Work Friends Podcast
1) Nikki Ogunnaike on Fashion Media: "It's a Game, at the End of the Day"
Nikki Ogunnaike joins Sali to tell the story of her career, one that’s landed her at the top of the masthead as the Editor-in-Chief of Marie Claire. Prior to taking the helm over two years ago, Nikki ...Show More
2) Ricki Lake on Becoming a Talk Show Icon & Entering a New Career Chapter
Today’s guest on Work Friends, we have a guest who—for many—needs no introduction: Ricki Lake. As a teen, Ricki landed her breakout role as Tracy Turnblad in John Waters’ Hairspray and, just a few ye...Show More
3) Lisa Joseph Metelus on Working With NBA Icons & Owning Her Mistakes
This week, Sali sits down with Lisa Joseph Metelus, the Head of Athlete Brand Strategy and Board Member at Creative Artists Agency, and Co-founder of PlayMakeHer. Over Lisa’s three-decade career, she...Show More
4) Fatima Goss Graves on Doing the Work of Justice
Today, Sali is joined by the President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center, Fatima Goss Graves. A staunch champion for all women and girls and defender of civil rights, Fatima is a first-genera...Show More
5) Gregg Renfrew on A New Founder Era & The Launch of Counter
This week, Sali welcomes Gregg Renfrew, the Founder of Counter, a beauty company that launched earlier this year. Previously, Founder and CEO of the now-defunct Beauty Counter, Gregg has experienced a...Show More
6) Abby Phillip on the Myth of Meritocracy
Today, Sali sits down with Abby Phillip, the host of NewsNight with Abby Phillip on CNN. Since joining the network in 2017, Abby has covered the biggest headlines in the country and around the globe. ...Show More
7) Breanna Stewart & Lindsay Kagawa Colas on WNBA Contracts & Systemic Inequity
Welcome to Argent’s first-ever live Work Friends episode, recorded earlier this month at the Tech Futures Summit in New York. Sali was joined on stage by New York Liberty Forward Breanna Stewart and E...Show More
Breanna Stewart & Lindsay Kagawa Colas on WNBA Contracts & Systemic Inequity
49:55 | Oct 20th, 2025
8) Shaniqua McClendon on Using Your Voice (& The Risk of Losing It)
This week, Sali sits down with Shaniqua McClendon, a political strategist, commentator, and the Vice President of Politics for Crooked Media. Shaniqua has spent her career in politics—starting with a...Show More
9) Courtney Mays on Styling the WNBA's Biggest Stars
Courtney Mays is the image architect behind some of basketball's biggest stars: Sue Bird, Sabrina Ionescu, Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi, and Chris Paul, among others. And as such, she plays a major ...Show More
10) Lauren Sherman on the Past, Present, & Future of Fashion Media
Today, Sali is joined by Lauren Sherman, one of the most prominent voices in fashion journalism. The Fashion Correspondent at Puck, writer behind the Line Sheet newsletter, and host of the Fashion Peo...Show More