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If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;LINKS:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Michael Melcher:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://m2leaders.com/team/michael-melcher/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://m2leaders.com/team/michael-melcher/&amp;amp;source=gmail&amp;amp;ust=1764864396837000&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw1Wx8DUwHe1Zks4CX_Gwlom"&gt;https://m2leaders.com/team/michael-melcher/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Your Invisible Network, by Michael Melcher:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://amzn.to/440xy87" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://amzn.to/440xy87&amp;amp;source=gmail&amp;amp;ust=1764864396837000&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw0WjgshaLr_BtvVKT-wwT2A"&gt;https://amzn.to/440xy87&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Slidelock Carabiners:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://amzn.to/4pHVLbs" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://amzn.to/4pHVLbs&amp;amp;source=gmail&amp;amp;ust=1764864396837000&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw05t7xgkYr9XX8yIn2etf_f"&gt;https://amzn.to/4pHVLbs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://amzn.to/48u01Vj" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://amzn.to/48u01Vj&amp;amp;source=gmail&amp;amp;ust=1764864396837000&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw3e_-bX-4U59r8YI-_6WseQ"&gt;https://amzn.to/48u01Vj&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Simon Haisell&amp;rsquo;s Footnotes and Tangents:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://footnotesandtangents.substack.com/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://footnotesandtangents.substack.com/&amp;amp;source=gmail&amp;amp;ust=1764864396837000&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw38BtrJw_vOsfB41kmlVjke"&gt;https://footnotesandtangents.substack.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Photo by&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://unsplash.com/@thomasble"&gt;Thomas Le&lt;/a&gt; on &lt;a href="https://unsplash.com/"&gt;Unsplash&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;Note: Go to the Happier In Hollywood Facebook Group for Liz and Sarah&amp;rsquo;s extensive Teens/Tweens Gift Guide. 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Happier in Hollywood

The Onward Project

Ep. 447: Networking Up: It’s Scary! (Do It Anyway)

DEC 4, 202529 MIN
Happier in Hollywood

Ep. 447: Networking Up: It’s Scary! (Do It Anyway)

DEC 4, 202529 MIN

Description

Executive Coach and Friend of the Pod Michael Melcher joins Sarah to discuss the benefits of networking up. Making connections with higher ups is intimidating but worth it! Michael stays on as Guest Host to discuss the idea of an Admin Night— which is, essentially, a group Power Hour. Then, in Take Two, they discuss their current personal canaries in a coal mine. This week’s Hollywood Hack is Slidelock Carabiners! Finally, Sarah recommends the novel Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel and Simon Haisell’s accompanying Slow Read.

Sign up for Liz & Sarah’s free weekly Substack newsletter at https://happierinhollywoodpod.substack.com. It will come right to your inbox!

Get in touch on Instagram: @Sfain & @LizCraft

Get in touch on Threads: @Sfain & @LizCra

Visit our website: https://happierinhollywood.com

Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/HappierinHollywood/

Happier in Hollywood is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—Happier with Gretchen Rubin, and Side Hustle School . If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends!

LINKS:

Michael Melcher:

https://m2leaders.com/team/michael-melcher/

 

Your Invisible Network, by Michael Melcher:

https://amzn.to/440xy87

 

Slidelock Carabiners:

https://amzn.to/4pHVLbs

 

Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel:

https://amzn.to/48u01Vj

 

Simon Haisell’s Footnotes and Tangents:

https://footnotesandtangents.substack.com

 

Photo by Thomas Le on Unsplash


Note: Go to the Happier In Hollywood Facebook Group for Liz and Sarah’s extensive Teens/Tweens Gift Guide. Thanks to listeners for such great ideas! Link below.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/903150719832696/permalink/3081705578643855/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.