The Hard at Work Podcast

Ellen Whitlock Baker

Booking Overview

This interview-led workplace and career podcast focuses on healthier, more equitable work cultures and typically features career coaches, workplace leaders, and professionals sharing firsthand experience. Credible pitches include HR and people-operations executives, workplace culture consultants, burnout and career-transition experts, and authors or practitioners with practical frameworks; booking difficulty is low to medium because guests are established professionals rather than high-profile celebrities.

Metrics

Episodes: 54

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Listener location: USA

Instagram: 176 followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

ellenwhitlock@gmail.com

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Host

Ellen Whitlock Baker - Workplace advocate and creator focused on helping people navigate harmful workplace norms, advocate for themselves and others, and build healthier, more equitable work cultures. She draws on two de...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low

Typical Credentials:

Career coaches, HR and people-operations leaders, workplace culture practitioners, authors, and professionals with firsthand experience navigating or redesigning modern workplaces.

Required Achievements:

Executive or senior leadership experience, Founded or led a career, coaching, or workplace-focused organization, Authored books or created established professional content, Demonstrated expertise in career transitions, workplace culture, employee wellbeing, or burnout

Recent Guest Discussions

Karina Patel - People-first Workplace Culture, Sustainable Productivity, Psychological Safety, Employee Policies, Remote-team Operations, And Measuring Organizational Health.

Karina Patel - Translating Organizational Vision Into Operations, Progressive Leave Policies, Burnout Prevention, Leadership Boundaries, And Sustainable Growth.

Matt Gilhooly - Career Identity, Perfectionism, Workplace Transitions, Taking A Leave Of Absence, Mental Health, And Redefining Professional Success.

Cathy Lanzalaco - Career Reinvention, Mid-career Transitions, Personal Value, Professional Storytelling, Networking, And Finding Meaningful Work.

Recent Topics

Workplace Culture, Workplace Equity, Burnout, Career Development, Leadership

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

The Hard at Work Podcast

53. Why Trust at Work Is Breaking Down — and How Rebuilding It Changes Everything— with Minda Harts (encore)

September 30, 2026

This is an encore of episode 32, originally aired 1/14/26, but now with video. What if the reason work feels exhausting, isolating, or unsafe isn’t your performance—but a breakdown of trust? In this episode of Hard at Work, Ellen is joined by author, keynote speaker, and workplace thought leader Minda Harts (Talk to Me Nice, Right Within, The Memo) for a deeply practical conversation about why trust is missing in so many workplaces—and how rebuilding it changes everything.Minda reframes trust...

52. Micro-Yeses, Major Change: Neuroscience for Real Life with Britt Frank (encore)

September 16, 2026

Originally released in 2025, we're re-releasing one of the most popular Hard of Work episodes, with neuropsychotherapist Britt Frank - with video for the first time. What if your anxiety isn’t a flaw, but a built-in safety feature? In this episode of Hard at Work, Ellen sits down with Britt Frank—licensed neuropsychotherapist and author of The Science of Stuck and Align Your Mind —to explore the science of our brains, burnout, emotional patterns, and what it really takes to get unstuck. They ...

51. Serious Fun: Why Playing at Work is the Key to Better Culture with Jyoti Jani

September 09, 2026

In this episode of Hard at Work, host Ellen Whitlock Baker sits down with organizational design consultant, KEXP DJ, and former Boeing flight test manager Jyoti Jani. Jyoti, founder of SPILLE Play and Chief of Staff at Seattle Arts and Lectures, breaks down why modern corporate environments leave professionals feeling perpetually drained. Together, they explore how to challenge outdated workplace norms, deconstruct "capture culture," and introduce psychological safety into high-stak...

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ellenwhitlock@gmail.com

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