Deb Manning is a Career Breaker.

Deb's career has spanned multiple chapters, first pausing when her children were young, then rising into senior marketing leader in the tech world. Most recently, she spent 12 years in a role she describes as "full, fast, and fulfilling." She loved her team, loved the work, and yet something inside her knew it was time to pause again.

In this episode, Deb shares what prompted her to step away from a career that looked picture-perfect from the outside, how she used her pause to realign with her values, and why “leveling up” sometimes means choosing a role with more space and more joy, not a bigger title. She also talks about crafting a life that feels true to who she is today—a fractional marketing professional, a soon-to-be board member, and a parent with grown kids.

Listen now to hear how Deb reshaped her career around alignment and joy, and what her story can teach us about slowing down, listening inward, and designing work that supports the life you want.

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Notes:

Here’s some links to things we discussed in this episode.
Deb on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deb-manning-executive/