Today Skimmed from the Couch is presented by AC Hotels by Marriott. It's a global

hotel brand that's dedicated to perfecting the essentials. I knew I was going to work incredibly hard at whatever I did and was just searching for something

that would make a meaningful difference.

And I felt that I wasn't alone,

that I was like one of thousands of people out there

who were searching for something similar

and that's really what led to this idea.

I'm Carly Zaken. I'm Danielle Weisberg.

Welcome to Skim from the Couch.

This podcast is where we go deep on career advice

from women who have lived it.

From the good stuff like hiring and growing a team,

to the rough stuff, like negotiating your salary

and giving or getting hard feedback.

We started the skim from a couch,

so what better place to talk it all out than where it began on a couch.

You may know today's guest Wendy Kopp as the founder of Teach for America, started back in

1989, which brought college grads into the workforce teaching in underserved schools.

In 2007, Wendy took that concept and applied it globally,

founding and running Teach for All. She's been recognized as one of Time magazine's

100 most influential people and was awarded the Presidential Citizens

Medal for her work. Wendy, welcome to the couch.

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