careeryap is the #1 podcast for women building big careers.
if you want to grow your career, confidence, and income, you’re in the right place.
join the founder of MOXIE, Ellie de Wit, as she learns from leaders, experts and founders how to level up your career *and* life.
each episode you’ll walk away with actionable career advice and inspiring success stories to get you to that next level.
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If AI still feels like a hype train you haven't jumped on - and a little voice keeps asking whether you should even bother - this episode is for you.
Valerie Chapman is the co-founder of Ruth AI, where she's building AI agents to help close the gender wage gap - her new research study with The Harris Poll was just featured in Fast Company.
She's here to break down why women can't afford to be invisible in the agentic era - and the exact tools, prompts, and workflows to start building your personal brand with AI today.
If you've ever thought AI just isn't for you - this episode is going to change that.
WE COVER
Why AI tells women to ask for $120K less
How to use AI to connect your non-linear career dots
The Claude project that becomes your personal brand HQ
The NotebookLM hack that beats any vision board
Why you claim the title first and grow into it
Her full tool stack: Claude, NotebookLM, Granola, Lovable
CHAPTERS
1:06 – Intro + welcome
6:21 – The research: AI tells women to ask for less
9:05 – Two layoffs by 25 → the lightbulb
13:39 – What's actually in your control
25:25 – The Claude project for your personal brand
29:42 – The NotebookLM manifestation hack
35:43 – Build yourself a weekly research agent
38:17 – Valerie's best advice ever
MY LINKS
Ellie's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliedewit/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliedewit/)
Ellie's IG: https://www.instagram.com/elliedewit_/ (https://www.instagram.com/elliedewit_/)
MOXIE: https://www.getmoxie.io (https://www.getmoxie.io)
MOXIE IG: https://www.instagram.com/getmoxie.io/ (https://www.instagram.com/getmoxie.io/)
MOXIE TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@getmoxie.io (https://www.tiktok.com/@getmoxie.io)
EPISODE LINKS
Valerie's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valeriechapman/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/valeriechapman/)
Valerie's IG: https://www.instagram.com/valeriechapman/ (https://www.instagram.com/valeriechapman/)
Valerie's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@valeriechapman (https://www.tiktok.com/@valeriechapman)
Valerie's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@valeriechapman (https://www.youtube.com/@valeriechapman)
Ruth AI: https://ruthapp.ai (https://ruthapp.ai)
The Ruth AI x Harris Poll research study: https://ruthapp.ai/research (https://ruthapp.ai/research)
The Ruth Report (Valerie's Substack): https://ruthai.substack.com/ (https://ruthai.substack.com/)
Claude: https://claude.ai (https://claude.ai)
NotebookLM: https://notebooklm.google.com (https://notebooklm.google.com)
Granola: https://www.granola.ai (https://www.granola.ai)
Lovable: https://lovable.dev (https://lovable.dev)
18 Aug 2026
Ep 40- Why Your Job Doesn't Need to Be Your Purpose
If everyone around you seems to have found their "passion" at work - and you secretly feel like your job is just… fine, and you've started wondering if something is wrong with you - this episode is for you.
Jessica Zwaan is the VP of People Strategy & Operations at Leapsome, a two-time author, and an ex-COO who interviewed almost 200 people about what work actually does for us.
She's here to talk about why your job doesn't need to be your calling - and how to figure out what your job is actually doing for you.
If you've ever felt guilty that your work is "just work" - this episode is going to change that.
WE COVER:
Why your job doesn't need to be your calling
The three ways people relate to work: job, career, calling
How to figure out what actually motivates you
Why "just quit your 9-5" is terrible advice
Why a step back can be a leap forward
Why quitting Instagram made her relationships deeper
CHAPTERS:
1:06 – Intro + welcome
2:44 – It's your job to figure it out
5:13 – Your job is a product you subscribe to
7:35 – Job, career, or calling?
