Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
In this episode of WORK, Erika is joined by Kelly Bensimon - former model, Real Housewife of New York, author, and now one of New York’s top luxury real estate brokers - to discuss how reinvention, resilience, and fearlessness have defined her career. Erika also reflects on Gen Z dipping into retirement savings, Jamie Dimon’s advice to step outside your lane, and David Ogilvy’s timeless lessons on owning your shortcomings.
Chapters
00:00 – Erika on compromise & leadership
04:10 – Gen Z tapping into retirement savings
08:45 – Jamie Dimon: Don’t stay in your lane
11:00 – David Ogilvy’s “My Shortcomings” memo
16:25 – Mickey Drexler’s business lessons
16:49 – Kelly Bensimon joins the show
17:40 – From modeling to multitasking
20:51 – Entering Real Housewives & lessons learned
24:11 – Navigating perception vs. reality
27:04 – Endurance, motherhood & reinvention
28:49 – Letting your guard down & emotional growth
30:31 – How Kelly views failure & resilience
33:03 – Social media, real estate & building trust
39:09 – Million-dollar deals & generational wealth
41:31 – The gig economy & using your assets
42:58 – Fearlessness & risk-taking in business
45:04 – Erika’s closing thoughts: no shortcuts at work
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In this episode of WORK, Erika is joined by Kelly Bensimon - former model, Real Housewife of New York, author, and now one of New York’s top luxury real estate brokers - to discuss how reinvention, resilience, and fearlessness have defined her career. Erika also reflects on Gen Z dipping into retirement savings, Jamie Dimon’s advice to step outside your lane, and David Ogilvy’s timeless lessons on owning your shortcomings.
Chapters
00:00 – Erika on compromise & leadership
04:10 – Gen Z tapping into retirement savings
08:45 – Jamie Dimon: Don’t stay in your lane
11:00 – David Ogilvy’s “My Shortcomings” memo
16:25 – Mickey Drexler’s business lessons
16:49 – Kelly Bensimon joins the show
17:40 – From modeling to multitasking
20:51 – Entering Real Housewives & lessons learned
24:11 – Navigating perception vs. reality
27:04 – Endurance, motherhood & reinvention
28:49 – Letting your guard down & emotional growth
30:31 – How Kelly views failure & resilience
33:03 – Social media, real estate & building trust
39:09 – Million-dollar deals & generational wealth
41:31 – The gig economy & using your assets
42:58 – Fearlessness & risk-taking in business
45:04 – Erika’s closing thoughts: no shortcuts at work
Follow WORK here:
Instagram: instagram.com/workwitherika
TikTok: tiktok.com/@workwitherika
Follow me here:
Instagram: instagram.com/erika
TikTok: tiktok.com/@erika_
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/erikanardini
Twitter: twitter.com/erika_
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