WORK FRIENDS
The Podcast
Secrets to success? No, thank you. Welcome to Work Friends, a podcast for sharing upfront and unfiltered career stories—the good, the bad, and the unapologetically ambitious. Because what’s better than a bit of real talk among friends?
EPISODE 8
Melissa Winter has led a remarkable career—one that's hard to pin down. In fact, that’s kind of the point. Melissa has been the Chief of Staff to former First Lady Michelle Obama for the past seven years, after joining her staff 17 years ago when President Obama was a Senator in Chicago. In this episode, she tells us all about her incredible career journey from an unplanned college internship to the White House administration to working alongside Mrs. Obama's nonpartisan, nonprofit civics organization When We All Vote—and many incredible steps in between.
EPISODE 7
Journalist and ESPN host Malika Andrews stands out in a league all her own. She's been named one of the youngest-ever sideline broadcast reporters; the youngest person to host the NBA Finals Trophy ceremony; the first woman to host the NBA Draft on ESPN; and an Emmy winner, all before turning 30. This week, Sali chats with her about her incredible meteoric rise and some of the things you may not find on her resume.
EPISODE 6
Anjali Sud is the CEO of Tubi, the free streaming platform that houses the world’s largest library of movies and TV series. Since she’s taken the helm last year, the platform has hit a record number of viewers. But Tubi is far from Anjali’s first rodeo as far as CEO tenures go. She first stepped into the coveted role several years ago at Vimeo when she was just 33 years old, and successfully transformed the business. Naturally, it was not always a smooth ride to the top and Anjali shares it all on this week’s episode.
Monica Padman
EPISODE 5
Monica Padman shares her journey from babysitter to becoming the co-host and producer of one of the biggest podcasts in the world.
Laura Brown
EPISODE 4
Laura Brown is reclaiming the narrative on getting fired, and writing a book about it, too.
Ai-jen Poo
EPISODE 3
For over 25 years, Ai-jen Poo has advocated alongside, and on behalf of, some of the most essential members of our community.
Symone Sanders-Townsend
EPISODE 2
The MSNBC host on imposter syndrome and dreaming BIG.
Betsy Beers
EPISODE 1
Meet Betsy Beers, the Executive Producer of Shondaland.
ABOUT THE HOST
Sali’s Story
Sali spent a decade working in the Bay Area's finance and technology scene where she struggled to find work clothes that were both bold and practical. Options were stagnant, constricting, and lacked key functional elements.
Amidst her search, Sali read a study whose finding moved her to action: A woman’s ability to make a strong sartorial statement impacts her confidence, her career, and ultimately, her bottom line.
It was then that Sali, an entrepreneur at heart and unapologetic power dresser, founded Argent. She set out to provide modern-day women with inspiring, practical, go-to resources to instill confidence in what to wear for their busy (often hybrid) lives. From then on out, Sali’s mission has been to help women suit up to level the office playing field and claim their seat at the table.
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