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[Rewind] How To Become THAT Girl: Style, Dating Coaches & The Real Glow Up Formula

· 58 min · S4 E21

Episode [Rewind] How To Become THAT Girl: Style, Dating Coaches & The Real Glow Up Formula

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In this episode of Awf The Record, Jeannette Reyes and Mona Kosar Abdi sit down with Jodie Taylor, corporate strategist, DEI leader at Sony Music, and digital creator with over half a million followers, to unpack the strategy behind becoming your highest self.

Jodie shares how a devastating season of loss, heartbreak, layoffs, and friendship breakups forced her to completely reevaluate her life. Instead of staying stuck in grief, she built a deliberate blueprint for transformation by focusing on physical confidence, career capital, social capital, and emotional growth.

From navigating corporate America as a Black woman to building a powerful personal brand online, Jodie explains why success is not accidental. It is strategic.

Their conversation dives into glow-up culture, networking without feeling transactional, building influence in your career, and the surprising role vulnerability plays in relationships and self-development.

As Jodie highlights: “There is no universal definition of what being a baddie is.” Tune in!

KEY POINTS

• There is no playbook for navigating corporate spaces as a woman of color • How grief, layoffs, and heartbreak forced her to rebuild her life intentionally • The Glow Up framework: physical, social, and career capital • Why social capital and proximity to powerful networks can change your career trajectory • The surprising psychology behind confidence, self-image, and physical transformation • How high-achieving women often struggle with vulnerability and emotional expression • The difference between preferences and real relationship boundaries • Why ambitious women should think strategically about dating, mentorship, and life • Jodie explains the biggest mistake people make when trying to reinvent themselves

QUOTES

“I’m going to intentionally develop a life of my dreams and find support and strategy behind it.” – Jodie Taylor

“A woman who feels like she’s at the bottom of her life is a dangerous woman.” – Jodie Taylor

“The people who are the most magnetic are the ones who exist fully and completely as themselves.” – Jodie Taylor

“There is no version of me that exists today without going through that season.” – Jodie Taylor

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Jodie Taylor

Website: jodiektay.com

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