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Work with Erika Ayers Badan

Erika Ayers Badan

WORK Podcast offers real, and relatable insights into work, leadership, and culture from someone who’s been there and done that (mistakes included). Through interviews, commentary, and listener questions, Erika provides a funny, unfiltered and unapologetic look at how to be yourself and be successful. erikaayersbadan.substack.com

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8:15

Work Unsolicited Advice: How to Keep Creativity Alive...

Work with Erika Ayers Badan ·

2025/12/10

Hi! Ever felt like you’re on a Disney ride through every big-company headache imaginable? Think lawyers, bankers, finance goons, stale conference rooms, staid conversations and the creeping sense that the machine is running you, not the other way around.Big companies exist for good reason. They build real things - consistently. They deliver at scale. But they also can suffocate the people who want to tinker, experiment, break stuff, and dream. The renegades. The builders. The ones who get hives at

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32:41

Work Conversations: 13 Year Old New Hampshire Erika...

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2025/12/08

Kathy Ireland has a big business. She parlayed a modeling stint into a pretty massive licensing business. Here’s what I liked about our conversation and why you should give it a listen:It takes a pretty unique person to not want to do something that’s lucrative and flattering. Kathy shares a lot about her time as a model - what she liked, what she felt she lacked, and how and why she decided to move on.Her now business began with a pair of socks.Enjoy!Watch full episode on YouTube. Get full access

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9:19

Work Net/Net: The Omnicom–IPG Merger and the Future...

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2025/12/07

Today we’re talking about the Omnicom–IPG merger and what it means for agency jobs, how AI is replacing layers of work inside holding companies, and why middle-layer roles are most at risk in this new ad economy.This is WORK Net/NetWatch full episode on YouTube. Get full access to WORK at erikaayersbadan.substack.com/subscribe

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13:03

Work Underlined: Join Organizations No Matter How...

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2025/12/03

This is a good listen for anyone needing a push to put themselves out there and to accept imperfect, chaotic and unfamiliar situations as a way to meet people, learn things and enliven yourself.We tackle the quote: “So I recommend that everybody here join all sorts of organizations, no matter how ridiculous, simply to get more people in his or her life.”This is WORK: Underlined Get full access to WORK at erikaayersbadan.substack.com/subscribe

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41:30

Work Conversations: Answering The Question 'What Do...

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2025/12/01

Please meet Cynthia Pong. She came to me by way of super-connector and personal board director an occasional SVU actor, Sarah Storm. Cynthia Pong packs a lot of punch. A one time public defender turned career coach / founder of Embrace Change. We have a wide-ranging conversation about the disadvantages women, and especially women of color, face in the workplace . We also talk about starting your own business and the elusive topic of helping people answer the question “What Do You Want.”Watch full

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41:12

WORK Conversations: Jennifer Fisher Gets What She Wants

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2025/11/24

Jennifer Fisher came by this week. She has a lot of energy and a spicy, strong, fuck-it-let’s-do-it vibe. Her baubles are also next level.We talked about working for what you want, failing and figuring things out, the importance of salt, toothpicks and being happy being yourself.If you’re looking for a gift for the girl who already has everything - check out our Food52 x Jennifer Fisher toothpick!If you’re looking for beautiful things for home and table - don’t miss our Black Friday / Cyber Monday

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10:46

WORK Unsolicited Advice: You Can Only Control What...

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2025/11/21

Hi! I’ve been on 3 red eyes in the past week. I can’t quit a red eye no matter how hard I try. The lure of not wasting the day in a plane always trumps the blur, hangover-esque daze of the next two days after a night of no sleep. Sidenote: It’s fall and apparently the changing fall weather causes bumpy sky roads according to the JetBlue guy at 6am today. This is what work is like this week.On this episode of Unsolicited Advice we are talking about geopolitical uncertainty and its bearing on your

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11:44

WORK Net/Net: Racist Texts, The Meeting That Could...

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2025/11/19

Today we’re talking about group chats and what not to put in them, the problems with meeting culture and what makes A players leave (read: growth).This is WORK Net/Net Get full access to WORK at erikaayersbadan.substack.com/subscribe

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28:02

WORK Conversations: You And Your Bad Boss

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2025/11/17

Alright, Mita is back with us on the pod. We’re talking bad bosses, bad employees, bad attitudes and how to break the cycle of feeling bad at work. Here’s the rundown of what we’re talking about today at WORK. * Work friction is rising because roles, priorities, and expectations are unclear.* Layoffs create survivor guilt and overwhelm for the people who stay.* Leaders often skip rewriting roles or resetting priorities after org changes.* Ambiguity grows when bosses avoid conflict or lack clear

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16:22

WORK Underlined: It’s far easier to replace a...

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2025/11/14

Today we are talking about disruption.People hate disrupting themselves. It’s scary, may not work, is a general pain in the ass and is hard.It requires vision, fortitude, foresight, being misunderstood, being on the edge and being ok with it.Su Hawn and Erika talk about the places in my journey where I’ve opted to remodel versus remake (and why it was a mistake), the challenges in re-routing the road and my grandfather being a land surveyor.This is WORK Underlined. Watch full episode on YouTube. Get

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14:36

WORK Net/Net: Love in the office, signs that it’s...

