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A space where the co-founders of EverMore will share their reflections, talk through the employee + leadership experience at work, share our career stories, and offer advice to submitted questions. 

  1. MAR 20

    how can I use AI to build the career I want? (part 2)

    Welcome back to Dear EverMore! In this episode, our founders Scott, Courtney, and Kelsey continue the conversation on AI and the future of work. If you haven't listened to Part 1 yet, go back and start here — we covered what AI is good at, where it falls short, and how companies are misusing it. In Part 2, we talk about how to harness AI to make your career better, how we're building EverMore differently, and what the future of work might actually look like. What we get into: How to build critical thinking and comfortability with friction — knowing how to prompt AI, questioning the results you’re getting, and letting it pause will help immensely with critical thinking. We also recommend getting out of your house, your comfort zone more, and letting yourself be bored. Synchronicity won’t find you if you’re staying in the same circles. Consider joining a book club or going to community events to engage with people you don’t know.How we're doing this differently in EverMore — we're focused on reflection, taking action outside of the tool, and helping you know yourself better. Unlike other tools (like ChatGPT) where they want to keep your attention, our incentive is to give you value and results — solving problems with you, not having you doom spiral into the platform.The future of engineering — in the past, engineering teams would have a product owner, several engineers, and 1-2 testers working on a single product. In the future, you might have 5 product owners spinning up massive updates, but only 1-2 engineers focused on architecture and design. AI is changing the structure of how work gets done.How this could lead to more entrepreneurs — we believe there will be more people building businesses with AI supporting the accounting, coding, testing, and thought partnership to build something from the ground up. This is where EverMore can come in — helping you focus on your why and how it relates to your North Star, so you can harness AI to build the career (or company) you actually want.If you're looking for a way to take control + own your career in the age of AI, we invite you to join the EverMore free beta! You’ll get early access to our career tools, plus discounted pricing. Resources: EverMore: The Future is Already Unfolding: How Work and Society Evolve by 2030Fridge Friends: The Art of SerendipityAnthropic CEO: Study the Humanities (and what they look for when hiring)Vice: Gen Z is the First Generation Dumber than Their ParentsSteve Jobs Made 12 Predictions in 1990. They Just Came True.Send us Fan Mail Have a burning question you'd like answered on the pod? We'd love to give you advice! Submit your anonymous question.

    38 min

  2. MAR 11

    will AI really take my job? (part 1)

    Welcome back to Dear EverMore! In this episode, our founders Scott, Courtney, and Kelsey talk about AI — especially around the fear of how this will impact work and if AI will really take our jobs. We hear this fear a lot in our social networks, and it’s a real one. However, we think AI is a great tool to make our work better, so we have more time to be creative and come up with ideas. This is a multi-part conversation — make sure to follow or subscribe so you don’t miss part 2 around how AI will affect the future of work and our advice for how to harness it to make your career better. What we share + talk about: What AI is genuinely good at today — pattern recognition, synthesizing or compressing information, and being a thought partner. Think of AI like a bicycle: it doesn’t replace your legs, but it can help you get there faster.Where people are overestimating AI — it can’t produce original insight, handle long-term reasoning, provide accountability, make ethical judgments, or offer contextual empathy. AI recombines what already exists; it can’t create something truly novel.The creativity concern — if electricity went out tomorrow and we started over, we’d still have creative thinkers, but AI wouldn’t be able to create anything from the ether. AI should remove tedious tasks so people can be more creative, and we believe the extra time should go back to you for thinking time, not be repurposed for more work in the antiquated 9-to-5.The layoff mistake — we’ve seen companies lay off workers expecting AI to replace them. However, Salesforce recently admitted they regretted their layoffs due to negative customer experiences. There’s a mismatch: people want AI to better their work and experiences, not replace the human element.AI amplifying bias — we’re concerned about how AI will amplify the bias in our data: in the responses it gives that could shape worldviews, in decision-making tools, and in how it engages with people. When bad decision-making from leaders and work systems is the foundation, building AI on top of it only makes it worse.If you’re looking for a way to take control + own your career in the age of AI, we invite you to join the EverMore free beta! Send a text Have a burning question you'd like answered on the pod? We'd love to give you advice! Submit your anonymous question.

