Lauren McGoodwin
Lauren McGoodwin is a career and leadership expert, author, podcast host, and founder of Career Contessa, one of the largest career development media/education platforms for women in the U.S.
Formerly, Lauren was a Recruiter for Hulu focused on hiring, employer branding, and talent development. She has a Bachelor's in Education from the University of Oregon and a Master’s in Communication Management from USC where she wrote her thesis on millennial women and career resources.
She is the author of Power Moves: How Women Can Pivot, Reboot, and Build a Career of Purpose published by Harper Business, and a regular career expert contributor.
Lauren is passionate about supporting women at work and regularly speaks at conferences and organizations to help women build more fulfilling, healthy, and successful careers.
Career Contessa
Launched in 2013, Career Contessa is one of the largest career development media/education platforms for women in the U.S. and has consistently been voted one of the best career websites for women.
We are a mission-driven career development platform aimed at providing women with the right tools, education, and services, as well as, expert career guidance. We do this through our completely free blog, salary database, job board, and resources.
Through our approach, we help women reach their goals faster without confusing jargon, false promises, fluff, or guilt trips.
Why women? Because we noticed the average career site doesn’t take into account the fact that women are more likely to experience a wage gap, take a career break, or find themselves the minority in the boardroom. We keep women front and center, however, all are welcome at Career Contessa.