Everything Speaks

K.J. Dell'Antonia is a columnist and contributing editor for The New York Times' Well Family page, a contributor to the Sunday Review and co-host of the #AmWriting podcast. Currently on book leave, K.J. joins Lee to talk about how she ended up at The New York Times, why it's important to take a professional approach to a creative career, and shares her insight into how to pitch a story in an effec...

Getting hired is a numbers game. The more jobs you apply for, the more likely you are to find a match. But there are creative ways to make yourself stand out during the application process. Audra Knight, a recruitment marketing strategist at Tenable Network Security, returns to Everything Speaks to share her three step process for landing a job. She covers how to find the job, how to apply for the...

Lisen Stromberg was excelling at her career. But after the birth of her second child she realized that there was no place for her to be a mother in such a competitive work environment. So, she pivoted, starting a consulting practice that works with companies to attract, retain and promote #women. She sits down with Lee to talk about how we can bring our true, authentic selves to work and contribut...

Does your college major determine your professional #career? Most of the time, yes. But there are exceptions, like Scott Cook, an account executive at Lessonly. Scott received a master's in trumpet performance but realized that although music was his passion, he didn't want to turn it into a professional career. Today Scott joins Lee to talk about how he leveraged his connections to find a job tha...

Karen Catlin spent 25 years building #software products. She started her career writing code, but moved into executive leadership to become the vice president at Adobe Systems. But today Karen has a new role. She's an advocate for #women in #tech. She coaches women to be stronger leaders and encourages men who want to be better allies. Today, she sits down with Lee to talk about #diversity in tech...

From a young age Julia Waneka was interested in rhetoric and #storytelling. After majoring in #communication at the University of Colorado at Boulder, she moved to San Francisco to immerse herself in the #tech scene. Now, Julia is the communications director at Whistle, a pet-tech company. Today she sits down with Lee to reflect on how crucial her first #internship was and how it set her on a path...

Lee Caraher sits down with Audra Knight, a #recruitment marketing strategist at Tenable Network Security. Together they talk about talk about how to control your #online profile to reflect the job you want, not the job you have. Plus, Audra shares some tricks of the trade including how scan for keywords on #LinkedIn and how to searching through someone's #Twitter account to find their strengths an...

Prior to starting her own company, Emilie Aries experienced a personal and professional low. She was tired, exhausted and felt unfulfilled by her work. Spurred into action by the potential for something better, Emilie founded Bossed Up, a nationwide training company that helps woman navigate career transition with a special eye towards burnout and crafting a happy, healthy and sustainable career p...

Lee sits down with Caitlin Scott, a senior communications counselor at Full Court Press Communications. Caitlin has a background in traditional #PR, but moved to her current position at Full Court to work with foundations, #non-profits, start ups and other mission based organizations to help them achieve #socialchange. She feels fortunate to have found a #career that blends her love of politics, c...

Lee sits down with Tricia Denci. As a senior in College Tricia signed on to be a part time #intern at Double Forte. Skip ahead five years and now Tricia is an account manager, focusing on #PR related to #wine and artisan food. Tricia talks to Lee about how she has moved up the ranks at Double Forte and why she recently decided to move to New York City.

Amy Vernetti is the director of #leadership #recruiting at Moonshots where she recruits and hires executives for Google's the next generation of big ideas - projects like driverless vehicles, drones and balloon powered internet. Amy joins Lee to give insight about how young people can create an interesting #narrative about themselves and shares best practices for getting hired.

Lee sits down with Shawn Murphy, the CEO and Founder of Switch and Shift, a consultancy firm dedicated to developing positive #business and #leadership practices. Shawn is also the author of The Optimistic Workplace, a book that teaches you how to cultivate a positive work environment. Shawn talks to Lee about #millennials, and why he believes they approach their careers with a different mindset.

Mara Kolesas has a very diverse work background having been a University professor, United Nations consultant and strategic planner for equity diversity at UC Berkeley. Today she's a professional #stylist, #fashion consultant and founder of Good Fit Style and she joins Everything Speaks to talk about her belief that how you dress says something about who you are.

Lee sits down with John Bragle, Director of Choirs and Instructor of voice at the Interlochen Arts Academy. As an educator he works with students to fine tune their #performance #art. With that experience, John knows a lot about #millennials and the next generation of young people who were raised in a world of text messages and emoticons. What does #professionalism mean to a millennial?

Lee Caraher sits down with Emily Drewry, a freelance writer and #socialmedia editor at Forbes Magazine. As a #millennial and recent college grad, Emily reflects on her experience transitioning from Northwestern University to the workplace, elaborating on the five things no one tells you about your first job.

Lee Caraher sits down with Joe Kowalke, a Director at Double Forte, to talk about meeting participation, and what it means for your #career. Whether you're meeting with a client, having an internal brainstorm, or giving a presentation, everything from body language to tone of voice, affects the meeting. So remember to slant - sit up, lean forward, ask questions, nod and talk.

Kimberly Strenk is the founder and president of Five Two SQ Integrated #PR, a firm that works with premium specialty brands in the areas of food, fashion and beauty. In this episode of Everything Speaks she maps out her #career path, discussing how she helps #businesses find their own unique voice, and in the second half of the interview she dives into the details of her renowned internship progra...

Lee Caraher sits down with Jerry Ervin, President and CEO of Paragon Strategies, a #management training company that works with businesses to build effective #leaders. On this episode, Jerry discusses two important roles in everyone's business career - a #mentor and a #coach. What's the difference? Why is each role important? Does everyone need a coach?

Lee Caraher sits down with Jerry Ervin, President and CEO of Paragon Strategies, a  #management  training company that works with businesses to build effective leaders. For this episode, Jerry and Lee talk about managing up and discuss why it is such a crucial part of running an efficient and successful  #business .

Lee Caraher sits down with Jerry Ervin, President and CEO of Paragon Strategies, a management training company that works with businesses to build effective leaders. On this episode Jerry discusses the first time manager - giving insight about how to navigate this new and challenging responsibility.

Lee Caraher sits down with Kate Taylor, a personal  #stylist  and image consultant, to talk about how someone's image (what you wear, cleanliness, etc.) can affect their  #career .

Eating is not a race. Chew with your mouth closed. Don't get drunk. These are simple rules but people still forget when they sit down for a  #business  dinner. Listen to Lee break down the rules of restaurant etiquette.

Lee Caraher sits down with Barbara Jones, founder of One2One Network, to talk about harnessing the power of influencers on  #socialmedia .

Are the skills you learn in PR and Marketing relevant in other careers? Julie Kim sits down with Lee Caraher to discuss why she believes that her previous experiences in #PR allowed her to start her dream #business, Saison Beauty.

No matter where you work, #email is essential. It powers modern day #business. and allows people to communicate. But not everyone fully harnesses the power of email.