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Casting Director Turned Brand and Website Designer with Liz Martinez-Nelson | #25 Hollywood Casting Director Liz Martinez-Nelson started a family and chose to be a stay at home mom to her daughters. When it came time to return to the workforce, Liz opted to leave the grind of television to find a more flexible option […]

Are You Happy? Advice From Happiness Mentor Karyn Seitz | Ep #24 Happiness is the one thing over 8 billion of us are searching for every day. Karyn Seitz is a Happiness Mentor and she is sharing her advice on all things happiness on the Second Act Success Podcast. If you are thinking about starting […]

Desk job to Dream Digital Business with Jessica Hawks | Ep #23 While others were away at college, Jessica Hawks dropped out of nursing school and worked as an assistant at a chiropractor’s office while she searched for what she wanted out of life. She decided to try working as a virtual assistant, and after […]

MTV Producer turned Boutique Owner with Katina Turner | Ep #22 Katina Turner began her career as a producer for MTV’s legendary series House of Style. She worked with models and musicians, and went on host on-air segments for the show as well. Katina gave up the limelight of New York City for small town […]

Music Major to Course Creator with Melissa Guller | Ep #21 Melissa Guller is joining Second Act Success to talk about her journey moving from the music industry to opening her own online business empire and excelling as an online Course Creator. Melissa is the founder of Wit & Wire, where she teaches online business […]

PhD Scientist to Zero Waste Living with Liz McDade | Ep #20 Liz McDade earned a PhD in Clinical Psychology and worked as a research psychologist researching for projects in the fields of medicine, STEM, etc. One day, Liz realized she wanted to tap into her creative side a bit more, so she began working […]

Dropout to Dream Life with Debra Alfarone | Ep #19 On this episode of Second Act Success, Network TV Correspondent Debra Alfarone shares the power of words and how she went from high school dropout to having a dream life. Debra is an award-winning journalist and a reporter for CBS News. She launched into her […]

Nurse turned Founder of Seattle Sutton’s Healthy Eating with Seattle Sutton | Episode #18 Seattle Sutton is 90 years-old and a powerhouse in the health and business world! Seattle began her career as a registered nurse and even taught nursing for many years. When she was 53, Seattle decided to help her patients eat healthier […]

A Path to Becoming an Author with Carola Lovering | Episode #17 The incredible author Carola Lovering is our guest on this episode of the Second Act Success Podcast. She is the admired author of Tell Me Lies, which is being made into a TV series for Hulu by Emma Roberts’ production company. She has […]