Gentle Power

About Gentle Power

Join Gerta Malaj & Alex Choi break down our negotiation strategies, unpack real-world success stories, and share practical tactics alongside conversations with leading experts. As cofounders of YourNegotiations.com, they help execs, mid-careers, and founders negotiate job offers and business deals. They're Harvard, MIT, and Wharton alums who have helped hundreds of clients increase their comp packages by an average of $100K, with some seeing increases up to $1.7M. Their backgrounds span tech (LinkedIn, Meta), the US Air Force, venture capital, and building venture-backed companies.

Publisher

Gerta and Alex at YourNegotiations.com

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Mar 2025

Latest episode

24 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

71 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Sept 2026

   68. How to negotiate rationally and relationally | Asset Acquisition Partners

   Gerta joined John Sparks on the Accessible Paths to Financial Freedom podcast by Asset Acquisition Partners to talk about negotiation and power, and how clients at YourNegotiations.com have added hundreds of thousands of dollars to their compensation, including one who added $1.7 million. Gerta talks about growing up in Albania during a civil war with scarce resources, how that informed the kind of negotiator she is today, and why everything she teaches clients comes from first principles. She also explains why the habits that make you a great employee can make you a bad negotiator, and why she ranks preserving the relationship above everything else. Why "What's your preferred salary?" is an unfair question, and how to decline it politely How small talk like "How was your summer?" can give away leverage before any numbers come up Why oversharing helps you at work and hurts you in a negotiation How to protect and add to your leverage throughout a job search Treating negotiations as an infinite game, since you'll probably cross paths again Expanding the pie with creativity, and why Gerta recommends having fun in your negotiations For more: Book free consultation call with Alex: https://calendly.com/alexhapki/call (https://calendly.com/alexhapki/call) Get our free negotiation worksheet: https://www.yournegotiations.com (https://www.yournegotiations.com) Read our weekly newsletter: https://yournegotiations.kit.com (https://yournegotiations.kit.com) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yournegotiations (https://www.instagram.com/yournegotiations) Gerta's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gertamalaj (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gertamalaj) Alex's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexhapki (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexhapki)

2. 

   6 Sept 2026

   67. Whoever says the first number loses | Mia Smithson

   Tech industry recruiter Mia Smithson shares expert tactics for navigating offer negotiations and understanding company compensation strategies in this interview.

3. 

   26 Aug 2026

   66. An employment lawyer on layoffs | Justin Clark

   Host Alex Hapki interviews employment lawyer Justin Clark of JLC Employment Law about navigating layoffs, understanding legal rights, and maximizing severance packages.

Who has been a guest on Gentle Power

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Mia Smithson
• Justin Clark
• Annija Eizenarma
• Soumya Maya
• Amanda Gustafson

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

1,285

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

12 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 74 / 100

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Quality

90

Social presence

94

YouTube

68

Engagement

32

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