1972: The Price of Ambition: Inside Vogue, Power, and Reinvention with Caroline Palmer

<p>What does it really cost to chase ambition—and what happens when success starts to blur your sense of self?</p><br><p>In this episode, I sit down with Caroline Palmer, former <em>Vogue</em> editor and author of the buzzworthy novel <a href="amazon.com/s?k=workhorse+by+caroline+palmer&am…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Workhorse</em></a>. Drawing from her years inside the high-gloss world of fashion publishing, Caroline takes us beyond the clichés of <em>The Devil Wears Prada</em> to reveal a more complicated—and at times darker—story about ambition, identity, and the quiet trade-offs women make to get ahead.</p><br><p>We talk about the mythology of glamorous careers versus the reality behind the scenes, the difference between “workhorses” and “show horses,” and why Caroline set out to write a female protagonist who doesn’t always make the right choices—and doesn’t apologize for it.</p><p>Caroline also opens up about her own career pivot during the pandemic, the moment she walked away from a high-powered job, and how writing this book helped her rebuild confidence and redefine success in midlife.</p><br><p>Plus, we get into:</p><ul><li>What it was really like working inside <em>Vogue</em> during a transformative era</li><li>The financial realities of starting out in New York on a $25K salary</li><li>A negotiation story that led to a major salary leap—and what you can learn from it</li><li>Why saying “yes” early in your career can pay off long-term</li><li>And the surprising creative discipline behind writing a novel at 4:15am</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>How's midlife going? <a href="jotform.com/build/262556781257063"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fill out Farnoosh's survey</a> and help shape the podcast in 2027.</strong></p>

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