Second Act Success: Business Tips & Career Change Advice for Women
Welcome to the Second Act Success Podcast, a top 2% globally ranked show designed to help ambitious women like you who are ready to change careers, start a business, and create a fulfilled life you deserve.
Hosted by Shannon Russell, business coach for women, author, and entrepreneur, this podcast helps you transition from employee to entrepreneur with clarity, confidence, and a strategic action plan.
Listen and Learn:
- How to quit your job and start a business that lights you up
- Strategies for career change after 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 on the show, so you can start your second act.
Is this podcast for you?
- Are you dreaming of quitting your corporate job to start your own business?
- Do you want advice on launching a business, marketing your offers, designing your personal brand, and putting your business strategies in place?
- Are you ready to overcome fear and turn your skills and experience from the corporate world into your second act business where you are the boss?
- Do you crave a flexible lifestyle that allows you to focus on your family and your creative passions while still bringing income into your household?
- Are you ready to become your own boss and build a business that is all yours?
- Is it time to turn your side hustle into a full-time business?
If you answered YES, then you’re in the right place and this podcast will teach you everything you need to know.
🎧 Listen to new episodes every week to help you build your second act.
🔗 Book a free Second Act Strategy Call with host Shannon Russell and download free resources at https://secondactsuccess.co.
Subscribe now and embark on a journey towards your second act!
Episodes
255 episodes
Midlife Career Transition: Building a Business and Community from Scratch with Betty Galvan | #255
👉 Start Your Second Act Strategy Call with Shannon here.What does a successful career transition really look like?In this epis...
Feeling Stuck in Your Business? How to Turn Roadblocks Into Breakthroughs | #254
👉 Start Your Second Act Strategy Call with Shannon here.Building a business is exciting, but it’s not always easy.In this epis...
How to Become a Published Author While Working Full-Time | #253
👉 Start Your Second Act Strategy Call with Shannon here.Have you ever dreamed of becoming a published author but told yourself you don’t have the time?
Afraid of What People Will Think? How to Overcome Self-Doubt in Business | #252
👉 Start Your Second Act Strategy Call with Shannon here.Have you ever stopped yourself from starting a business or changing careers because you were worried about what people ...
Stay-at-Home Mom to Financial Advisor: How to Start a Business and Reinvent Your Career | #251
👉 Start Your Second Act Strategy Call with Shannon here.Are you a stay-at-home mom thinking about going back to work, starting a business, or navigating a career transition?
Mini Retirement: Why Women Are Taking Career Breaks to Reset | #250
👉 Start Your Second Act Strategy Call with Shannon here.What if retirement didn’t have to wait until you were 65?In this episo...
She Got Laid Off… Then Built Her Dream Business Instead | #249
👉 Start Your Second Act Strategy Call with Shannon here.What would you do if you were laid off tomorrow?In this episode of...
Mentorship Matters: How Big Brothers Big Sisters Gives Youth a Second Act Start | #248
In this special episode of the Second Act Success Podcast, Shannon Russell participates in Podcastathon 2026, a global initiative where podcasters dedicate an episode to highlight a ch...
Starting a Business? How to Research Your Business Idea First | #247
👉 Start Your Second Act Strategy Call with Shannon here.If you have a business idea you're excited about, it can be tempting to jump straight into building it. But before you ...
Why Your Past Experience Is Never Wasted with Transformational Coach Kayla Sweet | #246
👉 Start Your Second Act Strategy Call with Shannon here.Have you ever worried that changing careers means everything you’ve done up to this point was a waste?In this
Mom Guilt and Career Change: The Day I Knew Something Had to Shift | #245
👉 Start Your Second Act Strategy Call with Shannon here.I missed my son’s first birthday. And that moment changed everything in my career.&n...
Fear of Success: Why You’re Scared of Achieving Your Dream Business | #244
👉 Start Your Second Act Strategy Call with Shannon here.Have you ever been more afraid of your dream coming true than of it failing?F...
Recruiter turned Career Strategist: Insider Secrets to Getting Hired in Today’s AI Job Market | #243
👉 Start Your Second Act Strategy Call with Shannon here.Are you struggling to get your resume noticed in today’s competitive job market? Won...
You Don’t Want Your Boss’s Job… So Why Are You Still Climbing the Corporate Ladder? | #242
👉 Start Your Second Act Strategy Call with Shannon here.If you don’t want your boss’s job… why are you still climbing the ladder?This
Why I Don't Believe in Picking a Quit Date to Start a Business, Sorry Amy Porterfield | #241
👉 Start Your Second Act Strategy Call with Shannon here.If you have ever read Two Weeks Notice by Amy Porterfield, you know ...
Your Husband Hates His Job - How to Change Careers Without the Guilt | #240
👉 Start Your Second Act Strategy Call with Shannon here.Do you feel guilty about wanting to change your career when your partner is unhappy ...
Why Your “Side Gig” Is Legit. How a Side Business Can Lead to Your Second Act Career | #239
*Book a free strategy call to discuss your business or second act idea with Shannon here.Don’t let anyone tell yo...
3 Simple Ways to Create Movement in Your Business to Get Clients & Cash Flow Moving | #238
*Book a free strategy call to discuss your business or second act idea with Shannon here.If your business feels q...
A Job Offer After You Quit? How to Navigate Career Transition Without Losing Momentum | #237
*Book a free strategy call to discuss your business or second act idea with Shannon here.What do you do when you’...
Stop Feeling Guilty About Pivoting. How to Close a Business and Start Your Second Act with Sharon Calle | #236
*Book a free strategy call to discuss your business or second act idea with Shannon here.What happens when you bu...
How to Leave a 9–5 and Follow Your Passion: Insurance to Actress to Business Owner | #235
*Book a free strategy call to discuss your business or second act idea with Shannon here.What happens when you’re...
Design a Business That Fits Your Life. (Not the Other Way Around) | #234
Too many women leave corporate jobs or start businesses for freedom, only to recreate the same burnout in a different form.In this episode of the Second Act Success Podcast, business coach an...
Feeling Lost in Midlife? How to Find Happiness Before Your Next Step (Encore) | #233
What if the reason you feel unfulfilled isn’t your job, your relationship, or your circumstances?In this powerful re-released episode of the Second Act Success Podcast, Shannon Russell sits d...