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I got 99 recruiter problems but LinkedIn Premium ain't 1. Cancelled it and it took that personally. Now it can't decide if it wants me to hire the talent or BE the talent, but that "Reactivate" button's always right there swearing it's "easy to cancel anytime." I know. I did. 🤷🏽‍♀️

Nyasha Bailey calls them her "white male translators." Same idea, same room, different messenger, suddenly it lands as "palatable." If you've ever watched someone repeat your point and walk off with the credit, this isn't in your head. Full episode: www.youtube.com/live/Y_7YotT...

Last week on TRAP Chat I asked Blair what her career memoir would be titled. Her response was one word: "Homegirl". Because "be in the office for the facetime" was never race-neutral. Ease at work is a mental health issue, not a perk. Catch the full episode: www.youtube.com/live/lYZLIHJ...

One bad day is weather. Every day feeling heavy? That's climate. Anna Ettin on what your body already knows before you're ready to admit it. Full episode:https://www.youtube.com/live/i_LeDq_M-nE?si=JaORwQ05tfVisJhc

Christie Engler didn't sugarcoat it. If leadership isn't behind you, if HR is just a checkbox, if your CFO is talking sideways about you to other leaders; that's not a culture problem you can fix. That's your sign to go. Full episode: www.youtube.com/live/q6UaxhK...

Some days you're at 150%. Some days you're at 20%. Both are your best. Katrina Jones on why holding on to little bits of joy isn't soft advice — it's survival. Full episode: www.youtube.com/live/KjC48LV...

Job searching will take its toll. Carve out time for your mental health anyway. David Norman, JD on what job seekers need to hear this Mental Health Awareness Month. Full episode: www.youtube.com/live/1oGava1...

The marketing around personal finance is predatory and it was designed to make women of color feel like they don't belong in the conversation. Luzy King, CPFI, MBA is naming it in this episode of TRAP Chat. Catch the replay: www.youtube.com/live/6u6tEPS...

Maybe you get 12 minutes. Maybe you get 12 months. Maybe you get 12 years. - @madisonbutler.bsky.social Don't live your life hoping to get to those moments. Full episode: www.youtube.com/live/q4bRy0D...

You know you're paying the invoice. You just haven't named the currency yet. Audit in 5: energy, self-trust, voice, capacity, and joy. Mia Trahan, PhD on what compliance theater really costs you. www.youtube.com/live/HBgb1mJ...

#MondayMotivation from my conversation with Jennifer Malhotra. In a market that rewards moving fast, she's taking on grace. For the middle-aged women in corporate America navigating a transition the market won't pause for, this one's for you. www.youtube.com/live/idJszTr...

40% of veterans leave their first civilian job within the first year. 80% leave within two years. It's an urgency problem. Veterans need income fast, so they take what's available, even when it doesn't fit. And then they leave. The goal isn't just a job. It's the right career opportunity.

🎖️ Earlier today: 294,000 veterans unemployed in 2025. 60% prime working age. This TBT clip from Part 1 of the Meeting the Moment series on TRAP Chat cuts right to it. "There's a difference between being military-friendly and being military-READY." - Jon Safran

Most Black men were taught to put themselves last. Therone Shellman, on TRAP Chat: "Everything starts with self. Everything ends with self." If you've been waiting for permission to name what's off, this is it. Full episode: www.youtube.com/live/2tOExrt...

DEI leaders aren't imagining it. 20 years of work toppled in one administration. Your life's work framed as the problem on every podcast. Wondering if you're the one in a different world. That's gaslighting at scale. — Cecilia Stanton Adams on TRAP Chat www.youtube.com/live/lAj8mo1...

That 3 AM rejection email had you spiraling? Most off-hours rejections aren't bots — it's a human recruiter working early, late, across time zones, or using scheduled sends. Doesn't make the "no" feel better. But somebody likely saw you. Weirdest rejection timestamp you've gotten?👇🏽

TBT to my TRAP Chat conversation with Robert Slater. Homelessness. Incarceration. Odds never on his side. He pivoted. Today: foundation founder, restaurant owner, advocate for the people most systems write off. "You could be in a predicament, but you're not of it." That's the cheat code.

AI was supposed to lighten your load. Instead, you're questioning every output, verifying every suggestion, and deciding whether to trust every decision the tool makes. That's decision fatigue stacked on a cognitively demanding role. If you're exhausted by noon, it might be this.

More #MondayMotivation career advice from my conversation with Nicole.

Mental health at work can't be JUST a line item. It has to be infrastructure. Nicole Van Heel walked into HR in construction and learned suicide is the leading cause of death. She didn't wait. She trained 40%+ of her company in Mental Health First Aid. Full episode: www.youtube.com/live/DXxnjw2...

It's National Library Week. Today is National Library Outreach Day. The 2026 theme is Find Your Joy. Billy's doing exactly that. Meeting kids where they are with a JBL speaker in the library, DaBaby on the speaker, & teens taking turns with the book. 🎧📚

He talked to a carry-on bag every morning for a year. "Be ready. You're going with me." It did. Stop carrying weight you were never meant to hold. Give the heavy bags to God, but never let go of your dreams. Full episode: www.youtube.com/live/Fe39Hq3... open.spotify.com/episode/1Msb...

“Effectively there is zero net job creation in the private sector.” - Fed Chair Jerome Powell

Life is less about leveling up. It's about lightening up. Kandia Johnson dropped gems on this week's episode of TRAP Chat. Full ep: www.youtube.com/live/CMZQ3HJ... open.spotify.com/episode/5lRT...

She left corporate feeling isolated and built her own accountability circle from a coffee shop and a LinkedIn post. 15 showed up and 11 still meet every third Friday. That's why HRUnite! exists today. Full episode: www.youtube.com/live/IYwh_Io... spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/aINNg0QMA1b