Second Act Success: Business Tips & Career Change Advice for Women
Shannon Russell | Business Coach for Women and Author of Start Your Second Act
Welcome to the Second Act Success Podcast, a top 2% globally ranked show designed to help ambitious women like you who are ready to change careers, start a business, and create a fulfilled life you deserve. Hosted by Shannon Russell, business coach for women, author, and entrepreneur, this podcast helps you transition from employee to entrepreneur with clarity, confidence, and a strategic action plan.Listen and Learn:- How to quit your job and start a business that lights you up- Strategies for career change after 40 and designing your second act- Business planning, marketing, and personal branding tips for women- How to validate your business idea and find your ideal clients- How to use your career experience in your role as a female entrepreneur- Success stories from women who’ve turned their side hustles into thriving businessesWhether you’re planning an exit strategy, exploring midlife career pivots, or ready to become your own boss, you’ll find actionable steps, real-life inspiration, and expert guidance here on the show, so you can start your second act. Is this podcast for you? - Are you dreaming of quitting your corporate job to start your own business?- Do you want advice on launching a business, marketing your offers, designing your personal brand, and putting your business strategies in place?- Are you ready to overcome fear and turn your skills and experience from the corporate world into your second act business where you are the boss?- Do you crave a flexible lifestyle that allows you to focus on your family and your creative passions while still bringing income into your household?- Are you ready to become your own boss and build a business that is all yours?- Is it time to turn your side hustle into a full-time business?If you answered YES, then you’re in the right place and this podcast will teach you everything you need to know. 🎧 Listen to new episodes every week to help you build your second act.🔗 Book a free Second Act Strategy Call with host Shannon Russell and download free resources at https://secondactsuccess.co.Subscribe now and embark on a journey towards your second act!
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Feb 27, 2023 • 27min
Live Coaching Session: Brainstorming Career Ideas with Teacher Jackie Canterna | #61
Live Coaching Session: Brainstorming Career Ideas with Teacher Jackie Canterna | #61Have you thought about your next career move? It is never too early to start building your exit plan or to begin brainstorming another career idea you may be interested in. On this Career Shift Strategy Session of the Second Act Success Podcast, I have an on-air Career Coaching session with my client Jackie Canterna. Jackie is a longtime teacher and works as a Program Consulting Teacher for Baltimore County Public Schools. With two years left on her contract, she is searching for options on what to do next. If you are in a similar position, this is the episode for you. We discuss topics like...Should I start a business? Should I move departments within my company? Should I stay in the same role until retirement? My hope is that you will gain valuable insight by listening to my career coaching session with Jackie that you can use in your career. Changing careers is more common than ever, so if you are considering a career change, be sure to check out episode #61 of the Second Act Success Podcast. SHOW NOTES:https://secondactsuccess.co/61----------------Book a free Strategy Call with ShannonDownload Free Resources➡️ Let's Connect: Instagram | LinkedIn | TikTokMore resources & discounts:Home Chef Meal Delivery - (free shipping & $4.99/serving)Flodesk Email Marketing - (25% off 1st year)Stitch Fix Personal Stylist - ($25 off 1st order)Buzzsprout Podcast Hosting - ($20 off)Podmatch Guesting(*Some affiliate links)
Feb 23, 2023 • 35min
How a High School Guidance Counselor Pivoted for a Career as a Peak Performance Coach | Ep #60
