Career Change & Business Advice for Women | Second Act Success Podcast

If you have ever been laid off from a job, this episode is for you!  Sonja Keeve was laid off from 3 different  jobs throughout her career in the finance and mortgage worlds.  After the last time, she wondered what should she do with her career?  It was then that she started posting inspirational quotes online to make herself feel better about being unemployed and that was the start of her second act.  Sonja ended up writing a book and discovering podcasting. She is now a podcast coach and author, and she runs her own podcast conference called Podcasters Rock. Sonja is an inspiration and she shares her second act success journey with us on Episode #102 of the Second Act Success Career Podcast with Shannon Russell.

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Connect with Sonja Keeve
website - https://sonjakeeve.com/
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Podcasters Rock Conference
Shannon Russell's Episode on Sonja's Podcast Inspiring Nations

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 What is the September surge? It's the time when companies race to hire employees and reshuffle their teams after the summer and before the holidays. There is an uptick in job opportunities and an increase in people applying to jobs. On Episode #101 of the Second Act Success Career Podcast, host and career transition coach Shannon Russell, walks you through the September surge and how you can use this time to market yourself as a brand to stand out and get seen amongst the sea of resumes. If you are trying to improve your application processes and land that job, take a listen for 3 key ways to make hiring managers remember you!

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https://secondactsuccess.co/101

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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 support when she left her television career to start a small business. The mission of this podcast is to show others what is out there, while motivating each listener to take a leap into a "second act" transition that will change their career and life for the better. 

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Listen to more of the Second Act Success Career Podcast at https://secondactsuccess.co/podcast.

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If you ever daydream about quitting your job, then this is the episode for you! You will learn how to turn your experience into a consulting business.  I am joined by Amy Rasdal, founder of Billable at the Beach. Amy rose to the top of the ranks as a corporate CEO and spent years building technology startups, until she had to lay herself off from one of her businesses. It was then she learned the brilliance behind consulting. She grew her own business as a consultant, and now she teaches others how to do the same. Listen in to Episode #99 of the Second Act Success Career Podcast if you want to learn how to be "billable" at the beach and make money while living a life you love. 

SHOW NOTES:
https://secondactsuccess.co/99

Connect with Amy Rasdal

Website: https://www.billableatthebeach.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyrasdal/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BillableAtTheBeach/

Email: [email protected]

Free Email Course - 3 Action Steps to Generate Revenue NOW!

https://www.billableatthebeach.com/free-course/

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How A Dancer Turned Her Creativity Into A Career In Photography

Shannel Resto began her career as a professional dancer in New York City, but she had always had a love for photography as well. Shannel launched SJR Photography as a "side hustle" taking photos around the city, while she rehearsed for performances and tried to pay the bills. Shannel began photographing performances and fashion events capturing artists from the point of view of being an artist herself. She pivoted to design a new career for herself and she shares her story of second act success on Episode 98 of the Second Act Success Career Podcast.

SHOW NOTES
https://secondactsuccess.co/98

Contact Shannel Resto:
Instagram- @s.j.rphotography

Website- https://sjrestophotography.wixsite.com/sjrphotographs

Author of Capture The Colors-  http://Capture the Colors -Photography Coloring Book

Related episodes: Episode 15- Professional Dancer To Executive Producer with Diane Mizota
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If you have ever felt burnout, imposter syndrome, fear of change, and/or workplace anxiety, then this is an episode you will want to bookmark and listen to over and over again! 

What happens when you check all of the boxes to get to that career you have dreamt about since you were a child, only to realize you are not happy?  Dr. Jessica Metcalfe knew she wanted to be a dentist from the age of 14. She put in the work and became a successful dental oncologist. Jessica kept asking herself the question..."Is this it?"  After being diagnosed with depression, anxiety, and burnout, Jessica began researching ways to help her feel better. She learned that it is ok to change your mind, especially when it comes to careers. Today, Dr. Jessica  practices general dentistry part-time, while she runs her own consulting firm, The SKYL Group as well. Dr. Jessica is also the author of Speak Kindly, You're Listening, and she hosts a podcast with the same name.

In Episode #97 of the Second Act Success Career Podcast, Dr. Jessica and Shannon discuss the fear behind change, the feeling of being "stuck" in a career, and the damage imposter syndrome can do on a person's well-being.

