This is Quick: Why Favorite Daughter Co-founders hire for passion not pedigree

About this episode

Erin and Sara Foster discuss decision-making, honesty, and office romance in their partnership at Favorite Daughter.

On this week’s episode of This Is Quick, Erin and Sara Foster, the sisters behind Favorite Daughter and the hit Netflix show "Nobody Wants This", share how they make tough decisions as partners, why brutal honesty can be both a strength and a challenge, and what they really think about office romance. To get more leadership insights like these in your inbox, subscribe to the free This Is Working newsletter.

People in this episode

Host: Daniel Roth

Guests: Erin Foster, Sara Foster

Topics covered

• leadership
• decision making
• office culture
• honesty
• career advice

Keywords

• leadership
• partnership
• office romance
• decision making
• brutal honesty

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Favorite Daughter, This Is Working, LinkedIn

Books & works: Nobody Wants This

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