    30 min

  3. FEB 26 ·  BONUS

    mini-sode: the future role of the manager + how you can prepare for it

    Welcome back to Dear EverMore! This episode is an extension from our recent conversation on our predictions for the future of work — not some distant vision, but the shifts happening right now and what we see coming next. In this episode, our founders Kelsey + Courtney talk about the future role of the manager — and why we believe the traditional manager role is way too bloated and needs to evolve. Join the EverMore free beta to take control + own your career story! How we see the role of the manager + work changing: Career guides instead of the traditional manager — self-organizing teams are changing how work gets done. We're seeing a shift toward official roles for mentors, career navigation, feedback, and being a sounding board instead of one person doing it all.Gentle parents begets the gentle manager — managers want to be there for their teams and help them avoid what they went through. The Millennial generation seems to be breaking patterns at work, at home, and also in society (and we’re here for it).Transparency in promotion cases — most companies don't offer this (it's VERY rare), but it's critical for growth. EverMore as a tool can help you (or your team, if you’re a manager) build your own promotion case and track your progress even when your company doesn't.Building your own User Manual — share what works best for you with colleagues, your manager, employees you manage, or when getting hired. Help people know how to show up with you. Resources we shared: (article) The Future is Already Unfolding: How Work and Society Evolve by 2030(article) A Manager's Guide: To Coach or Not to Coach(article) The Little Lies That Keep Work Unfair(app) EverMore as your Career Companion If you're looking to take ownership of your career, navigate a transition, or want to be a better leader, EverMore is a space built for reflection, growth, and career storytelling. While we're in our early beta, we'd love to have you try it out and invite others with your very own referral link 💚 Send us Fan Mail Have a burning question you'd like answered on the pod? We'd love to give you advice! Submit your anonymous question.

    19 min

  4. FEB 20 ·  BONUS

    mini-sode: how to think of your career-as-a-product

    Welcome back to Dear EverMore and to our very first mini-sode! In this special episode, our founders share why it’s important to think of your career-as-a-product, especially as you take ownership of what you’ve done + where you’re heading next. What we share + talk about: Your career is not your identity, it’s something you create and own. It’s being honest with who you are, what you’re good at, as well as what you don’t want to do anymore.Treating it like you would product development: what are the features? what are the benefits and what does it not do? what is the cost associated?Re-evaluating regularly the value of what you provide: we hope for a future where automatic pay increases + transparency in compensation are available in companies. However, until that exists, it’s important to understand your value as you develop + grow your skillsets. If you’re looking for a way to take control + own your career, we invite you to join the EverMore free beta! Helpful resources: (article) The Future is Already Unfolding: How Work and Society Evolve by 2030(article) The Little Lies That Keep Work Unfair(podcast) The Future of Work: what we've seen so far + what's coming nextIf you're looking to take ownership of your career, navigate a transition, or want to be a better leader, EverMore is a space built for reflection, growth, and career storytelling. While we're in our early beta, we'd love to have you try it out and invite others with your very own referral link 💚 Send us Fan Mail Have a burning question you'd like answered on the pod? We'd love to give you advice! Submit your anonymous question.

    9 min

  5. FEB 5

    the future of work: what we've seen so far + what's coming next

    Welcome back to Dear EverMore! This episode is all about the future of work — not some distant vision, but the shifts happening right now and what we see coming next. We're seeing a fundamental change in how people approach their careers, how companies treat transitions, and what we value beyond the resume. From consulting collectives to soft landing policies to hiring for who someone is (not just what they've done), we believe the future is more human, more intentional, and more story-driven. Join the EverMore free beta to take control + own your career story! A few things we talk about: Consulting co-ops + collectives — the way of the future for having more control of your career and flexibility while still having the comfort of being with others and friends.Soft landing policies and transparent offers — facilitating mutual transitions with predetermined separation packages, scheduled comp increases, and performance standards. Agreeing to terms as reverence for both parties, and showing care even when someone is leaving.Beyond pay transparency — going deeper into transparency of leveling and data, or challenging the data sets available due to their inherent gender bias.Hiring for who someone is — not just what they've done, but what they're trying to do or grow within. Using meaning-making systems like tarot, astrology, spirituality, and reflection to understand others as part of a bigger shift away from "what do you do" into "who are you."In defense of the cover letter — tell us the story! The future of hiring is in the stories, not the line item resume. Actually, we think the resume needs to be re-envisioned entirely.Resources we shared: (article) The Future is Already Unfolding: How Work and Society Evolve by 2030(article) 6 Tools to Give Your Career Story a Voice(article) The Little Lies That Keep Work Unfair(app) EverMore as your Career CompanionIf you're looking to take ownership of your career, navigate a transition, or want to be a better leader, EverMore is a space built for reflection, growth, and career storytelling. While we're in our early beta, we'd love to have you try it out and invite others with your very own referral link 💚 Send us Fan Mail Have a burning question you'd like answered on the pod? We'd love to give you advice! Submit your anonymous question.

