When you come in and you're new you have to acknowledge that not everybody's

going to be on board with your vision and that's got to be okay. But you do need

to create an environment where the people who are on board with your vision can

start to execute it and start to help you execute it. I'm Carly Zaken and I'm Danielle

Weisberg. Welcome to 9 to 5-ish with the skin. We've run into so many

questions over the years and had so many moments where we needed advice and we

got it from women who'd been there. And that's what we're bringing you with this

show. Each week we're helping you get what you want out of your career by

talking to the smartest leaders we know. Because we know your work life is a lot

more than 9 to 5. Alright let's get into it. Today our guest is Radika Jones. She

is the editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair, which is a condo-nast publication that

covers Hollywood, Silicon Valley, Washington DC, and Wall Street. Before joining

the magazine in 2017, Radika was the editorial director for books at The New

York Times. She's also worked as a top editor at Time and the Paris review. Not

to mention she's got a PhD in English and comparative literature from Columbia.

We're speaking to her just as the Vanity Fair Hollywood issue dropped and before

the Academy Awards, when Vanity Fair hosts its annual Oscars party, Radika, welcome

to the show. Thank you. Before we get into the conversation, we like to warm up

with a lightning round so we can get to know you a little better. Quick

questions, quick answers. Ready? Okay, I'm ready. Okay, what was your first

shop? It depends on where you dated, but I'm going to say my first job was

selling t-shirts at the Newport Folk Festival. Worst job. I don't think I have a

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