Rowdy, runs through headlines, answers your questions and gives adulting tips on...

Erika sits down with Alex Rosenthal, Barstool's SVP of Commerce to talk about the merchandising business and how important Black Friday & Cyber Monday are to the company. We also have a behind the scenes look at what it takes to pull of our annual Cyber Monday Telethon. Erika runs through headlines and answers your questions with special guests and gives adulting tips on her favorite go-to holiday...

Elementary school arts & crafts take over Barstool HQ for Thanksgiving week and the results are less than impressive. In this special holiday edition, Erika answers rapid fire questions about turkey and side dishes, offers advice on how to deal with annoying family members and shares what she's thankful for. (00:02:30) Headlines (00:08:09) Barstool Employees Make Hand Turkeys (00:12:14) Q&A (Feat....

Erika sits down with Jenna Lyons, the founder of eyelash company LoveSeen and former Chief Creative Officer of J.Crew. They talk about how Jenna was uninspired when she left J.Crew after 20+ years and where she finds inspiration now. She also offers tips on how to elevate your home’s looks affordably in Adulting. Erika also runs through headlines and answers your questions of the week! (00:02:29)...

Erika Nardini shares her thoughts on the article that Business Insider ran last week about Dave Portnoy. She also interviews Carly Reilly, a woman who pushed Business Insider to issue multiple corrections on a piece that she was named in. Erika runs through headlines and offers adulting advice on how to crush your end-of-year reviews. (00:00:00) Intro (00:00:52) Business Insider (00:06:58) Headlin...

Last week, thousands of fans showed up to a live taping of Barstool's College Football Show in East Lansing, Michigan. Erika gets a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into one of those events by interviewing producer David Blattman. We also hear why Blattman thinks of the show as a "spoof" and we learn that Dave Portnoy's social media was "hacked." Erika also hosts a Q&A luncheon, runs through he...