Stacey Vanek Smith

Author; public radio reporter; host, NPR’s podcast “The Indicator from Planet Money”

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In her new book, “ Machiavelli for Women: Defend Your Worth, Grow Your Ambition and Win the Workplace ,” NPR host and reporter Stacey Vanek Smith suggests a more realistic and…

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In her new book, “ Machiavelli for Women: Defend Your Worth, Grow Your Ambition and Win the Workplace ,” NPR host and reporter Stacey Vanek Smith suggests a more realistic and…

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