In the season finale of Margins, Mary Ellen and Elena reflect on the season’s theme: organization. As we organize ourselves in so many different areas of our lives, how do we make sure we’re always creating safe, inclusive and diverse spaces? Listen back to interviews from earlier this season to hear from the folks who dedicate themselves to creating these spaces.

Vanessa Soto is a book coach who specializes in giving non-fiction authors all of the necessary guidance and feedback they need to make their dream a reality. Starting with the proposal.

ZeroBounce’s Brian Minick (6:14) shares his advice for ensuring security and privacy in your personal and professional digital interactions. Then, Southern University Law Center professor Marc Roark (9:53) explores the merits and potential pitfalls of information aggregation sites like Airbnb, and the University of Rochester’s Miranda Mims (15:15) explains how archivists’ “memory work” preserves institutional and cultural memory. http://www.managingeditor.com/podcast

In this episode of Margins, Dr. Sam Goldstein (4:49) tells Mary Ellen Slayter and Elena Valentine why everyone has a different internal clock. Then, Elena’s husband Emilio (9:21) drops by to tell us about how time affects his work as a trader, and Dr. Chris Mullen (15:21) breaks down why “work-Iife balance” is a bunch of BS. Learn more about Margins from Managing Editor: http://www.managingeditor.com/podcast Subscribe to our Friday morning email: http://www.managingeditor.com/subscribe

In this episode of Margins, Mary Ellen Slayter and Elena Valentine spoke with Stetson University professor Sven Smith (03:43), Fordham University professor Paul Levinson (10:44) and human rights activist Ben O’Keefe (15:06) on the forces that drive how we organize ourselves as societies and why they can be so difficult to change. Learn more about Margins from Managing Editor: http://www.managingeditor.com/podcast Subscribe to our Friday morning email: http://www.managingeditor.com/subscribe

Organizing our ideas is a deeply complicated task, and many of us struggle to distill our thoughts into words so they can be communicated to our peers, our community and the world. In this episode we talk to three masters of organizing big ideas, scientists Susan Jacobson and Elizabeth Marsh (05:21) and fiction writer Mackenzi Lee (14:18). Learn more about Margins from Managing Editor: http://www.managingeditor.com/podcast Subscribe to our Friday morning email:...

Organizing work is complex. From organizational culture to societal values around how we value labor, creating the proper structure is essential. This week, Elena Valentine and Mary Ellen Slayter speak to three experts who think about organizing work in different ways: Henry Albrecht (04:08), Amy Dufrane (13:09) and Harish Patel (19:33). Learn more about Margins from Managing Editor: http://www.managingeditor.com/podcast Subscribe to our Friday morning email:...

Space can impact our emotions, determine our path, and set us up for success or failure. This week Elena Valentine and Mary Ellen Slayter are speaking with two masters of maintaining and building productive spaces. We’ll be joined by chef Katie Juban (07:14) and architect Katherine Darnstadt (15:08) to hear how they organize space. Learn more about Margins from Managing Editor: http://www.managingeditor.com/podcast Subscribe to our Friday morning email: http://www.managingeditor.com/subscribe

Is it possible to “organize” your life? Jennifer Turliuk, author of “How to Figure Out What to Do with Your Life (Next),” discusses how you can apply design principles to find your ideal career (6:10). Then, Lara Corey and Luigi Aldon, co-founders of Smudge Wellness, share how they help people create order in their spiritual lives (14:16). Learn more about Margins from Managing Editor: http://www.managingeditor.com/podcast Subscribe to our Friday morning email: http://www.managingeditor.com/su

What does it mean to be “organized”? In Season 4 of Margins from Managing Editor, we're digging into what that word means to all sorts of people and from all sorts of angles— none of which involve tidying your sock drawer. Our new season launches April 28. Make sure to subscribe, so you don’t miss a single episode! Click here for more about Margins from Managing Editor: http://www.managingeditor.com/podcast Subscribe to our Friday morning email: http://www.managingeditor.com/subscribe

In the season finale of Margins, we talk to The JumpFund general partner Kim Seals (7:46), Chicago Media Project CEO Paula Froehle (16:18), and Resilia CEO Sevetri Wilson (21:39) about how they're using their influence to drive change in their industries and communities. Click here for more about Margins from Managing Editor: http://www.managingeditor.com/podcast Subscribe to our Friday morning email: http://www.managingeditor.com/subscribe

How can you tell the most compelling stories possible? First, Influence and Co. CEO Kelsey Raymond breaks down storytelling from a marketer’s perspective (4:53). Then, slam poet Xero Skidmore and director Tommy Talley discuss their award-winning Adidas advertisement, “Heart.” (13:53) Click here for more about Margins from Managing Editor: http://www.managingeditor.com/podcast Subscribe to our Friday morning email: http://www.managingeditor.com/subscribe

What makes a great salesperson? The answer may surprise you. Sales DNA founder Josh Braun (7:42), Podcast Alley CEO Brigitte Lyons (16:10), and Win Without Pitching author and CEO Blair Enns (23:10) join us to break down what we get right and wrong about sales and influence. Click here for more about Margins from Managing Editor: http://www.managingeditor.com/podcast Subscribe to our Friday morning email: http://www.managingeditor.com/subscribe

Peer influence is massively important in marketing, but what does it really mean — and how we can use it for good? First, Jessica Miller-Merrell tells us what it’s like to be a peer influencer (6:49). Then, Theresa Stewart discusses how her Twitter thread about her experience working at Cards Against Humanity went viral (14:18). Click here for more about Margins from Managing Editor: http://www.managingeditor.com/podcast Subscribe to our Friday morning email:...

