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Episode 11 – “Practice on a Harmless Idiot.”

In episode 11 of Work Mom Says: Don’t Be an Idiot, Join Work Mom (Lori Jo Vest) and two seasoned professionals, John Reed of Rain BDM and Laura Khalil of Brave by Design, in a conversation about Idiot Bosses. The most common question Work Mom gets is “I work for an idiot! How can I make this work?” The answer? Sometimes you can, and sometimes, you can’t. (Or you shouldn’t.)

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Episode 5 – “Breaking the Brules and Managing Up”

In this episode of Work Mom Says: Don’t Be an Idiot, Work Mom talks to artist/illustrator/art director Brach Goodman and brand storyteller Gia Pallazolo, along with our audio dude Randy Stephenson, in a conversation focused on what brules (bullshit rules) you should be breaking and how to manage your relationship with your supervisors and leaders at work.

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Episode 4 – “Getting Unstuck and How Do You Know When It’s Time to Go?”

In this episode of Work Mom Says: Don’t Be an Idiot, Work Mom talks to Ashley Karbal and Sydney Newton, who are both recent college grads and ad agency marketing coordinators; and of course, Randy Stephenson, our awesome audio dude. The group discusses how to break that feeling of “stuck” so you can choose what you do next in every situation. Then we move on to the topic of leaving a job. How do you know when it’s the right time to move on to a new job or a new company?

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Episode 3 – “Mean People and Your Confidence Game”

In this episode of Work Mom Says: Don’t Be an Idiot, Lori talks to Dominique Wilson, art director at an ad agency and founder/self-acceptance and color coach of LoveUTo at https://www.loveutoo.com/; Sydney Newton, recent college graduate and ad agency marketing coordinator; and of course, our audio engineer and color commentator, Randy Stephenson of Stage 3 Audio at https://www.randystephenson.com/.   The group shares stories about “mean people” – including how to think about and manage your work relationships with them – before jumping into confidence, looking at what happens when you don’t have it and how to overcome a lack of confidence in the workplace.

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Episode 2 – “Personas and Side Hustles”

In this episode of Work Mom Says: Don’t Be an Idiot, we talk about who you are at the office and how a side hustle can help you accelerate your business education. Artist, musician and designer Brach Goodman shares how his side hustles make him a better everything. And – BONUS – Randy Stephenson, audio dude and owner of Stage 3 Audio, joins in to add a little color and share his experience as a business owner.

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