Work Friends

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Secrets to success? No, thank you. Welcome to Work Friends, a podcast for sharing upfront and unfiltered career stories—the good, the bad, and the unapologetically ambitious. Because what’s better than a bit of real talk among friends? Each episode, Sali Christeson, Founder and CEO of women’s workwear brand, Argent, hosts one of her Work Friends for a conversation about climbing the corporate ladder, building a brand from scratch, raising money, and finding success on their own terms. Meet industry-shifting women in media, entertainment, business, and more, as they share the ups and downs of their careers, without glossing over the difficult parts. This podcast is for everyone who takes their work (but not always themselves) seriously and believes in radical equality in, and out of, the workplace. Ambition suits you.

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In a very special episode, Sali is joined by Secretary Hillary Clinton. Having entered the spotlight as First Lady of the United States in the ‘90s, Secretary Clinton later became the first First Lady to win a United States Senate seat in 2000. In 2009, President Obama appointed her to Secretary of State. Secretary Clinton also ran twice for president: first in 2008, and again on the Democratic ticket in 2016, when she made history once more as the first woman to be nominated for president by a major U.S. political party. Secretary Clinton’s career, activism, and example of excellence and power have been a constant source of inspiration—including for Argent. Today, she joins Sali from Marcel at Sotheby’s New York, just an hour before the Argent 10-Year Work Friends Dinner, to discuss her trailblazing career, the importance of championing women, and yes, her longtime history in pantsuits. 0:00 Introduction 2:00 Unhinged White House Job Interview 4:10 Childhood & First Job 7:20 Law School as One of Few Women…

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Secretary Hillary Clinton on Pantsuits, Patriarchy & Paying It Forward

In a very special episode, Sali is joined by Secretary Hillary Clinton. Having entered the spotlight as First Lady of the United States in the ‘90s, Secretary Clinton later became the first First Lady to win a United States Senate seat in 2000. In 2009, President Obama appointed her to Secretary of State. Secretary Clinton also ran twice for president: first in 2008, and again on the Democratic ticket in 2016, when she made history once more as the first woman to be nominated for president by a major U.S. political party. Secretary Clinton’s career, activism, and example of excellence and power have been a constant source of inspiration—including for Argent. Today, she joins Sali from Marcel at Sotheby’s New York, just an hour before the Argent 10-Year Work Friends Dinner, to discuss her trailblazing career, the importance of championing women, and yes, her longtime history in pantsuits. 0:00 Introduction 2:00 Unhinged White House Job Interview 4:10 Childhood & First Job 7:20 Law School as One of Few Women…

19 окт. 2026
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Brittany Packnett Cunningham Is Done Chasing Relevance & Saying Yes to Everything

Brittany Packnett Cunningham has been an activist nearly all her life. With a background in education, today she sits at the intersection of culture, justice, and policy as the Chief Strategy Officer at Children's Defense Fund and host/EP of the The Meteor’s UNDISTRACTED podcast, now in its fourth season. She sits down with Sali to discuss the hard-learned lessons of having your work thrust onto a public stage, the true meaning of integrity, and why every teacher should be a millionaire. 0:00 Introduction 2:56 Getting Personal in Job Interviews 5:07 St. Louis: The Ups and Downs 11:24 Championing Diversity Since High School 15:20 Teaching: Hardest Job I Ever Had 19:27 Origins of of Ms Pac Yetti 21:52 Transition to Activism Career 23:29 The Power of No 28:30 Ferguson 2014: A Turning Point 32:25 Held to an Impossible Standard 34:15 Skill Building in Activism 38:00 Undistracted Podcast 41:55 Children's Defense Fund 45:35 The Answer is Always Integrity 47:28 Would You Rather 50:45 Afterthoughts: Friends with Your…

05 окт. 2026
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Jessica Tarlov on Being The Outnumbered Fox Host

Jessica Tarlov is one of the co-hosts of The Five on FOX News, where she offers a liberal POV among the primarily conservative roundtable. She also co-hosts the podcast, Raging Moderates, with NYU Professor Scott Galloway. Jessica did not start her career in broadcasting—she’s a former Democratic pollster, researcher, and strategist—but her ability to argue her position goes back further than any of her roles. Today, she joins us to share why we’re too worried about being likable and spend too much time being offended. She covers all of this in her new book, I Disagree: Winning Arguments Without Losing Friends, now available wherever books are sold. 0:00 Introduction 2:31 Dress for the job you want 4:37 Growing up in New York/Parents who bring their work home 9:48 The lessons of 9/11 14:33 Learning to hash it out 15:45 The truth about political identity 20:17 The Tracy Flick Comparison 23:38 Elle Woods: A mascot for our generation 25:32 What does a political strategist do? 26:35 Raising sons v. daughters…

21 сеп. 2026
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Monica Padman Co-Hosts The Special 10-Year Episode

Today on a special episode of Work Friends, we’re flipping the script—as Monica Padman, Co-host and Producer @armchairexppod, interviews Sali in celebration of 10 years of Argent and the upcoming launch of its most ambitious campaign to-date. Monica asks Sali about why and how she built a fashion brand without a fashion background, why it’s beneficial to be the opposite of a gatekeeper, and how Argent brought 100 women together to commemorate the decade milestone. The Argent 10-Year Campaign and Capsule Collection Launches September 8 at argentwork.com 0:00 - Introduction 2:38 - How Monica Became a Work Friend 5:30 - What is Work Friends? 7:48 - Being a Superconnector 10:50 - Learning Gender Dynamics 15:10 - Best Meet Cute Ever? 19:36 - The Child-of-Immigrants Experience 22:24 - Millennial Fashion 26:14 - Quit My Job, Started Argent 31:10 - The Girlboss “Distraction” 35:49 - Men Are Part of This 38:50 - Women: Say Yes 41:29 - Creating The 100-Women Campaign Image 49:00 - The Magenta 10-Year Capsule 52:20 -…

07 сеп. 2026
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Emily Current and Meritt Elliott Rewrote The Script on Women’s Success

Emily Current and Meritt Elliott are the cofounders of the LA-based clothing and lifestyle brand, The Great. The two met in college and have been friends and creative partners practically ever since, navigating several successful career chapters. Most notably, they founded the iconic denim brand of the 2000s and 2010s, Current/Elliott. As business partners and best friends, they've rewritten the playbook for how women work together, find success (again and again), and continue to bring magic to their work, even if it makes others uncomfortable. Watch this episode on YouTube! 0:00 - Introduction 1:45 - Comfort = Confidence 2:20 - Emily & Meritt's Upbringing 4:38 - Bonding Over Vintage Jeans 7:28 - Beginnings of a Fashion Career 9:52 - Styling Up and Coming Artists 13:51 - Taken Seriously at a Young Age 17:23 - Launching Current/Elliott 23:52 - Working in a Male-Dominated Field 27:24 - Naivete: Blessing and a Curse 30:59 - A Vogue Milestone 33:43 - Exiting Current/Elliott 35:00 - Friendship Is the Superpower…

24 авг. 2026