No One Knows What They're Doing Erin McGoff

In Episode 06, Erin interviews Alex Lieberman (aka, @alexlieb) to discuss how he co-founded the wildly successful newsletter, Morning Brew, and sold it a few years later for $75 million—all before 30. We talk about entrepreneurship, being a CEO, starting a newsletter, monetizing online business, raising funds for a startup, dealing with the sudden death of his father, dating, terrible advice, amazing advice, and why Alex didn't buy a Rolex or Ferrari when he became a multi-millionaire.
➞ In this episode:
0:00-2:33 Introduction
2:34-5:39 Growing Up in Jersey
5:39-9:50 College & Caddy-ing
9:51-14:54 Starting Morning Brew
14:55-18:11 Monetizing a Newsletter
18:12-22:35 Quitting His Job
22:36-31:43 Pitching Investors & Raising $750k
31:44-34:43 Selling Morning Brew for $75M
34:44-40:20 Seeing $$$ Hit His Bank Account
40:21-51:30 Alex's Father Dying + Grief
51:31-55:55 Alex's Morning Routine
55:56-56:40 The Worst Advice Alex Received
56:41-58:48 Advice That Changed Alex's Life
58:59-1:00:28 Alex's Role Model
1:00:29-1:01:42 The Definition of Success
1:01:43-1:03:13 How Alex Met His Wife
1:03:14 Real Advice with Erin & Alex
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In Episode 05, Erin interviews Dr. Judith Joseph, MD-MBA (aka,  @drjudithjoseph ) to discuss a range of topics from high-functioning depression, workplace burnout, neurodiversity, social media, anhedonia, medical school, scholarships, MBA/business school, mental health crisis, growing up in the evangelical church, how to find a therapist, attachment styles, and much more!
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➞ In this episode:
0:00-01:44 Introduction
01:45-6:00 Background Q&A
6:01-7:10 Scholarships
7:11-10:19 First & Current Job
10:20-10:50 MBA AND Med School at the Same Time!?

10:51-13:12 Balancing 3 Companies & Mental Health
13:13-15:34 Pros & Cons of Being a Psychiatrist
15:35-19:15 Do We Really Have A Mental Health Crisis…?
19:16-21:00 Social Media & Mental Health
21:01-23:00 Mental Health Content Creators?
23:01-24:29 Pros + Cons of Social Media Mental Health Consumption
24:30-25:30 How to Find A Therapist
25:31-27:55 Advice Judith Ignored
27:56-28:29 Hardest Thing Judith’s Done
28:30-31:50 Thoughts on “Neurodiversity” & Autism
31:51-44:19 What is “Anhedonia”? Or “High Functioning Depression”?
44:20-46:34 Opinions on Mental Health Labeling
46:35-51:54 The 4 Attachment Styles
51:55-53:50 Something You Need To Know About Depression &
53:51-59:28 Advice for Burnout & Boundaries
59:29-01:00:58 Are People Attached to Their Mental Illnesses?
01:00:59-01:05:58 Real Advice from Erin + Judith
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In Episode 04, Erin interviews Hannah Williams, founder of Salary Transparent Street.
Hannah graduated from Georgetown University in 2019 and hopped 5 jobs in 2.5 years, taking her salary from $40k to $150k, creatively paying off her college loans in full. In 2021, she quit her job as a Data Analyst to launch Salary Transparent Street, a social media account that simply visits different cities across the U.S. and asks random people on the street what they do for a living and how much they make. Since then, STS has blown up into a viral sensation leading Hannah to be featured in publications such as The Washington Post, NYT, TIME, Business Insider, Good Morning America, CNBC, and 2023, Hannah was named one of Forbed 30 Under 30.
In this episode, Hannah transparently breaks down how she achieved her goals, how she makes money, and the struggles she's faced along the way.
➞ In this episode:
0:00 Intro
1:45 Forbes 30 Under 30
3:16 Background Q&A (growing up overseas, community college, etc.)
14:20 Working as a Telemarketer Post-Grad
17:24 Job Hopping
20:20 Best Career/Job Interview Advice
20:47 How Hannah Found Out She Was Underpaid
26:19 How YOU Can Find Out If You're Underpaid
28:40 How Hannah Filmed Her First TikTok
29:51 Do People Lie About Their Salaries...? $$$
31:46 Why Hannah Blocks People (Sometimes)
33:30 How Hannah Went From $150k to $1m in ONE YEAR
35:39 Salary Transparency Trends
37:03 Can You Talk About Salary With Coworkers?
38:57 Why You Should Negotiate Your FIRST Job Offer
42:48 Thoughts On "Lazy Girl Job" or "Quiet Quitting"
48:00 Advice Hannah's GLAD She IGNORED
49:30 Hannah's Smartest Financial Decision
51:43 Highest Salaries Hannah's Documented
53:16 Lessons Hannah's Learned The Hard Way
55:18 #RealAdvice from Erin & Hannah
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In Episode 03, Erin interviews Jim Keyes, former CEO of 7-11 AND Blockbuster (and pilot, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and author!)
Jim climbed out of poverty, being the only person in his family to go to college. He graduated with an MBA from Columbia and went on to climb the ladder to become CEO of both 7-11 and Blockbuster during the 90's into the 2000s. In this episode, Erin discusses Jim's career and the differences between their two generations—Erin straddling Gen Z and Millennials and Jim, a Baby Boomer. They discuss the importance of education, being strategic and adaptable, imposter syndrome, and what the heck happened to Blockbuster. There is so much to learn in this episode for the average worker—but especially anyone looking to forge their own path and create a new life for themselves.
