Quitting Corporate

In this episode, former Rocket Scientist turned Financial Wellness Planner, Portia Jackson shares the journey of how she faced several career transitions and ultimately found her passion.

The obstacles she had to overcome like facing her family who was proud of her career as a Rocket Scientist, going into a new field, and the uncertainty of being able to quit corporate and replace the amount of income needed to maintain her lifestyle.

We also dive into:

• Why it's important to never stop trying new things.
• How Portia was able to build her business while learning at the same time.
• Dealing with the inconsistencies of building your own business and sticking with it.
• How important a budget is when starting a business, knowing what you need to get you through the foundation-building process.

Resources mentioned:

• Learn more about Portia by visiting her website!
• You can also connect with her on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok!
• Grab your FREE GIFT from Portia; discover your specific wealth-building superpower based off of your personality through Enneagram.
• Want to learn more about becoming a Tech and Automations Service Provider? Sign up for my FREE info session.
• Learn how to use any platform to set up automations with The Anatomy of Automation.
• Ready to quit corporate? Visit my website here.
• Let's connect on Instagram or Facebook!
• You can also find me on YouTube & Pinterest.

Learn More about Portia:

Portia R. Jackson, CFP® is obsessed with all things related to personal finance, designing your fulfilled life, and the Enneagram! After leaving her corporate job as a rocket scientist, she completed a certification in Personal Financial Planning, got her CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Professional designation, and helped hundreds of Fortune 500 employees as a Financial Wellness Coach at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

She transformed her love of personal finance, organization, and personal development into a step-by-step system to help online business owners take the money their business makes and use it to be, do, and have whatever they want in life.

I'd love to know how YOU quit corporate! Email me at: [email protected].

Quitting Corporate is brought to you by Quitting Corporate where I, LaToya Russell, can show you the ropes to not only start your Virtual Assistant business but to make it profitable and worthwhile!

Did something in this episode resonate with you? Did my conversation open the possibility for you to explore a new career path? If so, please share this episode with a friend and leave a 5-Star review and a comment wherever you listen to the podcast. I love to hear how this experience has helped you!

Song Credit: Run Free by Josef Falkenskold

I am so excited to share this episode with you as I sit down with my business coach and mentor, Julie Stoian. She shares her experience creating her own business, as a young mom, looking to find a more flexible job, earn a higher income, and support her family.

Julie walks us through the steps she took to get to where she is today and talks about why it's so important to invest in yourself.

We also dive into:

• How Julie was able to scale her monthly income from $2K/month to $10K/month
• How to build your confidence as a budding service provider or online entrepreneur
• The importance of having a community of like-minded individuals
• Returning to corporate and why Julie says she couldn't turn down the job of a lifetime

Resources mentioned:

• Learn more about Julie by visiting her website!
• You can also connect with her on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter!
• If you're interested in learning funnel-building skills, join the Funnel Gorgeous workshop here.
• Want to learn more about becoming a Tech and Automations Service Provider? Sign up for my FREE info session.
• Learn how to use any platform to set up automations with The Anatomy of Automation.
• Ready to quit corporate? Visit my website here.
• Let's connect on Instagram or Facebook!
• You can also find me on YouTube & Pinterest.

Learn More about Julie:

Julie Stoian is a digital marketing expert and coach, currently making her mark on the internet as the co-founder of several popular online business brands such as Create Your Laptop Life ®, Funnel Gorgeous ®, Digital Insiders, and more.

Julie has inspired and equipped thousands of up-and-coming business owners with the skills and strategies they need to create, build, and grow profitable online businesses.

Julie has been featured on media outlets like Anderson LIVE, BBC World Have Your Say, and Rachel Ray, as well as numerous business and marketing podcasts and blogs such as Content Academy, Boss Moms, GoDaddy Garage Blog, and Funnelhacker Radio.

I'd love to know how YOU quit corporate! Email me at: [email protected].

Quitting Corporate is brought to you by Quitting Corporate where I, LaToya Russell, can show you the ropes to not only start your Virtual Assistant business but to make it profitable and worthwhile!

Did something in this episode resonate with you? Did my conversation open the possibility for you to explore a new career path? If so, please share this episode with a friend and leave a 5-Star review and a comment wherever you listen to the podcast. I love to hear how this experience has helped you!

Song Credit: Run Free by Josef Falkenskold

In this episode, Aurora Gregory joins me as she breaks down the realities of leaving corporate and becoming an independent contractor with no plan. She made the leap to become her own boss as a marketer, coach, author, and speaker when she wanted to have more control over her life. Now, she's sharing her biggest challenges of when she started her business, what stopped her from running back to corporate, and her success since.

Aurora dives deep into the benefits of being uncomfortable, finding your community of people with the same dream, and how to get started if something is holding you back.

We also talk about:

• Not having the "right" tools, knowledge, or funding to start her own business but how she made it work
• Why it's important to never stop prospecting potential clients
• Taking chances on experiences outside of your comfort zone
• What it was like being a first-generation American with immigrant parents and their thoughts on her building her business from the ground up

Resources mentioned:

• You can learn more about Aurora on her website or connect with her on Instagram and Facebook!
• Learn how to pitch stages by signing up for Aurora's email list here, or if you're ready to pitch and need a proposal, grab her toolkit here.
• Want to learn more about becoming a Tech and Automations Service Provider? Sign up for my FREE info session.
• Learn how to use any platform to set up automations with The Anatomy of Automation.
• Ready to quit corporate? Visit my website here.
• Let's connect on Instagram or Facebook!
• You can also find me on YouTube & Pinterest.