Do you want to know how a high school guidance counselor became a peak performance coach? Meet Sara Vatore who has way too many credits to even list! Sara found herself pregnant her senior year of college, but was able to graduate and began her career as a preschool teacher. She worked her way through graduate school as a single mom of a little one. Sara received her Master’s Degree in Education and become a high school guidance counselor. She loved the work, but the stress and long hours, coupled with a little one at home, made her physically sick and mentally burned out. Sara searched for an answer to her health concerns and decided to go back to school for somatic experience training. This career change changed her life for the better, as she now coaches gymnasts, divers, figure skaters and other athletes to achieve peak performance. In addition, Sara works with performers, entrepreneurs, couples and others to overcome fears and blocks in their lives, by listening to their bodies and finding ways to relieve stress and pain. She owns her own practice, is an author of several books, and is the host of the Multidimensional Transmissions Podcast. Listen in as Sarah shares her career change journey on Episode #60 of the Second Act Success Career Podcast with Shannon Russell. SHOW NOTES FOR THIS EPISODEhttps://secondactsuccess.co/60CONNECT with Sara Vatore:Website – www.peakperformwithsara.com or www.saravatore.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/expandyourcapacityInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/sara.vatore/Podcast: Multidimensional Transmissions. http://www.saravatore.com/multidimensional-transmissions-podcastBooks--------------Book a free Strategy Call with ShannonDownload Free Resources➡️ Let's Connect: Instagram | LinkedIn | TikTokMore resources & discounts:Home Chef Meal Delivery - (free shipping & $4.99/serving)Flodesk Email Marketing - (25% off 1st year)Stitch Fix Personal Stylist - ($25 off 1st order)Buzzsprout Podcast Hosting - ($20 off)Podmatch Guesting(*Some affiliate links)
Feb 20, 2023 • 13min
5 Reasons You May Be Ready For A Career Change | Ep #59
How do you know if you are ready for a career change? How do you know when you have had enough at your current job? In this episode of the Second Act Success Career Podcast, you will learn the 5 Reasons You May Be Ready To Change Careers. Making a career change of any kind is a big decision. Listen in as career coach and host, Shannon Russell, walks you through how to know if you are ready to change careers and start over in your job or in life. This is Episode #59 of the Second Act Success Career Podcast. Show Notes For This Episode:https://secondactsuccess.co/59--------------Book a free Strategy Call with ShannonDownload Free Resources➡️ Let's Connect: Instagram | LinkedIn | TikTokMore resources & discounts:Home Chef Meal Delivery - (free shipping & $4.99/serving)Flodesk Email Marketing - (25% off 1st year)Stitch Fix Personal Stylist - ($25 off 1st order)Buzzsprout Podcast Hosting - ($20 off)Podmatch Guesting(*Some affiliate links)
Feb 13, 2023 • 34min
Speak Up and Use Your Voice To Inspire Others with Ms. V The Storyteller | Ep #58
Life started out hard for Valeria Elliott. At 6 years old, she decided it would be easier to not speak, than deal with constant conflict at home and at school. Valeria chose to lose her voice - which lasted 17 years. After years of being teased and bullied, Valeria rediscovered her voice in God. She became a cosmetologist and then a teacher. However, God still had more plans for her, and he wanted her to use her voice to inspire others through storytelling. Valeria became Ms. V The Storyteller as she followed her mission, and she has been telling stories and inspiring others to use their voice and speak up ever since. Valeria now hosts the Ms. V the Storyteller Podcast, has a published book, and works to inspire others to never stay silent. Listen to Valeria Elliott's story of finding her voice and coaching others to speak up for themselves in Episode $58 of the Second Act Success Podcast with host Shannon Russell. SHOW NOTES FOR THIS EPISODE:https://secondactsuccess.co/58CONNECT with Valeria Elliott:Website – Ms V The Storyteller - Storyteller/ Speaker/ Podcaster, Classes/ Book Facebook - Msv Storyteller | FacebookInstagram - @vibrantval2Twitter - (@v_storyteller)Book - Living In The Key of Joy: Stories and inspiration to make your heart dance and your spirit sparklePodcast - Ms. V The Storyteller Podcast YouTube - Ms. V The Storyteller --------------Book a free Strategy Call with ShannonDownload Free Resources➡️ Let's Connect: Instagram | LinkedIn | TikTokMore resources & discounts:Home Chef Meal Delivery - (free shipping & $4.99/serving)Flodesk Email Marketing - (25% off 1st year)Stitch Fix Personal Stylist - ($25 off 1st order)Buzzsprout Podcast Hosting - ($20 off)Podmatch Guesting(*Some affiliate links)
Feb 9, 2023 • 36min
How A Teacher Transitioned To Educate Entrepreneurs With The $100 MBA and Webinar Ninja- Meet Nicole Baldinu | Ep #57
