Looking for insights to help improve your decision making around money and love? I had the pleasure of discussing this, her book Money And Love, and so much more with Abby Davisson on Episode 95 of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast.

In this episode, we will learn about:

How Abby and her future husband took Professor Myra Strober’s, her co-author, class at Stanford,

Challenging the conventional wisdom that money and love decisions should be treated separately,

The 5 Cs framework for decision making,

The importance of communication and listening to the other person,

Don’t make assumptions and be honest about what you’re looking for,

Trying to understand the potential consequences of your actions,

People most regret the risks that they don’t take,

How using a decision tree can help enhance your decision making, and

Finding a potential partner.

Abby is the founding CEO of the Money and Love Institute and co-author of Money and Love with Stanford Professor Myra Strober. Prior to launching the Institute her career included almost a decade at global retailer Gap Inc., where she served as president of the Gap Foundation and co-founded the company’s employee resource group for parents.

She serves as an alumni career advisor and coach at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business and has a BA from Yale University and an MBA and MA in Education from Stanford University.

She currently lives with her husband and two sons in San Francisco and loves dark chocolate and tennis.

People & Resources Mentioned

Daniel Kahneman

Daniel Pink

Baba Shiv

Contact Abby

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abbydavisson/

Website: https://www.abbydavisson.com/

Substack: https://abbydavisson.substack.com/

Reframe & Reset Your Career Resources & Contact Info

Website: https://www.harshaboralessa.com/

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Newsletter: https://reframeandresetyourcareer.substack.com/

E-mail - reframeandresetyourcareer@harshaboralessa.com

Thank you for your continued support of Reframe & Reset Your Career, I do appreciate it.

It would be great to hear from you, the listeners, and your thoughts about the podcast, YouTube channel or anything else, it's always a pleasure to hear your views. I have had some great reviews but not had any way of responding. The next episode will be available on Weds 18th June.

*Reframe & Reset Your Career, including any comments made by the host and guests, is for informational purposes only and does not constitute advice of any description, including but not restricted to financial, legal, investing or medical advice.*

Want to learn more about how you can build your presence and supercharge your career? I had the pleasure of discussing this, her book Unforgettable Presence, and so much more with Lorraine K. Lee on Episode 94 of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast.

In this episode, we will learn about:

How Lorraine started working in the tech industry,

The insights she gained from her tech career,

How to bounce back from layoff,

How introverts can succeed in their career,

Strategies to optimise LinkedIn for job search and your personal brand,

Shifting your mindset and being clear about your aspirations,

What is presence?,

Building your personal brand with the EPIC framework,

Ways to improve your communication & public speaking,

Using self-distancing techniques when making decisions about yourself and

How to get promoted.

Lorraine is an award-winning global keynote speaker, an instructor for Stanford Continuing Studies and LinkedIn Learning, and the author of Unforgettable Presence: Get Seen, Gain Influence, and Catapult Your Career (Wiley, 2025). She is recognized as a LinkedIn Top Voice and has more than 300,000+ LinkedIn followers and over a decade of experience leading editorial teams at the world’s top tech firms.

Lorraine has been invited as a guest speaker to some of the world’s most recognizable brands including Zoom, Cisco, Amazon, ASICS, Hilton, and McKinsey and Company. She covers a wide range of topics including creating engaging virtual presentations, growing your presence on LinkedIn, effectively communicating in a virtual world, leading collaborative remote and distributed teams that thrive, and designing impactful virtual and hybrid meetings.

Before starting her own company, Lorraine was a founding editor at companies like Prezi, SlideShare, and LinkedIn. In these roles, she collaborated with global business leaders and helped launch core products including LinkedIn Daily Rundown and LinkedIn Newsletters. Lorraine has been featured in publications including Forbes, Inc., Bloomberg, ReadWrite, and Entrepreneur, and has also been a guest on many podcasts.

She received her BSJ from Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism and currently resides in San Francisco.

People & Resources Mentioned

Jenny Wood

Matt Abrahams

Contact Lorraine

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorraineklee/

Website: https://lorraineklee.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lorraineklee/

Reframe & Reset Your Career Resources & Contact Info

Website: https://www.harshaboralessa.com/

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ReframeResetYourCareer

LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reframe-reset-your-career/?viewAsMember=true

Newsletter: https://reframeandresetyourcareer.substack.com/

E-mail - reframeandresetyourcareer@harshaboralessa.com

Thank you for your continued support of Reframe & Reset Your Career, I do appreciate it. I have published a new edition of my newsletter on Substack, link above, please do check it out, I hope you find it helpful.

It would be great to hear from you, the listeners, and your thoughts about the podcast, YouTube channel or anything else, it's always a pleasure to hear your views. I have had some great reviews but not had any way of responding. The next episode will be available on Weds 21st May.

*Reframe & Reset Your Career, including any comments made by the host and guests, is for informational purposes only and does not constitute advice of any description, including but not restricted to financial, legal, investing or medical advice.*

Looking to learn how leaders can continue to excel whilst taking care of their own & their team’s wellbeing? I had the pleasure of discussing this, her new book Emotionally Charged, and so much more with Dina Denham Smith on Episode 93 of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast.

In this episode, we will learn about:

Being open to new experiences can lead to opportunities,

How to get unstuck & get promoted,

Strategies to help leaders cope with the emotional demands of leadership.

What is emotional labour?

Ways to motivate your team, even when you have low energy,

The importance of self care for leaders,

How to bounce back from emotionally demanding events,

The benefits of journaling to help recover from redundancy or other setbacks,

Pay attention to your emotions, they can provide important signals and information,

Insights into decision making and

The recovery paradox.

Dina is a seasoned leader and executive coach with a 25-year proven track record in helping people and teams excel. Dina’s clients include senior leaders and teams at premier brands such as Adobe, PwC, Gilead, Gap, Sephora, Goldman Sachs, Google, and Netflix; high-growth companies like Dropbox, DocuSign, and Stripe; and PE-backed start-ups shaping the world.

Dina has written over 60 articles on leadership and career success for the Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and Forbes and is frequently featured in international media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Business Insider, and the BBC.

She is the lead author of Emotionally Charged: How to Lead in the New World of Work (Oxford Press). An East Coast transplant, Dina now lives in the SF Bay Area with her husband, kids, and two spoiled pups. Outside of work, she is a competitive equestrian, avid skier and reader, foodie, and travel enthusiast.

People & Resources Mentioned

Man’s Search For Meaning – Viktor Frankl

James W. Pennebaker

Dr Gabija Toleikyte

Contact Dina

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dina-denham-smith/

Website: https://www.dinadsmith.com/

X (Twitter): https://x.com/DinaDSmith

Reframe & Reset Your Career Resources & Contact Info

Website: https://www.harshaboralessa.com/

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ReframeResetYourCareer

LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reframe-reset-your-career/?viewAsMember=true

E-mail - reframeandresetyourcareer@harshaboralessa.com

Thank you for your continued support of Reframe & Reset Your Career, I do appreciate it. I now have a new website, see link above, please do check it out, I hope you find it helpful.

It would be great to hear from you, the listeners, and your thoughts about the podcast, YouTube channel or anything else, it's always a pleasure to hear your views. I have had some great reviews but not had any way of responding. The next episode will be available on Weds 23rd April.

*Reframe & Reset Your Career, including any comments made by the host and guests, is for informational purposes only and does not constitute advice of any description, including but not restricted to financial, legal, investing or medical advice.*