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The Empower Podcast with Emily Kennedy


Jul 11, 2019

She’s a tech reporter at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and soon-to-be Senior News Editor at Popular Mechanics. Courtney Linder shares how she learned to get out of her comfort zone as a journalist, how she fights imposter syndrome and deals with criticism, how to curate a healthy media diet in an era of constant information, and why Pittsburgh is a great place to start a company.

 

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Tribe of Mentors by Timothy Ferriss

Ed Mylett on Rachel Hollis’s RISE Podcast

Amanda Mull, Staff Writer at The Atlantic

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QUOTES FROM THE EPISODE

“Anybody pursuing a passion has to get out of their comfort zone, or it’s just not gonna work out.”

“As shy as I’ve been growing up, I can be a little bit of a spitfire.”

“At what point are we going to be the headline and not the context?”