Teacher pivots to educate entrepreneurs with The $100 MBA and Webinar Ninja- Meet Nicole Baldinu. Nicole Baldinu studied education in Australia, and began teaching abroad right after college. After teaching for 10 years or so, she got the itch to try something new. It was then that she moved to New York City to study film. Nicole worked as a filmmaker in the big city, until her husband Omar Zenhom asked for help with his business. Together the two teamed up and built two successful tech businesses educating others on how to succeed in business. Their million dollar businesses include The $100 MBA and Webinar Ninja. Nicole also co-hosts the podcast Nicole and Kate Can Relate. Let’s dive into Nicole Baldinu’s Second Act Success story, as she explains how these twists and turns along her path led her to teach and lead in a whole new way. This is the Second Act Success Podcast. SHOW NOTES:https://secondactsuccess.co/57CONNECT with Nicole Baldinu:The $100 MBA - 100mba.net/showWebinar Ninja - webinarninja.comNicole and Kate Can Relate Podcast - canrelatepodcast.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/nicolebaldinuLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolebaldinu-------------Book a free Strategy Call with ShannonDownload Free Resources➡️ Let's Connect: Instagram | LinkedIn | TikTokMore resources & discounts:Home Chef Meal Delivery - (free shipping & $4.99/serving)Flodesk Email Marketing - (25% off 1st year)Stitch Fix Personal Stylist - ($25 off 1st order)Buzzsprout Podcast Hosting - ($20 off)Podmatch Guesting(*Some affiliate links)
Feb 5, 2023 • 29min
Live Coaching Session: How to Grow A Business On Social Media With Lūssi Skin Founder Michelle Novello | Ep #56
If you are looking to show up on social and get your brand to more people, then you're in the right place! This is a "Career Shift Strategy Session" of the Second Act Success Podcast, where I do an on-air Career Coaching session with a client or a listener. Today's episode featured the founder of Lūssi Skin, Michelle Novello. We dive into some of small business struggles she is facing that may help you in your business or on your career path. Questions like... How do I grow my Instagram followers? Can I post the same content on different platforms? Do I have to show my face on camera in my social posts? How do I grow my business organically? Are reviews and testimonials that important? Listen to learn tips and advice that I share with Michelle that may help you too. It's all on this episode of the Second Act Success Podcast. SHOW NOTES FOR THIS EPISODE:https://secondactsuccess.co/56CONNECT WITH Michelle Novello at Lūssi Skin:Website - https://lussiskin.com/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lussiskin/--------Book a free Strategy Call with ShannonDownload Free Resources➡️ Let's Connect: Instagram | LinkedIn | TikTokMore resources & discounts:Home Chef Meal Delivery - (free shipping & $4.99/serving)Flodesk Email Marketing - (25% off 1st year)Stitch Fix Personal Stylist - ($25 off 1st order)Buzzsprout Podcast Hosting - ($20 off)Podmatch Guesting(*Some affiliate links)
Feb 2, 2023 • 28min
Chief Marketing Officer Turned Mindfulness Coach with Rebecca Hellmann | Episode #55
Rebecca Hellmann started her career following all the rules: going to college, getting her MBA, progressing up the ladder in her career. She became a marketing executive at a Fortune 50 Company, and then left to became a Chief Marketing Officer at a healthcare startup. Rebecca was winning in her career, but with four young kids at home, she was feeling burned out. When COVID hit, she knew that something had to give, and that was her corporate job. She took a year off to focus on herself through a mindfulness and meditation program. Reinvigorated and inspired, Rebecca knew that she had found her calling. She now owns her own Mindfulness and Meditation practice called Present Life, Beautiful Life, where she introduces mindfulness concepts to individuals and corporate groups to help them find their inner balance just like she did. Learn more about Rebecca Hellmann and her story on the Second Act Success Podcast. SHOW NOTES FOR THIS EPISODEhttps://secondactsuccess.co/55CONNECT with Rebecca Hellmann:Website – Rebeccahellmann.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/present.life.beautiful.life/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PresentLifeBeautifulLifeEmail: rebecca@rebeccahellmann.com_______--------Book a free Strategy Call with ShannonDownload Free Resources➡️ Let's Connect: Instagram | LinkedIn | TikTokMore resources & discounts:Home Chef Meal Delivery - (free shipping & $4.99/serving)Flodesk Email Marketing - (25% off 1st year)Stitch Fix Personal Stylist - ($25 off 1st order)Buzzsprout Podcast Hosting - ($20 off)Podmatch Guesting(*Some affiliate links)
