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By Melissa Franks

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Do I have to be friends with my co workers to get ahead? Should I take the promotion even if I hate the job? Is my salary big enough or am I getting screwed? Do I have to choose between having a family and having a career? I've been laid off now what do I do? I'm Melissa Franks, and I've spent the last 25 years building my corporate career and a family to along the way, there have been bumps and bruises and some epic going down in flames of glory moments. My journey up the corporate ladder found me forging new ground without a safety net. Through my real life stories, experiences, and special guests on the show, I take the mystery out of how to succeed in the corporate world. I'm going to spill all the tea about how decisions are really made, how to tell who the hidden influencers are, and how to realize your full potential while enjoying the process at the same time. Each week, we will dive into a topic where I will share the good, the bad, and the ugly of my experiences and what we can all learn from them. You will walk away each week with a clear set of next steps to take action and improve your circumstances. We are going to speak frankly and freely about when it's time to opt in or to opt out. Opt In is a place where you can come to get practical, actionable advice to propel your career and your life in the direction you want. Work with me: www.melissafranks.com/offers

Episode Date
Project Management Tools Demystified: Pick the Right One for Your Business
Apr 23, 2025
10 Real-World Strategies to Prepare Your Business for Uncertainty
Apr 16, 2025
8 Smart Strategies to Sustain Your Business Growth
Apr 09, 2025
The Power (and Problem) of Accountability: Why It Matters More Than You Think
Apr 02, 2025
From Rock Bottom to Predictable Growth: My Journey to a Thriving Business
Mar 26, 2025
10 Things Every Business Owner Needs to Know
Mar 19, 2025
Why Women in Leadership Make the World Better
Mar 12, 2025
Navigating Emotions in Small Business
Mar 05, 2025
The Top 5 Execution Pitfalls in Small Business – And How to Overcome Them
Feb 26, 2025
The Biggest Mistakes Seven-Figure Business Owners Make (And How to Avoid Them)
Feb 19, 2025
The Fight for DEI: Why It Still Matters in Business and Beyond
Feb 12, 2025
5 Key Metrics Every Business Owner Must Track
Feb 05, 2025
Breaking Free: Finding Authenticity in Personal and Business Branding
Jan 29, 2025
Take Back Your Business: Finding Joy and Balance as an Entrepreneur
Jan 22, 2025
Why You Shouldn’t Make Major Changes to Your Business in January
Jan 15, 2025
Blake Lively, Workplace Harassment, and Lessons for Small Business Owners
Jan 08, 2025
Mastering Metrics: How to Track What Matters for Explosive Growth
Jan 01, 2025
Smart Team Building: Growing Profitably Without Breaking the Bank
Dec 25, 2024
Holiday Gifting Done Right: What Employees and Clients Actually Want
Dec 18, 2024
Closing the Year Strong and Prepping for 2025
Dec 11, 2024
Unlocking Team Potential: Clarity, Accountability, and Leadership Excellence
Dec 04, 2024
Embracing Disruption: A Guide to Thriving in Business with Curiosity and Resilience
Nov 27, 2024
6 Reasons Your Team’s Morale is Low (And How to Fix It)
Nov 20, 2024
Empowered Resilience: A Call to Women in Business
Nov 13, 2024
Mastering Your Business Model
Nov 06, 2024
Why Feedback Matters in Business
Oct 30, 2024
Navigating the Challenges of People Management
Oct 23, 2024
Networking: The Key to Business Success
Oct 16, 2024
Is a Business Coach the Right Answer Right Now?
Oct 09, 2024
Unstoppable Momentum: Closing the Year with Massive Action
Oct 02, 2024
Adapting for Success: Key Lessons in Business Growth and Strategy
Sep 25, 2024
Recognizing the Signs of a Dead Deal
Sep 18, 2024
Wealth Loves Speed - It also loves strategy and plans
Sep 11, 2024
Hiring: How to Decide if an Employee or a Contractor is a Better Choice
Sep 04, 2024
How to Build a Strong Foundation for Career & Business Success
Aug 28, 2024
Five People Management Hacks for Small Business Owners
Aug 21, 2024
7 Stages of Team Building for a Small Business
Aug 14, 2024
The 5 Myths that are NOT TRUE About Small Business
Aug 07, 2024
Little Mistakes Create Big Problems in Your Business
Jul 31, 2024
That One Time I Disagreed with Alex Hormozi about Time Management
Jul 24, 2024
There Is ONE Secret to Managing People (hint we all do it)
Jul 17, 2024
5 Tips for Finding the Right Person for the Job
Jul 10, 2024
Gary Vee is wrong about this one thing
Jul 03, 2024
Do's and Don'ts when Attending Events
Jun 26, 2024
5 Reasons Why Summer is Separation Season
Jun 19, 2024
10 Tips for Taking a Vacation from Work
Jun 12, 2024
How to Identify Your Corporate Identity
Jun 05, 2024
It's Time We Start Treating our Employee's Like Adults
May 29, 2024
The Leadership Lesson that Harrison Butker Taught Us
May 22, 2024
Beauty Counter - What Really Happens when Private Equity Moves In
May 15, 2024
The Importance of Demonstration and Explanation in Business
May 08, 2024
How to Make A Seamless Professional Change
May 01, 2024
Let's Stop Worrying about Caitlyn Clark's Paycheck
Apr 24, 2024
Quarter in Review - 1st Quarter 2024
Apr 17, 2024
Your Questions Answered - Personal Branding, Sabbadicals, Networking & Being Heard
Apr 10, 2024
Your Questions Answered - Raises, bosses you hate and starting over
Apr 03, 2024
8 Tips for Starting Over
Mar 27, 2024
What Are You Running From? Stop Making Excuses & Exceptions and Get Rid of the Stress
Mar 20, 2024
Are you adding value and should you be?
