Like a lot of successful entrepreneurs, James Peyer is a bit of an outlier. He thinks about something differently: Aging. To James, aging is a curable illness, something to be treated or prevented. He sits down with Jessi for a conversation on what led him to create Cambrian Biopharma, and why unorthodox ideas are so critical to the development of society and culture. Follow Jessi Hempel on LinkedIn Follow James Peyer on LinkedIn Join the Hello Monday community: Subscribe to the Hello Monday newsletter, and join us on the LinkedIn News page each week for Hello Monday Office Hours, Wednesdays at 3p ET. 

Chelsea Clinton, host of the podcast IN FACT, sits down with Jessi for a candid conversation about what it was like growing up in the most public possible eye, and shares how she learned to step into her power as an advocate, investor, storyteller, and mom.  Follow Jessi Hempel on Linkedin Follow Chelsea Clinton on Linkedin Join the Hello Monday community: Subscribe to the Hello Monday newsletter, and join us on the LinkedIn News page each week for Hello Monday Office Hours, Wednesdays at 3p ET. 

Social media pioneer and LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman joins Jessi alongside his co-author of The Startup of You, entrepreneur and investor Ben Casnocha, for a conversation about the future of work and the value of treating a career like a startup. This episode was recorded live at LinkedIn’s New York City Studios on May 5, 2022. Stay tuned after the show for Jessi’s conversation with Verizon Business’s Chief Revenue Officer, Sampath Sowmyanarayan. Follow host Jessi Hempel on LinkedIn Follow guests Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha on LinkedIn  Join the Hello Monday community: Subscribe to the Hello Monday newsletter, and join us on the LinkedIn News page each week for Hello Monday Office Hours, Wednesdays at 3p ET. 

Social activist Angela Garbes, author of the upcoming book ESSENTIAL LABOR: Mothering as Social Change, joins Jessi to discuss the essential work of caretaking. Caring for a child, a parent, or a spouse while keeping up a career was a challenge even before the pandemic. But now? It’s a crisis. So many caretakers, especially women, have dropped out of the workforce because it’s just too much. Angela shares her own journey, talks about how her life has been changed by her "pandemic pod," and offers insights she's gained throughout the last few years. Follow Jessi Hempel on LinkedIn Visit Angela Garbes on the web Join the Hello Monday community: Subscribe to the newsletter, and join the Hello Monday Office Hours conversation on the LinkedIn News page, Wednesdays at 3p ET. 

In this bonus episode we’ll introduce you to the BIG TECHNOLOGY PODCAST by Alex Kantrowitz, a part of #LinkedInPresents. The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators. Alex Kantrowitz, a Silicon Valley journalist who's interviewed the world's top tech CEOs — from Mark Zuckerberg to Larry Ellison — is the host. In this episode, he interviews Tristan Harris, the subject of the recent Netflix documentary, The Social Dilemma.

At the center of our work life is our job. Most people need a job to make money and pay the bills. And finding one, particularly as you grow more senior in your field, it’s a PROCESS. Andrew Seaman, the host of LinkedIn News' Get Hired, a newsletter and live show—and now a podcast—sits down with Jessi to share tips and insights, along with stories of his own career path.

Ludmila Praslova is a Professor of Psychology at Vanguard University at Southern California. On this week's episode Ludmila chats with Jessi about ways organizations can create inclusive and equitable workplaces for the neurodiverse.

In this bonus episode we’ll introduce you to the SPARKED podcast by Jonathan Fields. Which is now a part of #LinkedInPresents Every week Jonathan invites a listener to share what’s going on in their work & life, then pose a specific question to Jonathan Fields and a rotating lineup of mentors. In today’s episode, Jonathan chats with bestselling author Jenny Blake to answer the following question: How do you know when the best time to make a jump is, especially when you’re clear on exactly what you’re jumping into and, in fact, have already started building it on the side?

 On this week’s episode Rachel Botsman, author and host of podcast Rethink Moments chats with Jessi on the importance of reevaluating our breakthrough moments.

On this week’s episode long time Hello Monday listener Susannah Dawn shares her transition story with the Hello Monday community.

In this bonus episode we’ll introduce you to The Anxious Achiever podcast with host Morra Aarons-Mele, now a part of #LinkedInPresents. In this episode Morra speaks with neuroscientist Dr. Judson Brewer, author of Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind, about how to experiment with different behavior patterns. Then, she speaks with Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit, about anxiety, habits, and ADHD.

Work shifts as we move along in our careers, and oftentimes our interests do, too. Fran Hauser, author of Embrace the Work, Love your Career joins Jessi to discuss the best way to find the career you're passionate about.

In this bonus episode we’ll introduce you to Winnie Sun's Yes Factor podcast, now a part of #LinkedInPresents. In this episode, Winnie chats with Sharon Smith-Akinsanya, CEO and founder of the Rae Mackenzie Group. After spending over 20 years working with fortune 500 companies and building career-advancement opportunities for Professionals of Color, Sharon shares the worth of real change.

