Hey hi welcome this is Self Control & Cheese, your go-to podcast for conversations that aren't happening about career growth and personal and professional development that SHOULD be happening. We're two 20-somethings that have seen our fair share of things, working at two of the fastest growing Tech companies in the United States and growing our careers in tech without the absolute bullshit that happens in the tech world. Come hang out with us! Seriously, we have an email list, come hang: ht ...
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The B2B world is evolving at a fast pace, and let’s be honest, I might even call it a bit of a mess right now. But that means there’s an opportunity—especially when it comes to banding together to navigate the mess and make the world (and our careers) a better place. Hi, I’m Dani, nice to meet you. 👋 And I’m here to be your GTM gal who explores both personal and professional topics with my B2B industry expert guests to find the answers to the questions that you are too scared to ask your bos ...
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Embracing Transitions: Motherhood and Career Pivots with Laura Kendall
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In a world where the economy wavers and the tech industry evolves rapidly, how do marketers and working mothers navigate the complex landscape of 2024? Get ready to dive into this with Laura Kendall, a 4x marketing lead, now the Head of Marketing at InnoVint, a trailblazing company enhancing efficiency for wineries through cutting-edge software. Wi…
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The Future of Women, Marketing, and Community with Natalie Cantave
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What does the future hold for the marketer in this economy and for our community as women in tech in 2024? Get ready to meet Natalie Cantave—Senior Marketing & Partnerships Manager at Estateably and the brains behind MKTG WMN, an inclusive networking hub for women in marketing and design. With over 6 years of experience driving mission-focused mark…
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Salary Talks: Mastering the Art of Negotiation as a Rising Leader with Ashley Levesque
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On this episode of GTM Gals, I’m thrilled to welcome Ashley Levesque, who's here to chat all things navigating promotions, salaries, and becoming a people leader. Join us as Ashley opens up about transitioning from an executive assistant to now VP of Marketing at Banzai. In our conversation, she lends insight into the journey of becoming a respecte…
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Rising Above Layoffs: Christina Gaspar's Path to Community Marketing
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Career paths are winding roads filled with detours, unexpected twists, and, sometimes, what can feel like a diving crash off a cliff (aka layoffs). So what if you started choosing what’s around the next corner instead of letting it sneak up on you? Welcome Christina Gaspar to the GTM Gal party—she’s a marketing powerhouse who has defied instability…
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How to Grow Your Career: From Customer Support to Marketing Leader with Dandy’s Sara Pion
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Welcome to the first episode of GTM Gals! For our debut episode, I sat down with Sara Pion, the Head of Web Experience marketing at Dandy. With years of experience in leading SaaS companies, Sara has done it all in the marketing world. From her beginnings in conversational marketing at Drift to her current role at Dandy, Sara’s unique POV gave me e…
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Think of this as your time to meet up with your favorite gals in GTM over coffee. The marketplace is ever-evolving. Our personal lives are fast-paced. And we’re trying to excel and be our best selves in both of those places. So how do you do it? Join our host, Dani Hao, as she explores both the personal and professional topics you’re too scared to …
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Sup babes. Today we're talkin' control - what it feels like when you have it and what it feels like when you don't. And how to regain a sense of control when you lose it. Let's be real - when control is taken away from you it can feel like you're a child who had their toys taken away. Any feedback feels like you're whining and you can't figure out …
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Hot Take #32: Everything Everywhere All At Once
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Like no one is having a good time right now. What with the.... state of the US government, the world, and trying to get back to normal when things aren't normal, companies haven't figured out how to adjust and create employee engagement programs without culture being implied by an office. And it's starting to show with the great resignation, everyo…
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15. Is Your Job Serving You With John Thomas Lang
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Hey bestie. You asking yourself if it's time to find a new job? Or you're questioning how you know when it's time to find a new job? News flash - that probably means it's time for a new job. When companies are looking out for themselves, you have to look out for you. And you know what's ok? Not spending years at a company before you move, looking o…
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Hot Take #31: Everything's Made Up And The Points Don't Matter
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Hey besties here's the thing: we're rooting for you. Like straight up and full stop. We think you're doing great. We think you're putting in work. And we think you're chugging along, feelin' good about work AND life. And we positively love that for you. We just wanted to come on here and say that sometimes it's cool to just be vibing and have no ho…
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14. So You Got Laid Off. What's Next With Devin Pickell
