Skip to Content

Office Hours

In ELLE.com's monthly series Office Hours, we ask people in powerful positions to take us through their first jobs, worst jobs, and everything in between.

malika andrews

Malika Andrews Thrives in Spontaneous Moments

shay mitchell office hours

Shay Mitchell on Turning Her Hobby Into a Career

Kara Swisher on What Makes a Good Mentor

sarah lafleur office hours

Sarah LaFleur on Listening to Yourself

zerina akers office hours

Zerina Akers on Working in Fashion and Being Nice

Claire Sulmers on Carving Out Space for Yourself

How Cara Santana Learned to Use Her Voice

gabrielle rabinovitch

PayPal’s Gabrielle Rabinovitch Gives Career Advice

Advertisement - Continue Reading Below

Glennon Doyle on the Daily Habit That ‘Saves’ Her

caroline hirsch

Caroline Hirsch on Choosing a Career in Comedy

jeanine tesori

How Jeanine Tesori ‘Paints’ Her Historic Musicals

Maggie Haberman on Challenging Those in Power

Advertisement - Continue Reading Below

jennifer hyman

How Jennifer Hyman Changed the Fashion Industry

Aya Kanai on Choosing a Career Path

How Alex Wagner Became MSNBC’s New Primetime Host

lo bosworth office hours

How Lo Bosworth Took Control of Her Own Narrative

Advertisement - Continue Reading Below

office hours

Michaeline DeJoria on the Importance of Efficiency

Ali Stroker Gives Her Best Advice for Auditioning

Dr. Jane Goodall on How to Remain Hopeful

Ita O’Brien on Orchestrating Intimate Scenes

jane horvath

Apple’s Jane Horvath Wants to Protect Your Privacy

karine jean pierre

Karine Jean-Pierre on the Power of Being Shy

marielena hincapié

How Marielena Hincapié Embraces Her Background

Why Emma Grede Doesn’t Have Imposter Syndrome

black and white square that reads office hours next to a black and white photo of sabaa tahir

YA Author Sabaa Tahir on How to Fight Burnout

collage that says office hours next to a black and white photo of claire babineaux fontenot

Claire Babineaux-Fontenot on Finding 'Goodness'

tunde oyeneyin peloton

How Tunde Oyeneyin Became a Peloton Instructor

trinity mouzon wofford

Trinity Mouzon Wofford on Founding Golde

Tracy Oliver Made Sense of Her Life with 'Harlem'

Laphonza Butler Is ‘Clear-Eyed’ About the Midterms

Ai-jen Poo Is Fighting to Make Domestic Work Seen

Breanna Stewart on Prioritizing Women in Sports

katie sturino

Katie Sturino on Trusting Your ‘Crazy’ Ideas

yamiche alcindor

Yamiche Alcindor on Her Surprise Dream Job

shiza shahid

Shiza Shahid on Giving People a Seat at the Table

Catherine St-Laurent on Finding Her Purpose

audie cornish

Audie Cornish on Getting Over Imposter Syndrome

sandrine charles

Sandrine Charles on Going From Pre-Law to PR

maria teresa kumar

María Teresa Kumar on COVID-19 Misinformation

jen psaki

Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Work-Life Madness

gabby giffords

Gun Safety Advocate Gabby Giffords on Finding Hope

norah o'donnell portrait

Norah O'Donnell on Reporting in 2020

abby phillips

CNN Correspondent Abby Phillip on Being Ambitious

tarana burke

#MeToo Founder Tarana Burke on Its Future

symone sanders

Biden Advisor Symone Sanders on Asking for More

brittany packnett cunningham

Activist Brittany Packnett Cunningham on Power

alexis mcgill johnson

Alexis McGill Johnson Is Sometimes Weary, Not Wary

madeleine albright office hours

Madeleine Albright Is Fighting Gravity