I grew my salary to $180K a year while paying down $40K in credit card debt. I've gone from ashamed to empowered.

Robin Madell is a corporate writer and communications consultant with over two decades of experience in New York and San Francisco. She has worked as a copywriter, ghostwriter, and speechwriter for executives, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders across diverse industries. Her focus areas include productivity, work-life balance, stress management, and women’s leadership. She contributes as a business journalist to Business Insider’s Strategy section, and her work has appeared in Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Forbes, and US News & World Report. She authored Surviving Your Thirties and contributed to multiple business books published by Random House. She previously held executive roles in communications, journalism, and advertising, including vice president and managing director at Draftfcb, managing editor at Cline Davis & Mann, and director of communications at Catalyst, Inc. She also served on the board of the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association. She is an avid runner and a two-time Boston Marathon qualifier, and she graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Oregon with a major in English.

"Robin Madell has spent over two decades as a corporate writer and communications consultant in New York and San Francisco, serving as a copywriter, ghostwriter, and speechwriter for executives, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders across diverse industries, with a focus on productivity, work-life balance, stress management, and women's leadership."

"As a business journalist, Robin contributes to Business Insider's Strategy section, and her work has also been published in Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Forbes, US News & World Report, and many other business publications."

"Robin is the author of "Surviving Your Thirties: Americans Talk About Life After 30" and has contributed to many business books including "Ditch Your Inner Critic at Work: Evidence-Based Strategies to Thrive in Your Career," "Rise to the Top: How Women Leverage Their Professional Persona to Earn More," and "Be Your Own Mentor: Strategies from Top Women on the Secrets of Success," published by Random House."

"Before starting her own business as a corporate writer, Robin held executive positions in communications, journalism, and advertising, including as vice president and managing director at Draftfcb in New York, as managing editor at Cline Davis & Mann, and as director of communications at Catalyst, Inc., on Wall Street; she has also served on the Board of Directors of the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association in New York and San Francisco."

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