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Leaving a dream job at the top
Hannah Brooks on walking away from a VP role to start over at 41, and how she made the decision with incomplete information.
Hannah Brooks — Founder, Second Act Advisory
3 episodes
Career
Most career moves are made with half the information we want. Guests unpack the job changes, pivots and resignations that defined their path.
Leaving a job to write full-time
Newsletter writer Lucas Meyer on the spreadsheet, the savings and the subscriber milestone that told him it was time to go independent.
From the kitchen to code at 35
Former head chef Ravi Shah on teaching himself to program, landing his first engineering job and what restaurant kitchens taught him about software teams.
Starting from zero
Founders walk through the first scrappy year: the first customer, the first hire and the money they nearly ran out of.
Creators and the business of attention
Writers, YouTubers and newsletter builders on turning an audience into steady, independent income.
Leadership up close
How managers handle hard calls, team burnout and the conversations nobody trained them for.
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