This content was created by Girlboss in collaboration with Adobe.  If you’re a content creator, entrepreneur, marketer, small business owner, or anyone else trying to stand out from the crowd online, making your mark on social media can feel almost impossible. That’s why defining and establishing a standout visual brand identity can be key to your success. Easier said than done, you might think. But here’s the truth: It’s a lot easier than what you’re probably expecting (especially when you have the right tools in your pocket).  “A lot of people overcomplicate it,” says personal bran ..read more

This content was created by Girlboss in partnership with Wed Vibes. Did you know that wedding planning is one of the world’s most stressful jobs? Daria Neretina sure does, having spent a decade in the industry. “It’s beautiful, romantic, and creative. I miss it sometimes, but I knew my dream was bigger,” she says.  That dream? To help talented wedding professionals grow and express themselves, while giving engaged couples the weddings of their dreams. To that end, Daria envisioned a platform “that not only showcased vendors’ talents but also provided them with the tools to overc ..read more

For four years, I was a marketing specialist at an ad tech company. After a couple of years, I was promoted to marketing manager. In the beginning, I liked my job. I was doing brand positioning, content (writing blog posts, social media), and I worked closely with the sales team and managed our CRM. Things changed towards the end, which can happen if you’ve been at a job for a while—you change and evolve as a person.  The company had already undergone a round of layoffs, and I was given an opportunity to go part-time. And since I was working remotely, I was planning on spending the summer ..read more

Today is International Women’s Day—and as with every other holiday that marks the passage of time, it’s a chance for reflection, celebration… and existential crisis. As we turn the page on another year in women’s history, the picture can feel mixed, the progress hard won, the challenges mounting, world events somehow even more tumultuous.  As a woman or non-binary person, is your life better than it was in 1975, the first year the United Nations marked IWD? The answer feels like it can be both “yes” and “no,” even within the same area of life we’re measuring. Gender inequity is somehow bo ..read more

This content was created by Girlboss in partnership with General Assembly. Chelsea Keiser spent the last eight years working in sales—until she got laid off last summer. “That was a tough situation. The job hunt is extremely stressful,” she says. “I did have some interviews for sales roles, but I realized I didn’t want to do that. I preferred being more in a supporting role, working with numbers. But I didn’t feel confident in applying to any sort of analytics position because I didn’t have certain skills.” So, she came across General Assembly, an online learning platform where more than 40,00 ..read more

This week on Girlboss, we're doing a deep dive on the ways that periods bleed into the workplace. Why is walking into a bathroom stall with a tampon shoved up your sleeve still the norm? Why don't we have paid menstrual leave yet? Aunt Flo, the red river, the crimson wave, that time of the month—whatever you call it, we're talking about it. It's about time we all Go With the Flow. As with most radical ideas, the concept behind period leave is deceptively simple. Debilitating cramps that make it impossible to get out of bed? Take a paid day off. Heavy flow day have you paranoid about bleed ..read more

This content was created by Girlboss in partnership with Teal. You know that one Mean Girls scene where the whole school is fighting with each other after Regina George printed out the pages of the Burn Book? Well, that’s basically what it feels like to look for a job these days. Pardon our French… but it’s a bit of a sh*tshow. There is so much noise on LinkedIn and TikTok about job hunting do’s and don’ts. How could you not feel overwhelmed? Hiring managers are ghosting, certain resume designs are a no-go, and you need to know someone at the company or don’t even bother applying. Plus, you ne ..read more

I often think back to a specific day in my early 20s: I was on the train home sometime during my first internship in the city, bawling my eyes out. The sheer veracity of my tears must have had other passengers thinking I’d just been fired from a job, or had my heart broken, or received news about a loved one’s death. It was none of those things. I was crying because of Taylor Swift.  You see, it was around this time that stories of Taylor Swift and her “girl squad” of actresses and Victoria Secret models were everywhere. I’d open Instagram and there’d be a picture of Taylor at some red ca ..read more

I met my soulmate at work. Not once, not twice, but three times. I’m not talking about romantic soulmates, but friend soulmates: the kind of women that I’ve always wanted in my corner. The ones that would be there to hype me up before asking my boss for a raise but also to pick up when I’m crying in the middle of the night over a stupid boy. I remember fantasizing about having the relationship that Jane, Sutton and Kat do in The Bold Type. Three 20-something women working together at a fashion magazine—a trope I’ve seen a million times but one that, as a young journalist in her early 20s, I co ..read more

This content was created by Girlboss in partnership with General Assembly. Sarah Goldgar’s career journey has finally come full-circle.  Her love of mystery novels and the arts propelled her to go to film school at the University of Southern California. Then, she got her law degree with a focus in entertainment law, because she wanted to work with musicians and filmmakers.   Fast forward to today, Sarah is a senior software engineer at The Walt Disney Company, where she works on streaming and fan websites, like Marvel, Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN. So, how did she make such a drastic ..read more