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Business Tips, Career Advice, and Inspiration on Starting Over

How I Started My Business Postpartum (So I Didn’t Have to Go Back to a 9-5 Job) Hey there, mama. If you’re holding a baby in one arm and scrolling this blog post with the other, I see you. I’ve been there. I know what it’s like to count down the days of maternity leave, […]

Best Business Coach for Women in New Jersey and New York City: Meet the Expert Helping Women Leave Corporate and Start a Business Are you a woman in the New Jersey or New York City area dreaming of leaving your 9-5 job to start a business of your own? Whether you’re ready to turn start […]

From Career Rut to Business Ready: How the Second Act Accelerator Helps You Quit Your Job and Launch a Business in 90 Days | #203 Tired of the Sunday Scaries and dreaming of quitting your 9-5 to start a business that lights you up? You’re not alone, and you don’t have to do it alone […]

Starting a Business as Healing: Medical Professional Suzy Wraines Turned Trauma into Purpose | #202 Is starting a business part of your healing journey? For Suzy Wraines, it absolutely was. In this powerful episode of the Second Act Success Career Podcast, Suzy shares her inspiring story of how she went from a military medic and veterinary technician […]

10 Profitable Businesses You Can Start From Home (Even While Working a 9-5) Have you ever scrolled on Instagram or TikTok watching women who claim to be making six figures in their pajamas at home? Yep, have all shaken our head at these ladies shouting “Yeah, right” into the phone. Wondering if there are profitable […]

5 Things To Do Before Starting a Business | #201 Thinking about quitting your 9-5 and launching a business? Before you hand in your resignation letter, this episode of the Second Act Success Career Podcast is your essential pre-launch checklist. Host Shannon Russell, a career transition coach and former television producer, walks you through the 5 things every woman should […]

200th Episode Special: Your Biggest Career Change & Business Questions Answered! | #200 It’s the 200th episode of the Second Act Success Career Podcast, and we’re celebrating with a special Q&A edition! Host and business coach, Shannon Russell, is answering your most pressing questions about how to quit your job, start a business, and reinvent yourself at […]

Reinventing Life After 50! In this empowering episode of the Second Act Success Career Podcast, host Shannon Russell speaks with holistic living expert, life coach, and wellness advocate Lynnis Woods-Mullins who is thriving. After a successful career in corporate HR, Lynnis took a life-changing leap at age 51, leaving her job due to anxiety and burnout to reclaim […]

New to the United States and Creating a Life Based on Your Dreams. In this inspiring episode of the Second Act Success Career Podcast, host Shannon Russell sits down with Sunny Sun, a first-generation immigrant from China turned entrepreneur and nonprofit founder. Sunny shares her remarkable journey from moving to the United States for college to leaving a […]