Episodes

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.

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 for painting.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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!

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.

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 three major lifestyle factors to be the primary cause of illness in her patients. She then explains her innovative methods for transforming clients' lives BEFORE disease can take over.

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 pause to raise her 4 children.

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 intensive sports and academic training with activities that allow kids to be kids.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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 on mental wellness in today’s medical community.

In this episode we learn how Chris Clews left marketing to speak and write about what he loves, his top business takeaways that draw from 80s wisdom and what it takes to live by the quote from his favorite, the poet laureate Ferris Bueller, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop to look around once in a while, you could miss it.”

Christa previews what’s ahead for the podcast, talking details about guests booked for the beginning of ‘22 and for the first time answers listener questions about her “why'' in moving from TV news anchor to podcast host.

Jaymee Sire shares how she developed the mindset to make an almost immediate pivot from 16 years in sportscasting to prominent positions in food media.