Let's Talk About It Livestream

How did you feel when you walked away from your last meet-up? What do you remember about it? Everything that was said or how you felt...or a mix of both? How do you want people to feel after they meet with you? We can manage it, let’s talk about it.

How do you do IRL [In Real Life]? Whether it is a meet-up for coffee, a networking event, a team meeting, let’s talk about how to do it like a pro.

She is an expert in Personal Branding and Strategic Positioning. I am an expert in Conflict Management and Negotiation. Our careers couldn’t be more different. She was a Brand Vice President at Iconic American fashion companies like Ralph Lauren. I managed real estate & construction for a Wall St firm, government, Radio City Music Hall, etc. Our careers and business have something in common. E...

Let’s Talk About It: Careers, Business, & LinkedIn - March 13, 2026 - Hosted by Leslie Nydick and Melissa Cohen - Do you have paraskavedekatriaphobia? I didn’t know what it was. I am happy to report, I don’t have it. So what is it? The fear of Friday the 13th. We are hoping you don’t have it!

Let’s Talk About It: Careers, Business, & LinkedIn - Friday, February 6, 2026 - Hosted by Leslie Nydick and Melissa Cohen - $1.2 trillion dollars! That is how much miscommunication costs US businesses EVERY year! We are all communicating, so the questions are: Is it effective? Sometimes. Is it too much? Most of the time. Is it overwhelming? Definitely. Communication overload can be managed. Le...

Let’s Talk About It: Careers, Business, & LinkedIn - Friday, January 9, 2025 - Hosted by Leslie Nydick and Melissa Cohen - Be happy. Get healthy. Find a new job. What is your New Year’s Resolution? So many have them. Not so many keep them. There are truths, myths AND tips, let’s talk about it.

Let’s Talk About It: Careers, Business, & LinkedIn - Friday, December 5, 2025 - Hosted by Leslie Nydick and Melissa Cohen - This will be Melissa Cohen’s 3rd year. She already made her selection for 2026. Leslie Nydick? She has never had one. What are we talking about? It is a Word of the Year (WOTY). Will you have one for 2026?

Let’s Talk About It: Careers, Business, & LinkedIn - Friday, November 14, 2025 - Hosted by Leslie Nydick and Melissa Cohen - If we end each work day by celebrating a win, especially the small ones, the dopamine hit feels good. If we repeat it every day, we will be happy every day. Let’s celebrate your wins AND our 25th Episode!

Let’s Talk About It: Careers, Business, & LinkedIn - Friday, October 17, 2025 - Hosted by Leslie Nydick and Melissa Cohen - Do mistakes make you anxious? It's a yes for many of us. Instead, maybe we can embrace them. Why? Because we learn a lot from mistakes. Learning Models indicate 70% of learning is from on-the-job experiences such as problem solving, trial and error AND mistakes. How?...

Let’s Talk About It: Careers, Business, & LinkedIn - Friday, September 5, 2025 - Hosted by Leslie Nydick and Melissa Cohen - Management trusts their employees much more than employees trust their management. Trust matters whether you are working in a large company, a small business, or as a solopreneur. Trust is earned OR lost based on what we say, write and do in the workplace, on LinkedIn, A...

Let’s Talk About It: Careers, Business, & LinkedIn - Friday, July 25, 2025 - Hosted by Leslie Nydick and Melissa Cohen - Do you want a day off? Do you need extra time to complete a client's project? Are you ready to lead the team? Do you deserve a raise? You can think about IT. You can hope for IT. You can wait for IT. Yet, for it to happen, we need to ask for IT.

Let’s Talk About It: Careers, Business, & LinkedIn - Friday, June 20, 2025 - Hosted by Leslie Nydick and Melissa Cohen - Why are they telling me THIS!? "THIS"...are those revealing stories that make you wonder: do I need to know THIS? Is it being authentic, or TMI (Too Much Info)? Whether we are at work, meeting with a client, or posting on social media, we want to be open & auth...

Let’s Talk About It: Careers, Business, & LinkedIn - Friday, April 25, 2025 - Hosted by Leslie Nydick and Melissa Cohen - Gratitude? We give it. We want it. We appreciate it. Can we expect it from managers & colleagues? What does it look like in the workplace? Let’s talk about gratitude at work, AND how to give and get more of it.

