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Second Act Success Career Podcast- September Surge

September Surge: Why Now Is The Time To Find The Job You Want | Ep #101 What is the September surge? It’s the time when companies race to hire employees and reshuffle their teams after the summer and before the holidays. There is an uptick in job opportunities and an increase in people applying to […]

September Surge: Why Now Is The Time To Find The Job You Want | Ep #101

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  The Second Act Success Career Podcast recently reached its 100th episode! This podcast aims to help women make a career transition, while feeling supported and inspired along the way. In these first 100 episodes of the podcast, I have had conversations with women and experts in the career space and business world to gather […]

Must Read Advice on Career Change and How To Find Success

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Second Act Success Career Podcast - 100th Episode

100 Episodes of Second Act Success! Career Advice, Job-Change Stories, & Inspiration | Ep 100 It’s our 100th Episode of the Second Act Success Career Podcast! Today host, Shannon Russell, walks us through the past 100 episodes of career change motivation. She also goes into why she launched this podcast and how she wishes she had had this […]

100 Episodes of Second Act Success! Career Advice, Job-Change Stories, & Inspiration | Ep 100

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The Second Act Success Podcast was born in 2022 and we are ending the year with our 46th episode! It’s the Best Career Advice of 2022 episode, where host Shannon Russell recaps clips of the most impactful career advice guests have shared with us this year.  Listen up for so many gems of wisdom and […]

The Best Career Advice I’ve Heard All Year! | Ep 46

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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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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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Ash Burnside

Burnout is real! Burnout Coach Ash Burnside talks about the warning signs  | Ep #31 Are you struggling to balance everything life is throwing your way? Burnout Coach Ash Burnside of Healthing Hustle Co is here to discuss the signs of burnout that we should all be aware of. Ash shares her own personal story […]

Burnout is real! Burnout Coach Ash Burnside talks about the warning signs | Ep #31

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Stephanie McLaughlin

Turning 40 with Forty Drinks and Stephanie McLaughlin | Ep #30

Turning 40 with Forty Drinks and Stephanie McLaughlin Stephanie McLaughlin chose to celebrate her 40th birthday having 40 drinks with 40 friends. She documented the project and now she hosts The Forty Drinks Podcast.  Stephanie is here to discuss her second act leaving a toxic workplace to start her own marketing firm. We also discuss […]

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Stephanie McLaughlin

Turning 40 with Forty Drinks and Stephanie McLaughlin Stephanie McLaughlin chose to celebrate her 40th birthday having 40 drinks with 40 friends. She documented the project and now she hosts The Forty Drinks Podcast.  Stephanie is here to discuss her second act leaving a toxic workplace to start her own marketing firm. We also discuss […]

Turning 40 with Forty Drinks and Stephanie McLaughlin | Ep #30

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