Everything Counts
A podcast about careers, detours, and the absurdity of work. Host Kristin Gardner talks with guests about the twists, pivots, and tiny choices that shape our lives. With humor, feminism, and honesty, Everything Counts (but nothing is real) reminds us that even when nothing makes sense, everything we do counts.
Everything Counts
Latest Episodes
Carol: Take the best next step.
In this episode, Kristin speaks with leadership speaker, executive mentor, and author Carol (she/her) about what it means to redefine success before it costs us too much.Carol shares her nonlinear career journey from corporate leadership...
Lin: Find alignment.
In this episode, Kristin speaks with mindset trainer and entrepreneur Lin Yuan-Su (she/her) about ambition, reinvention, and learning to trust yourself when something no longer fits.Lin shares her journey from growing up in China to beco...
Kathleen: Challenge yourself.
In this episode, Kathleen (she/her) reflects on a career full of challenges she wasn't entirely sure she wanted, and somehow excelled at anyway. From becoming a nurse despite initially deciding she didn't want to be one, to earning dual master'...
Zolal: We can and we must.
In this season three premiere, Kristin sits down with Iranian human rights activist Zolal (she/her), whose life has been shaped by a decades-long fight for freedom, democracy, and women's rights in Iran.Zolal shares the story of growing ...
Advice: Figure out how to hack yourself.
In this episode, we’re closing out Season 2 with our signature advice episode, but with a twist. No listener questions this time. Instead, Kristin and Loren reflect on what’s actually been working lately, from rethinking how we structure our ti...