Jan 30, 2023 • 14min
How Quiet Hiring May Impact Your Job | Ep #54
We all know what "quiet quitting" is, but have you heard of "quiet hiring?" Quiet hiring is how some companies are handling hiring problems, which is by reshuffling current staff to fill in any holes amongst their teams. So how will this trend affect current employees and job searchers? We are diving into what this means for the future of work, in this episode of the Second Act Success Podcast with host Shannon Russell. SHOW NOTES:https://secondactsuccess.co/54CNBC article 'Quiet Hiring' Will Dominate The U.S. In 2023, Says Hiring Expert, And You Need To Be Prepared. ______--------Book a free Strategy Call with ShannonDownload Free Resources➡️ Let's Connect: Instagram | LinkedIn | TikTokMore resources & discounts:Home Chef Meal Delivery - (free shipping & $4.99/serving)Flodesk Email Marketing - (25% off 1st year)Stitch Fix Personal Stylist - ($25 off 1st order)Buzzsprout Podcast Hosting - ($20 off)Podmatch Guesting(*Some affiliate links)
Jan 24, 2023 • 27min
Know Your Business Numbers and Make Money with Heather Zeitzwolfe | Ep #53
Heather Zeitzwolf’s creativity knows no bounds! That’s why the fashion industry seemed like the perfect fit for her, until she realized that she preferred the detailed organization of numbers. After some time in market research, Heather found her way into accounting at a big firm. She discovered that the part she loved was helping her clients, interacting with them and helping reform their business - going beyond their annual tax returns. So Heather launched her own business in her 50s, focusing on service-based companies in the creative space: designers, photographers, podcasters, etc. She is now known as the Vegan CPA for Zeitzwolfe Accounting. Heather is having such a good time, she expanded it into her own membership called Get Radical Profit Growth Accelerator and events like the Plan Your Profits in Paradise business cruise. She also hosts her own accounting podcast, Get the Balance Right. Listen to my full interview with Heather Zeitzwolfe on Episode #53 of the Second Act Success Podcast. SHOW NOTES FOR THIS EPISODEhttps://secondactsuccess.co/53CONNECT with Heather Zeitzwolfe:Website – Zeitzwolfe Accounting Facebook -Zeitzwolfe Accounting | FacebookInstagram - @zeitwolfePodcast - Get the Balance Right PodcastMembership - Get Radical Profit Growth Accelerator Events - Plan Your Profits in Paradise_______--------Book a free Strategy Call with ShannonDownload Free Resources➡️ Let's Connect: Instagram | LinkedIn | TikTokMore resources & discounts:Home Chef Meal Delivery - (free shipping & $4.99/serving)Flodesk Email Marketing - (25% off 1st year)Stitch Fix Personal Stylist - ($25 off 1st order)Buzzsprout Podcast Hosting - ($20 off)Podmatch Guesting(*Some affiliate links)
Jan 20, 2023 • 32min
Learn Tools To Help Build A Career You Want With Author Mark Herschberg | Ep #52
Do you have the right tools to build the perfect career? Mark Herschberg graduated from MIT, starting his career off as an engineer. He took the startup route, progressing quickly to become CTO. During his time as CTO, he recognized a gap in skills in his team and built a skills development program, focusing on building essential business skills, such as negotiating, networking, communicating, and leadership. He has been teaching career skills programs at MIT for more than 20 years, written a career book, The Career Toolkit, launched two career skills apps, all while serving as CTO for multiple companies. Mark shares his knowledge with Shannon on today’s marketplace, where it’s headed and what people need to do to succeed in their careers. SHOW NOTES FOR THIS EPISODEhttps://secondactsuccess.co/52CONNECT with Mark:Website – www.thecareertoolkitbook.com Career Toolkit Book - https://www.thecareertoolkitbook.comResources - https://www.thecareertoolkitbook.com/resourcesBrain Bump App - App Store (apple.com) | Apps on Google PlayCareer Toolkit App - the App Store (apple.com) | Apps on Google PlayEmail - contact@thecareertoolkitbook.com Social Media - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hershey/https://twitter.com/CareerToolkitBkhttps://www.facebook.com/TheCareerToolkitBookhttps://www.instagram.com/thecareertoolkit/---------------Book a free Strategy Call with ShannonDownload Free Resources➡️ Let's Connect: Instagram | LinkedIn | TikTokMore resources & discounts:Home Chef Meal Delivery - (free shipping & $4.99/serving)Flodesk Email Marketing - (25% off 1st year)Stitch Fix Personal Stylist - ($25 off 1st order)Buzzsprout Podcast Hosting - ($20 off)Podmatch Guesting(*Some affiliate links)
