Megan O’Neill on What It’s Really Like to Work at Goop

Ambition 2.0

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Careers, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.4 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Today’s episode of Girlboss Radio features Megan O’Neill, the associate beauty director at Goop. Megan comes from the world of glossy magazines, having worked at titles such as Elle and Lucky. She describes her job at Goop as very much a dream job—and speaks highly of her boss, the one and only Gwyneth Paltrow. But there’s so much more to unpack when it comes to true wellness (hint: it’s not fancy face cream). Plus, Megan talks about making space for Black women’s voices in media, and her approach to success, ambition and storytelling. After listening to this episode, you might just be inspired to take a freezing cold shower, consider going to a vagina-practor or work for Gwyneth Paltrow. You don’t want to miss this one. Tune into Oversharing from Betches Media every Tuesday on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow Megan O'Neill on Instagram at @megagirl Sign up for Girlboss Daily, our must-read morning newsletter, at girlboss.com/newsletter. You'll get A+ career advice, dream job postings, free coffee every Friday and a few emojis (because we’re fun like that), delivered right to your inbox. Discover the hottest jobs in marketing, finance, social media and more on our Girlboss Job Board at jobs.girlboss.com Girlboss Goods, our women-owned and operated marketplace, makes it easier for you to vote with your dollar while also championing small businesses. Head to girlboss.com/goods. Happy shopping! Did you enjoy this episode of Girlboss Radio? Comment and let us know what you think on our Instagram, TikTok or LinkedIn. And don’t forget to share your love for the Girlboss Radio podcast by leaving a rating or review on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, and welcome back to another episode of Curl Boss Radio.
0:10.1	I'm your host, Avery, and I'm the founder of Bloom, a workplace design consultancy, and
0:14.6	a firm believer that work should work for all of us.
0:17.9	Today I'm joined by Megan O'Neill, Megan is the associate beauty director at Goop.
0:22.9	She started her career in magazines, and today she writes about clean beauty, tries to
0:26.9	relate to self-care trends and is making space for black women's voices in wellness.
0:31.6	We chatted about the power of having a mentor at work, whether landing or dream job is all
0:35.4	it's cracked up to be, and what it's really like to have one of Peltro as your boss.
0:40.0	Let's get into it.
0:42.2	Megan, thank you so much for joining us today on Curl Boss Radio.
0:56.0	I am very excited to start this conversation for folks that are just listening in.
1:02.0	We've already been chatting this morning, haven't we?
1:04.5	We have.
1:05.5	Yeah, we covered a lot, actually.
1:09.1	We've been talking about Rackabek, we talked about headphones and how they just like,
1:13.6	people that run with AirPods, how do they do it?
1:15.8	How do they manage?
1:16.8	For a mystery.
1:17.8	Yeah.
1:18.8	Yeah.
1:19.8	Anyway, so we talked about that.
1:20.8	And then, so for folks that are listening, and I know that they're probably really curious
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