In Episode 7 of Beyond the Blue Badge, host Lora Poepping chats with fellow Microsoft alumna Laurie Raisys about the decision to leave her job in college recruiting to raise her children and, eventually, run an independent bookstore in the digital age. She talks about becoming a boomerang and the challenges of returning to the workforce. She also delves into the decision to buy and run one of the top bookstores in the Pacific Northwest.