meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
9 to 5ish with theSkimm

Gretchen Carlson: “When you decide to jump off a cliff like that, you have no idea what's going to happen.”

9 to 5ish with theSkimm

theSkimm

Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.71.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

This week, we sat down with someone who knows a thing or two about making tough career decisions. As a career journalist, Gretchen Carlson has also become an advocate for equality and dignity in the workplace after she sued the former Fox News chairman, Roger Ailes, in 2016. Her bombshell lawsuit ignited national conversations about sexual harassment and has inspired her advocacy work. Most recently, she’s been fighting the use of mandatory NDAs through her new organization, Lift Our Voices. In this episode, Gretchen shares how she developed discipline early in her career (6:26), why she made the decision to “jump off a cliff” (17:44), and her advice for handling criticism (28:01).

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

I think when you decide to jump off a cliff like that you have no idea what's going to happen the next day much less the next hour.

0:13.2

Had I known that we would be in this revolution right now

0:17.2

and that so much progress would be made

0:19.5

and that so many other women would come forward

0:22.2

and we would actually be calling it a movement.

0:26.0

Wow, I mean I might have jumped a lot sooner.

0:31.2

I'm Carly Zaken.

0:32.4

I'm Danielle Weisberg. I'm Danielle Weisberg.

0:34.0

Welcome to Skim from the couch.

0:35.0

This podcast is where we go deep on career advice from women who have lived it.

0:39.0

From the good stuff like hiring and growing a team.

0:41.0

To the rough stuff, like negotiating your salary and giving or getting hard feedback.

0:47.0

We started the skim from a couch, so what better place to talk it all out than where it began

0:51.8

on a couch.

0:52.6

Today, Gretchen Carlson joins us on a couch.

0:58.6

Today Gretchen Carlson joins us on Skimmed from the couch.

1:01.8

As a career journalist, She's also become an advocate

1:04.8

for equality and dignity in the workplace. Carlson sued the former Fox News Chairman and

1:10.8

CEO Roger Ailes in 2016.

1:14.8

Her bombshell lawsuit ignited national conversations

1:18.5

about sexual harassment and has inspired

1:21.2

her advocacy work.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from theSkimm, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of theSkimm and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.