Your Career Won’t Build Itself—Take Ownership with Erika Badan

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Career Focus

Dan Brodsky

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Hey there! Welcome to Career Focus, the podcast about making work work for you. Whether you're starting out, growing, or at your peak, we all have career questions—trends, skills, and figuring things out. I’m Dan Brodsky, bringing my expertise in career readiness, recruiting, and corporate training to help untangle workplace challenges. I chat with experts to uncover insights that matter for work and life. So, settle in and let’s dive into today’s Career Focus!

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Your Career Won’t Build Itself—Take Ownership with Erika Badan - Ep. #16

Career Focus

21 minutes 29 seconds

9 months ago

Your Career Won’t Build Itself—Take Ownership with Erika Badan - Ep. #16

In this episode ofCareer Focus, I sit down with Erika Badan, CEO of Food52 and former CEO of Barstool Sports. Erika has built an incredible career across marketing, sales, and executive leadership, holding roles at Microsoft, Yahoo, AOL, and more. She’s been named one ofFast Company’s Most Creative People in Business and one ofForbes’ Most Powerful Women in U.S. Sports.

We dive into her journey from a receptionist at Fidelity Investments to leading some of the most well-known brands, her perspective on career growth, making career pivots, and the lessons behind her book,Nobody Cares About Your Career. Erika also shares insights on authenticity at work, leadership, and her brand-new podcast,Work.

Show Notes with Timestamps:

[00:00] Welcome toCareer Focus – Setting the stage for today’s episode
[00:30] Intro to Erika Badan: Her background in sales, marketing, and executive leadership
[01:21] From Fidelity to Barstool Sports: How Erika built her career
[02:53] Lessons from early career struggles and learning to be a self-starter
[05:04] Transitioning to leadership and embracing risk in career moves
[06:11] The shift from Barstool Sports to Food52 – why change is important
[09:49] How to be authentic in high-growth work environments
[13:20] Erika’s book,Nobody Cares About Your Career – Why she wrote it and the key takeaways
[17:13] Finding alignment in your career: Lessons on purpose and happiness at work
[19:22] What to expect from her new podcast,Work – Tackling real career challenges
[21:19] Where to connect with Erika and final thoughts

Resources Mentioned:📖Nobody Cares About Your Career – Erika’s book (Grab ithere)🎙️Work – Erika’s new podcast (Listenhere)🌐 Food52 – Learn more about Erika’s company🔗 Connect with Erika onLinkedIn andInstagram

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