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So you got laid off. That fucking sucks. We would never deny that and think you should go through the 5 stages of grief before you're really ready to figure out what comes next. But whenever you feel like you're ready to figure out what comes next for you, it can feel foreboding, scary, unknown, alone. Here's the great news, you're not alone. Being…
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Don't even lie - you don't either. Listen the 8 hour work day/40 hour work week was created for factory lines to get the most out of the workers as possible. We're B2B marketers working behind computer screens all day. Most of our work each day can be accomplished in 3-4 hours of uninterrupted work. The thing is... we are usually interrupted. By pe…
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When you figure out what your thing is, it makes it 100x easier to find jobs for YOU. When you know exactly what you want and how to find companies that'll let you do what you want, and help you grow more into who you want to be, your career becomes more fun and more valuable. Ryan McCready knows his thing. And so when the time came for him to make…
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Dudes. Like. We have so much time to figure it out. To figure out what we want our next move to be. To figure out what our career should look like. To figure out what we're going to focus on at work next quarter. Big things don't happen in 24 hours. Big things happen over weeks, months, and years. It's ok to have shitty days and shitty weeks. Becau…
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12. Get Hired In Tech BONUS: Choosing The Right Type Of Startup with Adam Goyette
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Oh what's that? A bonus episode of our get hired in tech series? Hell yeah fuckin right it is - you are so welcome. Adam Goyette is the VP of Marketing at HelpScout and has had a proven track record of finding the right companies that best suit his life at different points in his career. Sometimes that meant working 12 hour days, sometimes that mea…
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Basically - fake it till you make it. People newer to the working world, and especially underrepresented minorities in the workplace, aren't as likely to act like they're levels above what they actually are in the workplace. But that's exactly what we should all be doing - managing up, faking it until we make it, doing the job we want before we get…
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11. Get Hired In Tech: Understanding Your Offer Letter
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On this episode of "literally nobody taught me this shit", we're talking about the un-sexy part of working in startups: understanding your offer package. From stock options vs RSUs to understanding your benefits package and the legal clauses you have to agree to, it can all be overwhelming, feel like it doesn't make a lot of sense, and overall take…
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Hot Take #27: You Can Like Your Job Without It Being Your Life
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Hi friendsssss. There's a reason we started this podcast - because we liked the work that we do, we're damn good at it, and we grew quickly to where we wanted to give tips to people who were in a similar boat. All of this to say, it's 10000% ok to like your job, to love your job even, but you still don't have to make your entire life your job. Bala…
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10. Get Hired In Tech: Crushing The Interview
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It's episode 2 of our "Get Hired In Tech" series and this one is all about how to impress during each round of interviews you'll inevitably do for the hiring process at a tech company. From what to expect, when to bring up compensations, better questions to ask, AND better answers to questions, we hope these tips will help you feel more comfortable…
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We all know that guy Rod on TikTok who makes super relatable videos about being an anxious person in the workplace, right? Well we're here to letchya know that there's no need to fret. If you have a good, positive relationship with your manager - they 👏 do 👏 not 👏 hate 👏 you. They may be a little short over Slack or Teams, but that's literally only…
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9. Get Hired In Tech: Landing An Interview
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Hi besties, welcome to a 3 part series all about how to get hired in tech - specifically tech startups. People love to glorify what it's like to work in tech but then gatekeep how the heck they actually ended up at the company. We do not gatekeep in this house so we're giving you all our secrets on how we broke into the industry, grew quickly, and …
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Hot Take #25: It's Ok To Burn Bridges (sometimes)
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You know what? Not every professional relationship you make is going to benefit you, your mental health, and/or your career path. And if that's the case, there is absolutely no reason for you to maintain relationships with the people who aren't good for any of those things. Even though most industries are small and people know people, no one wants …
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8. How To Be Resilient with Amber Naslund
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They say to never meet your heroes but guess what? We did and she fucking rules. Meet Amber Naslund - an author, a speaker, a virtual mentor to 77.8k twitter followers and someone we've looked up to for a long ass time. Amber has been through some shit, she recently pivoted her entire career, and she does so with grace, with embracing the hard shit…