On this week’s episode artist and designer Shantell Martin takes us on a career journey. Shantell reminds us why we shouldn’t limit ourselves or careers to one word or box. Instead, we should express ourselves fully and unapologetically. 

Barry Nalebuff is an entrepreneur and Professor at Yale University’s School of Management and more recently author of Split the Pie: A Radical New Way to Negotiate. In this episode Barry will teach us why the key to negotiation is to think collaboratively and why you shouldn’t be too quick to say “no”.

In this episode we’ll introduce you to The Next Big Idea podcast, now a part of #LinkedInPresents. In this episode, host Rufus Griscom speaks with science write Annie Murphy Paul about her new book “The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain.” Annie will explain how we can access intelligence that exists beyond our brains.

Jessi takes Careers 101 with the hosts of the Brown Table Talk podcast, now part of #LinkedInPresents. Dee C. Marshall and Mita Mallick explain the difference between sponsors and mentors, how to get valuable feedback, and the only time you should make a lateral move at work.

Vincent Fuller II is a former NFL player turned lawyer. In this episode he’ll tell us how he prepared for life after football and what was important to him as he chose a second career.

Nataly Kogan, founder of Happier and The Awesome Human Project, traces her journey from exhausted tech founder and venture capitalist to thriving entrepreneur, and shares five key skills that help avoid burnout.

Author Daniel Pink is pro-regret. As he learned in the research for his new book, The Power of Regret: How looking backward moves us forward, regret is one of humanity’s most powerful teachers. On the eve of his book’s release, he joins Jessi for an inspiring look at what we gain when we’re willing to talk about the roads we didn’t take. 

Drew Overcash is a songwriter (and Jessi's cousin). He's talented, and he has drive. And he had some success in the musical theater world, while continuing to hold down multiple survival gigs. Eventually, though, he realized that his career aspirations - and life goals - were shifting. And that led him somewhere entirely different: Coding bootcamp, and a job as a front-end engineer at Spotify. Drew joins Jessi to share his story of career reinvention.

Jessica Powell landed a dream job at Google, where she served as Vice President for Communications. But eventually, she realized it wasn't her dream job... and she quit. In this episode from the Hello Monday archives, she tells host Jessi Hempel what it's like to leave when you're not sure what's next for you. She shares some tips on how to evaluate whether your job still works for you, and Jessi ends with an all-new coda on what Jessica is up to now, a few years later.

Happy New Year! This year at Hello Monday we’re exploring Reinvention. To start, we’re highlighting conversations that sparked change or inspired us to take a leap of faith.

For this US holiday week, we’re going into the archives. Take a break from the world of work and follow along as Jessi features her favorite vacation stories.

Where’s the world going? It feels dangerous to make predictions, but understanding the future of work and life is part of Hello Monday’s mission. So this week, Jessi sits down with two experts on the future: Alison Rosenthal, the founder and Managing Partner of Leadout Captial, and by Dave Pell, the Managing Editor of the Internet. In a conversation inspired by LinkedIn’s Big Ideas for 2022, the trio share their predictions for what’s next. 

Sometimes it can feel like we’re powerless to make change, so this week Hello Monday brings you stories of two women who did just that. Shelley Zalis, entrepreneur and the founder of The Female Quotient, was sick and tired of being the only woman in some very powerful rooms. She turned an invitation to the World Economic Forum into an opportunity to pass the mic to more women at Davos. Gina Glantz, veteran political strategist and founder of Gender Avenger, got fed up that there were never any women on stages at conferences at places like Harvard’s Kennedy School and CES. She came up with a quick and practical approach to changing that, and it’s working. Today, host Jessi Hempel talks to this dynamic duo about their independent work and their recent collaboration together. This episode is for anyone who’s looking for a dose of hope and a call to action.

As The Great Reshuffle continues to disrupt workplaces, what should our cadence or schedule of work look like? With a five-day work week, there's minimal opportunity to recharge...and a lot of capacity for burnout. Ryan Breslow, CEO of technology company Bolt, joins Jessi to discuss his company's experiment in shortening the work week without scaling back on the work itself.

Beatriz Acevedo began her career as a TV host with a prime time show on Televisa. She later pivoted to run her own tech media company, Mitú. An early financial scare made a deep impression though, and during the pandemic Beatriz launched a new venture with a massive social goal in mind: she wants to help the LatinX community build wealth. In this conversation with Jessi Hempel, she talks about her own experience with money. And she explains how her new company, Suma Wealth, plans to arm the LatinX community with economic power.

Whether you know it as "The Great Resignation," "The Great Reshuffle," or something else entirely, job turnover in 2021 remains quite high in many sectors. In this episode, first released this summer, Jessi explores the phenomenon. She speaks with a LinkedIn colleague, several community members, and Professor Anthony Klotz, who went viral for predicting the trend - and has tips to consider before walking out the door.

In this episode of our sister podcast, In the Arena, host Leah Smart sits down with best-selling author and relationship expert Nedra Tawwab for a talk about setting healthy boundaries.