Let’s Talk About It: Careers, Business, & LinkedIn - Friday, April 25, 2025 - Hosted by Leslie Nydick and Melissa Cohen - If you were shrunk to the size of a nickel, and put in a blender, how would you get out? Yes, THAT question has been asked in job interviews. What offbeat question have you been asked?

Let’s Talk About It: Careers, Business, & LinkedIn - Friday, March 3, 2025 - Hosted by Leslie Nydick and Melissa Cohen - Do you cringe when you hear “We need to talk.”? It sounds like an invite to gloom and doom, doesn’t it? Most of us want to swipe away the difficult conversations. YET, we know postponing those talks never makes it easier. We will share our best tips about how to approach tho...

Let’s Talk About It: Careers, Business, & LinkedIn - Friday, February 28, 2025 - Hosted by Leslie Nydick and Melissa Cohen - For the first time in history, there are 5 generations in the workplace. When we talk with each other, it can sound like a foreign language to some. Let’s fix that by identifying the myths, revealing the truths, and defining the confusing terms.

Let’s Talk About It: Careers, Business, & LinkedIn - Friday, January 24, 2025 - Hosted by Leslie Nydick and Melissa Cohen - Will your office be redesigned as a speakeasy? How will AI impact the workplace? Will the Return to Office drama end in 2025? Are Millennials turning into Boomers? What are your predictions?

Let’s Talk About It: Careers, Business, & LinkedIn - Friday, December 20, 2024 - Hosted by 2 LinkedIn Top Voices: Leslie Nydick and Melissa Cohen - Get ready for some Ugly. It’s National Ugly Sweater Day on December 20th! Level Up Your Network: We will drop our best nuggets for building community. Bonus: We will show you our Ugliest sweater IF you show us yours! Don’t miss out on the fun AND t...

Let’s Talk About It: Careers, Business, & LinkedIn - Friday, November 22, 2024 - Hosted by 2 LinkedIn Top Voices: Leslie Nydick and Melissa Cohen - Do you cringe when you think about Networking & The Holidays? Let’s transform the cringe to authentic AND fun. We will drop the secrets to make it feel easy, not awkward.

Let’s Talk About It: Careers, Business, & LinkedIn - Friday, October 11, 2024 - Hosted by 2 LinkedIn Top Voices: Leslie Nydick and Melissa Cohen - Networking doesn't have to feel like work. Think of it as exploring, being curious, and enjoying conversation. For us, we stay in touch with people who are interesting, who we admire, who we like, and those with different perspectives. Some relation...

Let’s Talk About It: Careers, Business, & LinkedIn - Friday, September 13, 2024 - Hosted by 2 LinkedIn Top Voices: Leslie Nydick and Melissa Cohen - It's Friday the 13! Will it be a good luck day for you? Our mindset impacts us every day. It influences how we respond to change. What we think guides us. Our mindset matters.

Let’s Talk About It: Careers, Business, & LinkedIn - Friday, August 9, 2024 - Hosted by 2 LinkedIn Top Voices: Leslie Nydick and Melissa Cohen - Have you had your Business Etiquette Training? More than 50% of employers offer business etiquette training.* What is it? What are the "rules" in your workplace? What is the impact on hybrid and remote work? *As per a survey by Resume Builder.

Let’s Talk About It: Careers, Business, & LinkedIn - July 12, 2024 - Hosted by 2 LinkedIn Top Voices: Leslie Nydick and Melissa Cohen - We are spilling the tea! What would you tell your younger self?

Let’s Talk About It: Careers, Business, & LinkedIn - June 14, 2024 - Hosted by 2 LinkedIn Top Voices: Leslie Nydick and Melissa Cohen - You may have IQ and EQ, BUT do you have CQ? IQ is intelligence. EQ is emotional intelligence. CQ is cultural intelligence. We need more CQ in our global workplaces.

Let’s Talk About It: Careers, Business, & LinkedIn - May 10, 2024 - Hosted by 2 LinkedIn Top Voices: Leslie Nydick and Melissa Cohen - More than 50% of us have experienced IT. Gaslighting in the workplace. What is it? Why is it happening? How to respond to it? What can WE do about it?