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

Ready to turn your passion into a thriving business as you start a second act career? Join Shannon Russell on the Second Act Success Career Podcast as she interviews Hélène Hébert, a former nuclear engineer who left a high-powered career to be with her family, while she discovered a love of sustainable living and organic […]

Have you ever dreamed about volunteering full time and building your own global nonprofit? On Episode #168 of the Second Act Success Career Podcast, host and career/business coach Shannon Russell interviews Alicia Demetropolis, global nonprofit founder of the Global Humanity Initiative and author of the book Drowning in Now: A Search for God and Humanity at the […]

Are you a multi-passionate entrepreneur trying to merge your diverse interests into a fulfilling career? In this episode of the Second Act Success Career Podcast, host and career coach Shannon Russell sits down with Brittany Steptoe Wright, owner and lead designer at BSW Design, co-owner of Steptoe Carpentry, and host of the CEO Podcast. Brittany […]

Meet someone who is helping veterans start over. In this episode of the Second Act Success Career Podcast, host Shannon Russell sits down with Cheryl Cross, an expert in military to civilian career transitions and author of Civilian Mission: The Three-Year Guide for Military Professionals Planning Civilian Careers. Cheryl shares her journey from a professional broadcaster to a […]

Starting Over At Any Age In Your Career | Ep #111 Age is just a number. Despite what some people may think, you CAN start over in your career at any age! Maria Schenker joins host Shannon Russell on Episode #111 of the Second Act Success Career Podcast to discuss how she began discovering her true self and the […]

Build A Business And a Family At The Same Time | Ep #110 Is it possible to build a business while also adding on to your family at the same time? Yes! Erin Woodruff joins host Shannon Russell to explain how she left her job in Human Resources at a University to follow her inner […]

  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 […]

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 […]

TV Producer Turned Business Owner Times Two – Franchise Wire Press I am featured in an article on Franchise Wire all about my personal success story of pivoting from a career in Television to launching a business. After working as a TV Producer for over 16 years, I began to have a family and decided […]