Episode 36: You Don’t Suck at Networking (Plus Some News)
Episode 36: You Don’t Suck at Networking (Plus Some News) Welcome to the Communications Business Advisor™ podcast with host, Tara McDonagh. In this episode, Tara gets real about one of the biggest myths she hears from women regularly: that they “suck at networking.” Spoiler alert, they don’t. They just don’t network like men. Tara explains how traditional, […]
Episode 25: Comms and Moms, Part 2
Episode 25: Comms and Moms, Part 2 Welcome to the Communications Business Advisor™ podcast with Tara McDonagh, your go-to platform for corporate communications professionals who elevate their work, build influence, and solidify their role as critical advisors at the decision-making table. In this episode, we continue our discussion on Moms in Comms, and we tackle it a […]
Episode 24: Comms and Moms, Part 1
Episode 24: Comms and Moms, Part 1 Welcome to the Communications Business Advisor™ podcast with Tara McDonagh. This week, we kick off a two-part series on navigating communications leadership through the lens of motherhood, bias, and systemic challenges. Tara shares her personal experiences navigating being in this field both as a mom – and as a child […]
Episode 23: What About the Women? Revisited
Episode 23: What About the Women? Revisited This one was first released last year and listening to it again, I was struck by how relevant it still is. If you’re a woman in this field, or just interested in learning more about the unique challenges women in this field face … maybe you manage them […]
Episode 6: Career Growth Without EVEN MORE Personal Life Sacrifice
Episode 6: Career Growth Without EVEN MORE Personal Life Sacrifice Can you truly grow your career without working EVEN more? This is a key question host, Tara McDonagh, is asked regularly by ambitious, exceptional, overachieving women. The assumptive answer is always – no. What most of us have always seen and assumed is that when […]
Episode 5: What About the Women?
Episode 5: What About the Women? Women dominate the Communications field in numbers, but not in leadership roles. Why? Couple gender bias together with our misunderstood and oversimplified field and we have a fight on our hands. In this episode of The Communication Business Advisor Podcast, Tara McDonagh explains: Equal Pay Day and International Women’s […]