The Balance Dilemma
What are everyday women (and men) discussing and struggling with regarding work life balance? And why has this remained a seemingly uniquely female problem?
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Episode 106 She Had the Career. Then She Redefined Success with Nicole Batiste, Founder of nest & nook (opens the original)
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She had already built a career and led a company through a successful acquisition. Then she took another corporate job — and quickly realized she couldn't run it, launch her own business, and manage a household all at once. Nicole Batiste, founder of nest & nook play loft, talks about the moment she chose to leave corporate life behind for good, and how her definition of success has changed since. This episode covers the "rubber balls vs. glass balls" framework — the idea that some responsibilit
Episode 105 From Vogue to Vacant Homes: Reinvention, Radical Transparency, and Her Last Pivot with Harriet Libov (opens the original)
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Harriet Libov spent the early years of her career in marketing at Vogue magazine, then stepped away to raise her children — building an accessories business out of her Manhattan apartment along the way. What followed was a string of pivots: staffing, a Judaica business with a friend, and finally, in her forties, a real estate license she calls her "last pivot." Today she's an Associate Broker with Houlihan Lawrence in Northern Westchester, and the host of her own podcast, Your Real Estate Connec
Episode 104 From Madison Avenue to the Kitchen: Reinvention, Chopped Champion, and Building a Life on Your Own Terms with Silvia Baldini (opens the original)
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Silvia Baldini built a successful career as an award-winning art director and creative director on Madison Avenue — then walked away to start over in a kitchen. The result? A Le Cordon Bleu education, training at the Ritz in London, a Chopped championship, two cookbooks, and Strawberry and Sage, a culinary venture built around food, sustainability, and community — with other women at the table alongside her. In this episode, Maura and Christie talk with Silvia about what it actually takes to rei
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