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Welcome back to the Business Lesbian podcast! This episode carries a content warning for suicidal ideation, as Brittany gets candid about her recent struggles with anxiety and depression. For the US National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, dial 988. For today’s show, Brittany is joined in conversation by her dear friend Molly Swanston of Swanston Equipment as she processes the end of her employment at her family’s business, Industrial Builders Inc. She explains why she chose to leave, why it’s so hard to leave, and what kind of work environment she’ll seek out in the future. 

Brittany shares her experience of hosting this podcast thus far before the pair move on to business. We hear about the challenge of recruitment in the current climate, the phenomenon that is ‘quiet quitting’, and what employers can do to prevent it. We learn about Swanston Equipment’s branding journey and its success in terms of employee engagement. Keeping the chat impromptu, Molly and Brittany share their thoughts on everything from Taylor Swift to pay transparency. Tune in for this all-encompassing episode, and find out what Brittany does to manage her anxiety and depression.

Key Points From This Episode:

• This episode contains a trigger warning for suicidal ideation.

• The things that help Brittany with her anxiety and depression.

• Introducing Brittany’s good friend, Molly Swanston.

• The rules of engagement.

• Brittany opens up about her struggles with anxiety and depression in the past month.

• The definition of generalized anxiety disorder.

• Her feelings about the end of her employment at her family’s business, Industrial Builders Inc.

• Brittany’s experience of hosting the Business Lesbian podcast thus far.

• Molly’s take on recruitment and ‘stealing’ employees from other companies.

• The success of a recent Swanston Equipment recruitment.

• The phenomenon of quiet quitting and how to prevent it as an employer.

• The headstarts that Brittany has had in her career.

• Why she chose to leave IBI and what she’s looking for from a company culture standpoint.

• The scale of Molly’s business, Swanston Equipment.

• Swanston Equipment’s branding journey.

• What Brittany loves about Taylor Swift!

• Brittany shares her various creative outlets.

• What Molly finds challenging about writing.

• Info about the upcoming North Dakota Construction Leadership Council fundraiser.

• Our thoughts on pay transparency.

• What Brittany’s salary comprised of in the family business setting.

• Words of support for those battling anxiety and/or depression.