Her Workplace x Girlboss Present: Toxic Grit & The New Rules of Ambition: A Fireside Chat with Amanda Goetz in NYC
Join us for our Her Workplace x Girlboss Present: Toxic Grit & The New Rules of Ambition: A Fireside Chat with Amanda Goetz in NYC. ✨
What does it really mean to “have it all”?
And how can ambitious women pursue big goals without burning out along the way?
Join Her Workplace and Girlboss for an intimate fireside chat with Amanda Goetz—entrepreneur, brand leader, and author of Toxic Grit: How to Have It All and (Actually) Love What You Have—as we explore how to balance drive with joy, ambition with alignment, and growth with grace.
From her journey building and selling a company while raising three kids to redefining success on her own terms, Amanda brings a refreshingly honest perspective on ambition in all its seasons.
She’ll share stories, mindset shifts, and real-life strategies for navigating career pivots, building purpose-driven brands, and finding peace in progress.
✨ What You’ll Take Away:
A new definition of ambition that honors both your goals and your well-being
Tools for recognizing and overcoming “toxic grit”
Insight into building a life and career that actually feel aligned
Inspiration to create success that looks good and feels good
This evening promises real talk, practical takeaways, and connection with women who are redefining success on their own terms.
📚 Bonus: The first few attendees who arrive at the event will receive a signed copy of Toxic Grit.
🎟️ Discount for Girlboss Readers: Girlboss readers can take 15% off their Non-Member of HW ticket by using the code GIRLBOSS until November 30th.
✨ About Girlboss
Girlboss is a community of strong, curious, and ambitious women redefining success on our own terms. We are here to inform, entertain, and inspire action through the content and experiences we create. We are unapologetic in our beliefs and values of supporting girls and women who are chasing dreams both big and small.
✨ About Her Workplace
Her Workplace is the career development platform for ambitious women in the early to mid-level stages of their careers.
Powered by AI, our platform connects members to executive-level mentors, expert coaches, skill-building resources, networking opportunities, and curated career tools to help them grow, lead, and advance.
Whether you’re preparing for a promotion, building your influence, or navigating your next move, Her Workplace gives you the support, resources, and network to move forward with clarity, credibility, and confidence.
🎤 About Our Speaker
Amanda Goetz is a 2x founder, 4x CMO, and single mom of 3. She inspires over 150,000 people every week through her social insights and weekly newsletter, Life's A Game. Her debut book Toxic Grit: How to have it all and (actually) love what you have comes out October 2025 and inspires people to create space for all the roles they play in life.
Amanda frequently speaks and advises on how to build brand affinity through communities and build emotional connections online.
Previously Amanda founded House of Wise, the luxury wellness brand giving women permission to make space for better sleep, hotter sex, less stress and more strength. House of Wise was acquired in 2022. Prior to launching House of Wise, Amanda spent five years at The Knot Worldwide (formerly XO Group) as Head of Brand Marketing, overseeing brand, editorial and product marketing for The Knot and WeddingWire. Before that, she was the founder of a technology startup for the wedding industry, following her career as an international wedding planner and Head of Brand for wedding and entertaining expert David Tutera. The earliest years of Amanda’s career were spent working in marketing at Ernst & Young.
Amanda graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Business Administration, Marketing from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is a mom to 3 kiddos and lives in Miami, FL after a decade in NYC.
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We look forward to seeing you! 🤝
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