SHOW NOTES
https://secondactsuccess.co/97

Shannon on the Speak Kindly, You're Listening Podcast
 
Connect with Dr. Jessica Metcalfe:
Website
Book - Speak Kindly, You're Listening
Podcast - Speak Kindly, You're Listening
Instagram
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Have you ever considered buying into a franchise? Have you dreamed of owning your own business, but you think you are not ready or just don't have enough experience to be successful? I have national franchise broker Jon Ostenson as my guest expert on Episode #96 of the Second Act Success Career Podcast. Jon is the founder of FranBridge Consulting. He is a top 1% national franchise broker and the author of the book Non-Food Franchising.

I am a fan of franchising because I purchased a franchise business as my first venture into entrepreneurship.  After leaving my 16 year career in Television, I knew I wanted to run my own business, but I was hesitant. When I opened a Snapology franchise, it instantly taught me the basics of launching a business with a great deal of support from my franchisor and my fellow owners. 

If you are curious about the franchising world, listen in as Jon Ostenson explains why franchising maybe the best way for aspiring entrepreneurs to launch into business and why  franchising is at an all time high.

SHOW NOTES
https://secondactsuccess.co/96

Connect with Jon Ostenson:
Website - https://franbridgeconsulting.com/
Free digital copy of Non-Food Franchising book- https://franbridgeconsulting.com/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonostenson/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JonOstenson1/

Check out Episode #65 Franchising 101 with Patrick Findaro

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Jordan Scott is a decision-making entrepreneur and the female founder and CEO of Cobble, an app designed to help people make better, faster decisions together. On this episode of the Second Act Success Career Podcast, Jordan shares how she trusted her gut to leave the job she thought she wanted in TV News to take a leap of faith and pursue a career as a female founder. If you have had that dream, then listen on my friend!

Jordan graduated from NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study in 2015. She began her career as a news associate at CBS This Morning before launching her startup. Jordan took an idea for a way to bring people together while they make plans together and turned it into a blog. From the blog, she designed an app and started crowdsourcing to bring Cobble to life. To date, Jordan has raised $3.3 million in seed funding, growing Cobble to tens of thousands of users who have swiped over 2M times on curated places and experiences in-app. Cobble is quickly expanding to new cities, optimizing decision-making functionality, and more. Jordan shares how she trusted her gut to leave the job she thought she wanted in TV News to take a leap of faith and pursue a career as a female founder. Listen to Shannon and Jordan's discussion on Episode #95 of the Second Act Success Career Podcast. 

SHOW NOTES
https://secondactsuccess.co/95

Connect with Jordan Scott:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-scott-354aa458/

Website: https://www.trycobble.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/trycobble

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trycobble/

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If you are a service-based business owner or wanting to become one you're in the right place! On this Episode #94 of the Second Act Success Career Podcast, we will hear from social media and email marketing expert Hannah McCormick. Hannah is also half of the podcasting duo from the Showing Up Solo Podcast. In this episode, we will share tips for showing up on social media to market your brand or business, even when you are just starting out and don't know how. Hannah will walk you through why marketing right away is key to growing your business. She also offers advice on how to launch a business on a low budget and how to overcome the fear of failure.

Hannah hosts the Showing Up Solo Podcast with Nichole Hiller where their moto is just because you’re a solopreneur, doesn’t mean you’re on your own!

SHOW NOTES
https://secondactsuccess.co/94

Connect with Hannah McCormick:

Podcast: https://www.showingupsolo.com/blog

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/showingupsolo/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/showing-up-solo/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@showingupsolo

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRx9XsqgplZ4QBSpc8-cwyA

Website: https://www.showingupsolo.com/

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Who says retirement is for everyone? Meet Donna Cetroni- RN, BSN, MA, AHN-BC, NBC-HWC, who has many letters behind her name after over 40 years in nursing and now as a integrative health nurse coach. Donna joins Shannon on this Episode #93 of the Second Act Success Career Podcast to talk about her transition from starting as an emergency room nurse and evolving her career in healthcare and service in many many different ways. Donna decided to open her own integrative health coaching practice called The Healing Way instead of retiring, and she is feeling more fulfilled than ever with her work.  Please listen in on this moving conversation with Donna Cetroni as she shares her second act success story.

SHOW NOTES
https://secondactsuccess.co/93

Music provided by Karen Drucker - https://www.karendrucker.com/

Connect with Donna Cetroni:
https://linktr.ee/donnacetroni
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/donna-cetroni-a038171a/
Twitter - donna_cetroni
Instagram - @thehealingway_donnacetroni
Facebook - @donnaritacetroni

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