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Second Act Success Career Podcast: Career Transitions, Entrepreneurship, and Business Startup Advice for Women
Welcome to the Second Act Success Career Podcast, a top 2% globally ranked show designed for ambitious women ready to transition from employee to entrepreneur. This is your go-to resource for career inspiration, actionable advice, and proven strategies to help you navigate a career change, build your own business, and create a life you love.
✨ What You’ll Learn:
- How to craft your perfect exit strategy from your 9-to-5 and confidently transition into entrepreneurship.
- Marketing, business planning, and personal development tips to launch and grow a purpose-driven business.
- Real-life success stories of women who’ve turned their side hustle into thriving businesses.
- Insights on balancing career pivots, personal fulfillment, and family life as you build a flexible, abundant future.
Hosted by Shannon Russell, career transition and business coach and author of Start Your Second Act: How to Change Careers, Launch a Business, and Create Your Best Life. This podcast is your partner in navigating a second act in life. As an exit strategy expert, Shannon empowers women to leave unfulfilling jobs and create joyful, impactful businesses that align with their passions and experience. She is a former Television Producer turned franchise business owner, who is using her experience to help others make a change for the better in their lives.
🎧 Each week, tune in for:
- Practical advice on building your business with clarity and confidence.
- Expert interviews and motivational stories of career change success.
- Tips on marketing, productivity, and turning your business vision into reality.
🤔 Is this podcast for you?
- Are you dreaming of quitting your corporate job to start your own business?
- Do you want advice on marketing, personal branding, and entrepreneurial strategies?
- Are you ready to overcome fear and take the leap into your second act?
- Do you crave a flexible lifestyle that allows you to focus on your passions and family?
- Ready to become your own boss?
- Is it time to turn your side hustle into a full-time business?
If so, you’re in the right place!
🌟 Whether you're pivoting careers, starting a side hustle, or planning to leave your corporate job, the Second Act Success Career Podcast is here to help you thrive in your journey from employee to entrepreneur. Get inspired, take action, and produce your best life with Shannon by your side.
📅 New episodes every week. Subscribe now and start your journey to second act success today!
🔗 For more inspiration and resources, visit https://secondactsuccess.co/podcast.
Subscribe now and embark on a transformative journey towards career fulfillment and success!
Email shannon@secondactsuccess.co to connect!
Second Act Success Career Podcast: Career Transitions, Entrepreneurship, and Business Startup Advice for Women
Don’t Live by Default—Create the Career You Deserve | #189
Are you waking up every day feeling stuck, unfulfilled, or just "going through the motions" in your job? In this empowering episode of the Second Act Success Career Podcast, career transition and business coach Shannon Russell shares a powerful message about what it really means to live by default—and how to break free from it. If you’ve been dreaming about starting a business, changing careers, or simply building a life that aligns with your values, this episode is your wake-up call.
Shannon discusses the difference between comfort and alignment, why midlife is the perfect time to reinvent yourself, and how to take small but intentional steps toward your second act. You’ll learn how to stop ignoring your inner voice, how to take action on that business idea or career pivot you’ve been sitting on, and why you don’t need permission to begin again.
Whether you’re craving more creativity, flexibility, or freedom in your life, this episode will inspire you to stop settling and start designing a future that lights you up.
👉 Topics covered:
- What it means to live by default vs. design
- How to listen to your inner voice and trust your intuition
- Why you’re not stuck—even after 20 years in the same career
- Simple steps to validate your business idea or pivot plan
- Encouragement for midlife women looking to change careers or start a business
🎧 Listen now and start taking action toward your second act success!
Book a FREE Strategy Call with host and career/business coach Shannon Russell - https://www.calendly.com/second-act-success/coaching-strategy
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