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Reyna Marder Gentin served as a Criminal Defense Attorney in New York for 18 years before stepping back to reassess her life. It was then that Reyna discovered her passion for writing. She is now the author of three published novels and shares how she transitioned from a corporate career in law to writing fiction […]

​​How a Criminal Defense Attorney Left Law to Write Fiction with Reyna Marder Gentin | Ep #39

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Tonya Eberhart is the founder of BrandFace® and Branding Agent to Business Stars. She’s also the author of four books on personal branding.  Tonya’s humble career began while selling vacuum cleaners door to door to pay her way through college.  That led to a job in radio, where she observed local business owners who were […]

The Power of Personal Branding with BrandFace® Founder Tonya Eberhart | Ep #38

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Gina Riley

Gina Riley was a successful HR professional when she decided to take 15 years off to raise her family. Then, after surviving breast cancer, Gina faced a turning point that was the catalyst to her started a second act. She took her years of expertise in human resources and her own experience in career transition […]

Let’s Talk Career Transition with Gina Riley! | #37

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Jen Walton

Jen Walton is a storm chaser, photographer and founder of the Girls Who Chase initiative, which inspires, empowers, and equips girls and women to pursue storms, the sciences, and their passions. Jen joins the Second Act Success Podcast to discuss how she started storm chasing in 2018 after realizing she had chosen self-limitation over pursuing […]

Meet the storm chasing entrepreneur who created Girls Who Chase with Jen Walton | #36

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Liz Alterman

Have you ever done the freelance thing? Bouncing from job to job to pay the bills? Liz Alterman began her career as a freelance writer working in corporate america on topics like finance, energy, and manufacturing. Not exactly topics that lit her up. After being unemployed one too many times, she began using her words […]

Freelance & Unemployed to Published Author with Liz Alterman | Ep #35

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Bernadette Joy

Craving financial independence? Bernadette Joy was $300,000 in debt including student loans and mortgages and paid it all off in a few short years. She is now a financial guru, self-made millionaire, and founder of Crush Your Money Goals. Bernadette followed her FIllipino family’s advice and got a secure job in HR, that she ultimately […]

Money Goals! From Debt to Teaching Financial Freedom with Bernadette Joy | Ep #34

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Coming out later in life is one hell of a second act! It’s National Coming Out Day, and Anne-Marie Zanzal, a married mother of four who came out as a lesbian at the age of 52 is my guest today. Anne-Marie was worked various office jobs while raising her kids, and in her 40s she […]

Coming Out Later in Life As A Lesbian With Anne-Marie Zanzal | #33

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As the founder of Second Act Success, I help women in unresolved careers pivot toward a second act, so they can produce a balanced life of abundance. By working with clients, we map out a plan to get them from where they are to where they want to be. If you are wondering what my […]

Successful Business Built By Colored Bricks

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Host, Shannon Russell

Hi, my friend Shannon here with a short solo episode for you. My guest earlier this week on the podcast was burnout coach, Ash Burnside. Our conversation in Episode 31 of the podcast was really all about listening to our inner voices on the daily. And it really sunk in for me. I have been reflecting on […]

My Burnout Moment That Changed It All | #32

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