    32 min

  6. JAN 16

    how to take control of your career before it happens to you

    Welcome back to Dear EverMore, and to a whole new year of being authentically ourselves + taking ownership of our career story! In this episode, Courtney sat down with our cofounder and CTO, Scott Hertel, to walk through his career story — from coming up in the dot com era to becoming a 3x founder, and now part of building EverMore. This felt especially timely as we kick off 2026. Instead of the antiquated "new year, new you," we're leaning into our "new year, be you" mindset. Scott's story is a masterclass in staying true to yourself while being intentional about where your career goes. A few things we talk about: The dot com crash — tying your identity to your job is a warning sign. Instead, Scott shares advice on how to own your career instead of letting it happen to you.Career-as-a-product — keeping it simple, running experiments, acting on feedback, and knowing who to go to for mentorship. Scott shares ways to use the scientific method to find out what excites you and helps you grow.Why engineers plan everything except their careers — and why your story (the business impact you've made) matters more than the tech languages you know or what you’ve shipped.Resources we shared: (article) Scott Hertel On Failure, Freedom, and Being a 3x Founder(book) The One Thing by Gary Keller(book) Essentialism by Greg McKeown(app) EverMore as your Career CompanionIf you’re looking to take ownership of your career, navigate a transition, or want to be a better leader, EverMore is a space built for reflection, growth, and career storytelling. While we’re in our early beta, we’d love to have you try it out and invite others with your very own referral link 💚 Send us Fan Mail Have a burning question you'd like answered on the pod? We'd love to give you advice! Submit your anonymous question.

    48 min

  7. 12/19/2025

    when the world is heavy, how to lead with empathy in tough situations

    Welcome to the last episode of 2025 from Dear EverMore! Before we get started, we want to fully acknowledge that 2025 was a doozy and included a lot of great things (like us creating + beta launching EverMore), as well as heavy events all over the world. We know how difficult it is to come to work and exist in the every day like everything’s a-okay when the world is heavy around us. So, if you’re feeling that, too, please know you’re not alone 💚 In today’s episode, we discuss how politics is in everything — at work, we rely on our employers and our jobs financially, emotionally, and socially (especially with work now taking over the 3rd space) — and how it’s really difficult to separate politics from our work. A few specific things we talk about: How hard it is to speak up in the workplace when you’re early in a career, often out of fear of losing your job.How layoffs affect our local communities, as well as the global economyHow our societal norms and biases impact opportunity and compensationHow it can be difficult to work for a company that uses unethical or questionable practices, like child labor overseasWhen big (and small) injustices are happening around us, silence feels like agreement. We believe it’s important for leaders to say something when a difficult event occurs (either nationally or locally), as well as be conscientious of how the work itself could affect their employees, workers, or society at large. Especially now as more companies are taking hard stances on “no politics at work,” it can make some feel unseen, or worse, feeling unprotected. If you’re a people leader or manager, here’s what we recommend: Even a “today might be a tough day for some of you” can help someone feel seen + understood. You can show empathy for others without sharing your personal or political views.Sharing resources, like Telehealth counseling (if it’s something offered as an employee benefit) if they need to talk to someone outside of the company.Adding “please be conscientious of others today” since we all have different opinions, perspectives, and beliefs — these differences make us better, but can make it difficult to have understanding + empathy.EverMore is a space built for reflection, growth, and career storytelling. We built EverMore to help others figure out what to do when they encounter ethical quandaries at work + how to authentically drive their career forward. We’re invite only right now, but we’d love to get you on our waitlist! Helpful resources The Little Lies That Keep Work UnfairI Don’t Know How to Be Apolitical at WorkThe Future Is Already Unfolding: How Work and Society Evolve by 2030Subscribe to the EverMore Edit (our monthly newsletter)Send us Fan Mail Have a burning question you'd like answered on the pod? We'd love to give you advice! Submit your anonymous question.

    47 min

  8. 12/04/2025 ·  BONUS

    BONUS: should I stay or should I go? (our advice to common feedback scenarios)

    Welcome back to Dear EverMore! In this special bonus episode, Courtney and Kelsey answer your questions around feedback and how to tackle all too common situations at work. The TL;DR — we tackle several community submitted questions: Someone who's been managing an entire department for months just had leadership hire someone else over themA person who keeps receiving feedback that isn't curious and comes loaded with "shoulds"A manager who's been asked by leadership to deliver feedback they don't agree with or ownThis episode builds on our previous conversation about what's wrong with feedback at work, but this time we're getting practical with real-life scenarios that are far too common in the workplace. Resources: we've officially launched our beta to folks on our waitlist! For now, we're invite-only while we make EverMore the best it can be. Join the waitlist for early access.previous episode: What's wrong with feedback at workarticle: The death of honesty - do you have any feedback for me?Send us Fan Mail Have a burning question you'd like answered on the pod? We'd love to give you advice! Submit your anonymous question.

    28 min
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A space where the co-founders of EverMore will share their reflections, talk through the employee + leadership experience at work, share our career stories, and offer advice to submitted questions. 

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    EverMore So
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    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    15
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