No One Knows What They're Doing Erin McGoff

In Episode 08, Erin interviews Erika Ayers Badan (aka  @WorkWithErika ) to discuss being the first (and only) CEO of Barstool Sports, a company she just left after 8 years. We also discuss boundary setting, taking feedback, working with Dave Portnoy and the "pirate ship", handling criticism, the media landscape, being a woman in the workplace, hiring and firing people, and tips for navigating your career.
➞ In this episode:
0:00-1:27 Introduction
1:28-3:13 Leaving Barstool After 8 Years
3:14-5:43 Growing Up in New England
5:44-8:12 What is Barstool?
8:13-9:24 How Barstool Makes Money $$
9:25-10:14 Barstool Staff Breakdown
10:15-12:44 Growing Barstool from $5M to $300M
12:45-17:43 Advice for Hiring & Firing
17:44-20:01 Judgment Taking CEO Job at Barstool
20:02-23:24 How to Handle Criticism
23:25-30:38 Being the CEO of Barstool as a Woman
30:39-34:39 How to Make Hard Decisions
34:40-41:00 Thoughts on Workplace Boundaries in 2024
41:01-46:13 People Don't Want to Work Anymore?
46:14-47:15 Is Social Media Ruining Us?
47:16-51:41 People Pleasing & Likeability
51:42-52:49 Lesson Erika Learned the Hard Way
52:50-55:28 Erika's New Book: No One Cares About Your Career
55:29 Real Advice with Erin & Erika
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In Episode 07, Erin interviews Ryan Stygar (aka, @AttorneyRyan) to discuss Ryan's crazy career journey (from SoCal firefighter to running his own law firm). We also discuss employee rights & legal issues regarding salary, job interviews, career changes, discrimination, pregnancy, and much more!
➞ In this episode:
0:00-2:18 Introduction
2:19-3:42 Growing Up in San Diego, California
3:43-6:18 Parents Careers + College
6:19-7:20 Majoring in Philosophy + First Job
7:20-16:55 Working as a Firefighter
16:56-20:36 Firefighter to Law School
20:37-28:49 Rejected from 13 Law Schools!?
28:50-31:20 Worst Advice EVER
31:21-34:45 WATCH THIS PART (trust me)
34:46-36:38 Lesson Ryan Learned the Hard Way
36:39-38:04 Fake Cases
38:05-41:20 How to Ask a Lawyer a Question
41:21-44:50 Thoughts on Capitalism
44:51-46:51 Missing Paycheck? Try this!
46:51-50:58 How to Quit a Toxic Workplace
50:39-52:21 Asking Coworkers About Salary
52:22-54:20 What are PIPs...?
54:21-55:55 "Right to Work" & "At-Will Employment"
55:56-58:00 Advice for Business Owners
58:00 Real Advice with Erin & Ryan
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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...? $$$
31:46 Why Hannah Blocks People (Sometimes)
33:30 How Hannah Went From $150k to $1m in ONE YEAR
35:39 Salary Transparency Trends
37:03 Can You Talk About Salary With Coworkers?
38:57 Why You Should Negotiate Your FIRST Job Offer
42:48 Thoughts On "Lazy Girl Job" or "Quiet Quitting"
48:00 Advice Hannah's GLAD She IGNORED
49:30 Hannah's Smartest Financial Decision
51:43 Highest Salaries Hannah's Documented
53:16 Lessons Hannah's Learned The Hard Way
55:18 #RealAdvice from Erin & Hannah
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💚 STS Salary Database: https://www.salarytransparentstreet.com/salary-database
💚 STS Free Market Research Guide: https://sts.myflodesk.com/marketresearchguide
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In Episode 03, Erin interviews Jim Keyes, former CEO of 7-11 AND Blockbuster (and pilot, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and author!)
Jim climbed out of poverty, being the only person in his family to go to college. He graduated with an MBA from Columbia and went on to climb the ladder to become CEO of both 7-11 and Blockbuster during the 90's into the 2000s. In this episode, Erin discusses Jim's career and the differences between their two generations—Erin straddling Gen Z and Millennials and Jim, a Baby Boomer. They discuss the importance of education, being strategic and adaptable, imposter syndrome, and what the heck happened to Blockbuster. There is so much to learn in this episode for the average worker—but especially anyone looking to forge their own path and create a new life for themselves.
➞ In this episode:
0:00 Intro
2:04 Rapid fire Q&A
6:11 From poverty to Columbia MBA in NYC
9:09 First job to 7-11
11:26 Climbing the Ladder to CEO
17:35 CEO of 80,000+ Stores
18:41 The IDEAL Slurpee
19:56 Selling 7-11 (and cashing out $$)
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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