Much of the working world is online these days, and it’s imperative to figure out how to read the digital room. Enter Erica Dhawan - collaboration expert and author of the new book, Digital Body Language: How to Build Trust and Connection, No Matter the Distance. She joins Jessi to share the genesis of her work, demystify online communication styles, and offer a few tangible tips.

Burnout is on the minds of the Hello Monday team and community. In this episode from the Hello Monday archives, Jessi speaks with sisters Emily and Amelia Nagoski, co-authors of the book Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle to better understand what burnout is and how to cope with it. On Wednesday, Nov 10, join us for Hello Monday Office Hours live on the LinkedIn News Page. Bring your questions and tips for beating burnout to our community conversation.

Elsa Sjunneson is a writer and award-winning editor of speculative fiction and non-fiction. Her life and work challenge and dismantle ableist expectations and attitudes about disability. This week, she sits down with Jessi to chat about her life, her hope for her new memoir, Being Seen: One Deafblind Woman’s Fight to End Ableism, and how welcome and accommodation in non-disabled spaces should really work.

It’s the fourth and final episode of Hello Monday’s new mini-series on creators using social media to build their businesses. This week, contributor Michaela Greer sits down with Joanne Molinaro, known to her millions of social media fans as The Korean Vegan, and author of The Korean Vegan Cookbook, out now. Joanne shares her perspective on authenticity and knowing when it’s time to let a side hustle become the main event. Later, host Jessi Hempel joins Michaela to outline some takeaways from this episode and the mini-series as a whole. 

In the third of a four-episode series on creators, contributor Michaela Greer sits down with Fabiana and Matthew Ferrarini, founders of “Queen Warriors” on how they capitalized on an opportunity in the height of a pandemic. Later, host Jessi Hempel and Michaela discuss the importance of being prepared with solutions for untapped needs. 

Comedian Kevin Fredericks, aka Kevonstage, came to his profession through funny viral videos. He has been building his online following for more than a decade, beginning with side gigs after his regular 9-5 job and YouTube shorts. Today, his content has over 210M views, and he's worked with the likes of Will Smith. By all accounts, he appears to have made it. For the second episode in our #Creator series, Hello Monday talks with Kevin about playing the long game.

In the first of a four-episode series on creators, Hello Monday contributor Michaela Greer interviews Amanda Halsey, owner of the Instagram jewelry shop “Vintage What” to learn some secrets to her success. Later, Jessi and Micheala break down the key takeaways for creators thinking of starting up their own businesses.

Jonathan Fields, host of The Good Life Project, and author of the forthcoming book SPARKED: Discover Your Unique Imprint for Work That Makes You Come Alive, shares his research on the nature and power of purpose, and offers his perspective on how each of us can create better and more meaningful lives, driven by work that moves us.

Jessi welcomes Hello Monday’s first-ever repeat guest, expert coach Dorie Clark, who asks us to change our approach to goal setting and shares the value of long-term thinking. 

In this listener-favorite from the Hello Monday archives, Jessi sits down with Debbie Millman - writer, designer, educator, brand consultant, and host of one of the world’s first podcasts, Design Matters. Debbie is living proof that articulating your dreams and planning for them can lead to great things. She shares her journey alongside a powerful tool anyone can use to plan for a brighter future.

Expert negotiator Kwame Christian bases his approach to conflict and negotiation on something he calls “compassionate curiosity.” In this listener-favorite episode from the Hello Monday archives, he joins host Jessi Hempel to share his philosophy and his framework for successful negotiations in every facet of life. 

Earlier this week, Jessi interviewed Morra Aarons-Mele, host of HBR's The Anxious Achiever. Today, Morra's show visits the Hello Monday feed! In this episode from the recently concluded fourth season, Morra interviews Jessi about her career and her own views on work and anxiety. The Anxious Achiever's S5 premieres this October - you can find it wherever you get your podcasts.

What if we embraced more opportunities to discuss our mental health? What if we viewed our anxiety as a strength instead of something to struggle with? This week, Jessi is joined by Morra Aarons-Mele, the creator and host of HBR’s Anxious Achiever podcast, to explore these questions and more. 

It’s the final week of our REOPENING series. Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, entrepreneur and author of the new book Choose Possibility: How to Master Risk and Thrive, joins Jessi for a conversation on the value of taking chances.

Matthew McConaughey joins Jessi to share the disciplined self-reflection and confidence that have governed his career, his family life, and his writing, culminating in his recent memoir, Greenlights.

Today, we're sharing a podcast from the TED Audio Collective we think our Hello Monday community might enjoy, called WorkLife with Adam Grant. Adam is an organizational psychologist - and a former Hello Monday guest - and on this episode, he raises the question: What if we rethink pay and let people set their own salaries? Tune in as he peeks inside workplaces that have reinvented their pay structures to give employees their worth and more—and explore the science of how it can pay off for everyone in the long run. Find and follow WorkLife with Adam Grant wherever you listen!

Bestselling author Nir Eyal joins Jessi for the fourth week of the REOPENING series, as we look at which quarantine habits are worth keeping and which have to go.

Renowned couples therapist Esther Perel joins us for Week 3 of our six part series on reopening, as we ask ourselves: How do we talk to our colleagues now?