Elizabeth Hajjar and Molly McKinstry

the saus podcast

Business EN ↓ 100 episodes

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

Author

Elizabeth Hajjar and Molly McKinstry

Category

Business

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Latest episode

Nov 20, 2025

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Episodes

Episode 25 :: [interview w BYBI Beauty Founders] When your Side Hustle gets Real 10.03.2022

Join us this week as Liz and Molly meet with the two female founders of BYBI Beauty. Their journey started out as colleagues at their corporate jobs in sales, together started a vegan beauty line, published a book, quit their jobs, and continued to build a venture-backed vegan, cruelty-free, carbon-negative beauty line. Dominka and Elsie are driven, determined and admirable women and they share th...

Episode 24 :: Getting real about Imposter Syndrome 24.02.2022

Join us this week as hosts Molly & Liz dive into Imposter Syndrome. They each share when they have experienced it and how they have learned to deal with it (spoiler alert! they continue to work through it today). Imposter Syndrome is a hot topic and join as they jump into it. They also touch on one of their favorite businesswomen, Sara Blakely and updates in her life (no, she is not on the pod...

Episode 23 :: [interview] DEI with Arash Almasi 10.02.2022

Join us this week as we have sales extraordinaire and passionate DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) leader, Arash Almasi. Arash helped lead DEI efforts at Glassdoor and joins the Saus to define DEI, what it means, and share what leading corporations are doing around DEI. This is a great episode to begin and continue our education around DEI. Thank you, Arash! Sausers, tune in and enjoy!

Episode 22 :: The Ease of '22 27.01.2022

Join us this week and Liz and Molly ease into '22 and have a fun, short episode chatting about their first few weeks of the new year. They touch on travel and what Liz misses most from the US while Molly talks about conserving energy. This is a fun one. A quick catch up, enjoy!

Episode 21 :: How to Handle Conflict in the Workforce 13.01.2022

Join us this week as hosts, Liz and Molly discuss a topic that has been a challenging skill to build throughout their years in their career. Over time they have improved, but it is still something they have to work through and build skills to handle conflict in the workforce. Tune in for tips and some of Molly's "life hacks" that have supported them getting through the different conflict in both p...

Episode 20 :: Fighting for your People 30.12.2021

Join us this week as Liz and Molly give perspective as people leaders fighting to promote their people. This is a great episode for people leaders and people who are looking to get promoted. They also have a reflection back on 2021 and what they are most thankful for. They hope this episode encourages you, Sausers, to take some time to reflect as well. They also discuss one of the best parts of sk...

Episode 19 :: New Year, New You? 16.12.2021

Join us this week as 2021 comes to a close. Do you take time to reflect at the end of each year? Do you set New Year's resolutions? Do you vision board? This week Molly and Liz share what they do and how they work through a year-end and step into a new year. They also of course touch on Lady Tay's rerecording of her Red album and Molly returning to The Saus (Sausalito, CA) for this first time in a...

Episode 18 :: [interview w HBS Grad danielle peretore] To MBA or to not MBA? 02.12.2021

Joining us this week as HBS MBA graduate, Danielle Peretore joins Molly & Liz in studio. Are you thinking about getting yours? Or wondering how it will help you in your career? For many of us, we ask ourselves should we for an MBA? And if I do, what is the application process like? The classes? What about the pressure? Will the cost be worth it? Danielle is here to tell us about her decision t...

Episode 17 :: Mistakes in the Workplace 18.11.2021

Join us this week as hosts Molly and Liz discuss family vacations with a family of 6 and true crime obsession. Molly and Liz spend time diving into the power of admitting mistakes and showing vulnerability in the workplace. They discuss it from the lense as a leader as well as an individual contributor. Tune in and enjoy!

Episode 16 :: [interview] Conversations with Former CEO Robert Hohman 04.11.2021

Join us this week as we host our very first guest, Robert Hohman. Robert was CEO of Glassdoor for over 10 years and is now Chairman of Glassdoor. In this interview, Robert discusses his path to leadership, lessons he has learned as CEO, and how he finds balance in it all. Liz and Molly both say how much fun they had during this interview as well as how much they learned while speaking with Robert....

Episode 15 :: Audience Name + MGMT Tips 101 14.10.2021

THE ANSWER IS HERE! Join us on this week's episode that is short, sweet and fun! After weeks of The Saus' audience coming up with naming options for the group and voting for their favorite name, the answer is HERE! Tune in to learn what the wonderful, supportive community of the Saus Podcast will be called. Molly and Liz also cover some of their favorite Management 101 tips. Thank you for tuning i...

