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Creative Side

Your creative side is begging to showcase more of your gifts, talents and abilities. With your out-of-the-box ideas, you may want to grab your laptop and draw up some fresh visuals for your upcoming ventures. Negotiations will be underway sooner … Continue reading

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Negotiations

 I’ve dealt with those types of biases for a long time in our business. Actresses, they’re infantilized. People don’t talk to them about money or deals; they say, “Oh, don’t worry about that, we have that.” Not empowering someone with … Continue reading

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Uncomfortable Conversations

In the early days of HIMS, I negotiated with vendors until there was no more room for saving. I was proud of this. But years later, an early HIMS employee emailed me about the super uncomfortable conversations I used to … Continue reading

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Power of zero

Women don’t realize their power. Once, during a seminar on interviewing for tech jobs, I said “You guys have to realize that when they give you the first offer, this is minute zero in the gender pay gap” and that’s … Continue reading

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How to Ask for Anything…And Get It

Likability Matters :”It’s not necessarily what you say, but how you say it. If I like how someone is speaking to me, it makes it easier to hear them. And what you want is to be heard.” -Marcia Cole, CEO … Continue reading

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