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What if working harder isn't the answer?

In this episode of the Say Hola Wealth Podcast, Luzy King sits down with award-winning journalist and author Stefanie O'Connell to unpack the hidden systems that shape women's careers, earning potential, and long-term wealth. From workplace bias and the gender pay gap to unpaid labor and motherhood, this conversation will challenge everything you've been told about ambition and success.


Episode Highlights

01:36 Why Stefanie wrote The Ambition Penalty

04:18 The hidden financial cost of unpaid labor

06:24 How small workplace biases become lifetime wealth gaps

09:13 Ageism, motherhood, and career advancement

14:02 Identity, belonging, and navigating corporate America as a Latina

17:53 Do women really need another degree to get ahead?

20:34 Dealing with online criticism and speaking truth to power

28:46 Raising daughters to understand money, equality, and leadership

35:27 Stefanie's definition of wealth


Featured Book: The Ambition Penalty by Stefanie O'Connell


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