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As the youngest of four in a tight-knit Jamaican family, Cooper cut her teeth in the mean cornfields of suburban Maryland. Soon she became a charmingly neurotic woman trying to break her worst patterns and reclaim her linen closet. From an early obsession with hair bands to her struggle to escape the immigrant-to-basic-bitch pipeline to her use of the Internet as a marriage counselor (after being fired by two real ones) and the curse of her TED Talk vibe, Cooper invites us to share in her triumphs and humiliations as she tries (and fails) to balance her own dreams with the American dream.

Chapters include, among others, “9 Non-threatening Leadership Strategies for Women,” "How to Ace Your Job Interview Without Over-acing It," and “Choose Your Own Adventure: Do You Want to Be Likable or Successful?” Each chapter also features an exercise with a set of "inaction items" designed to challenge women to be less challenging.

You know those subtle tricks your coworkers are all guilty of? The constant nodding, pretend concentration, useless rhetorical questions? These tricks make them seem like they know what they're doing when in fact they have no clue. This behavior is so ingrained, so subtle, and so often mistaken for true intelligence that identifying it, calling it out, or compiling it into an exhaustive digest has never been attempted. Until now.

Do you dread small talk? Can’t seem to remember names? Does being told to smile more make you seethe? Yet do you long for deeper and more meaningful friendships? Sarah Cooper’s Let’s Catch Up Soon: How I Won Friends and Influenced People Against My Will shares how to survive our newest life challenge: connecting with people face-to-face again. 

A podcast dedicated to the business of gym'ing! Whether you're the owner of a gymnastics, cheerleading, Olympic weightlifting or other kind of membership-based gym, you're sure to find these conversations related to your current topics and issues. We cover everything from business trends, industry issues, money foundations, common member problems and troubleshooting and much more! Join us for weekly teaching episodes and entertaining interviews with relevant guests.

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Three expert gymnastics program creators come together to discuss finding (and celebrating) the Joy in Gymming! Each week, Ali Stoffels, founder of Gym Gym Pros, Tony Clarno, owner of Ninja Monkey Gym & Sarah Fennell-Cooper founder of Happy Gymnastics, cover a topic anywhere from coach management, to innovation in recreation-based programs, to solving common issues in the industry - and everything in between.