Leaving Healthcare to Build a Travel Company: Midlife Career Pivot | Melanie Kiss, Chicas Abroad, Ep. 15
Melanie had every reason to stay: the title, the paycheck, the 401(k) she’d be walking away from as a single woman with no one to fall back on. Then a mentor asked her one question that made all of that beside the point — how many women are you NOT reaching by playing it safe? […]
From Third-Grade Teacher to Global Entrepreneur in Midlife
Gina realized teaching no longer fit, but the bigger pull was her desire to live abroad and build a life that felt more expansive than the one she had in Atlanta. This episode follows how that desire led her from the U.S. classroom to the Philippines, then into digital nomad life, expat living, and a […]
An Executive Coach on Facing Fear, Pivoting Careers, and Protecting Your Energy | Carrie Fabris, Career Frame
At home with her young kids, Carrie found herself with the space to ask a question a lot of women in midlife quietly carry: if I could do anything I wanted, what would it be? The honest answer didn’t fit the career she’d already built — and figuring out what to do about that took […]
The Artist’s Way at 40: One Woman’s Unexpected Second Act | Calleen De Oliveira, Ep. 12
You’re good at your job, you’re juggling everything, and somewhere underneath all of it there’s a quiet question you haven’t answered yet: what do I actually want to do next? The problem isn’t that you don’t know how to work hard — it’s that no one ever taught you how to listen to yourself. ABOUT […]
Curating a Career Pivot and a Life That Fits | Jennifer Conrad, Founder & President Twigs, Ep. 11
From Wall Street trader to fashion entrepreneur, Jennifer Conrad moved from New York to Madison, WI, on September 11, 2001. While coping with the events of that day, Jennifer identified a need in her new city — and a vision for what to do next. So she did what a former day trader would do: […]
How She Turned a Hobby Into a Business While Caregiving | Jenny Huynh, Wildflower Macarons, Ep. 10
You’ve got a hobby you can’t stop doing. But between the caregiving, the family, the life that’s already full, you’re not sure there’s room for it to become anything more — or if you’re even allowed to find out. A gentle note before you listen: this episode includes Jenny’s experience with postpartum depression and suicidal […]
Career Pauses Aren’t Gaps: Returning to Engineering After 12 Years at Home | Leah Tilstra, Ep. 9
Returning to work after a career break? Here’s what stay-at-home moms get told: the years home don’t count, you’ll come back at a lower title, and you should take whatever salary is offered. Leah Tilstra rejected all three — and walked back into engineering at Abbott with a senior title and a sign-on bonus after […]
From Spotify Exec to Solo Founder – Career Pivot | Courtney Reimer, Sounds Great Strategy, Ep. 8
You spent 20+ years building real expertise — the kind you can’t fake — and now you’re staring down a layoff, a restructure, or just a quiet voice asking if this is really it. What if the skills you’ve spent two decades building are the exact foundation you need for something that’s finally yours? ABOUT […]
The Career Wakeup Call You Can’t Keep Ignoring: the Whisper, the Knock, the Frying Pan | Molly Wipperfurth, Host HIR, Ep. 7
The universe doesn’t always shout — sometimes it whispers for years before it knocks. And if you keep ignoring the knock, eventually it hits you over the head with a frying pan — and for Molly, that frying pan had a name: layoff. ABOUT GUEST: If you’re a woman in your 40s or 50s sitting […]
From Invisible to Iconic: One Mom’s Color Awakening | Marissa Ray, House of Colour, Ep. 6
There is a moment when something finally feels like you — not the version of you that carpools and manages spreadsheets, but the version that has been waiting. Marissa found hers in a color drape. She didn’t blow up her life — she built a new one, slowly, intentionally, one client at a time, and […]