How working parents manage childcare in a pandemic
As two full-time working parents in the middle of a pandemic, we have been feeling some new and unique pains in childcare over the past year. Kim and I are talking about the unprecedented year of childcare in a pandemic,...
Well-Rounded Living
The downtime experienced during the pandemic provided a unique opportunity to “slow down” for many of us. Desire to create a well-rounded living situation was strong among the masses. However, there was a general sense of misdirection and confusion when the question...
Stacy reflects on Allyship
Over the last few weeks, The Bossy Bees have been talking about some heavy topics related to race and bias, and today we tackle allyship. As we depart this body of work, for now, know that our journey is not finished. We continue, in our own ways to unlearn, learn,...
The Bossy Bees Talk about Racism
In today's episode, we continue our antiracist series with a conversation directly about racism. Through practice, Kim and I have created an open and honest space to talk to each other. We are talking about our experiences,...
The Bossy Bees Tackle Bias
In today's episode, we will be talking about implicit bias. We know it's a hot topic that often brings uncomfortable feelings to the surface, even for us. It's important to acknowledge this is hard for other people too, which is why we are committed to this practice...
Business is Personal: Corporate
“There’s work, and then there’s you.” The Bossy Bees continue the conversation in a two-part series on the famous Godfather perspective on business, “It isn’t personal, it’s business.” This harmful and detrimental approach...
Business is Personal: Entrepreneur
The Bossy Bees are tackling the famous Godfather perspective on business, “It isn’t personal, it’s business.” It’s time for entrepreneurs to debunk this harmful and detrimental approach to business! In the first of a two-part topic, we are talking about the importance...
Take Back Self-Care
The overlooked, underappreciated, and often misguided practice and application of self-care. The Bossy Bees are talking about what self-care really involves. Hint, Hint... it doesn’t involve a Mani or Pedi. We are talking about our own journeys and where we’ve been...
Breaking Down Barriers: Real World Experience for Leadership At Work
Stacy and Kim reflect on their work experience and the barriers that they’ve encountered with career advancement. As former coworkers, the two women share some of the common experiences many of us have faced at work. They probe some ideas on a few ways we (all of us!) can be recognized for the leadership experience and expertise we bring in to work in a way that is valuable to not only ourselves but the organization.
The Curious Food Experience
Food is the center of gathering across so many different cultures. Between Kim and Stacy’s cultural upbringing and backgrounds, they have been both the witness and recipient of bad food etiquette at a shared dinner table....
Meet the Bees
The Bossy bees are excited to have you with us as we kick off the new year with our new podcast. If we haven’t met, our first episode will get us better acquainted with each other as we go back in time to revisit memories...
One New Thing (with Transcript)
Stacy: How's your week been? We just started... (laughter) What (new thing) are you trying with this week? Kim: Well, I will say when I get to work every day I write down what I have to do for work and then I also write what I had to get done in my personal life....