Who can you trust? SmartRecruiters CEO Jerome Ternyck (11:03), M&A expert Jennifer J. Fondrevay (20:12), and House of Coco founder Laura Bartlett (29:31) join us to examine the intersection of trust and influence. Click here for more about Margins from Managing Editor: http://www.managingeditor.com/podcast Subscribe to our Friday morning email: http://www.managingeditor.com/subscribe

What does it mean to have influence at work? To answer that question, we turned to two influencers: “Punk Rock HR” host Laurie Ruettimann and Mike Wood, Industry Relations Manager at Workhuman. They joined us for a roundtable discussion about influence at work — and what it’s like to be an influencer with a capital “I.” Click here for more about Margins from Managing Editor: http://www.managingeditor.com/podcast Subscribe to our Friday morning email: http://www.managingeditor.com/subscribe

For our third season, we’re breaking down influence. In our season premiere, psychology professor and author Art Markman discusses how our minds perceive and process influence (6:59). Then, fundraising consultant and politician Beverly Brooks Thompson tells us about the responsibility that comes with having influence (22:21). Click here for more about Margins from Managing Editor: http://www.managingeditor.com/podcast Subscribe to our Friday morning email:...

Right now, adaptation is the name of the game. For many marketers, this means adapting from a live world to a digital one. In our introduction, we break down how to record quality video at home. Then, we talk with speaker Ryan Estis (10:01), author Nick Morgan (17:47) and comedian O'mar Finley about going digital (24:30). Click here for more about Margins from Managing Editor: http://www.managingeditor.com/podcast Subscribe to our Friday morning email: http://www.managingeditor.com/subscribe

In our season finale, we’re taking on the Content Industrial Complex. Sarah Lessire breaks down how she stays creative in a content engine (6:00), and Lily Zheng joins us to discuss her new book, “The Ethical Sellout: Maintaining Your Integrity in the Age of Compromise" (12:06). Click here for more about Margins from Managing Editor: http://www.managingeditor.com/podcast Subscribe to our Friday morning email: http://www.managingeditor.com/subscribe

There’s a lot more to building a team than putting a bunch of people in a room together. On this episode, we talk with Offor CEO Ify Walker about transparency (5:09). Then, Aon content lead Deanna Erday discusses selecting talent (13:52). Finally, Ethos Talent CEO Alida Miranda-Wolff breaks down the dynamics of trust (19:34). Click here for more about Margins from Managing Editor: http://www.managingeditor.com/podcast Subscribe to our Friday morning email:...

Learning doesn’t stop the day we leave school. But how do we actually make the time to do it, and why does it get so difficult as we get older? On this episode, we get to the bottom of those questions with Eric Dexter (4:45), Ginny Engholm (13:06), and Major League Baseball veteran Anthony Ranaudo (19:19). Click here for more about Margins from Managing Editor: http://www.managingeditor.com/podcast Subscribe to our Friday morning email: http://www.managingeditor.com/subscribe

So you’ve got a big, new idea — but how do you know if it’s as good as you think it is? On this episode, we share how we judge the quality and viability of our own ideas, and we talk with design process pioneer Chris Conley (7:07) and "Fanocracy" author David Meerman Scott (15:47) about how they get their big ideas out into the world. Learn more about Margins from Managing Editor: http://www.managingeditor.com/podcast Subscribe to our Friday morning email:...

There’s no worse feeling than getting stuck on a creative project. But often, getting stuck — and getting unstuck — is just part of the creative process. On this episode, we talk with comedian and speaker Jessica Holmes (7:49) and author John Jantsch (18:18) about how to keep the creative wheels spinning. Click here for more about Margins from Managing Editor: http://www.managingeditor.com/podcast Subscribe to our Friday morning email: http://www.managingeditor.com/subscribe

Here’s a brutal reality for marketers and creatives: sometimes, you hit a wall with a big project — and you have no choice but to strike a match and burn it all down. On this episode, we talk with Alison Pittaway (11:17), Charlene Li (19:45), and Elena Valentine (31:18) about burning it down and the power of disrupting yourself. And stay tuned to the end for some special announcements (43:55) about Season 2! Subscribe to our Friday morning email: http://www.managingeditor.com/subscribe