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New career advice and messy stories, every Monday. Whether you’re at the top, or striving to get there—you may have noticed the one thing people rarely talk about: how hard it is to achieve success. The Messy Parts is the answer—a podcast where you’ll hear about the twists, turns and pivots that shape extraordinary careers. The real messy parts along the way. Host Maryam Banikarim has been through it, so she gets it. Maryam has been a transformative leader across media, hospitality and tech. Her powerhouse resume features more than 20 years in the C-Suite at companies like Hyatt, NBC, and Nextdoor—and she has a vast, influential network to match. On The Messy Parts, she brings you unparalleled access to that network. Deeply honest, vulnerable conversations with Maryam—who is never afraid to ask the questions on everyone's mind. Join us as we get real, unfiltered, and messy.
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Signup to Generate a PitchNew career advice and messy stories, every Monday. Whether you’re at the top, or striving to get there, you may have noticed the one thing people rarely talk about: how hard it is to achieve success. The Messy Parts is the answer, a podcast where you’ll hear about the twists, turns and pivots that shape extraordinary careers.
Recent episodes include "How Eliza Reid Went From Laid Off to First Lady of Iceland" (19 October 2026, 37 minutes), ""This Job Is Beneath Me", How Being the Secretary for a Billionaire Launched a Global Career" (12 October 2026, 37 minutes), and "Rosebud Baker on Chasing Her Dreams: “It Gets Worse With More Success"" (5 October 2026, 41 minutes).
The Messy Parts publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 39 minutes across 70 episodes.
Booking probability for The Messy Parts is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Messy Parts requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Messy Parts's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for The Messy Parts are Business & Management Consulting. The Messy Parts has a business audience.
The Messy Parts is a business podcast with 70 episodes published.
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Episode #64
One night in 2016, Eliza Reid was cooking dinner for her four young kids when a stranger called the family landline and asked if her husband would consider running for president. Within 24 hours, a tsunami of messages...
Episode #63
Vote for The Messy Parts! We're nominated for Signal Awards in TWO categories. You can easily vote for us by clicking on the links below. Thank you! Individual Episode - Business: "'Who The Hell Do I Think I Am?'...
Episode #62
"If your goal is to feel completed by success, it's gonna get worse and worse the more successful you get." Comedian and former SNL writer Rosebud Baker joins Maryam for a conversation that goes everywhere — sobriety...
Episode #61
Jake Barton designed the 9/11 Memorial Museum. Twenty-five years later, one photograph still undoes him: a young firefighter in the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, headed toward the towers, in what turned out to be the last...
Episode #61
Jake Barton designed the 9/11 Memorial Museum. Twenty-five years later, one photograph still undoes him: a young firefighter in the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, headed toward the towers, in what turned out to be the last...
Episode #60
He ran Southern Living and top Time Inc. titles with no college degree — then got fired, and calls it a gift. What followed was darker: broke, aged out of media at 50, and homeless. Ron King, now known as "Donkey King,"...
Episode #59
Jeff Jones spent his career as one of the most respected CMOs in America — Coca-Cola, Gap, Target — before making the leap to run Uber's global ride-sharing business under founder Travis Kalanick. Seven months later, at...
Episode #58
Fired at 24. Turned down her dream job at Nike, then took it anyway. Walked into HSN as the eighth CEO in ten years. Mindy Grossman built one of the least likely careers in American business, and in this episode of The...
Episode #57
Behind every legendary career is an unfiltered human truth. In this special compilation, 20 of our most notable guests—including Mickey Drexler, Samantha Bee, Blake Mycoskie, Bonnie Hammer, Kim Hastreiter, Sally Susman...
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Brian Kelly (aka The Points Guy) has been obsessed with credit card and frequent flyer points since childhood. At age 12, his dad challenged him to book a family vacation using only points, and young Brian successfully...
Episode #56
"I don't believe in burnout." That's Laura Mayer, podcast industry veteran and author of Tryhard , explaining why she's never really taken a break: not after a complicated pregnancy, not after quitting a stable...
Episode #55
"Even your dream job sucks." That's not cynicism — it's the most useful career advice Samantha Bee has. On this episode of The Messy Parts, she tells Maryam what 12 years at “The Daily Show” and running “Full Frontal”...
Episode #54
She dug through filthy sub-basements in the Bowery looking for discarded restaurant ware — and built one of New York's most beloved stores. Julie Gaines, co-founder of Fishs Eddy, joins Maryam on the blue couch to talk...
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What really happens after a founder sells their company? Blake Mycoskie built one of the most recognized brands in the world at TOMS — and hit rock bottom the moment he walked away. In this episode of The Messy Parts...
Episode #52
She's a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine, a Yale lecturer, and one of the most celebrated journalists working today. So why does Susan Dominus still feel like she's figuring it out? In a candid conversation...
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In this re-release of one of our favorite episodes, Gary Vaynerchuk opens up to Maryam about fear, self-esteem, forgiveness, AI, leadership, and what he believes is a growing crisis of “late adulthood.” Gary shares why...
Episode #51
What happens when you walk away from the career everyone expected you to have? Chef Ayesha Nurdjaja was on a path toward law school, working at a prestigious law firm and doing everything “right.” But something was...
Episode #50
"No just means not right now." That's the philosophy that kept writer and Oldster founder Sari Botton going through decades of rejection before building one of Substack's most beloved magazines — at age 60. In this...
Episode #49
Bonnie Hammer ran 10 networks and two studios at NBCUniversal — but her career didn't start in a corner office. It started cleaning up dog poop on a kids' TV set. In this episode of The Messy Parts, Bonnie gets...
Episode #48
What does it take to build one of New York City's most recognizable social media brands — from scratch, in secret, while working a day job? Subway Creatures founder Rick McGuire tells Maryam the whole story: from...
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