Midlife, Menopause & Momentum: How Jenny Waters Helps Women Thrive With Wellness | #206 Are you struggling with energy, brain fog, or feeling stuck in midlife? This episode is for you. In this powerful episode #206 of the Second Act Success Career Podcast, host Shannon Russell chats with Jenny Waters, a former engineer who turned a family health […]

What does it take to turn a passion for fitness into a thriving business—and then franchise it successfully across the country? In this episode of the Second Act Success Career Podcast, host Shannon Russell sits down with Devan Gonzalez, fitness entrepreneur and co-founder of Strive 11 Fitness, to explore how he turned his love of coaching […]

Courtney helps women transform their lives through health, wellness, and mindset, proving that taking care of your body can impact every area of life. In this inspiring episode of Second Act Success Career Podcast, host Shannon Russell chats with Courtney Gray, a former CEO of a glass and jewelry business turned certified body and life coach. […]

Interior Design: Moving Corporate Stress To Holistic Harmony | Ep #146 In this episode of the Second Act Success Career Podcast, host Shannon Russell sits down with Lisa Morton, a veteran in the interior design industry with a fascinating career journey. Lisa began her career designing opulent interiors for multimillion-dollar private jets, a dream job […]

From Foreign Service to Fitness: Heike Yates’ Inspiring Midlife Transformation | Ep #145 In this captivating episode of the Second Act Success Career Podcast, host Shannon Russell sits down with Heike Yates, a dynamic midlife fitness coach with over 35 years of experience. Heike shares her extraordinary journey from her early dreams in Germany to […]

High Tech Marketing to Nutrition Coaching During Divorce with Suzy Wood | Ep #109 Listen in as Shannon sits down with Suzy Wood, a former high tech marketing executive who uncovered her second act career while going through a divorce. Suzy went back to school to study intuitive nutrition and discovered that prioritizing health during […]

Legal Assistant Turned Virtual Assistant with Janis Melillo | Ep #62 Janis Melillo spent over 30 years of her career in the legal world as a paralegal. She was used to multitasking, and the skills she learned after decades in law led her to launch a Virtual Assistant business handling projects for people all over […]

Trauma to Triumph with Kerry Holzschuh | Ep #16 Kerry Holzschuch has lived many acts throughout her life. Her story is one of trauma to triumph. Burnout and exhaustion after the birth of her first daughter, coupled with chronic health conditions, and a series of traumatic events led Kerry down a path of seeking answers […]

From a corporate career in Investment Banking on Wall Street and HR at Facebook to launching the wellness brand Gym Hooky, our guest Ariel Belgrave is a powerful woman entrepreneur with words of wisdom to share. On this episode of the Second Act Success Podcast, Ariel explains how she turned “pain into purpose” as she […]
