FathersAfter50

Robert (Bob) Delbridge is a serial entrepreneur who spent most of his career in the corporate world. His last corporate job was in his late 40's which ended because he "hated his life" at the time. Finding meaningful and well paying work was difficult at that age so Bob bought a tree service company at 51 and started a mulch business a few years later. Last year Bob did very, very well when he sold his tree service company and at 69, he's now running the mulch company he started 15 years ago! Listen in to hear Bob's story of success.

Laura Sinclair was 55 and 90 pounds overweight when she broke her leg in 3 places. She had to stay off her feet for months which gave her time to think about the direction of her life. She decided she wanted to change for the better and one year later had lost 90 pounds while becoming super fit. Now at the age of 63 Laura is still living a healthful and fit life.

Paul Chatlin was a competitive athlete. In his 40's and 50's he still played tennis 3 times a week, competitive softball on the weekends , was a 6 handicap golfer and made time to lift heavy weights several times a week. But Paul's life of active sports came to a halt when his love of the typical American diet landed him in the hospital. He was about to have by-pass surgery, ... but at the last minute, he had a better option ... a change in diet.

Jim Milligan retired at 55 from a 30 year career in technology. He realized very quickly he wanted to do something different, something exciting. Jim thought back to enjoyable times he spent in Italy and their unique oil and vinegar shops. So he brought the oil & vinegar concept back to his resort town of Traverse City and is having the time of his life!

Stacey Haluka loved essential oils. She's used essential-oils for years when she heard about an MLM (Multi-Level Marketing) company that sold essential-oils. Soon after, she joined the company believing it would be a great way to help herself as well as her clients. But for Stacey, the dream of helping herself and others turned into a personal nightmare.

Jonathan Look turned 50 in 2012. After some soul searching he asked himself what made him happy. It wasn't the new cars, beautiful home or gated community. He was happiest while traveling, writing, making friends and having lots of adventures. So Jonathan took the leap few people take. He sold everything to be happy and travel the world.

Jerry Byrne loves to start businesses. He's taken several companies from nothing and sold them for millions. He seems to have a natural ability for making money and in between great stories, he gave us a glimpse of his thought process throughout our talk. Jerry's competitive, he loves change, he thrives on doing what can't be done. But mostly Jerry loves life and today, at 68, he's in the best shape of his life while having the time of his life.

John Pugliano is a very successful money manager, but his path to get there was a bit circuitous. After high school, he wanted to get out of Pittsburgh because the factories and steel mills were closing down. So he joined the marines at 17 to "get a job" and see the world. A decade later John was in sales, marketing and business development. In the last few years of his 20-year corporate life, he prepared for starting his own company as a money manager. He prepared well. Today John is loving life and living his dream!

Pat Gallant-Charette started marathon swimming in her 50's. She's now 68 and still breaking world records. She swims for miles, sometimes up to 24 hours without stopping. Nine of her marathon swims have set world records for the oldest female swimmer. Listen in to hear about her adventures in the ocean.

Madelyn Rich started her accessories side business in her 50's. Now that she is retired she enjoys the benefit of additional income. One of those benefits is using part of that income to go on cruises to find more materials for her company. Listen in for advice on how anyone can turn an interest or ability into a side business for additional income.