➞ In this episode:
0:00 Intro
2:04 Rapid fire Q&A
6:11 From poverty to Columbia MBA in NYC
9:09 First job to 7-11
11:26 Climbing the Ladder to CEO
17:35 CEO of 80,000+ Stores
18:41 The IDEAL Slurpee
19:56 Selling 7-11 (and cashing out $$)
21:51 Jim almost BOUGHT Blockbuster!?
23:54 Taking on Blockbuster as CEO
28:09 What Could Have Saved Blockbuster?
29:10 Day in the Life of a CEO (+ leadership tips!)
31:12 Why Jim Wrote a Book about Education
33:01 What's at stake here?
35:31 The price of college in 1980 vs. 2020
38:45 Should 18-year-olds Go to College?
40:06 Jobs Don't Require Degrees? "It's a Bubble."
42:16 How Jim Would Fix Education System in America
44:53 Tuition-Free University: Yay or Nay?
46:41 Having Beliefs & Being Open-Minded
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The incredible screenwriter and actress Julia Yorks joins Erin on the pod today. Julia's impressive accolades include writing the film 1UP for BuzzFeed/Lionsgate, working with Peacock and DreamWorks on several productions, and writing animated episodes for Hulu. Acting-wise she was most recently featured in an episode of Law and Order! 
Julia’s tale of navigating how to work in the film industry (i.e. if you can’t get in through the door try a window) is super inspiring! One of the double-edged sword realities of the film industry is there is no one path, so truly anything can happen. Her biggest tip here is persistence. Keep chipping away, and you will grasp the thing you want.  
Julia’s experience starting out her acting career in Los Angeles until relocating to New York City is a true insider's breakdown of what it's like to “make it” in each place. One thing COVID taught everyone in the film industry is that you don’t have to be in L.A. anymore to make your mark. Julia goes on to offer hot takes on the recent 6-month WGA and SAG-AFTRA union strikes and the overall impact they had on her career and the industry. 
During the writers’ strike, she pivoted, or rather broadened her writing skillset and passion, to include screenwriting. The essence of screenwriting is helping brands tell stories and problem-solving, which Julia is oh-so good at doing. In the spirit of transparency, one of Julia’s core values, she shares how she works with agents, managers, lawyers, and bookkeepers. Super juicy!
All New Yorkers have a quintessential living-in-NYC story and Julia’s is *chef’s kiss.* Picture this: she’s at the MET for the screening of Geroge Clooney’s latest film, wearing TJ Maxx’s chicest all-black comfy ensemble, runs into Anna Wintour, crashes the after-party at the Polo Bar and… well you’ll have to listen to find out!
Episode Outline:
1:40 Intro 
1:41 Acting in Law & Order 
4:35 Making $$ in Screenwriting 
6:02 Background Q&A 
9:08 Breaking into the film industry 
14:30 Dealing with rejection 
16:50 Networking & schmoozing 
20:35 Biz of Professional Screenwriting 
23:20 Agents vs. Managers 
23:47 Joining the WGA (union) 
26:12 Fighting Imposter Syndrome 
27:20 The 2023 Film Strikes 
31:11 George Clooney, Crustaceans  & TJ Maxx
44:15 LA vs. NYC 
45:35 Erin & Julia give Advice
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Julia Yorks TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/discover/Julia-Yorks?lang=en
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Making friends as an adult can be so weird! In this episode, Erin and special guest Danielle Bayard Jackson dive into the sticky yet mega-important world of adult friendships. Danielle is a certified women's coach and friendship expert, and she's known for pairing research with real life to help women experience more joy in platonic relationships with other women. She’s become Bumble BFF's official spokesperson and has become a go-to source for the media as a guest on outlets like CBS NEWS, NBC News, and even daytime talk shows!
Danielle kicks off the episode with her story and her very nonlinear path of becoming a friendship expert. She’s so honest and vulnerable and reminds us just because she’s an expert doesn’t mean she’s perfect or that she was a nice girl in high school (spoiler, she wasn’t). 
One cause of modern friendships becoming so weird is the shift to remote work. Work is where we spend most of our time, and that proximity automatically makes it the perfect place for friendships to form. However, without that in-person work culture, now more people than ever are feeling friendless. 
The thing is, we all need friends! Just because we can go for periods of time killing it on our own doesn’t mean we should isolate ourselves 24/7, introverts and extroverts alike! Top tip: the more we are around our friends and make it normal to make new friends, the easier it gets. Knowing what qualities, values, and the time we are able to devote to our friendships, all things Danielle’s new book will help you master, are crucial to forming better relationships. 
Men and women view their friendships differently, Danielle’s got the research receipts to prove it, and the ways in which men and women friends make new friends and like to spend time together are very not the same. For instance, women tend to see friends as siblings, and men tend to see friends as cousins. The intimacy is real! 
Erin and Danielle then explore the sometimes awkward social norm of selecting bridesmaids and groomsmen, three different types of loneliness, and how to combat each. This first smash episode wraps with some #RealAdvice time! 
Episode Outline:
0:30 Introduction & Danielle’s background
2:10 Rapid fire Q&A
3:25 Why Danielle switched careers
5:11 Being the shy/mean/popular girl in high school 
7:03 How Danielle got out of teaching and into coaching
12:50 Is working from home killing our friendships?
16:22 Dunbar's Number 
18:00 Making friends as a remote worker (or else you'll get weird)
19:00 Harvard 100-Year Study on Happiness
20:35 What are "quality" friendships?
21:42 Introverts vs....