Carmen Rita Wong, author, host, and financial expert: “People say, ‘Oh, this door closed. This door closed.’ And I'd be like, ‘Well, I'll take a chainsaw and make a door.’”

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theSkimm

Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2020

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

We all have questions about money. And Carmen Rita Wong had the answers for us on this week’s episode. She’s an author, personal finance expert, and the former host and co-creator of CNBC's On The Money, and has advised women around the country on how to take control over their finances. And in a total full circle moment, Carmen was also Carly’s first boss. In this episode, Carmen shares how she’s used her inner strength to break down boundaries (8:18), why women need to ask themselves tough questions about money (12:14), and her best negotiating advice (31:52). Spoiler: always ask. Stay tuned at the end for a spotlight on Addison Bay, a company selling activewear fashion out of Philly. Because let’s face it - we’re all wearing leggings these days anyway. Want to be featured? Submit yourself or a friend here.

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0:00.0	When you come from a family where you know no safety net you have to succeed where people don't want you to succeed don't
0:15.8	think you can succeed and don't give you any benefit of the doubt you develop
0:20.6	an incredible ability to see what's really happening and figure out what you need to do.
0:29.2	To get around it, above it, sideways. I mean people just say, oh, this door closed, I'll be like, I'll take a
0:34.9	chainsaw and make a door, you know, I will figure it out because I never believed that those
0:41.7	doors were all that was there.
0:46.0	I'm Carly Zaken.
0:47.0	I'm Danielle Weisberg.
0:48.0	Welcome to Skim from the couch.
0:50.0	This podcast is where we go deep on career advice from women who have lived it.
0:53.6	From the good stuff like hiring and growing a team.
0:56.3	To the rough stuff, like negotiating your salary
0:59.2	and giving or getting hard feedback.
1:01.8	We started the skim from a couch,
1:03.3	so what better place to talk it all out
1:05.5	than where it began on a couch? Hey everyone. This show might sound a bit different today because we're skimming
1:17.6	from three different couches. The skim is still working from home for the time being
1:21.8	because of COVID-19. Today we are very
1:25.1	excited. Carmen Rita Wong joins us on Skimmed from the couch. She is the
1:30.1	founder and CEO of Malay Khan Productions.
1:35.0	She's also an author and the former host and co-creator of On the Money on
1:39.8	C. NBC.
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