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Episode Transcript

Amanda (00:00):
If you've seen a dumb email from your boss and
wondered, how in the world doesthis fool make more money than
me?
Then you are in the right place.
What is going on?
Oh my gosh.
Welcome.
Welcome to the first-everepisode of the raise up podcast.

(00:21):
I'm your host Amanda LeFever,and I'm so glad you're here.
I don't believe in coincidences,so if you push that play button,
you are in exactly the rightplace.
We're going to have some fun andlearn all the things that you
need to know about getting araise at work.
Yes, that's what I said, moremoney in your paycheck.
We created this podcast to doone thing to help people get

(00:44):
paid what they're worth becausewe all know somebody who is not
getting the money, vacationtime, or benefits that they
deserve.
I personally know a lot ofpeople who are super talented,
and they're still struggling topay their bills all because they
don't know how to position andask for a raise.
And I just realized thatearlier, I said we, so let me

(01:06):
clarify a little bit about whowe is.
I'm talking about my husband,Travis, a successful
entrepreneur.
One of the smartest and mosthandsome guys I know.
My mom, we recently recruitedher because of her years of
experience.
She was an HR director in aninternational convenience store
organization, which I won't nameits name, but it rhymes with

(01:31):
beleven, beleven, and Neil, ourworld-class designer.
He's a marketing genius.
And then there's me, your host,Amanda LeFever, mompreneur,
slightly OCD, sometimes ADD,distracted expert interviewer.
I'm not saying I'm an expert;I'm interviewing all the experts

(01:54):
that we have lined up.
So, you should smash thatsubscription button now.
And some of you might bethinking, okay, Hey Amanda, you
got my attention with the wholeraise thing.
What are you talking about here?
Okay, this is it.
I have always been fascinated bythe difference between three
groups of people.

(02:14):
1.
People who get paid what they'reworth, 2.
People that don't get paid whatthey're worth.
3.
People who somehow manage to getpaid way MORE than they're
worth.
Have y'all ever wondered that?
Like, surely, I'm not the onlyone.
So, we started talking about howpeople get raises and doing some

(02:35):
detective work, and we knew alittle bit about getting raises,
negotiating, and like somepositioning, but we couldn't
figure it all out.
And that might be where you are.
You're looking around andwondering how some are paid
more, and some people are paidless and where you fit in.
If you've seen a dumb email fromyour boss and wondered how in

(02:56):
the world does this fool makemore money than me then you were
in the right place, I officiallywelcome you to raise up nation.
We're going to try and help youfix it.
But timeout for a sec.
Let's talk about Covid-19 howyou know we are all social
distancing, working from home ornot working, which is even

(03:18):
crazier.
You might say raises are good,but this is a tough time, and I
agree.
We've learned though, thattiming is everything, and
there's a time for action, andthen there's a time for prep
work or planting seeds, and youguys know you only have one or
two conversations with your bossor company owner a year about

(03:41):
how much you make.
So this podcast is all aboutpreparing you for those
conversations.
And we have strategies for goodtimes and tough times.
We don't recommend going to worktomorrow to get a raise or ask
for one.
Don't do that.
We're not talking about doublingyour salary tomorrow or taking

(04:02):
advantage of your companybecause they really need help.
That's a horrible idea.
We're talking about learninginsider info strategies to get a
$2000-$10,000 bump every yearfor the rest of your career and
exactly the right words to sayto make it happen.

(04:22):
This whole Covid-19 thing ismaking us move a little faster.
So please be patient with us.
It's not going to be perfect andthere's going to be likes, and
ums, and ahs, and awkwardness,but all the experts we've been
talking to are working fromhome, which means they have
extra time on their hands, sowe're going to launch quick one

(04:44):
or two episodes a week, butbefore we wrap up and you move
on, like my friend Snoop dogsaid, get ready for the next
episode.
Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, sorry.
I had to do it.
Let's talk about what eachinterview looks like.
You never know how an interviewis going to go.

(05:05):
Like you probably didn't know Iwas going to bust out some Snoop
dog, but my plan is to try andkeep all these experts super
grounded.
We tell them right up front; wewant your best insider advice,
the stuff you tell your friends,and keep it simple.
Step one, step two, step three,super simple.

(05:25):
Plus, we're going to ask themfor their best stories and about
how people get raises and theweirdest ways they've seen
people get a raise.
Doesn't that sound like fun?
I think it sounds like fun.
Maybe we should call thispodcast human resources horror
stories.
Okay, so if any of that soundsinteresting to you in the least,

(05:49):
you're in the right spot.
I can't wait to see who thisthing attracts into our world
and really get to knoweverybody.
Some of you will make big moveswith the things you learn from
our guests, and we'll keepadding value to like doing new
things and creating extraspecial bonus episodes that
you'll only hear if you'resubscribed on Spotify, iTunes,

(06:10):
or wherever you listen to thispodcast.
We typically don't email thebonus episodes, we just throw
them up on iTunes or Spotify,and that's how you get access.
So, subscribe, share it withyour friends.
You can click the share button,take a screenshot, share it on
your social stories, and tag me,tag me.
I want to connect with you atAmanda LeFever.

(06:31):
I'll see you back here nextweek.