Mar 13, 2024
What is your brand? How to define, refine and reinvent yourself
Mar 06, 2024
Are you Thelma or Louise? How a massive crash can be exactly what you need
Feb 28, 2024
The Taylor and Travis Love Story - What it tells us about Gender in Business
Feb 21, 2024
Making it Big or Going Nowhere all comes down to Follow Up
Feb 14, 2024
Big Reputation - How it's Built and what it has to do with your values, brand identity and the people around you
Feb 07, 2024
What Barbie Has Taught Us about Corporate America
Jan 31, 2024
Quiet Quitting Redefined
Jan 24, 2024
How to Set Goals You Will Actually Achieve
Jan 17, 2024
Job Search - The Proven Method for Landing an Interview
Jan 10, 2024
Last 90 Days - Let's Celebrate!
Dec 27, 2023
Last 90 Days - What do you do with regret?
Dec 20, 2023
Last 90 Days - The Importance of Ownership
Dec 13, 2023
Last 90 Days - Are You Comfortable?
Dec 06, 2023
Last 90 Days - Let's Calibrate
Nov 29, 2023
Last 90 Days - It's time to talk about Communication
Nov 22, 2023
Last 90 Days - Are You Doubting Yourself?
Nov 15, 2023
Last 90 Days - Boundaries and Values - They determine HOW you do EVERYTHING
Nov 08, 2023
Last 90 Days - What Mayonaise and Results have in Common
Nov 01, 2023
Last 90 Days - The Power in the Pivot Point
Oct 25, 2023
Last 90 Days - Distracted Working and Living - How to Focus NOW!
Oct 18, 2023
Last 90 Days - Let's Talk About REST Baby
Oct 11, 2023
3Q 2023 Wrap Up & Kick Off for Last 90 Days Challenge
Oct 04, 2023
Your Beliefs are Getting in Your Way
Sep 27, 2023
The Season I am in - Personal Branding
Sep 20, 2023
My Biggest Career Mistake - Building a Career by Accident
Sep 13, 2023
Mental Health and the Workplace with Megan Kjolsing
Sep 06, 2023
Part 3 - What the F? Our Complicated Relationship with Failure
Aug 30, 2023
Part 2 - What the F? Kick Frustration to the Curb
Aug 23, 2023
Part 1 - What the F? Turn Fear into a Superpower
Aug 16, 2023
Working Vacation - My Formula for Doing Both
Aug 09, 2023
What Business Professionals can Learn from Entrepreneurs
Aug 02, 2023
Dark Drivers an Interview with Cynthia Corsetti
Jul 26, 2023
How You Know If You Are an Over Achiever or a High Performer and Why It Matters
Jul 19, 2023
The Do's and Don'ts of Goal Setting at Midyear
Jul 12, 2023
Quarter In Review - 2nd Quarter How it Went, What I learned, What's Coming Next
Jul 05, 2023
F*** Politeness - The Death of Feedback in the Corporate World
Jun 28, 2023
Intrapreneurship is Alive and Well - How It Can Get You Where You Are to the C-Suite
Jun 21, 2023
The Power of Connection with Katie Barnett
Jun 14, 2023
A Day in the Life - The Lessons I have Learned and Applied in a Busy Season
Jun 07, 2023
How to Pivot Your Mission Driven Career with Urvashi Bhatnagar
May 31, 2023
Change Your Habits Change Your Life: Habit Stacking, Setting Defined Goals, Elimination Method and Morning Routines
May 24, 2023
Shooting it Straight about Mom Guilt with Scottie Durrett
May 17, 2023
Hustle Culture & The Reformed Corporate Bragger
May 10, 2023
Your Picker Might Be Broken
May 03, 2023
How a Mentor Can Change Your Life
Apr 26, 2023
It's not just employee engagement, it's People Engagement with Becca Schweitzer
Apr 19, 2023
Look Back Look Forward - How the 1st Quarter Went
Apr 12, 2023
You are not the victim of your circumstances, you choose your circumstances
Apr 05, 2023
Advice for twenty something employee's and their managers
Mar 29, 2023
We Have Some "Work" to do - Women v. Women
Mar 22, 2023
Law of Attraction, Manifestation and the Power of Mindset
Mar 15, 2023
Are You Sure It's Burnout?
Mar 08, 2023
There is no Crying in the C-Suite . . . or is there?
Mar 01, 2023
Side Hustle Shame and Why YOU Should let it GO
Feb 22, 2023
Continuous Education is a Thing for Everyone - spoiler alert I learned this the hard way
Feb 15, 2023
The Truth About Layoffs
Feb 08, 2023
It's Not What you Know, It's Who You Know
Feb 01, 2023
10 Tactics to Be Productive Now - Just Don't Try Them All at The Same Damn Time
Jan 25, 2023
Goal Setting Part 2 - Why minimum isn't enough and what to do about it.
Jan 18, 2023
Demystifying the Art of Converting Company Goals to Individual Goals
Jan 11, 2023
Oh The Places You Will Go - A Year in Review
Jan 04, 2023
Let's just start from the beginning . . . how I got here
Dec 28, 2022
You're the imposter, no I'm the imposter, no wait, we are all imposters . . . Imposter Syndrome it's real, raw and curable
Dec 28, 2022
Gaslighting, harassment and bullying, OH MY!
Dec 28, 2022
Welcome to The Opt In Podcast
Dec 27, 2022