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2025/11/12

Alright we are back with the WORK Net/Net. Here’s what we’ve got:Gen Z isn’t into you as their boss, whatever project you have them working on or the free snacks (just kidding they love snacks). Know what else they love? Love. Instead of finding connection on dating apps, Gen Z is looking for love in the office. PSA to the Gen Z crowd: This is not a new phenomenon.Thirteen signs it’s time to quit your job. This one goes out to all the job huggers out there and my favorite former colleague whose

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40:18

WORK Conversations: WTF is a Futurist

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2025/11/10

Valarie Jacobs is a futurist. She’s built her career capturing and understanding signals, curating and editing those signals to provide a thesis on trends and conveying and implementing strategies to help companies adapt, morph and evolve into the future.Remember when everything became organic? She helped companies understand that trend and change their product mix, brand strategy and supply chain to stay competitive and compelling in the face of changing consumer demand.She’s now helping people

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9:39

WORK Unsolicited Advice: The Answers Are In The Building

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2025/11/07

Today’s unsolicited advice is about underrated leadership skills. Listening is my #1.We are in a time of work where people are reticent to lead. Either they’re not good at it, don’t think it’s worth the headache, or no one ever taught them how to strive for it.We talk about why leadership it’s important and the subtle skills that help people, teams and projects succeed at work.This is WORK Unsolicited Advice. Get full access to WORK at erikaayersbadan.substack.com/subscribe

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11:11

Job Hugging Doesn't Mean Inappropriately Touching...

Work with Erika Ayers Badan ·

2025/11/05

The Net / Net today is about job hugging.Blitz recap:Last summer was quiet quittingThen we moved to quiet crushingNow we are outright huggingThis is like having a teenager. Defiance turns to angst turns to remorse / insecurity.Job hugging is real, it’s happening and as consumer uncertainty mounts and the year end layoffs arise, it will only be more prevalent.It feels like we are in a time of clinging to what we hold or know to be true.This reminds me of this Wilson Phillips Song. Does anyone

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33:09

What Happens When Your Business Dream Dies. Finding...

Work with Erika Ayers Badan ·

2025/11/03

In 2023 Daniela and I were in Boston for something at Barstool - I can’t remember what exactly. It was spitting snow like it does in the Northeast. I had on my favorite winter hat and got a like from Shit That I Knit. This is how I met Christina Pardy. I liked her instantly - she’s a Masshole. Sweet, gritty, creative, earnest and motivated. I had her come to Barstool and we talked about her company and her vision. I was on here the other day and saw a post from Christina about selling STIT. It was

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2:45

We Are Restructuring The Podcast (Announcemnet)

Work with Erika Ayers Badan ·

2025/10/06

We have an announcement. We are restructuring the podcast. Starting very soon WORK will be getting published more than once a week with multiple different segments. Stay tuned!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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48:30

Kelly Bensimon on Real Housewives, Real Estate &...

Work with Erika Ayers Badan ·

2025/09/29

In this episode of WORK, Erika is joined by Kelly Bensimon - former model, Real Housewife of New York, author, and now one of New York’s top luxury real estate brokers - to discuss how reinvention, resilience, and fearlessness have defined her career. Erika also reflects on Gen Z dipping into retirement savings, Jamie Dimon’s advice to step outside your lane, and David Ogilvy’s timeless lessons on owning your shortcomings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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43:45

Erika Learns Gen Z Slang & Breaking Down Career...

Work with Erika Ayers Badan ·

2025/09/22

In this episode of WORK, Erika is joined by Summer, Noah Tannin, and Alice Hu. Summer decodes Gen Z and Gen Alpha slang, Noah talks about the chaos of creative work at Food52, and Alice explains how astrology helps navigate eclipse season, Mercury retrograde, and career transitions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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37:28

Why Work Feels Broken and the First Full Season of...

Work with Erika Ayers Badan ·

2025/09/15

In this episode of WORK, Erika takes on the state of work and the future of women’s sports. She unpacks why today’s job market feels impossible—from AI-written applications colliding with AI-driven hiring systems to Gallup’s finding that fewer than one in five employees are satisfied at work. With quiet quitting evolving into quiet crashing, she asks what leaders can do when culture is defined by the worst behavior they’re willing to tolerate. Then the conversation

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62:14

Gen Z Is Making Their Parents Talk to Their Bosses

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2025/09/08

In this episode of WORK, Erika reflects on lessons from the Work Like a Girl event in Boston and why optimism may be the most powerful leadership skill. She then unpacks viral business stories, including the Applebee’s executive who went on to become CEO of IHOP and eventually bought Applebee’s, and Brian Chesky's (Airbnb CEO) reminder that the future waits for no one. Erika also breaks down the surprising stat that three in four Gen Z workers bring their parents into job interviews

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