How She Does It

Imagine willingly opening up your life to as much A.I. as possible. Have a question? Ask A.I. first. Feeling blue? Talk to an A.I. therapist. Need a ride? Summon a Waymo. In journalist Joanna Stern’s New York Times bestseller “I Am Not a Robot: My Year Using AI to Do (Almost) Everything,” she did all of the above and more. She shares what's hopeful, what’s creepy, and how A.I. is already in your life, whether you like it or not. As she worked on her book in 2025, she was also facing another big question: whether or not to quit her job of 12 years at the Wall Street Journal. She was weighing the pros and cons of leaving legacy media and making the leap to the creator economy as an independent journalist - and would it pay off. She even asked A.I. for its input. For the record: A.I. said she should make the move - and she ultimately agreed. She is now CEO - Chief Everything Officer - of her new venture: New Things. There, she does what she does best: producing humorous videos and writing (in this case, a newsletter) all about the latest in tech. 💬 In this episode, we explore: How A.I. is already in our lives, whether by invasion or by invitation Why Joanna believes the pushback to A.I. is a good thing Her experience with an A.I. therapist and an A.I. boyfriend Why A.I. robots are not yet fully capable of taking over chores like cooking and cleaning How she approached the difficult decision to leave the Wall Street Journal and how she views that move now The challenges and rewards of being her own boss and running her own venture, New Things Resources: 📸 Follow Joanna Stern on Instagram 📸 Follow Joanna Sternn on LinkedIn 💻 Check out New Things 💻 Watch New Things Videos on YouTube 🎧 New episodes of How She Does It drop every Tuesday. Be sure to follow us so you never miss an episode. Ready to stop worrying about outliving your money? Pre-order Jean's new book, The Forever Paycheck, and get the roadmap to a retirement that actually pays you back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kristin Lemkau was thriving in her job as CMO of JPMorgan Chase, a job she thought would be her last, when CEO Jamie Dimon and his leadership team threw a new challenge her way. They wanted the company to become more competitive in the wealth management space, and offered Lemkau the job as CEO of J.P. Morgan Wealth Management. Despite some significant hurdles that would come with building the business, Lemkau took on the role in late 2019. A few years into this professional challenge, she experienced a tectonic shift in her personal life. Lemkau’s husband, who had stayed at home with their two children, passed away. Overnight, she became a single mom. She found herself trying to figure out all the details of the family’s day-to-day life that he had handled, from multiple school apps, household bills, her kids’ sports schedule, and more. After taking some time off, her two teenagers encouraged her to return to work, where she thrived. Under her leadership. J.P. Morgan Wealth Management has grown from $500 billion to $1.3 trillion dollars in assets, an accomplishment she confidently takes credit for. ”What I've done over the past six years was really, really hard.I genuinely believe a lot of people couldn't have done it. We had a lot of headwinds, but we did it,” Lemkau said. 💬 In this episode, we explore: Why Kristin Lemkau said “yes” to the CEO job, despite really “loving” her marketing job and the people she worked with Lemkau’s approach to re-making and growing the wealth management business How her personal loss has impacted the way she manages her team Her secret for getting a full-night’s sleep, and why that’s been so critical for her well-being Her thoughts on being the oldest of four very high-achieving siblings, and what about their upbringing may have helped them all to succeed Some of the perks of working at JPMorgan, including being front and center for one of the wildest US Open Women’s Finals ever Resources: 🔗 Visit J.P. Morgan Wealth Management 📸 Follow @JPMorgan Wealth Management on Instagram 📸 Follow @JPMorgan Wealth Management on LinkedIn 🎧 New episodes of How She Does It drop every Tuesday. Be sure to follow us so you never miss an episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re all likely to encounter some change in life that’s unwelcome: a scary health diagnosis, the end of a relationship, the loss of a job, or the end of a dream. Maya Shankar, PhD, deeply understands the concept of change and offers a roadmap for navigating it. She is a cognitive scientist and Senior Director of Behavioral Economics at Google. But she is perhaps best known for her side gig: being the creator and host of the award-winning podcast A Slight Change of Plans. Her fascination with how we navigate change started when she was a teen, and a hand injury forced her to give up her dream of becoming a professional violinist. In this episode, Maya speaks with Karen about that first pivot as well as some difficult challenges she faced later, and how she has built a successful career teaching others how to learn from the unexpected. It’s all in her New York Times Bestseller, “The Other Side Of Change: Who We Become When Life Makes Other Plans.” 💬 In this episode, we explore: Maya’s biggest piece of advice for transitioning through change: finding your “why” Tools that can be helpful during the most difficult periods of change How Maya’s mother taught her the importance of the cold call / cold email (or, in her mom’s case, the cold drop-by-Julliard) Maya’s view of imposter syndrome and how one can leverage it into becoming better at your job Resources:🔗 Visit Dr. Maya Shankar’s website 📕 For Information on “The Other Side of Change: Who We Become When Life Makes Other Plans.” 