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A podcast for GenX(ish) leaders who are exhausted from the suck and are looking for new, more authentic ways to kick butt.The Because Work Doesn't Have to Suck podcast isn't another boring, stuffy leadership podcast. And it doesn't bring you a gazillion guests who had the guts to "ef" the 9-5, seemingly the only answer to truly being happy in your career.Instead, this podcast is focused on helping you continue to rise in your career, but doing it without compromising everything else - your family, your health, or maybe even who you are.Erin, a former corporate CEO turned Authentic Leadership expert, teams up with her good friend, Nicole, an ivy league grad and professional do-gooder. Nicole lays it all on the line to share her real-time work highs, lows, contemplations, and sometimes barely believable stories. And Erin coaches and cajoles her (really, you) along the way...all in the name of helping you feel less insane, more inspired.Erin also interviews authentic leaders and e
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Signup to Generate a PitchA podcast for GenX(ish) leaders who are exhausted from the suck and are looking for new, more authentic ways to kick butt. The Because Work Doesn't Have to Suck podcast isn't another boring, stuffy leadership podcast.
b Cause Work Doesn't Have to Suck is hosted by Erin Hatzikostas. The show has published 320 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "320: What If the Smartest Career Move Is the One Everyone Tells You Not to Make with Melanie Hallenbeck" (27 October 2026, 50 minutes), "319: Micro Motivator: 3 Simple Culture Hacks Any Leader Can Do" (13 October 2026, 5 minutes), and "318: How to Make Life One Big Game Show with Rich Bracken" (29 September 2026, 55 minutes).
b Cause Work Doesn't Have to Suck publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 45 minutes across 320 episodes.
Booking probability for b Cause Work Doesn't Have to Suck is 37%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. b Cause Work Doesn't Have to Suck requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. b Cause Work Doesn't Have to Suck's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for b Cause Work Doesn't Have to Suck are Business & Professional Training and Business & Management Consulting. b Cause Work Doesn't Have to Suck has a business audience.
Erin Hatzikostas hosts b Cause Work Doesn't Have to Suck, a business podcast with 320 episodes published.
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What happens when the career move everyone thinks you should make is the one your gut is telling you to avoid? Melanie Hallenbeck, Chief Growth Officer at Alegeus, has spent 30 years building a wildly successful career...
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Your team is burnt toast. And honestly, you might be too. So how do you get people to care more without adding another morale initiative, meeting, spreadsheet, or 58-page PowerPoint nobody actually wants? In this Micro...
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What does "killing it" actually look like behind the scenes? Because sometimes it's a huge stage and an incredible opportunity. And sometimes it's a soggy airport sandwich, a missed flight, or admitting that something...
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Nicole shares an update that she's becoming "boss lady" again, which means rediscovering every leadership trigger she thought she'd already dealt with. You'll also hear Erin and Nicole talk about interim leadership...
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What if the reason people aren't buying, engaging, staying, or following your lead isn't because they need another motivational poster about "teamwork"? It might be because you have no idea what actually matters to...
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Erin tried to become a "better" speaker. She got the coach. Did the reps. Rehearsed the lines. Followed the advice. And then realized she may have accidentally polished the magic right out of herself. In this solo...
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Modern work is getting weird. In this episode, Erin and Nicole talk about career envy, AI "bot sitting," Gen Z's job search chaos, parents overstepping in the hiring process, airport drama, bathroom hideouts, and the...
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Trust at work isn't built through big promises or polished corporate statements. It's built in the tiny moments. In this episode, Erin sits down with bestselling author, speaker, professor, and filmmaker Minda Harts to...
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After years of advising CEOs and senior leaders, she's learned that the higher you climb, the more the same human stuff shows up: insecurity, miscommunication, fear of failure, and avoiding the conversations nobody...
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This episode is part journalism, part therapy, part "girl WHAT?!" Today's guest, Melanie Marshall, is a former BBC foreign journalist turned filmmaker, speaker, and coach who has reported from some of the most intense...
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Life isn't all smooth conversations and easy people. Sometimes it's messy, uncomfortable, and straight-up frustrating. In this episode, Erin sits down with former trial lawyer turned entrepreneur and conflict expert...
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What happens when you actually step away from work… like really step away? In this episode, Nicole shares what it looked like to take a true 19-day vacation with zero email, zero checking in, and zero control. What...
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In a world of overflowing inboxes, AI-generated emails, and corporate language that all sounds the same, most messages get ignored. Erin explains how changing just one word, adding an unexpected phrase, or using a...
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A toxic workplace pushed this week's guest to his breaking point. That moment changed everything for him. In this episode, Erin sits down with Shola Richards, CEO of Go Together Global, bestselling author of Civil...
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Do you work for a neurotic boss? You are capable. You know your numbers. You've done this before. But the moment there is a board meeting or executive presentation, your boss spirals and catapults into weeks of prep...
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In this episode, Erin sits down with her friend Drew Sullivan for a deeply honest conversation about addiction, recovery, and what it's like to grow up feeling misunderstood. Drew shares how being labeled "too much,"...
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This episode is for anyone who swears they're "fine" while secretly letting work run their entire nervous system. Erin and Nicole get honest about toxic attachment to jobs, the martyr complex disguised as...
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What does a futurist actually do, and how can understanding change make leadership and life feel less overwhelming? In this episode, Erin talks with futurist Cecily Sommers about how change really works, why uncertainty...
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In this micro-motivator episode, Erin shares the one strategy every new leader underestimates: using real stories of failure to build trust. Whether you're stepping into a new role or trying to earn trust with a team...
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Seven years, 300 episodes, and more stories, meltdowns, breakthroughs, and belly laughs than anyone could've planned for. In this monumental milestone episode, Erin and Nicole pull back the curtain and celebrate the...
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