We're going out of office for the summer! Bella wraps up the season with an honest check-in on where she's at with work and life, plus the ambitious summer work she has planned.

Think: auditing your finances, cleaning out your closet, getting your life together in the ways that actually matter.

She’ll cover everything you need to know about what's coming next for Bridges, including upcoming events and the September return of the podcast.

Consider this your permission slip to rest, reset, and come back even stronger.

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CHAPTERS:

00:52 Doing the Unsexy Work This Summer

2:36 A Summer Challenge for Ambitious Women

3:18 What to Expect When We Come Back September 14th

3:45 Bay Area Summer Events to Look Forward to

7:00 What the Summer Holds…See You in September

Confidence isn't loud…it's strategic.

In the second Unspoken Rules episode, Bella breaks down why confidence is the most underrated form of currency in corporate America.

She shares why most women were never taught how to use it and how you can build up your confidence starting today.

Fresh off one of the most intense work trips of her career she reflects on everything she learned from: a major company rebrand, a 18K-person conference, and a 20+ person production she ran start to finish.

Bella gets real about why young women who know themselves deeply are rare, and that is exactly the advantage you need to thrive in corporate America.

She redefines what confidence actually looks like in a corporate setting and the micro-actions that compound over time into undeniable presence.

If you’ve been needing a little nudge to step into your most bada** gorgeous self, this episode will be the perfect watch for you.

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 Why Bella is talking about confidence today

2:45 The work trip that changed how she sees herself

5:30 Why young women knowing themselves is still rare

8:00 Redefining confidence: composure, reason, and strategic action

10:15 How to say more by actually saying less

12:00 What confidence is NOT (don't be the chaos)

13:30 EQ as your differentiating edge in the age of AI

14:30 Appearance as currency & how to work it on any budget

19:30 The intern who was never treated like one

23:30 Imposter syndrome vs. self-awareness

26:00 Confidence as a collection of micro-actions

30:30 What it really comes down to: knowing your worth

If AI has you feeling behind, overwhelmed, or like everyone else already figured it out — this episode is for you.

Bella sits down with Alyson Paine, Director of Microsoft 365 Consumer Apps & Services Marketing at Microsoft, for an honest conversation about what it actually feels like to lead through the AI era in real time.

After more than a decade at Microsoft building teams from the ground up, Alyson shares what it looks like to navigate one of the biggest workplace shifts of our generation — while balancing leadership, motherhood, ambition, and the very human side of change.

Together, Bella and Alyson unpack:

• What people are getting wrong about AI

• How ambitious women can stay relevant without burning themselves out

• Why storytelling and human intelligence matter more than ever

• The realities of leadership inside one of the world’s largest tech companies

• How work, creativity, and career growth are changing in real time

This is not another “AI will replace everyone” conversation. It’s a grounded, vulnerable, and deeply honest look at how smart women are adapting, leading, and building meaningful careers through uncertainty.

Perfect for anyone navigating tech, leadership, ambition, burnout, or the pressure to constantly keep up.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Director at Microsoft

1:45 Why Alyson stayed in big tech instead of going startup

6:30 How the pace of work has changed inside Microsoft

7:00 How Alyson leads her team through constant change

8:45 Why oversharing context is a leadership superpower

10:45 AI is not a future state… it's happening now

11:15 "You're probably already in the top 5%"

11:45 Using AI to outsource the mental load of motherhood

13:30 Copilot vs. Claude vs. ChatGPT

15:45 Agentic AI

17:30 Analog habits in a tech world (yes, she has a wall calendar)

18:30 Where AI is headed in SF & beyond in the next 3–5 years

20:00 Why AI creates room for more senior individual contributors

22:00 The most valuable marketing skills

26:00 Advice for women who feel behind on AI

28:30 The decision to have kids in the Bay Area

29:45 How two senior-level parents make it work week to week

31:00 Childcare costs, daycare, & the 401(k) strategy that changed everything

33:30 Lifestyle creep & not inflating your cost of living with every raise

37:00 Postpartum reality: outsourcing, sleep training, & shifting expectations

39:00 Alyson’s hardest career moment

45:45 How to Detach Self-Worth From Career Achievement

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Sasha Leatherbarrow has seen your resume.

She's also seen the thing that got it passed over before anyone finished reading it.

As Director of Global Talent at Bansk Beauty

- the PE firm behind amika, BYOMA, Ethique, and Eva NYC — Sasha has built her career on knowing exactly what separates candidates who get the call from the ones who don't.

