Alex Carr

Aug 1, 2024 | theskimm.com | Rashaan Ayesh |Chantal Vaca |Alex Carr |Marina Carver

Paging all Skimm'rs. Every Tuesday leading up to November 5 (that's Election Day), the Daily Skimm will be asking for your take on the state of US politics. Think of this like an informal focus group slash pulse check on how millennial women are feeling ahead of November. Vote here or in the Daily Skimm email each week. Asked on: July 30, 2024Asked on: July 23, 2024Psst...These questions originally appeared in the Daily Skimm newsletter. Sign up for the Daily Skimm email newsletter.

Jul 24, 2024 | theskimm.com | Blake Lew-Merwin |Alex Carr

Today, we’ve got a bonus episode of “9 to 5ish” for you with a guest whose name has been in the news a lot lately.

Jul 2, 2024 | theskimm.com | Andrew Callaway |Alex Carr |Blake Lew-Merwin

Lisa Ling started working as a professional journalist when she was only a teenager. Her job flew her across the world as she covered the drug wars in South America to democracy movements in China. She’s grown to be a pro at telling other people’s stories. But she says: advocating for herself is the hardest thing she’s ever done. On Rethinking her Boundaries for a StoryLisa: I have two young kids. So I think even longer and harder about the assignments that I take on and the places I go.

May 7, 2024 | theskimm.com | Alex Carr |Blake Lew-Merwin

In the 1990s, Christy Turlington posed alongside icons like Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, and Linda Evangelista as one of the world’s first supermodels. She retired by 25 before going to college, earning her degree, and getting married. Then came her first baby – and a life-changing birthing experience that would inform her future work and advocacy.

Apr 30, 2024 | theskimm.com | Alex Carr |Blake Lew-Merwin

At 59, Edith Cooper never thought she’d make a career pivot. She spent nearly 30 years working her way up at Goldman Sachs, but then, she was approached to co-found a company called Medley. Who was the other co-founder? Jordan Taylor, AKA her daughter. The mom and daughter duo launched Medley, a coaching platform equipping Millennial-aged workers with the skills they need to be dynamic, inclusive, and authentic leaders.