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Better Life Lab Podcast: How to Take Summers Off and Still Get Promoted

Episode 2: A true story from a work-life balance pioneer, Michelle Hickox.

Listen to the Better Life Lab podcast on Slate, hosted by Brigid Schulte and produced by David Schulman.

Michelle Hickox has found a way to build a powerful career as a CFO, and take summers off, and still get promoted. How? First, she had to believe that she could, then she had to prove to others it was possible. Now she wants everyone to know how she did it. She tells her story to Slate’s new Better Life Lab podcast.

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Better Life Lab Podcast: How to Take Summers Off and Still Get Promoted