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Rest isn't selfish. Rest isn't earned. You can just FUCKING rest my dudes. That's literally it. It's still the beginning of the year, people are putting so much pressure on themselves to be better, to do more, to be more productive and use their daylight hours better. Here's the thing though - you literally don't have to. Move at your own pace, tak…
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7. From 9-5 to Freelance Full Time With Brooklin Nash
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Just like we don't all learn the same, we don't all work the same either. This week we got to sit down with Freelancer extraordinaire Brooklin Nash, who went in-house after freelancing most of his career for science. Literally just to see what it was like. Two years later and he's back on his freelancing game, writing and strategizing for the bigge…
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Hot Take #23: Age Does Not Define Performance Feat. Sara Ott
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Oh what's that? A hot take WITH A GUEST? Yeah it's 2022 and we're switching things up because we make the rules and we can do what we want. Today we're bringing the HEAT to warm up the cold, cold winter, all about why you can be really fucking good at your job no matter what age you are. There's a lot of ageism in the workplace, not just to younger…
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6. Land a Job Without The Experience with Jacob Gebrewold
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If you haven't had a conversation with Jacob Gebrewold, you're sorely missing out. He's a delight, charismatic, and knows how to get shit DONE. In this episode he takes us through step by step how he landed a new job, in a new industry, without the experience the company was looking for. Because he's just that good, he knows what he wants, and he l…
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Hot Take #22: You Shouldn't Be The Smartest Person In The Room
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Have you ever looked around a room and thought to yourself "Do I have a god complex or am I the only person in this room thinking critically?" Because SAME. Sometimes you get put into a situation where not everyone thinks like you do, not everyone is willing to speak up about their ideas, and you end up being the person who's leading every conversa…
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You'll never find your dream job and you know what? THAT'S FINE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A DREAM JOB. Sorry for yelling but it is so very possible to be happy and fulfilled at your job, find joy in other things outside of work, and be living your own dream. In fact, we think it's incredibly important to be passionate about something outside of work.…
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Hot Take #21: You Have To Suss Out Company Culture
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Because these founders out here are kinda wild fam. Inevitably, when you join a startup or even a mid-size company, the culture is going to be created by the founders. Whether that's good or bad is another question. What you want to look out for is founders, senior leaders, or hiring managers who don't talk about culture, because then you know it's…
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Y'all wanna hear us talk about how we failed for 26 minutes and why it's ok? MY GAWD are you in luck. Especially when you're early on in your career or new to a company and are eager to prove yourself, that can sometimes lead you to overworking yourself, then not having the time to do a few things of high quality, and inevitably fucking something u…
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Hot Take #20: Being Active On Social Media Doesn't Make You Good At Your Job
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Ok so here's the thing. We've all seen some straight up DUMB takes on social media that have gotten way too much engagement. It feels like we're taking crazy pills because the content is just so..... bland. And if we were to guess, the people who have mediocre thoughts are generally performing in a mediocre fashion at work because they prioritizing…
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Heyyyyyy, so the job market right now? Absolutely fuego for candidates and we are HERE for it. Of course, we love a good trend so we had to participate in The Great Resignation and both got new jobs. So on this episode we're covering the do's and don'ts for your first week at a new gig. Hint: Don't be a dick who thinks they know everything with no …
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Alright so we all know we're very goal and work oriented. We literally made a podcast about career growth. So when we don't produce something tangible at the end of the day we can get kinda hard on ourselves. And by we, we mean Sara. But there's a way to make thinking, researching, mulling something over, feel productive and like you accomplished s…
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2. You Don't Have To Hate Yourself To Be Successful With Brendan Hufford
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We are back with a frikin VENGEANCE, episode 2 of season 2 and you're already blessed with a guest. Not just any guest, but THE Brendan Hufford: Founder of SEO for the Rest of Us and Growth Sprints, creator of the All-in Community, and an SEO consultant. Oh yeah and for his day job he's a Growth Content Marketer. We talk about accepting yourself, w…
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Just a quick one for you all today. A reminder that we all need Google to do our jobs and there's nothing wrong with that. In fact, lean into it. Instead of asking a question where you could get the answer if you do 2 more seconds of critical thinking.... DO that critical thinking. Sometimes you just gotta slow down, remind yourself that the answer…
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Oh hey what's up HULLO everyone! We had a summer, we lived our lives, we are now BACK and literally better than ever. After a whole ass summer of Bridget living her best live and Sara moving across the country, we are back to chat. And what better topic to discuss after a 4 month long hiatus than the thing that's making every employer quake in thei…
