Chat With The Author: Lauren McGoodwin
About Power Moves: How Women Can Pivot, Reboot, and Build a Career of Purpose
With her popular website Career Contessa, Lauren McGoodwin built an audience of ambitious, professional, millennial women who thought they did everything right―they got the degree, the internship, and even the promotion―but still wondered why they felt stuck and unfulfilled. The first site of its kind to focus on the unique, complex aspects of women's careers, Career Contessa offers women the smart advice they deserve, in a voice that resonates.
Drawing on the insights and lessons developed from Career Contessa, Power Moves is filled with the information, guidance, advice, and essential tools, (including helpful graphics) that can help women take decisive, bold steps without self-doubt and fear, Power Moves shows women how to build a successful career on their own terms.
A Chat With Lauren McGoodwin
Each month, we sit down with the author of our monthly featured book. This Chat With the Author is open to the public and Free all WIN Woman Members! Don’t miss out on this opportunity to submit your most pressing questions as we deep-dive into the life and experiences of this month’s inspirational author.
This month’s Chat With The Author will feature WIN Executive Director + CEO, Daniella Kahane, and author Laura McGoodwin. Join us as we discuss McGoodwin’s personal and professional moves, her top advice for pivoting your career and building the career you love, and her journey to becoming an author.
You can see our full collection of Chat With the Authors in our WIN Woman Learning Library.
Lauren McGoodwin
CEO, Career Contessa + Author of Power Moves
Lauren McGoodwin is Career Contessa’s CEO, #1 power move advocate, and has a life mission to help women build successful and fulfilling careers on their terms. Lauren launched Career Contessa in 2013 out of her master’s thesis project to close the gap in career development resources for women. Career Contessa now helps over 2 million women each year with their careers through content, online learning courses, and job listings.
Formerly, Lauren was a Recruiter for Hulu focused on hiring, employer branding, and talent development. She has a Bachelor's in Education from University of Oregon and a Master’s in Communication Management from USC where she wrote her thesis on millennial women and career resources.
Lauren has spoken at TED Women, Watermark Conference for Women, and South by Southwest, appeared on Cheddar TV, Good Day LA, and regularly contributes on career advice to outlets like Good Morning America, Goop, and more. Lauren is also the host of Career Contessa’s podcast, The Femails, covering all things work, women, and traits of success, and recently released her first book, Power Moves: How Women Can Pivot, Reboot, and Build a Career of Purpose, from Harper Business, and loves to stay in touch on Instagram.
Daniella Kahane
Executive Director + CEO, WIN
Daniella Kahane is a Peabody award-winning filmmaker and content creator/producer for companies such as Chevrolet, Honda, and HBO. Her films have played at top film festivals including Sundance, Tribeca, Toronto, Telluride, SXSW, and others.
Passionate about female empowerment since her very first documentary, she went on to found an event consulting and planning group, Sensi6, which emerged out of the desire to create charity events that targeted a younger generation of givers. She has since produced events that have raised over one million dollars for organizations in need.
Daniella graduated from Barnard College, Columbia University and School of the Arts, Columbia University. She is the recipient of the HBO Young Producer’s Award and was first runner up for the prestigious Producers Guild of America Award.
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About Our Featured Book Series
Every month, we highlight a book selected by our WIN community and team. As part of our larger effort to support and celebrate the work of women and foster an expansion of learning and confidence that champions women’s equality, each featured publication is written by a female author.
Books are a powerful way to find, learn from, and share stories. Our quality features uncover the pressing issues that women face every day and emphasize tactics on savvy career topics that will inspire you.