12:33 – The purpose myth (and work theater)
17:56 – "Nothing is broken in me"
28:57 – The step back that was a leap forward
48:19 – Jessie's best advice ever
MY LINKS:
Ellie's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliedewit/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliedewit/)
Ellie's IG: https://www.instagram.com/elliedewit_/ (https://www.instagram.com/elliedewit_/)
MOXIE: https://www.getmoxie.io (https://www.getmoxie.io)
MOXIE IG: https://www.instagram.com/getmoxie.io/ (https://www.instagram.com/getmoxie.io/)
MOXIE TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@getmoxie.io (https://www.tiktok.com/@getmoxie.io)
EPISODE LINKS:
Jessie's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicamayzwaan/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicamayzwaan/)
Jessie's website: https://www.jessicazwaan.com/ (https://www.jessicazwaan.com/)
📚 Purpose and Work — Jessica Zwaan: https://www.koganpage.com/hr-learning-development/purpose-and-work-9781398621947 (https://www.koganpage.com/hr-learning-development/purpose-and-work-9781398621947)
📚 Built for People — Jessica Zwaan: https://www.koganpage.com/hr-learning-development/built-for-people-9781398608023 (https://www.koganpage.com/hr-learning-development/built-for-people-9781398608023)
Jessie's newsletter (MPL Build): https://www.mplbuild.com/ (https://www.mplbuild.com/)
Leapsome: https://www.leapsome.com/ (https://www.leapsome.com/)
Modern People Leader podcast: https://www.modernpeopleleader.com/ (https://www.modernpeopleleader.com/)
📚 The Experience Economy — Joseph Pine & James Gilmore: https://www.amazon.com/Experience-Economy-New-Preface-Authors/dp/1633697975 (https://www.amazon.com/Experience-Economy-New-Preface-Authors/dp/1633697975)
4 Aug 2026
Ep 39 - Harvard Expert Reveals: How To Manage Your Boss
If you've ever felt like your career is just happening to you - the overwhelming workload, the bad manager, the colleague who talks over you in every meeting - this episode is going to hand you the controls back.
Elizabeth Lotardo is the author of Leading Yourself, a Harvard Business Review contributor, and a LinkedIn Learning instructor whose courses have reached over 2 million people.
She's sharing the exact brain hacks and scripts she uses to help people stop waiting to be saved at work and start actually driving their own career. Practical, specific, and immediately usable.
If you've ever sat there thinking "why is no one doing anything about this?" - this episode will make you realise you were the answer all along.
WE COVER:
How to push back on an unrealistic workload without sounding like you're complaining
How to set boundaries that people actually respect
How to handle micromanagers, ghost managers, and truly toxic ones
How to stop being talked over in meetings - for good
What to do when a colleague steals credit for your work
CHAPTERS:
1:06 – Intro + welcome
5:53 – No one is coming to save you (and why that's great news)
8:31 – The "you told me" hack for impossible workloads
18:08 – Missed deadlines and "that's on me"
21:52 – Handling constant change with "this is my chance"
28:49 – Micromanagers, ghost managers, and toxic ones
37:53 – Being talked over and credit stealers
45:47 – Elizabeth's best advice
MY LINKS:
Eline's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eline-de-wit/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/eline-de-wit/)
MOXIE: https://www.getmoxie.io (https://www.getmoxie.io)
MOXIE IG: https://www.instagram.com/getmoxie.io/ (https://www.instagram.com/getmoxie.io/)
MOXIE TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@getmoxie.io (https://www.tiktok.com/@getmoxie.io)
EPISODE LINKS:
Elizabeth's website: https://www.elizabethlotardo.com (https://www.elizabethlotardo.com)
Elizabeth on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethlotardo/ (https://www.instagram.com/elizabethlotardo/)
Elizabeth on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethlotardo/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethlotardo/)
📚 Leading Yourself — Elizabeth Lotardo: https://www.amazon.com/Leading-Yourself-Meaning-Opportunities-Already/dp/1394238703 (https://www.amazon.com/Leading-Yourself-Meaning-Opportunities-Already/dp/1394238703)
LinkedIn Learning — Leading Yourself course: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/leading-yourself (https://www.linkedin.com/learning/leading-yourself)
Elizabeth's HBR articles: https://www.elizabethlotardo.com/writing (https://www.elizabethlotardo.com/writing)
📚 Atomic Habits — James Clear: https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break/dp/0735211299 (https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break/dp/0735211299)
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