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Hurdle with Emily Abbate

TURNING THE PAGE: Nikki Ogunnaike On Her First Year As The Editor in Chief Of ‘Marie Claire’, Owning Your ‘No’ & Letting Go Of Guilt

Hurdle with Emily Abbate

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Health & Fitness

51.4K Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

It’s always a good time in the studio when Nikki Ogunnaike comes in to chat. This second installment of the TURNING THE PAGE SERIES is full of great takeaways, as Nikki reflects on her first full year as an editor in chief, what she’s looking forward to most in 2025, and the most beneficial habit she picked up over the last year. 

(5:35) How it felt for Nikki to actually take time off this year.

(10:18) Stop, Start, Keep doing in 2025

(14:45) Nikki’s talks about how Hillary Kerr has helped her step into her power as an EIC

(17:21) How to approach looking for a mentor

(26:22) How to get honest with yourself with where you’re at

(29:15) How Nikki chooses her guests for ‘Nice Talk’

(29:55) What Nikki thinks about Brynn Whitfield

(30:15) Why ‘flexibility’ is Nikki’s word for 2025

(39:15) Nikki’s SMART goal for the new year

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Transcript

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0:00.0

I would think one way to get better with change is just embracing flexibility.

0:17.8

What's going on, Emily Abadi here?

0:19.9

You are listening to episode 334, the newest installment in this week's Turning the Page series on Hurtle.

0:28.9

A wellness-focused podcast where I talk to inspirational people about everything from their highest ties and toughest moments to essential tips on how to live a healthier,

0:38.0

happier, more motivated life. We all go through our fair share of hurdles. And my goal through

0:43.9

these discussions is to empower you to better navigate yours and move with intention so that you can

0:49.2

stride toward your own big potential. And of course, have some fun along the way.

0:55.5

For today's chat, I am bringing in one of my favorite humans, Nikki Okinaki.

1:01.3

She is the editor-in-chief of Marie Claire, as well as a dear friend of mine.

1:05.7

And it was an absolute no-brainer to have Nikki join me for this series. Not only because her episodes was one

1:14.0

of the most listened to episodes of 2024, but also because this woman's got wisdom that I

1:23.3

want, need, must distribute into the world. I really appreciate Nikki's openness about the challenges

1:32.5

that she braved over the past year, the highs and lows of her first full year in the hot seat

1:38.5

as Marie Claire's editor-in-chief, and the way that she really put a lot of thought into what I asked her to come in and chat about.

1:47.0

We talk about what she wants to stop, start, and keep doing in 2025, how stretching has actually

1:52.7

completely changed the game for her wellness routine and why is she so strict about her wellness

1:58.8

routine?

1:59.5

What it is about the practices that she

2:02.0

incorporates into her every week that make her feel like a better human?

2:08.0

I'm sneaking a giveaway into today's episode. So if you are listening, I want to thank you

2:13.9

for being a part of the hurdler community. Share this episode on your social media in your story,

2:19.3

Tag Me, Tag Hurtle podcast.

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