Ways We Work
An evolution on the Ways We Work publication, this podcast is about how we work, in every sense of the word. In each episode, host Amandah Wood interviews a different guest about what they're currently putting work into. While conversations might often be career focused, they’ll also explore “work” in a different way, how people are putting work into self-development, learning, growth and change. We’re all continuously learning and growing and the hope is that listeners feel both inspired by new ideas or perspectives and also relieved to be reminded that everyone is at different points on different spectrums when it comes to their growth. Artwork by Evin Lachance
Episodes
16 episodes
Acceptance and adaptability in times of transition
Today I'm doing a solo episode sharing some pretty big news and some thoughts on how to bring in more acceptance and adaptability when we're in times of transition. When change enters our life we often try to just carry on with our familiar rou...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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23:45
Bringing your whole self to your career with Prasanna Ranganathan, Diversity & Belonging Leader and Storyteller
On today's episode I'm talking to Prasanna Ranganathan (B.A., J.D., LL.M.) (he/him) he’s worked as a lawyer, diversity and inclusion consultant and lead, speaker, and social media strategist and he is currently the Senior Lead of Diversity and ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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58:28
Leadership and personal growth with Loren Padelford, COO at Podium
On today's episode I'm talking to Loren Padelford, COO at Podium. Previous to that he was the GM of Revenue and the VP of Shopify Plus for 7 years which is where we both met. He's also a dad and a self-proclaimed space and physics nerd, as well...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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58:30
How I decided to quit my job
In this episode I talk about how I came to the decision to quit my job and the six month process involved to finally make the leap. Host:@amandahwoodWo...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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18:13
Why I can't stop talking about self-compassion
This episode is dedicated to self-compassion and why it's so crucial. I share a blend of my own personal experience and research on how self-compassion doesn't just make us feel better, it also makes us better people and more productive.
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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18:07
What if this were enough?
Hello friends, I'm back and we're getting right into it. In this episode I'm sharing my own story: what I've learned since I started Ways We Work all those years ago, and what I've been up to since. But really this is a story about grief, burno...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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26:51
Following your curiousity, and changing careers with Cat Lee, VC at Maveron
This week my guest is Cat Lee. Cat is a venture capitalist at Maveron, a company that funds seed and early-stage consumer companies. Before moving into the VC space, Cat was the head of Culture at Pinterest and before that held roles at both Pi...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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48:16
Product Management from two perspectives with Abi & Penny from Foursquare
This week I'm joined by two amazing guests Penny and Abi who are both Product Managers at Foursquare. We covered their very different paths into product management and tech, the ways they've navigated their careers so far and how well defined c...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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55:05
What diversity and belonging work really means and making space for yourself even as you build for others with Shavonne Hasfal-McIntosh of Shopify
This week my guest is my friend, colleague and manager Shavonne, or as she's better known as, Shav. Shav is the lead of the Diversity & Belonging team at Shopify and in her spare time, she sits on multiple boards and is involved in several ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:01:27
Balancing growth with the belief you are enough right now with Lily Rogers & Amena Agbaje
This week's episode is a discussion between myself and two of my colleagues and friends Lily and Amena. I reached out to both of them to get their perspective on how you can continue to grow and evolve in your career and other areas of your lif...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:13:13
Finding balance in the culinary industry with Jannell Lo, private catering chef and food blogger
This week my guest is Jannell Lo, she’s a chef at J&P Grocery in Kitchener, Ontario, a private catering chef on the side and runs the food blog MyBFisGF.com - which she describes as gluten free cooking inspired by asian classics and Canadan...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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31:58
Learning to balance career and life while living far away from your home country with Katie Philo
This week my guest is Katie Philo, she's the Content Manager at BritBox (Created by BBC Studios & ITV) and the host of the podcast When I Grow Up where she unpacks people's career paths and how they've arrived where they are currently in th...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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55:10
How to live in sync with your menstrual cycle with Claire Baker, women's life and menstrual cycle coach
In this episode I'm talking to Claire Baker, she's a women's coach based out of London who specializes in helping women live more in sync with their menstrual cycle. She's been coaching women 1 on 1 all over the world how to work with their cyc...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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49:33
Disconnecting your identity from your job with Tom Creighton, designer, podcaster and builder of cool things
This episode I'm talking to Tom Creighton, he's currently a design lead at Delphia, a data-focused startup based out of Toronto. He previously made other cool things at companies like Wealthsimple and Shopify. He's passionate about growing the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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44:07
Slowing down to speed up with Mic Berman, executive & leadership development coach
This episode I'm talking to Mic Berman, Mic is an executive coach, and is currently spending a lot of her time building up great leaders in some of Canada's best tech companies. She's held executive roles in companies like Yahoo, Mozilla and Fr...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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59:48
Welcome to the Ways We Work podcast!
In this first episode, Amandah gives some context on how Ways We Work began as an online publication focused on sharing honest conversations about what makes work meaningful for people. She shares why she decided to turn the site into a podcast...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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21:31