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July 21, 2022

Taking Sales to a Higher Level: Rhonda Petit's Powerful Pivot

After job loss and divorce, Rhonda paved an impressive path from 35 years in medical sales to authoring a book and becoming an executive trainer as well as keynote speaker. This episode shares how she helps thousands of people activate …

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July 14, 2022

Finance to TV Producer: Hillary Weintraub Finds Professional Authenti…

How do you start from scratch in the highly desirable entertainment industry in midlife? Hillary Weintraub talks about the headspace reset that led her to find a career that truly aligns with her personality.

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July 7, 2022

Multiple Careers in Parallel: Mark Herschberg's Formula for Work with…

Instead of one, full-time salaried position, Mark Herschberg has found success in his "portfolio career". The appeal? Flexibility, independence, and an ability to pursue passion projects.

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June 30, 2022

Stacey Creem's Path to Painting After Leaving the Law

What does it take to go from being a lawyer who paints once a week, to becoming a full-time artist? Stacey Creem shares how she made a midlife pivot, leaving a successful legal career behind to pursue a lifelong passion …

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June 23, 2022

Mental Health for Moms: Why OBGYN Dr. Tracy Shevell Stopped Practicin…

Dr. Shevell explains her transition from high-risk OBGYN to entrepreneur/advocate for women in their reproductive careers and why providing one-on-one perinatal care matters now more than ever.

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June 16, 2022

Sober Powered: Addiction Expert Gillian Tietz's Transformation of Sel…

A former biochemist turned podcaster talks about conquering addiction, the desire to "people-please"/equate career success with personal worth and achieving professional purpose in a pivot that helps others find and maintain sobriety.

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May 26, 2022

When Dollar Signs Don't Cut It: Jamie McDonald's Jump from Hedge Fund…

This episode explores how a pedigreed man with a picture-perfect career on paper or in theory could be after something more, how to transfer skills from one industry to another, and why accessible financial education is so important.

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May 19, 2022

New Age DJ from Marketing Exec: Morgana's Path to Moving People Throu…

We explore how Morgana confidently reinvented herself as a DJ in midlife, tapping into her curiosities and talents to take that leap and build a second career.

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May 12, 2022

Skydiving Stuntman Jeff Provenzano on Profiting From His Passion

With 19,000 skydives as a professional skydiver/BASE jumper and numerous World Titles and World Records under his belt, Jeff Provenzano details how he transformed a life-long love for the sport into a lucrative dream gig despite the odds.

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May 5, 2022

Taking Flight After the Airlines: Victoria Victory's Road to Becoming…

In this episode we talk about going back to school later in life, experiencing and overcoming (literally) paralyzing illness, and what its like to be in nursing during a pandemic.

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April 28, 2022

Self Publishing Expert Chandler Bolt on How to Create Content to Grow…

Chandler Bolt believes everyone has a story - don't wait to start writing it. This episode highlights a young entrepreneur who's helped more than 6,000 authors to write, market and publish their own books. Free book offer in episode!

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April 21, 2022

Magazine Editor To Professional Organizer: Welcome to Meredith Gofort…

This founder and mother of 3 shares how she took her innate organizational skill set honed while working as a bookings editor and combined it with a fresh approach to home styling.

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April 14, 2022

EvolveMe: How Co-founders Help Others in Midcareer Relaunch or Reinve…

Judy Schoenberg & Linda Lautenberg delve into their own career transformations, plus how and why they created their professional development company for women in midlife who want a next career chapter!

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April 7, 2022

Superfood Carb Creators Rachel Katz & Tal Bar Share their Joint Pivot…

In this episode the co-founders of NonoPASTA tell us how they formulated a gluten-free and adaptogen pasta in the pandemic after reinventing their careers, drawing on backgrounds in biochemistry, business and design to launch a new gourmet superfood brand.

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March 31, 2022

Reinventing Herself to Teach Mind-Body Medicine: Dr. Juna Bobby's Jou…

This conversation examines the personal crisis that sparked Juna's decision to leave her radiology practice and the actionable steps she took to develop her own business MindBodySpace. Juna also shares how through her radiology practice she identified a pattern of …

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March 24, 2022

Garden Designer Lucy Berkoff Returns to her Roots

Lucy shares how she made her professional pivot to her dream business a reality - creating beautiful, ecologically balanced gardens for clients in her hometown community. She also talks tips on balancing a thriving career and motherhood after taking a …

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March 10, 2022

Taking Camp to the Next Level: Ed Metzendorf's Pivot from Tech

This conversation highlights how Ed left his own software company to transform his childhood love for summer camp into a thriving business. He walks us through how he's created an innovative and sustainable model that emphasizes the importance of balancing …

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March 3, 2022

Guiding Invisible Illness Sufferers: Former Lawyer turned Transformat…

Emily Shaules expands on what invisible illness really means, why she founded something called “The Canary Club” and how she’s found the most rewarding and healing work of her life.

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Feb. 24, 2022

Pro Football, ESPN & Filmmaking: Ed Cunningham’s Path to Podcasting

Ed Cunningham's professional evolution is packed with lessons for anyone interested in reinvention, delivering true advice for changing career direction, the value in a side hustle, and building your network.

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Feb. 17, 2022

Social Trades Coaching: How Daniel Snead's Program Develops Young Ent…

In this episode, Daniel offers valuable insights into how young people can create fulfilling and lucrative careers without debt by learning practical and applicable skills, while diving deep into the moments that changed his life forever.

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Feb. 10, 2022

NYC Reporter to Artist & Radio Show Host: Lauren DeFranco’s Journey t…

This is a classic pivot-centric BLC episode highlighting how Lauren DeFranco finally became honest with herself, following her heart more and more in her journey to professional purpose!

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Feb. 3, 2022

Beat the Bomb Founder Alex Patterson: Winning At His Own Game

In this episode, we explore the mindset of a lawyer turned inventor/entrepreneur, exactly what lead to the creation of this "different type of escape room" and why Alex's highly scalable hybrid is getting an increasing amount of attention.

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Jan. 27, 2022

Soggy Doggy Doormats: Founder Joanna Rein Cleans Up with Pivot to Dre…

We explore Joanna Rein's pivot from brand manager to founder of a multi-million dollar business, how she navigated obstacles in the prototyping process and what it took to fight off competitors trying to knock off her invention.

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Jan. 20, 2022

Dr. Brian Giordano: Becoming a Surgeon Against the Odds

We dig into the headspace of a successful surgeon and dedicated father, what it takes to flourish in the highly competitive and ever-evolving field of medicine, and Dr. Brian Giordano opens up about the urgent need for increased professional focus …

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