Episode 14 :: [Roundtable] Why Do We Hold Ourselves Back? 30.09.2021

Join us on this week's episode as we change up the format. Instead of addressing a topic that Liz and Molly have tips to share, they discuss a topic that they want to bring attention and conversation to. Both hosts are curious about your thoughts on the topic as well as the format of this episode. Molly and Liz would also like to name all of you (The Saus Audience) and we need your help. Please tu...

Episode 13 :: Parental Leave Part 3 - The Return to work 16.09.2021

Join us on this week's episode of the Saus Podcast as Molly gives us great tips on returning from parental leave happy and successful. Even if you are not planning to take a Mat Leave or Pat Leave, the ladies promise, there are some really great tips in here. Liz also spends time touching on the outcome of her London Summer Garden Party Soiree. And as summer comes to an end, we remind all of you t...

Episode 12 :: Parental Leave Part 2 02.09.2021

Join us this week as the one and only Molly McKinstry shares some of her tips and tricks to help prep for Mat Leave and how she successfully would return from Mat Leave (hint managing expectations and setting boundaries). Your hosts also touch on Garden Parties London style and enjoy the final days of summer. We hope you tune in and are able to take a few bit and bobs from the episode. 

Episode 11: Signs it might be time to look for a new job 19.08.2021

Join us on this week's episode as Molly and Liz fill all of you in on big changes in one of their lives. They also touch on when it maybe time to start thinking about looking for a new job and back to school with the McKinstry crew. Listen in as both Molly and Liz share their perspectives on time to look for another job as well as back to school prep. 

Episode 10 :: Parental Leave Part 1 05.08.2021

Join us on this week's episode to hear hosts Molly and Liz discuss their thoughts on the Summer Olympics and Mat leave / Parental leave. They discuss the physical, mental and emotional strength of an Olympian (or what they could imagine it would be like) and discuss the mental, emotional and physical experience of Mat/Pat leave or seeking Mat/Pat leave. Molly opens up about one particular experien...

Episode 9 :: Not Getting a Promotion - is it always a bad thing? 22.07.2021

Join us on this week's episode to hear hosts, Molly and Liz discuss regret (do we have it?), missing out on a promotion (is it a bad thing?) and they touch on Liz's move to a new flat in London and Molly goes to Miami (who is the traveler now?). 

Episode 8 :: Wimbledon OOO and Travel with Children 08.07.2021

Join us on this week's episode to hear hosts, Molly and Liz, discuss the sometimes urgent need for an Out of Office when a real-life Wimbledon experience comes calling. Listen in as Molly and Liz reflect back on 10 years of their career and take a look at what they have learned and moving forward how they would do something different such as business travel with small children and being passed up...

Episode 7 :: Tips on working remote 24.06.2021

Join us on this week's episode where Molly and Liz discuss their dream guests' worlds colliding. A touch on what's to come with Lady Tay and round out the back half of the episode with best practices and tips on working from home, building a brand remote and non-negotiables when in a remote environment. 

Episode 6 :: Enneagrams & Personalities in the workforce 17.06.2021

Join us on this week's episode as you learn all about personalities in the workforce. As Molly and Liz recently took Enneagram tests, it brought them back to how they first met and just how different their personalities are. While different, they have been a big support to one another the last 10 years. Listen to them discuss how they lean into their strengths and constantly try and improve their...

Episode 5 :: 10 Year Journey! 10.06.2021

Join us on this week's episode as you learn about Liz and Molly's 10 year career journey together at Glassdoor and the recent changes they have both had in their career. In this episode they both explore and touch on lessons they have individually learned over the last 10 years, what has helped them grow their careers and what challenges they have faced. 

Episode 4 :: Hello Liz! 03.06.2021

Join us on this week's episode to learn more about co-host, Liz Hajjar. Liz grew up in the beautiful corner of PNW, headed to The OC for college, and studied abroad in Salamanca, Spain. Tune in this week to learn about the decisions that drove her to live and explore in these new places and how believing in herself is what helped make it happen. 

Episode 3 :: Meet Molly! 26.05.2021

This Jersey Girl has spent time throughout all of the US. She lived in the South East, the great state of CO and on the West Coast. Tune in to learn what each of these locations means to Molly and how she made her way to San Francisco and accepted the job at Glassdoor. This week, learn more about our one and only Molly McKinstry

Episode 2 :: Solo Travel and Email Etiquette 20.05.2021

Join us this week as Molly and Liz share their perspectives and tips on Solo travel as well as the power of a strong email subject line. You also will hear who Molly's 3rd dream guest is! Thank you for listening.

Welcome to The Saus Episode 1 12.05.2021

welcome to our first episode of The Saus podcast. Listen to understand what it is all about, why we are doing this podcast and who our dream guests are. thank you for tuning in.

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