Nicole & Kate Can Relate

Every business operates differently, especially when it comes to their policies around remote work versus in-person work. But which is better?

In this episode we’ll share our own personal experiences with remote work versus in-person work, and we’ll talk about whether we believe there’s a solution that’s best for all types of business and employees.

Points Discussed in this Episode

• Nicole’s recent experience switching from remote work to in person
• The perspective is very different depending on who you’re talking to (employee versus business owner)
• What’s different now that Nicole is working from a co-working space instead of from home?
• Instagram Reel from Patrick Campbell
• A vast majority of people do not have time management skills and are very easily distracted
• How big of a factor is connection when it comes to people wanting to go into an office?
• There are plenty of jobs that can’t be done remotely
• What role does empathy play in this all?

Mentioned in this episode:

Fortune article: Flexible work is feminist–and women won’t return to a system that hasn’t served them well to spare the feelings of powerful men)

Instagram Reel from Patrick Campbell

Entrepreneur article: Malcolm Gladwell's Fears About Remote Work Are Real. It's Your Brain That's Telling You Lies — Here's Why.

Short clip from Elon Musk’s interview on CNBC “Working from home is ‘morally wrong’”

Thank you so much for joining us for this episode where we share our own experiences answering the question: Which is better: remote work or in person?

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Our mission with this podcast is to share a candid convo one time per week to help provide love, support, and space for women to share without judgment, speak without hesitation, and learn from each other - even when we don’t agree.

We love books, but it’s not always easy to choose your next read.

In this episode we share the books we’re reading right now - and what we think of them! Get ready to add one or two to your own reading list!

Points Discussed in this Episode

• Nicole shares the books she’s reading right now
  • Free Time: Lose the Busy Work, Love Your Business (Jenny Blake)
  • 1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
  • The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward (Daniel Pink)
  • The Alter Ego Effect: The Power of Secret Identities to Transform your Life (Todd Herman)
• Kate shares the books she’s reading right now
  • The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters (Priya Parker)
  • Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing (Matthew Perry Memoir)
  • The Joy of Missing Out: Live More by Doing Less (Tanya Dalton)
  • The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)

Mentioned in this episode:

• The Science of Regret: Daniel Pink interview on A Slight Change of Plans Podcast
• Diane Sawyer interview with Matthew Perry

Thank you so much for joining us for this episode where we share our own experiences answering the question: What books are you reading right now?

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Our mission with this podcast is to share a candid convo one time per week to help provide love, support, and space for women to share without judgment, speak without hesitation, and learn from each other - even when we don’t agree.

We’re both big fans of minimalism. Simplicity, organization, and reducing possessions. But can minimalism be taken to an extreme?

In this episode we’ll share our own personal experiences with minimalism, including how we were first introduced to the concept and what role it plays in our lives today.

Points Discussed in this Episode

• The definition of “minimalism”
• How we were introduced to the concept of minimalism
• Are there extreme cases when it comes to minimalism?
• Clutter, too many possessions, and unorganized spaces
• The environmental side of things
• Fast fashion, wardrobes, and our buying habits
• Starting to question your feelings around material things: are you buying that for the right reasons?

Mentioned in this episode:

Essentialism

The Minimalists

Extreme minimalist spaces (Google images)

When Less Becomes More

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

Tidying Up with Marie Kondo on Netflix

Special Feature: Cass Sethi helps us with style and wardrobe!

Special Feature: Cass Sethi on our personal stylist experience in Tokyo!

Thank you so much for joining us for this episode where we share our own experiences answering the question: Do you consider yourself a minimalist?

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Our mission with this podcast is to share a candid convo one time per week to help provide love, support, and space for women to share without judgment, speak without hesitation, and learn from each other - even when we don’t agree.

Conferences and networking events - how do you know which ones are worth attending, and how can you plan and prepare properly to get the most out of them?

In this episode we’ll share our own personal experiences with conferences and networking events, including our hacks and the things we’ve learned from attending dozens of them over the past 10 years!

Points Discussed in this Episode

• How do you choose the right conferences and networking events to attend?
• Attending an event for content versus networking
• FOMO when it comes to conferences and events
• Attending events as an introvert and protecting your energy
• Being an attendee versus being a speaker at an event (and the different energy levels required)
• Virtual events versus in person events

Thank you so much for joining us for this episode where we share our own experiences answering the question: How do you know which conferences and networking events are worth attending?

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Our mission with this podcast is to share a candid convo one time per week to help provide love, support, and space for women to share without judgment, speak without hesitation, and learn from each other - even when we don’t agree.

In Episode 83 here on the podcast we talked about how we planned our girls trip to Tokyo, Japan! We shared how we chose the location, the hotel, the activities we wanted to do, and even how we set expectations beforehand (we were going to be living together after all!)

In this episode we’ll share a trip recap! We break down what went well, what we’d do differently next time, and how our trip went overall.

Points Discussed in this Episode

• We score ourselves 1 - 10 on the location, the hotel, and the activities we planned
• An overview of our time together, including our itinerary
• Our favorite stops
• Hosting our mastermind in person for the first time together!
• What we would do differently next time
• Our impressions of Japan

Mentioned in this episode:

Mimaru Suites Nihombashi

Harajuku

teamLab Planets Tokyo

Yoyogi Park

Shibuya

Sin Den Salon

Stylist experience through AirBNB

Thank you so much for joining us for this episode where we share our own experiences from our girls trip to Tokyo, Japan!

Don’t forget to follow or subscribe to Nicole & Kate Can Relate for more episodes like this one!

Our mission with this podcast is to share a candid convo one time per week to help provide love, support, and space for women to share without judgment, speak without hesitation, and learn from each other - even when we don’t agree.