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First of all.... Can we talk about the new branding? How frikin SLICK are we, right?!?!? Ok so anywho this is our Season 1 finale. You heard us, we're doing seasons now, wanna know why? Because we can. We are both trying to have a relaxing summer filled with non-work related activities and we just don't want to be thinking about and talking about w…
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Hey besties, Bridge is fresh off of a long weekend trip and we thought it'd be the perfect time to remind you to TAKE. YOUR. VACATION. DAYS. Take them. See the world, explore, or just lay in your bed and recharge. There needs to be more to you than your work, ok? If you are given vacation days, we are literally begging you to take them. You're not …
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18. Laziness Isn't Always A Lack Of Motivation
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Let's be real homies, not everyone is motivated the same way. If you're just looking to hire people who are motivated the way you are, your company's going to straight up implode. We're just two impatient, ambitious gals who are actually terrified of being called lazy and so we will do everything in our power not to be. BUT everyone will have to wo…
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Hot Take #16: It's Not Job Hopping If The Company's Toxic
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Alright here's the deal fam: We're not going to be that generation that just stays at a toxic, slow moving/dead end job for 35 years. We're looking out for ourselves and our career paths and to do that you need to experience some shit. That usually happens when you work at different companies. And sometimes when you do that, you accidentally find a…
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17. You Have To Be Selfish About Your Career
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We're prioritizing ourselves in 2021 ok? Being selfish isn't always a negative - you can be selfish about your career path without burning bridges and creating a network of raving fans who will back you up along the way. There are a few things you should be selfish about: Your growth, your time, and what you do and do not like to do. Let us break i…
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Hot Take #15: Your Co-Workers Are Smoking Weed
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And you know what? So are we. It's recreational in Massachusetts and Illinois so this is a no narc ZONE. Thanks. 🙅♀️But seriously, tens of millions of adults are recreational or medicinal users of cannabis and ya girls use it to relax our minds - because very few other things will. This is a judgement free zone so... Blaze it ✌️ --- Make sure to l…
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Burnout sucks absolute butt. It usually means you're onto some sort of large growth path but right now you're straight up not having a good time. Getting yourself out of burntout is also hard - because of course it is. It takes a lot of self awareness, a lot of patience and self compassion, and a lot of you doing nothing. For those of us who like t…
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Oh shit what's that??? A BONUS EPISODE BITCH. We answered your q's, from work pet peeves, what we're most proud of, to buffalo vs goat cheese and our 3 favorite cheese pairings. We just wanted to come on and hang out just us two and answer your questions cause this is our podcast and we'll do what we want to! But let us know if you liked it cause i…
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Yeah. Bummer to find out, we know. But it's easy to romanticize promotions like you would a relationship, but no one's gonna know exactly what you want unless you tell them, OK? Whether it's review szn or you're having career conversations with your boss, you need to make it clear exactly what you expect based on your performance, and if you're giv…
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15. Starting Your Own Business with Danielle Diamond
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So Danielle is 24 and owns a media company. ahaha. FUCK. But the cool thing about her is that she's down to earth as fuck, is already a servant leader, is a consistent student, and builds her company the way she wants to. She walks us through when you know its time for you to start your own thing, why it's not for everyone, how the feedback loop di…
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Hot Take #13: You'll Sound More Confident If You Do This
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Remove. The. Filler. Words. In. Your. Sentences. "I just", "I think", "I wanted to see if", no. Bad. Stop that. Write out your thoughts as fact. Write out your observations as statements. Write out your asks as demands. You're not bothering people by sharing your opinions, ideas, and observations so don't diminish them by using words that diminish …
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Or his alternate title: How To Be Gay, Hot, And Successful. Are you bought in yet? Dan Kurtz is a friend of the pod, recently promoted manager, and a man with an immense amount of self awareness when it comes to what he's good at and what he needs to work on. It's incredibly refreshing and interesting to hear about Dan's experience in retail being …
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Hot Take #12: Oh You Respect Women? Name 3 Women...
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Ok but like for real, you know a group of people are marginalized when they have their own day/week/month... Just sayin'. Respect women, respect intersectional femininity, and if you think people are asking for your opinion when they haven't... Then don't share your opinion. Really and truly, nobody asked and we hate you for it now. Not sorry. Mora…
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