📸 Follow Maya Shakar on Instagram 📸 Follow Maya Shakar on X 🎧 Listen to A Slight Change of Plans 📸 Follow Riverhead Books on Instagram 🎧 New episodes of How She Does It drop every Tuesday. Be sure to follow us so you never miss an episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The markets are still riding high, but if 2025 taught us anything, it’s that not everything that glitters is gold. In this episode of our sister podcast HerMoney, Jean Chatzky sits down with legendary investor and How She Does It Host Karen Finerman to unpack the wild ride of 2025: the highs, the flops, the lessons learned, and the big bets she’s making in 2026. We also talk about what makes a winning portfolio, how our InvestingFixx club beat the market, and how you can start building confidence with your own investments, one smart move at a time. In this episode: What Karen’s biggest winner of 2025 says about the market’s resilience Karen's biggest regret and what she’d do differently Whether or not the AI hype is starting to look like 1999 How to use the volatility index to make better decisions Why banks might be the most overlooked opportunity of 2026 What our InvestingFixx community got right and how they keep winning Looking for more? Join our InvestingFixx club Listen to HerMoney with Jean Chatzky Karen Finerman’s viral end-of-year thread on X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a “gigantic” role: one that required Gina Raimondo to engage in high-powered meetings with heads of state and be called on in the White House Situation Room to weigh in on critical decisions of national security. After serving as Secretary of Commerce during the Biden administration, Gina Raimondo is now taking time to consider what her next move will look like. But there’s one thing the former Governor of Rhode Island knows for sure: she wants to stay in public service. Listen as Gina Raimondo, now a distinguished fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, looks back at her career in venture capital and politics. She shares what motivates her, what she’s proud of, and what she wishes she had done differently. She also opens up about the defining moments from her upbringing as the granddaughter of Italian immigrants, as well as how she and her husband raised their two children as they navigated life in the public eye. 💬 In this episode, we explore: Gina Raimondo’s perspective on a woman running for President of the United States, and why there hasn’t been a female in America’s top job Her views on how to best foster economic security for the U.S. What it’s like to be involved in White House Situation Room meeting Why she is passionate about keeping America as competitive as possible The advice her mother gave her that has stayed with her to this day The strategy she uses to motivate teams working for her 🔗 More on Gina Raimondo’s work for the Council on Foreign Relations Here 💻Watch episodes on HOW SHE DOES IT on our YouTube Page 📸 Follow the show on Instagram: @hsdipodcast🎧 New episodes of How She Does It drop every Tuesday. Be sure to follow us so you never miss an episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Talk about a tough day at work. NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore were the first to fly the Boeing Starliner into space in June of 2024. The plan for the test mission was to pilot the new spacecraft into orbit, dock with the International Space Station for 8 days, and return home. But when the two astronauts first attempted to approach the ISS, five of the Starliner’s critical thrusters failed for a time, and the astronauts were in the unenviable position of piloting a potentially unreliable spacecraft. Their story grabbed headlines around the world. After successfully docking with ISS, the decision was made to return the Starliner unmanned and have the astronauts stay aboard the ISS until they could be returned safely. That decision extended their stay to 286 days in space, and they finally returned to Earth in March of 2025. It’s the type of high-stakes situation Sunita Williams, who goes by Suni, has trained for much of her professional life. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and the U.S Naval Test Pilot School, she has spent years learning how to calmly solve potentially life-threatening problems in air and spacecraft. It’s the type of work that underscores the importance of collaborating well with others, doing your homework, and trusting your team. 💬 In this episode, we explore: Highlights of Suni’s three missions to the ISS, including how she sleeps, exercises, and showers in space How her career proved to be a series of unexpected pivots, how she handled it, and her advice to young women starting out Why she never felt “stranded” on the ISS and remained convinced that she & Butch Wilmore would eventually return home to Earth safely What’s involved in the high-pressure task of space walks, and the awe-inspiring sights she witnessed What her plans are for the future, and her thoughts on sending crews to the Moon and to Mars. 🔗 Check out NASA.gov 📸 Follow @NASA on Instagram 📸 Follow Suni Williams on X 🔗 Check out info on NASA Expedition 72 & Expedition 71 💻Video of Suni Williams & Butch Wilmore working & exercising on the ISS 💻Video of Suni Williams & Butch Wilmore on a spacewalk on November 12, 2024 💻Video of Suni Wiliams & Butch Wilmore’s return to Earth on March 18, 2025 💻Watch episodes on HOW SHE DOES IT on our YouTube Page 📸 Follow the show on Instagram: @hsdipodcast🎧 New episodes of How She Does It drop every Tuesday. Be sure to follow us so you never miss an episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices