Second Act Success Podcast: Career Change, Business Coaching & Entrepreneurship for Women Over 40

Welcome to the Second Act Success Career Podcast, a top 2% globally ranked show designed for ambitious women ready to change careers, start a business, and create a life they love.

Hosted by Shannon Russell, business coach, author, and exit strategy expert, this podcast helps you transition from employee to entrepreneur with clarity and confidence.

✨ What You’ll Learn:

- How to quit your 9-5 job and start a business that lights you up

- Strategies for career change at 40+ and designing your second act

- Business planning, marketing, and personal branding tips for women

- How to validate your business idea and find your ideal clients

- How to use your career experience in your role as a female entrepreneur

- Success stories from women who’ve turned their side hustles into thriving businesses

Whether you’re planning an exit strategy, exploring midlife career pivots, or ready to become your own boss, you’ll find actionable steps, real-life inspiration, and expert guidance here.

Is this podcast for you?

- Are you dreaming of quitting your corporate job to start your own business?

- Do you want advice on marketing a business, designing your personal brand, and build entrepreneurial strategies?

- Are you ready to overcome fear and turn your skills and experience from the corporate world into your second act business?

- Do you crave a flexible lifestyle that allows you to focus on your passions and your family?

- Ready to become your own boss and build a business you love?

- Is it time to turn your side hustle into a full-time business?

If so, you’re in the right place!

🎧 New episodes every week — subscribe now to start building your second act business and designing a life you love!

🔗 For more inspiration and resources, visit https://secondactsuccess.co.

📖 Read Shannon's book Start Your Second Act: How to Change Careers, Launch a Business, and Create Your Best Life at https://startyoursecondact.com.

Subscribe now and embark on a transformative journey towards career fulfillment and success in your second act!

Contributors

Host

Shannon Russell

Shannon RussellI is an Entrepreneur, Career Coach, and host of the Second Act Success Podcast. She helps women in unresolved careers pivot towards a second act career that produces a balanced life of abundance. Shannon spent 16 years as a Television Producer in New York City and Los Angeles. She then pivoted to open two successful businesses while raising her young boys. Shannon is also a certified Career Coach, coaching women on how to change careers, start a business, and follow their creative passions to the fullest as they produce their best life. Shannon’s company Second Act Success (www.secondactsuccess.co) allows her to share her journey from TV executive to business owner. Shannon hopes to motivate more women to make big moves in life through her coaching, her Second Act Accelerator Course, and her podcast. She lives at the beach in New Jersey with her husband, two sons, and her chow chow pup.

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