The Curious Middle

Imagine wearing a beautiful gold choker with black onyx cabochons on the end. It's on-trend, stunning … but wait, it's only $200? And it's real gold? Yes. Thanks to a dream of two best friends – Bouchra Ezzahraoui and Sophie Kahn – over a Sunday brunch, exquisite gold jewelry brand AUrate came to life. AUrate, which is "AU" for gold (thanks, chemistry class!) and is pronounced "OR-ate" (because, l...

Meet Therese Huston, author of " How Women Decide: What's True, What's Not, and What Strategies Spark the Best Choices. " In her book, Therese shares research that shows women and men are, however, actually equally skilled when it comes to decision making. And, as an expert on the topic of changing the conversation surrounding female decision-makers,  In this episode, Polina and Therese discuss hi...

Jessica Jackson Sloan is the youngest-ever elected official in the charming city of Mill Valley, California, located just 14 miles north of San Francisco. In her role as vice mayor of the city where she grew up, Jessica works on local politics. That would be enough of an accomplishment for many to be satisfied, but not Jessica, who has deep life experiences that motivated her to spend her time hel...

  Many of us feel like we hit the lottery when we land our dream job. But today's podcast guest has held a handful of dream jobs for some majorly crush-worthy companies. The last time we featured Rachel Hofstetter on I Want Her Job, her book about foodie entrepreneurs, Cooking Up A Business , was fresh off the press and stirring up quite the media buzz. She also had just launched guesterly , a mem...

Bea Arthur knows a thing or two about making a pivot. And no, just to be clear we're not talking about the same Bea Arthur who starred among the OG Girl Squad – the Golden Girls . This Bea Arthur, like the other, was a bad ass. But, unlike the Bea of nostalgia's past, this Bea Arthur has an entrepreneurial bug that bit her hard and never left – seeing her through two startups since graduating coll...

Alisha Gaddis is the consummate I Want Her Job Leading Lady. She's an actress, musician, author, comedienne, wife and mom. Not only does Alisha wear a plethora of hats, but she's also damn good at what she does. She is an Emmy-winning actress, to be exact, and along with her husband, Lucky Diaz, the two are the first Americans ever to win a Latin Grammy in the children's category for their music i...

Jane Mitchell's idea started out with an idea on a sticky note. It has since grown into The Reset Foundation , an organization set to buck convention for those incarcerated. The idea is simple, says the Foundation's website, "Instead of serving time in a dehumanizing prison environment, a sentenced young adult lives at Reset Campus, focused entirely on academics, career and healthy living." The go...

Dona Sarkar is an Engineering Lead for Microsoft's HoloLens, a fashion designer, blogger and author of several books. We talk to Dona about her career in technology and how following your interests on the side can enhance your career.   Dona compares learning to coding to learning a new language, it takes time. We discuss online resources to start learning new skills, and the massive opportunity t...