About this episode

Laura Brown shares her experience of being fired on Zoom and how one Instagram post changed her career trajectory.

🎙️ Sponsors du mois🌐 Squarespace — la plateforme no-code, boostée par l’IA, pour créer et développer votre site web tout-en-un.🛡️ MAIF — Épisode Assurance & indépendants : les erreurs qui peuvent vous coûter cher | En partenariat avec la MAIF. — The founding story of the episode, in a single sequence. Laura Brown recounts the morning in February 2022 when InStyle fired her entire team on Zoom, the idea born in a bar with her friend Kristina O'Neill, and the caption that set everything in motion: All the Cool Girls Get Fired. A passage that blends sharp anecdote, a charge against the culture of spin in fashion media, and a universal lesson on the art of admitting a fall. Vous souhaitez sponsoriser TheBoldWay Podcast ou nous proposer un partenariat ?Contactez mon label Orso Media via ce formulaire ou thomas@orsomedia.io Nb: TheBoldWay ou The Bold Way, anciennement connu sous le nom de Entreprendre dans la mode ou EDLM , est un podcast produit et réalisé par Adrien Garcia. Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

People in this episode

Host: Adrien Garcia

Guest: Laura Brown

Topics covered

• career change
• media culture
• personal anecdotes
• fashion industry
• resilience

Keywords

• Zoom firing
• Instagram post
• fashion media
• career shift
• personal story

Sponsors

MAIF

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: InStyle, Orso Media, Audiomeans

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