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Sylvia Worsham was at the top of her career, winning awards with a giant pharmaceutical company. She realized the accolades and money weren’t enough when she faced a severe life-threatening health problem. During her hospitalization, Sylvia experienced an eye-opening, soul-lifting moment. She went on to build her relationship with God, eventually becoming a Turning Points coach. She now dedicates her life to helping others find themselves, build their relationships with God and develop their own spirituality in an effort to embrace their joy and live their best lives. Listen now on the Second Act Success Podcast. 

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Books - Journey To Me: The Wisdom of Change 

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I'm Host and Career Coach,  Shannon Russell. With all the corporate layoffs taking place right now,  this is a special episode all about preparing now for the unexpected in your career.  If you have a steady job, then you are in a great place to prepare for your future now. No matter what type of work you do it is wise to be prepared. You never know when a lay off could come, when a health issue could arise, when there's something that would take you away from the steady paycheck that you now hold. Today I am sharing advice on how you can prepare an exit plan that favors you. Listen to more on the Second Act Success Podcast!

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When Kristy Siefkin found herself shying away from her dreams as a child, she knew she needed to change. After building her communications skills in high school and college, she began working at non-profits that were close to her heart, eventually using her skills to become their spokesperson and help craft their messaging. This opportunity led her to becoming an on air journalist for more than 15 years in San Francisco and Phoenix. As the journalism industry changed, Kristy decided to bring her public speaking and communication talents to others, starting her own communications company, where she coaches clients how to speak confidently and effectively, whether in the boardroom, sales pitch or on camera. Listen now on the Second Act Success Podcast. 

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Website – https://kristysiefkin.com

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kristysiefkin
 
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristysiefkin/
 

SHOW BREAKDOWN:

0:00 – Intro 

0:11 – Kristy’s Childhood and inspiration

02:11 – High School where things start to change

03:16 – College and dreams of being a veterinarian

05:02 – First jobs - working for animal non-profits 

06:57 – Beginnings of becoming an on-camera spokesperson

07:54 – Grad School - Masters in multimedia communications 

08:22 – On-air journalist in San Francisco

09:13 – Moving to Phoenix for Fox affiliate

12:30 – Transition - Opening own communications coaching business

16:03 – Creating her new business

21:36 – Importance of communicating in all business areas

21:40 – Milestones she uses in her coaching

23:15 – Hooking your audience in 30 seconds

25:35 – Possible return to on air?  

27:19 – Contact Info

27:52 – 5 Fast Qs of the Week

27:58 – What different chapters in life taught you

28:33 – Would you recommend a life change to your best friend?

28:57 – Advice on starting a second act

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Reyna Marder Gentin served as a Criminal Defense Attorney in New York for 18 years before stepping back to reassess her life. It was then that Reyna discovered her passion for writing. She is now the author of three published novels and shares how she transitioned from a corporate career in law to writing fiction from the comfort of home on this episode of the Second Act Success Podcast.

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Twitter - https://twitter.com/reynagentin


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On this episode, I am sitting down with Tonya Eberhart, the founder of BrandFace®. She’s also the author of four books on personal branding.  Tonya’s humble career began while selling vacuum cleaners door to door to pay her way through college.  That led to a job in radio, where she observed local business owners who were featured in their own advertising and positioned as local celebrities in the market. That’s when she realized the power that personal branding has on a business. Almost two decades and many successful brands later, she founded BrandFace®, a personal branding firm consisting of four personal branding books, a speaking series, and personal branding programs that are designed to help serious professionals differentiate themselves. Tonya shares her story on the Second Act Success Podcast, and explains why your personal brand is important to every aspect of your life.

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Website - BrandFaceStar.com

Download our free guide and discover how to attract more, convert more, and charge more for your services while spending less on your marketing! BrandFaceGuide.com

LinedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonyaeberhart/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/brandfacestar

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/brandfacestar

TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@brandfacestar

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brandfacestar/

Be Bold Branding Podcast - https://brandface.podbean.com/

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Gina Riley was a successful HR professional when she decided to take 15 years off to raise her family. Then, after surviving breast cancer, Gina faced a turning point that was the catalyst to her started a second act. She took her years of expertise in human resources and her own experience in career transition to begin a new chapter as a career transition coach, executive search consultant, and interview skills trainer. Gina now applies her expertise working with leaders and executives with her Career Velocity™ System. She holds a master’s degree in Whole Systems Design and is a certified YouMap® coach. I go in-depth with Gina during this discussion to talk about how when life throws you lemons, you make lemonade. Gina has faced every obstacle with force and she is phenomenal. Gina shares her advice and guidance as an authority in career transition on the Second Act Success Podcast.  

