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This episode is a Best Of favorite for one reason: Liz had the moxie to do what almost no one else at Clorox was doing — job share in finance. While job sharing existed at Clorox, it lived almost exclusively in marketing.
Oh, and did I mention? She and her partner Michelle didn’t just hold their own—they moved through four high-impact senior roles and were promoted together.
In finance. At a Fortune 500. While job sharing.
Finance Leader Liz Stapleton-Zarrella’s Nine-Year Job Share at Clorox Proves Career Growth and Job Sharing Go Hand in Hand
Can you actually get promoted—multiple times—while job sharing in a male-dominated field?
Liz Stapleton-Zerella did it. Nine years. Four roles. One promotion. In finance at Clorox.
This Best Of episode is a fly-on-the-wall conversation between two women who job shared—before this podcast even existed. Liz reached out to share her story, hoping to help more women in male-dominated industries break the glass ceiling without sacrificing motherhood. Her answer? Do it together.
In Episode 64, you’ll DISCOVER:
- ✔️ How Liz and her partner Michelle built the business case that got their job share approved—with no real resistance
- ✔️ Why complementary personalities (not identical ones) are the secret to a lasting partnership
- ✔️ How they managed a team of 30+ across a split week — and became “best in class” people managers
- ✔️ The confidence shift that took them from grateful to promoted
- ✔️ Why Liz believes job sharing isn’t just for women — and how that’s slowly changing
- ✔️ What it felt like to leave a nine-year partnership, and how they handled it with grace
Featured:
- Fast Company article on job sharing featuring Liz, “Is job sharing the solution to our flexible work problems?”
Resources & Links Mentioned:
- Liz Stapleton Zerella (See how Liz features her job share in her LinkedIn’s Experience section to champion job sharing
- Join Work Muse Facebook Community: Job Share, Live Life + Slay Work
- The Work Muse Guide to Job Sharing – Your free roadmap to creating a job share ✅
More From Me:
- Inspired by Liz’s story? DM me on LinkedIn—I want to hear where you are in your job share journey.
- Follow Work Muse on LinkedIn
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Melissa Nicholson job shared for nearly a decade and is the Founder & CEO of Work Muse. Work Muse drives the adoption of job sharing in business as a source of competitive advantage while helping individuals find work-life balance. Join the #JobshareRevolution here.
