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9 to 5ish with theSkimm

Jennifer Justice, entertainment exec and founder, The Justice Department: “I started seeing that when I advocated for people, it was different than other people doing it.”

9 to 5ish with theSkimm

theSkimm

Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.71.9K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Jennifer Justice is an expert negotiator. As an entertainment attorney (for Jay-Z) and now as the CEO and founder of The Justice Department, she’s a pro at getting people what they deserve. Tune in for her best negotiation tips, and the number one mistake she thinks people make. Hint: don’t go in with your best offer. In this episode, Jennifer shares how she overcame her imposter syndrome (6:22), why she quit her job with no plan as a single mom of two-year-old kids (15:58), and how you can be your own best advocate (26:38). Stay tuned at the end of the episode for a spotlight on Orenda Tribe, a vintage and upcycled textile business that has pivoted to provide critical aid to Navajo Nation during COVID-19. Want to be featured? Submit yourself or a friend here. This episode was recorded in February 2020, before theSkimm started working from home because of COVID-19.

Transcript

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I started seeing that when I talked and advocated for people it.

0:13.0

I was really doing it from a place of

0:15.0

I knew it was the right thing to do.

0:17.0

It was really advocating for people who deserved

0:20.0

what I was asking for.

0:21.0

I'm Carly Zaken.

0:24.0

I'm Danielle Weisberg.

0:25.0

Welcome to Skim from the couch.

0:27.0

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

0:31.0

From the good stuff like hiring and growing a team to the rough stuff like

0:35.1

negotiating your salary and giving or getting hard feedback.

0:39.1

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

0:47.0

Today we welcome Jennifer Justice to Skimmed from the Couch. As an entertainment

0:56.1

exec and attorney, she spent her career advising some of the biggest names in music.

1:00.9

You may have heard of some of her clients. They include Jay-Z and

1:04.7

Beyoncé. She has now started her own company, The Justice Department. We love

1:10.0

the name. It's a female-focused legal and advisory firm dedicated to helping women achieve

1:15.8

their business potential. Jennifer, we're excited to have you here. Welcome to Skim from the

1:20.0

couch. Thank you. Thanks for having me. I'm excited to be here. I am obsessed with the Justice Department. the

1:23.0

Thank you. Thanks for having me. I'm excited to be here. I am obsessed with the Justice Department as the name. I'm so jealous.

1:26.0

So first it's just skim your resume for us.

1:29.0

Right. I'm from Washington State originally and I came out to the East Coast

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