S5 E15: Corner Office Breakdowns with Ambika Pai

How do you gain the courage to be your authentic self as a woman of color at work and in the world? How do you bring the pain and joy of everyday motherhood in America feel seen and heard? Host of the "Corner Office Breakdowns," Ambika Pai spills the tea with Anushay on our season finale.

Dr. Somi Javaid is on a mission to make women’s healthcare exceptional by educating, advocating for, and empowering patients to take control of their health concerns. She spills the tea with Anushay on owning our sexual health, embracing the new menopausal woman and more.

How can you unlearn silence when women, especially women of color, have been told to not use our voice for centuries, by our cultures and families? Women still face grave risks to their personal and professional lives when they do choose to stand up for themselves. Speaker, writer, and facilitator, Elaine Lin Herring spills the tea with Anushay on how women can unlearn their silence.

How do you create a successful news company for South Asians in the diaspora and beyond as a woman of color? How do you get funding? Snighda Sur spills the tea with Anushay on how she did just that and more.

Author, podcaster, political commentator, editor-at-large, and contributor. Is there anything Molly Jong-Fast can't do? She spills the tea with Anushay on having Twitter- famous puppies, staying sober, and the key to being grateful.

Can you be a woman of color and be a Republican? Are you really from the U.S. if you're brown? There was a time when answers to both those questions not only were "yes" but it still should be. And maybe it still can be. Political strategist and analyst, Rina Shah spills the tea with Anushay on making your American dream as a brown girl.

How does whiteness kill? How is it deadly even for white people? Bestselling author Saira Rao is back on the show to answer those questions and explain to us that when it comes to gun violence and mass shootings, we have a choice. But we have to get on our feet and take action. Rao tells us how.

Anushay talks redefining postpartum, having the courage to tell your story, and more with actress and “Anya” Chief Impact Officer (CIO), Freida Pinto.

When we think of stand-up comedians, we don’t really think about mindful masculinity and raising strong daughters. The #MeToo movement wreaked havoc on the stand-up comedy world but honestly, the deep-rooted misogyny was already well- documented. But our guest today shatters stereotypes not only of the stand-up guy but also of the clueless, privileged white guy. The one and only Pete Dominick joins Anushay to spill the tea on his major life lessons.

Most of us believe inclusion is both the right thing to do and good for business. Then why are we so terrible at it? Anushay speaks with bestselling author, Ruchika Tulshyan about creating a culture of belonging at work.