Second Act Success Blog:
Business Tips, Career Advice, and Inspiration on Starting Over

A guide for women ready to launch their second act this year. There’s something magical about the start of a new year — the feeling of a fresh chapter, blank pages, and possibility. But if you’re a woman with a business idea tugging at your heart, the beginning of a new year can be more […]

Ready to start (or scale) your business, but want to do it without running on caffeine and chaos? If you’re in a midlife career transition, or you’re building a business while still juggling family, a job you’re ready to outgrow, and a million tabs open in your brain, you already know this truth: Your business […]

It’s holiday season and we are talking Hallmark Christmas movies on the Second Act Success Podcast. We are officially fan-girling because film critic and host of the Hallmarkies Podcast Rachel Wagner joins us to talk about hosting this popular podcast with Hallmark and movies at its core.    Listen on Apple | Spotify | Amazon | […]

If you’re ready to make 2026 the year you start a business, grow your business, or finally bring those long-held dreams to life, you’re in the right place, my friend. Because guess what? success doesn’t come from big goals alone. It comes from the tiny steps you take every single month to bring those goals […]

What if you could start a profitable podcast before you quit your 9–5? If you’re dreaming about a second act career, one that gives you flexibility, freedom, and fulfillment, but you’re also thinking, “I have kids… I have bills… and I can’t afford to gamble,” this episode will feel like a deep exhale. In Second […]

Play-based learning for businesses helps employees reconnect with creativity. In boardrooms and Zoom meetings around the world, teams are struggling with the same challenges: communication breakdowns, creative fatigue, and strategic misalignment. Employees are craving connection, purpose, and a little fun. Leaders are searching for new ways to inspire innovation and collaboration in a workplace that […]

Ready for your sign that now is the time to write that book? In this special episode of the Second Act Success Podcast, business coach, author, and host Shannon Russell celebrates an incredible wave of second act authors who published books in 2025—right alongside her own book, Start Your Second Act: How to Change Careers, Launch a […]

You can absolutely build a successful business on your own… but you’ll grow faster and stronger when you work alongside other supportive women. Trust me, as a mom and a business coach, I know firsthand how lonely entrepreneurship can be when you’re trying to grow a business from your kitchen table, pitching clients during your […]

If you’re a mom who feels like you’ve lost yourself in motherhood, I see you! It is possible to love your kids deeply and still feel like you have lost yourself somewhere along the way. It is possible to be grateful and still crave more. It is possible to be “fine” on the outside while […]