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Ann Shoket + The Big Life
With ‘The Big Life,’ Millennial Women Get a New Guide
“A guide for women in their 20s and 30s who are hungry for a job they love, a supportive network of friends, respect from their bosses and partners who want all those things for them as badly as they do…”
—The New York Times, March 27, 2017
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‘The Big Life’ author debunks millennial myths on career and work-life balance
“A new look at millennials and the way they value work and relationships—Ann Shoket’s new book, The Big Life, turns the tables on some common misconceptions.”
– Robin Roberts, Good Morning America
Millennial Women Reveal All in Quest for Passion, Love and Money“At an unfiltered, honest dinner party, six women reveal their candid thoughts about money, passion, and dating.”
–NBC News
This Is What Millennial Women Want“According to Ann Shoket, there are only a few challenges millennial women seek to overcome to unlock the lives they want.”
–NBC News
Mother/Daughter Sex Survey
“O, The Oprah Magazine and Seventeen magazine joined forces for a groundbreaking new sex study… Seventeen magazine editor-in-chief Ann Shoket says…”
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The Badass Babes Issue
“In her new book, the former editor-in-chief of Seventeen, sees your 20 something challenges from figuring out your life’s purpose, to mastering tricky work meetings, then raises you to a whole new level of motivation.”
– Cosmopolitan
17 Best Books to Read This Spring
In The Big Life, a provocative look at what it means to have it all now, [Shoket] takes on the common complaint that millennials are too impatient on the job, advising readers to harness that restless energy…. Her core message of being passionate about your vocation and friendships spans the gap between digital natives and their moms, making The Big Life a smart read for both.”
– O, The Oprah Magazine
Former Editor Wants Millennial Women To Find Their Inner Lauren Conrad
“Millennial women aren’t clamoring to make the big bucks. Or so says Ann Shoket, the former editor-in-chief of Seventeen magazine and author of new book, ‘The Big Life.’ “Make your money,” she tells today’s young women. “Find your power. Be in control your situation.”
—New York Post
Age 30 Isn’t A Deadline, And Other Life Advice From A Former Seventeen Editor
“When Ann Shoket was running teen magazines, she learned an important lesson: There are the friends you pal with, and there are the friends you scheme with. Sometimes the groups mix, but sometimes they don’t.”
—Washington Post
Ann Shoket On Money, Monumental Relationships And Living the ‘Big Life’
“Ann Shoket was talking to Millennial women well before the (ubiquitous if annoying) term was coined…In her new book, “The Big Life,” she extends that advice into adulthood, offering a prescription “for becoming the badass babe you were meant to be.”
—Forbes
Work-Life Balance Is A Sham
“[The] search for work-life balance is leaving women hobbled with guilt and anxiety…In a Women’s Health–The Big Life survey of nearly 1,000 women, 43 percent said they feel they’ve achieved work-life balance, yet 75 percent said they feel guilty about not successfully balancing work and life.”
—Women’s Health
Ex-Seventeen Editor Ann Shoket Talks Women’s Empowerment in New Book
“Her time in magazine publishing put [Shoket] in the spotlight as an advocate for young women navigating the early stages of adulthood… Shoket may have left the magazine world, but her desire to explore how women live their lives hasn’t.”
—WWD
Big Little Life: A Candid Conversation With Former Seventeen Editor Ann Shoket
“The author of ‘The Big Life,’ a new guidebook for millennial women, talks work-life balance, meaningless milestones, and what success actually means.”
—MTV News
Pretty Amazing: Young Women Who Are Making a Difference
“What was most important was to find girls who had amazing stories to tell, who were making their mark on the world—on their own terms.”
—Today Show
MTV Presents: Seventeen’s Pretty Amazing Contest
“For the first time ever we’re going to put a reader on the cover and give her a “10,000 scholarship”
—MTV
America’s Next Top Model
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“The Talk”: Talking To Your Daughters About Sex
“O Magazine editor-at-large Gayle King and Seventeen magazine editor-in-chief Ann Shoket joined “Good Morning America” to offer some tips for mothers preparing to bravely take on ‘the talk.’”
—Good Morning America