Audie Cornish on Motherhood and Work

9 to 5ish with theSkimm

theSkimm

Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Before Audie Cornish made the jump to CNN, she was a longtime co-host of NPR’s All Things Considered. And while she made interviewing politicians and celebs look like NBD, she says she had to deal with a “professional identity crisis” after becoming a new mom. This week, we sat down with Audie to talk about how her professional life changed after she had kids, and how motherhood impacted her mindset at work. In this episode, Audie shares: How she figured out her own communication style Why having kids allowed her to reframe her ideal career success How recognizing her own accomplishments reframed her ideal career success Why fostering work + personal relationships is the key to success in all aspects of life Her go-to bagel order

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0:00.0	There's a right job for you and a right time to be doing that job.
0:10.1	You may be in a great job and it may not be the right time in your life to be doing it.
0:17.1	I'm Carly Zaken and I'm Danielle Weisberg.
0:20.1	Welcome to 9-5-ish with the skin.
0:22.3	We've run into so many questions over the years and had so many moments where we needed advice
0:29.0	and we got it from women who'd been there.
0:32.4	And that's what we're bringing you with this show.
0:34.5	Each week we're helping you get what you want out of your career by talking to the smartest leaders we know.
0:40.0	Because we know your work life is a lot more than 9-5.
0:44.7	Alright, let's get into it.
0:48.9	Today, our guest is Audie Cornish.
0:50.4	She is an award-winning journalist who is now an anchor and correspondent for CNN.
0:55.0	Before she joined CNN, Audie was an NPR for 17 years where she was the host of their flagship news show All Things Considered.
1:02.9	Now you can catch her on your phone and TV where she'll host a podcast for CNN audio and will appear on the network covering national political and breaking news.
1:12.4	Audie, welcome to 9-5-ish.
1:14.6	Hey, thanks for having me.
1:16.4	We forgot to say maybe the most important part of your SMA is that on our skim your life book tour, Audie interviewed us in DC.
1:25.5	And so now we get to flip the table and interview you, which is a little nerve-wracking for us.
1:31.4	It was one of the most fun crowds in terms of audience.
1:35.4	Oh, thank you. Well, we have so much fun with you.
1:37.9	We'd agreed time and it feels like a different world.
1:40.9	Yes, it does.
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