What Works
Work is central to the human experience. It helps us shape our identities, care for those we love, and contribute to our communities. Work can be a source of power and a catalyst for change. Unfortunately, that's not how most of us experience work—even those who work for themselves. Our labor and creative spirit are used to enrich others and maintain the status quo. It's time for an intervention. What Works is a show about rethinking work, business, and leadership for the 21st-century economy. Host Tara McMullin covers money, management, culture, media, philosophy, and more to figure out what's working (and what's not) today. Tara offers a distinctly interdisciplinary approach to deep-dive analysis of how we work and how work shapes us.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 414
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
EP 156: Teaching Live Courses For Maximum Results with Yes and Yes’s Sarah Von Bargen
The Nitty Gritty
* Why Sarah decided to offer her online course Bank Boost in a live setting using weekly emails and live Q and A sessions
* The values and psychology behind her product pricing and…
00:33:24 |
Tue 23 Oct 2018
EP 155: Small Business Owners Get Honest About Fear
Underneath their ambitious and confident facades, small business owners experience quite a bit of fear.
Since our goal is to bring you honest conversations about what it really takes to run a small …
00:56:03 |
Wed 17 Oct 2018
EP 154: Exiting One Business And Starting Another With Jadah Sellner
The Nitty Gritty
* The strategies that led to Simple Green Smoothies’ explosive success: from adopting Instagram early to focusing on the community from day one to zeroing in on a single topic to g…
00:37:13 |
Tue 16 Oct 2018
EP 153: More Leading, Less Managing with Wanderwell Founder Kate Strathmann
The Nitty Gritty
* Why making decisions as a collective aligns with Kate Strathmann’s business vision instead of the “this way or the highway” mentality
* How Kate pushed past her introvert tendenc…
00:40:20 |
Tue 09 Oct 2018
EP 152: Reinventing Your Product–Twice–with Freshbooks Co-Founder Mike McDerment
The Nitty Gritty
* How Mike transitioned from growing his design and marketing firm to creating FreshBooks, an invoicing software tool for small business owners
* How a strong value of honesty seep…
00:33:38 |
Tue 02 Oct 2018
EP 151: Doing More With Less With SystemsRock Founder Natasha Vorompiova
The Nitty Gritty
* Why Natasha sold her digital offerings business arm to focus solely on 1:1 work — and how she gained two clients through sending out an email
* How she found ways to bring more o…
00:43:27 |
Tue 25 Sep 2018
EP 150: Juggling A Jeweler’s Business Model with Designer Christy Natsumi
The Nitty Gritty
* How Christy’s sustainability values inform her minimalist and unique jewelry designs — and where she sources diamonds and gemstones from
* What her weekly schedule looks like — f…
00:40:30 |
Tue 18 Sep 2018
EP 149: Combining Creativity and Productivity To Do Great Work With Unmistakable Creative Host & Author Srinivas Rao
The Nitty Gritty
* Take a look at Srini Rao’s daily writing routine — from the apps to the systems — that enable him to write 1,000 words a day, every day
* How creating for one — rather than many …
00:48:49 |
Tue 11 Sep 2018
EP 148: Building For Business & Life With Your Spouse with Productive Flourishing’s Charlie Gilkey & Angela Wheeler
The Nitty Gritty
* What boundaries Charlie Gilkey and Angela Wheeler, founders of Productive Flourishing, set to coexist between business and life in a healthy way — plus, some of the rules they fo…
00:48:36 |
Tue 04 Sep 2018
EP 147: Scaling Mental Health Services With Move Forward Counseling Founder Alison Pidgeon
The Nitty Gritty
* Why Alison Pidgeon left her Director role at two outpatient clinics to start Move Forward Counseling, a group mental health practice based in Pennsylvania
* The reasoning behind …
00:32:47 |
Tue 28 Aug 2018
EP 146: Wellness Hacking For Time Management Success With Business Strategist Michelle Warner
The Nitty Gritty
* From the ideal diet to meditation to work style, learn how Michelle embraces her Ayurvedic dosha type
* How Michelle’s rebel brain held her back in traditional work environments …
00:30:13 |
Tue 21 Aug 2018
EP 145: Developing, Manufacturing, & Marketing An Innovative Product With Têra Kaia Co-Founder Bridget Kilgallon
The Nitty Gritty
* How Bridget’s struggle finding tops that fit her body type encouraged her to make her own — and how that pursuit turned into Têra Kaia’s first top, TOURA
* The six words the Têra…
00:43:22 |
Tue 14 Aug 2018
EP 144: Centering Women Of Color In The Outdoors with Color Outside Founder Nailah Blades Wylie
The Nitty Gritty
* Why moving to Salt Lake City from San Diego inspired Nailah to start Color Outside — and how the free meetup transformed into the company it is today
* How Nailah budgets, market…
00:37:32 |
Tue 07 Aug 2018
EP 143: Licensing Your Signature Work With Momtography® Creator Beryl Ayn Young
The Nitty Gritty
* How Beryl runs the Momtography® training program, how she landed on the price point, and how she promotes her teachers once they’ve successfully completed the initial training pr…
00:35:05 |
Tue 31 Jul 2018
EP 142: Growing Organically Through Unconventional Channels with CozyCal Co-Founders Chris Tan & Kat Lu
The Nitty Gritty
* What inspired Chris to start building CozyCal, a simple and easy-to-use online scheduling tool for small business owners and solopreneurs
* Why Kat Lu decided to leave her health…
00:32:09 |
Tue 24 Jul 2018
EP 141: Making Clients Comfortable With Uncomfortable Subjects With Financial Behaviorist Jacquette Timmons
The Nitty Gritty
* How Jacquette uses different themes every month to inform the activities and questions she poses during her monthly dinner series, The Comfort Circle™
* Why Jacquette increased t…
00:39:05 |
Tue 17 Jul 2018
EP 140: Paying Attention To The Red Flags With Don’t Panic Management Founder Jess Ostroff
The Nitty Gritty
* The red-yellow-green system Jess Ostroff and the Don’t Panic Management team apply to every potential new client relationship and new hire to help them take the emotion out of it…
00:52:07 |
Tue 10 Jul 2018
SPECIAL: Changing Your Name After 10 Years of Building A Personal Brand With What Works Host Tara McMullin
When I got married 11 years ago, I was depressed, ashamed, and feeling like I had no opportunities left — in the way only a 25-year-old can feel.
I had always planned to keep my maiden name, which w…
00:05:13 |
Tue 03 Jul 2018
EP 139: Getting The Best From The People Who Work For You With Eventual Millionaire Founder Jaime Masters
The Nitty Gritty
* Jaime’s lessons from hiring virtual assistants in the Philippines — and why she eventually hired an employee local to her
* How Jaime and her team use Asana to manage projects an…
00:45:01 |
Tue 26 Jun 2018
EP 138: Establishing Authority With Standout Content On Instagram With Achieve Fitness Founders Lauren & Jason Pak
The Nitty Gritty
* How Lauren and Jason Pak, cofounders of Achieve Fitness, use their Instagram to educate and inspire their audience — and why they chose Instagram as Achieve Fitness’ main marketi…
00:36:50 |
Tue 19 Jun 2018
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