Saturday, June 8, 2019

Catt Sadler Shares Her Advice for Owning Your Career and You Want to Hear This!




Catt Sadler is a female media powerhouse. The lifestyle journalist has built her own brand from scratch that includes everything from her own site called TheCattWalk.com to her brand new podcast titled Naked. She celebrated the launch of Naked with an intimate brunch in Malibu on Sunday June 2nd and episode 0 went live just as lunch was served. She toasted to the launch and thanked everyone for coming to celebrate the special occasion with her. Today, episode one has just been released and listeners can tune in to hear Olivia Munn and Catt Sadler in the first official Naked interview.
Sadler shared her vision for Naked and what she is hoping to accomplish from her latest project saying, “I just wanted to have a community through Naked where my guests are raw and revealing and exposing their truths and sharing their struggles and triumphs. So that the audience can feel a little less alone in a world in which we all walk around with this armor all the time. I think it’s important to continue having conversations where people feel empowered or have a take away or where you feel inspired to be your best self.”
After leaving E! News in 2017 where she worked as a host and journalist in LA for 12 years she has branched out on her own and is making a statement for women everywhere with her entrepreneurship. Sadler has since shared that after leaving E!, where the male anchor she worked with made “significantly more” than she did according to an Us Weekly article published in December 2017, she has been able to make double the salary they paid her working for herself. She is a great example for why talking about money in women’s careers can be the difference between making a living and taking control of the future.
She shared her expert advice for young women just starting out in their careers and I've broken it down into 6 key takeaways you can easily remember wherever you go! 

Tip No. 1 Talk to Other Women!

Money can be a sensitive subject and many women don’t feel comfortable discussing it with their friends or even seeking advice. It’s usually a topic society avoids so it can be hard to know how to start the conversation but it can lead to greater things.
Sadler says, “I think transparency is key. I think getting past the taboo is huge. I think most women want to shift into that type of discussion. So, it does fall on every single one of us.”

Tip No. 2 Don’t Underestimate Your Power

Sadler says, “This conversation is so critical, it’s important because number one we are equal, we are not less than, we are not inferior. We are more than capable…Money is integral because if women are paid what is fair, society as whole does better, the economy does better. Women typically, in a household, they spend the money so there’s all these many reasons and incentives. It just makes more sense for our overall economic structure as a country…Knowing what we know we have to do as much as we can to shed light on that and continue to make change.”

Tip No. 3 Don’t Make Assumptions

She continued saying, “All that is there. Even though maybe we know that we have to move the needle. So many women, across all industries are doing the same job as their male counterparts and are making significantly less and it is even more brutal for minorities and women of color. It is not ok, its 2019.”

Tip No. 4 Do Your Research

“The research is out there. Information is out there. I don’t think in the past we even thought to go look for it. But, what is this particular job at this particular level? What is the going rate for this based on said experience etc. etc.? I think that some of the onus is certainly on us to look for it, work for it, find out about it.”
Sites like Glassdoor, and Payscale.com are great tools to use for researching specific roles and salaries. It’s always a great idea to do some research before going into a job interview so you have a ballpark figure in mind in case an employer asks about your salary requirements or offers you a salary range.

Tip No. 5 Don’t Be Afraid To Ask Questions and Advocate for Yourself

“If you are interviewing with your first employer, I think it’s ok to ask the question, if you hire me or if I choose to work here, can I be assured that, someone who has the same experience or the same education or you know all the same boxes checked, would a male be making more than me? I think it’s ok to ask your employer that and I don’t think we used to do that...Be as choosy as you possibly can.”

Tip No. 6 Negotiate, Negotiate, Negotiate

“It is important especially for college graduates, that first salary is super important because you know your salary does follow you throughout your life. So, if you start really low you’re constantly playing catch up…Try and hold out for the best possible salary that you can negotiate because that will stay with you. I know that’s easier said than done in a climate when people have bills to pay and rent to pay and you just want to work and get started.”
Negotiating for your salary can seem intimidating since even landing a job offer at all can feel challenging at times. But asking if the company is open to negotiating should not feel like an extra burden. It is part of the hiring process and each individual employer will have specific hiring practices for their company. 

These are certainly some great tips to remember when starting your job search and at any point in your career. Staying confident and informed, and starting these important conversations with your friends are all skills that will prepare you for any new challenge that comes your way! Maybe even building your own brand one day like Sadler.
You can find Catt Sadler’s new podcast Naked, on Spotify, iTunes and many other places to hear more amazing advice and stories from this businesswoman as well as her guests. You can read more about the Naked concept in my article on the amazing brunch here. 

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