On this episode of Out of Office, she and Bella get into all of it. What actually moves the needle in beauty recruiting. Why EQ will take you further than your credentials. And how Sasha went from door-to-door sales in England to running global talent for some of the most recognizable brands in the industry.

She also talks about holding down a demanding PE career, pro Solidcore coaching, and a Lululemon ambassadorship — and why she thinks work-life balance, as a concept, simply isn't real.

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Bella Malvini goes solo for a full Ask Me Anything (AMA) episode. No guest, no filter, and no topics are off limits.

She shares how she ​​builds confidence from the inside out, manages her time across multiple jobs, all while still making time to learn Greek at 5 AM! This episode goes into what it actually takes to run a social club, hold down a full-time tech job, and build a podcast from scratch– all at the same time!

Questions like: Would she ever leave corporate? How can you develop personal style? And does fake it till you make it still apply today??

If you’ve ever wondered how Bella keeps it all together, and want the real answer, not the polished version, this episode will not disappoint.

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 Why this Episode is Unlike Any Other

1:30 How to Find Hobbies Outside of Work

4:28 Tips for Developing Your Personal Style

6:34 THE Best Way to Build Up your Confidence

8:37 How to Make the Leap from Intern → Employee

9:50 Hot Take on “Fake it Till you Make It”

11:54 How to Prioritize Financial Security & Inclusivity in All Your Work

15:26 To Leave or Not to Leave Corporate (When is the Right Time?)

17:23 Why Bella Wants to Become the Female Joe Rogan (But Better!)

19:30 Time management with ADHD across Three Jobs

21:42 What is Admin Hour & Why Do You Need One?

25:39 How to Beat Laziness Using AI

Stephanie Doiron did not take the clean, linear path to SVP — and honestly, that’s exactly why this is interesting. She started as a seasonal employee at Old Navy, made her way through Parsons School of Design, grinded through 100-hour weeks at Saks Fifth Avenue, and eventually landed at Clare V..

After nearly a decade of building Clare V.’s digital and tech function from the ground up, she’s now stepping into SVP of Digital & Technology — which, if you know anything about fashion, is not a small feat.

Bella and Stephanie get into why chasing skills over titles is actually the career hack (even though nobody wants to hear that), and what actually works behind the scenes in fashion.

We also get into what fashion companies consistently get wrong about technology — and it’s probably not what you think.

This episode will give you a very real understanding of why the most important work in fashion and retail is the stuff no one’s talking about.

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 Introducing Stephanie Doiron, SVP of Digital & Technology at Clare V

2:35 The Zig Zag Career Lesson: Old Navy to Parsons to Saks to Clare V

5:00 Why Skills are More Important than Titles

6:10 The MBA Debate

7:45 How to Get your Foot in The Door (Fashion Industry Edition)

10:15 The unsexy reality of working in the fashion industry

13:00 What Role Does Personal Branding Play in Landing a Fashion Job?

15:30 Fashion vs. Financial Stability: How to Think About the Tradeoff

17:25 How to Level up as a Manager

22:00 Fashion Tech is Having its Moment — What's Driving It

24:30 AI in Retail 101

30:00 Fit Predictions & the Returns Problem

32:00 How DTC Brands should Approach Innovation

35:00 Digital FAILURES: The biggest mistake brands make with digital transformation

37:15 Career Advice for Ambitious Women in Fashion & Digital Commerce

Your career doesn't move forward because you work harder, it moves forward because you position yourself differently.

Bella Malvini, Founder of Bridges Social Club, walks through her full career journey: from getting rejected to applying to 375 jobs before landing a role.

She spills the advice that landed her a job at one of the most successful tech companies in the world, and why being told no isn’t the final answer. You can keep yourself in the game and keep going. This episode will teach you about narrative, personal brand positioning, and how to understand exactly what you offer before you walk into any interview.

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 Why Personal Brand Positioning Beats Hard Work

2:40 Landing Your First Job After College

3:45 The Importance of a F*** You Fund

5:00 Bella Dabbles In Freelance Work

6:15 Getting Work at Big Brands

9:00 How to Break into Tech

11:15 The 375 Job Applications

12:00 AI Tips to Prepare for Job Interviews

15:00 The Best Way to Redirect After Rejection

18:00 Negotiating Your Job Offer 101

20:37 Job Resources That Actually Work