the old girls club digest

November 8, 2025

Author

mallory contois
November 08, 2025 • est. reading time:8 minutes

Happy Saturday, OGC ❤️ 

This digest is a roundup of the best resources, recommendations, and insights shared by the OGC community in Slack in the past two weeks.

You’re receiving this because you’re either a previous member of the OGC slack community, or you’ve subscribed. We’re glad you’re here!

The list

The community-recommended good stuff. Never sponsored.

Member recs: these matching family jammies for holiday photos (or just life), this Costco discount portal for discounts on a verrrry wide variety of things, this travel and food membership that quickly pays for itself, this wireless mic for recording content, this callus remover that looks terrifying but will save your winter feet, this binaural beats app to help you fall asleep, this tampon subscription to free you from panicked pharmacy trips, these treatment sheets for scar prevention, these quarter height socks that seem to outlast bombas, this affordable stovetop espresso maker, this leave-in hair serum for healthier hair with hot tools.

Some resources: this list of various programs and aid options for anyone struggling financially, this subreddit for learning about makeup,this community for laid off people, this community for folks working in CPG, this resource hub focused on ADHD science and strategies, this free human design chart generator (then plug the results into gpt), this library of workflows you can build with Clay (also great for brainstorming automations in general), this list of decatastrophizing tools, this susbtack with weekly open roles in social impact.

A good read: ‘Make something heavy’ by Anu Atluru

The modern makers’ machine does not want you to create heavy things. It runs on the internet—powered by social media, fueled by mass appeal, and addicted to speed. It thrives on spikes, scrolls, and screenshots. It resists weight and avoids friction. It does not care for patience, deliberation, or anything but production.

It doesn’t care what you create, only that you keep creating. Make more. Make faster. Make lighter. (Make slop if you have to.) Make something that can be consumed in a breath and discarded just as quickly. Heavy things take time. And here, time is a tax. And so, we oblige—everyone does.

We create more than ever, but it weighs nothing.

AI now promises results without the reckoning, but frictionless creation leads to weightless rewards. No one dreams of merely pushing a button to generate their magnum opus. The output matters, but the intention, the struggle, the care is what makes it count — what gives it weight.2

Of course, there’s a range from light to heavy, and not all light things are bad. An entire economy thrives on lightness. Memes, breaking news, and celebrity drama shape culture in spades. But movement isn’t meaning. A million views doesn’t make a pound of significance. Light things shape culture, but rarely shape us.

[read the full essay here]

A newsletter or podcast rec: Stuff Mom Never Told You 

Through an intersectional feminist perspective, hosts Anney and Samantha dive into science, history, and culture to make sense of the everyday and unpack the stories that brought us to where we are today. This podcast aims to better understand the challenges facing women and marginalized folks all over the world and highlights the tools we can use to tackle them head on.

Open roles w/ warm member intros available

If you’d like to hire from OGC, share your open roles using this form!
Details on how to apply for these roles can be found on the OGC job board here.
All roles below were shared in the past 14 days.

  • Chief People Officer @ EVEREVE [JD]

  • Senior Digital Experience Designer @ Paradigm Park [JD] $90,000-$130,000 Annual Salary

  • VP, Experience Strategy @ Huge

  • Product Designer @ Wealthsimple

  • Product Manager @ Houlihan Lokey

    • $190-$500k

  • Content Marketing Lead @ Maven [JD]

  • Marketing Ops Manager @ Chief [JD]

  • Sr. Director of Product Management @ Scenthound

  • Marketing Manager, Growth and Operations @ EveryoneSocial [JD]

    • 110k-140k

  • Senior Creative Project Manager @ Rosewood Creative

  • Principal Product Manager, Guided Search @ Yahoo [JD]

    • $136,125.00 - $283,750.00/yr

  • Senior Vice President of Growth & Business Development @ AutoCamp [JD]

    • $175k per year plus commission plan

  • Senior Experience Strategist @ Publicis

  • Venture Associate @ Zero Infinity Partners [JD]

  • Investment Associate @ Zero Infinity Partners [JD]

  • Director of New Sites @ Bottom Line [JD]

    • 113-142K

  • Senior Product Designer @ Dayforward

    • 120-130k

  • Junior Brand Strategist @ theSkimm [JD]

  • Founding Marketing Lead @ Office Hours [JD]

  • Finance and Accounting Manager @ Black Girl Vitamins [JD]

    • 100-115k USD

  • Project Manager @ Coursedog [JD]

    • $90,000 - $110,000

  • Senior Product Manager, Growth @ Skylight [JD]

  • Senior Product Manager @ Reflex AI [JD]

    • $165k-$195k

  • Founding Product Designer @ Trestle [JD]

    • $130-$180k

  • Staff Software Engineer @ Teleskope AI [JD]

  • Senior Demand Generation Manager @ Informed K12 [JD]

    • $125-150K OTE + equity

  • Director of HR @ Mudpie

  • Senior Research Associate @ Digital Biology [JD]

  • Student Recruitment & Partnerships Manager (NY) Bottom Line [JD]

  • Director of Product Marketing @ Cortex [JD]

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Thanks for reading!!

❤️ Mallory & the OGC team