Riley frequently writes and speaks on careers-related topics. You can find links to her popular series about networking called “How Your Next Executive Role Finds You“ and a free resource she created to help people start a career transition plan here: www.GinaRileyConsulting.com - click the green button

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Jen Walton is a storm chaser, photographer and founder of the Girls Who Chase initiative, which inspires, empowers, and equips girls and women to pursue storms, the sciences, and their passions. Jen joins the Second Act Success Podcast to discuss how she started storm chasing in 2018 after realizing she had chosen self-limitation over pursuing a very real passion. She left her job working in Environmental Communications to take on storm chasing and developing Girls Who Chase full time. Jen is a self-taught forecaster and chaser and is committed to bringing her learnings to empower and inspire others to pursue their own joys of the sky. Her work has since been featured in The Washington Post and on NBC, Good Morning America & The Today Show.

She holds a B.A. in Environmental Communication and an M.S. in Technical Journalism & Communication, and spent the first 17 years of her career working with scientists, engineers, urban planners and other technical experts to craft communication strategies for effective climate change and science communication. She brought her deep experience as a communications expert - and her understanding of what it was like working in highly technical fields as a woman - to create the GWC concept and find new ways to address systemic gender disparity issues and enact culture change. Listen to Jen’s full story on the Second Act Success Podcast.

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Jen, storm chaser & photographer:

Twitter: @mejenwalton

IG: @trailblazinmaven

Website : www.jenniferawalton.com

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Twitter: @girlswhochase

IG: @girlswhochase

Website: www.girlswhochase.com

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Have you ever done the freelance thing? Bouncing from job to job to pay the bills? Liz Alterman began her career as a freelance writer working in corporate america on topics like finance, energy, and manufacturing. Not exactly topics that lit her up. After being unemployed one too many times, she began using her words to express life as a parent and even writing her own memoir about being unemployed at the same time as her husband. In one year, Liz had three books published and she is officially a successful published author calling her own shots in this creative world of writing. Liz shares the challenges she has faced and shares her advice on how to break through writer’s block to get that novel written once and for all! Listen to episode #35 of The Second Act Success Podcast with Liz Alterman.

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Twitter - https://twitter.com/lizalterman

Books:

He’ll Be Waiting 

Sad Sacked 

The Perfect Neighborhood 

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Money Goals! From Debt to Teaching Financial Freedom with Bernadette Joy | Ep #34

Craving financial independence? Bernadette Joy was $300,000 in debt including student loans and mortgages and paid it all off in a few short years. She is now a financial guru, self-made millionaire, and founder of Crush Your Money Goals. Bernadette followed her Filipino family's advice and got a secure job in HR, that she ultimately hated. She bounced around getting her masters and starting a business. When debt accumulated, Bernadette taught herself how to pay it off and now she teaches others how to find financial freedom through her business, podcast, and speaking engagements.  Listen to my interview with Bernadette Joy on the Second Act Success Podcast. 

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Website - https://www.crushyourmoneygoals.com/

Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crush-your-money-goals/id1422564669

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bernadebtjoy

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/bernadebtjoy/

Facebook -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernadebtjoy/

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Coming out later in life is one hell of a second act! It’s National Coming Out Day, and Anne-Marie Zanzal, a married mother of four who came out as a lesbian at the age of 52 is my guest today. Anne-Marie was worked various office jobs while raising her kids, and in her 40s she decided to go back to school and she was ordained as a minister and devoted her life to the service of others. Today, Anne-Marie coaches other women who are on a similar path of coming out, and she supports them as they question their role in the LGBTQIA+ community.    Let’s dive into my conversation with Anne-Marie Zanzal on this episode of the Second Act Success Podcast.  to get some tips on how to make the transition of coming out just a little easier. 

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Website - annemariezanzal.com 

Podcast - Coming Out & Beyond | LGBTQIA+ Stories

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/annemariezanzal

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/annemariezanzalcoaching/

TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/discover/anne-marie-zanzal?lang=en

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LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-marie-zanzal-m-div-a46622116/

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