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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!
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Subscribe now and embark on a transformative journey towards career fulfillment and success!
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Second Act Success Career Podcast: Career Transitions, Entrepreneurship, and Business Startup Advice for Women
Homeschooling to Style Coaching: How Monika Nielsen Became the Closet Therapist for Women in Midlife | #190
In this inspiring episode of Second Act Success, host Shannon Russell sits down with Monika Nielsen, founder of Style Closet Coach and the beloved “closet therapist” for women reinventing themselves in midlife. After homeschooling her three children for 22 years, Monika launched a business helping women declutter their closets and rediscover their style. She shares how she turned a personal moment of self-discovery into a purpose-driven second act that empowers other women to feel confident in their clothes—and in themselves.
Whether you're standing in front of a closet full of clothes that no longer reflect who you are, or you're preparing for a career pivot and want to show up authentically in your next chapter, Monika’s approach will inspire you to make space for the woman you’re becoming.
🎯 Key Takeaways:
- Why your wardrobe may be holding you back from stepping confidently into your second act
- How to ditch the guilt and give yourself permission to evolve—both in style and in life
- Monika’s process for helping women align their wardrobe with their lifestyle and goals
- The power of donating clothes to support other women reentering the workforce
- Tips on identifying your “closet personality” and making mindful shopping choices
- Why starting over is not just possible—but powerful
🔗 https://secondactsuccess.co/190
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