Learn More about Aurora:

As an eighth-grader, Aurora was a finalist in a speech contest. She didn't win, but that just might have been the start of her career as a communicator.

The co-author of "Get Picked: Tips, Tricks, and Tools for Creating an Irresistible Speaker Proposal," global brands work with Aurora to get their message right, create communications programs that connect with customers, and develop marketing strategies that work. She has years of experience leading speaker's bureau programs and placed hundreds of speakers at local, national, and international conferences. Aurora also coaches speakers on every aspect of the speaker life, from topic development to presentation delivery.

When she's not talking, you'll likely find her hiking the foothills in her hometown or on the sofa watching classic movies.

I'd love to know how YOU quit corporate! Email me at: [email protected].

Quitting Corporate is brought to you by Quitting Corporate where I, LaToya Russell, can show you the ropes to not only start your Virtual Assistant business but to make it profitable and worthwhile!

Did something in this episode resonate with you? Did my conversation open the possibility for you to explore a new career path? If so, please share this episode with a friend and leave a 5-Star review and a comment wherever you listen to the podcast. I love to hear how this experience has helped you!

Song Credit: Run Free by Josef Falkenskold

In this episode, Sharika Kellogg from 25/8 Mom, joins me to talk about her journey of leaving a toxic corporate environment to becoming a self-employed foster mom to 3 little boys.

Sharika shares the challenges she had getting her business off the ground, pushback from family members, and how's learned to balance her work and personal life since then. Now, she's helping other parents tap into their own skills and launch their own virtual businesses.

We also talk about:

• Her transition from a toxic corporate environment to becoming self-employed
• How to find your first clients with little to no experience
• The benefits of being self-employed vs. working for someone else
• Sharika's exact steps she took to surpass her corporate income

Resources mentioned:

• Visit Sharika's website to learn more about her coaching and book a strategic session here.
• Connect with Sharika, the 25/8 MOM on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn.
• Grab your Quitting Corporate Freedom Guide here.
• Want to learn more about becoming a Tech and Automations Service Provider? Sign up for my FREE info session.
• Learn how to use any platform to set up automations with The Anatomy of Automation.
• Ready to quit corporate? Visit my website here.
• Let's connect on Instagram or Facebook!
• You can also find me on YouTube & Pinterest.

Learn More about Sharika:

Sharika, The 25/8 MOM is a single mom by choice via fostering and adoption. She has 3 smart, funny little boys (ages 7, 5, and 4) and a little girl who just turned 1 year old & a new walker. With over 15 years of experience in internet marketing, event planning, and client services, she has helped small & mid-sized female-based startups generate 6 and 7 figures in revenue by honing in on what their ideal customer desires.

Sharika founded The 25/8 MOM to help other moms achieve their desired life for themselves and families through Virtual Businesses based on past experiences and their passions. Sharika also helps moms understand the importance of creating and having M.E. Time© (Mom Essential Time), based on her experiences as a single mom, foster mom, and adoptive mom and entrepreneur.

I'd love to know how YOU quit corporate! Email me at: [email protected].

Quitting Corporate is brought to you by Quitting Corporate where I, LaToya Russell, can show you the ropes to not only start your Virtual Assistant business but to make it profitable and worthwhile!

Did something in this episode resonate with you? Did my conversation open the possibility for you to explore a new career path? If so, please share this episode with a friend and leave a 5-Star review and a comment wherever you listen to the podcast. I love to hear how this experience has helped you!

Song Credit: Run Free by Josef Falkenskold

In this episode, brand strategist and fellow entrepreneur, Carrie Thomas-Omáur, joins me on the podcast to talk about owning your strengths when building your business. She shares her best tips that helped her grow as a business owner and how to stay true to herself along the way.

Carrie also dives deep into the importance of building connections and fostering relationships along the way and how this quality alone led her to where she is today.

We also talk about:

• How to find the balance between your corporate job and side hustle
• Building relationships when you're trying to build momentum in your business
• How she built a successful business by standing strong with her values
• Why it's important to find what aligns with you as an individual before taking action

Resources mentioned:

• Check out Carrie's website here.
• Connect with Carrie on Instagram and Facebook!
• Take the Brand Soul Quiz here.
• Want to learn more about becoming a Tech and Automations Service Provider? Sign up for my FREE info session.
• Learn how to use any platform to set up automations with The Anatomy of Automation.
• Ready to quit corporate? Visit my website here.
• Let's connect on Instagram or Facebook!
• You can also find me on YouTube & Pinterest.

Learn More about Carrie:

Visionary. Change Maker. Market Disruptor.

Carrie Thomas-Omáur is a Premium and Luxury Brand Alchemist and the innovative and forward-thinking founder behind Solasta Digital: a bespoke branding marketing firm that helps impact-driven entrepreneurs and CEOs build brands that are rooted in creating a heart-to-heart connection, thereby attracting clients on a subconscious level.

With a unique blend of the knowledge and understanding of Humanistic Psychology, Brand Strategy, and vast insight of brand archetypes, Carrie and Solasta Digital helps visionaries and change agents who wish to disrupt the world with their vision and offers, by helping them build a brand that represents their premium and luxury place in their market while being able to have a brand that solidifies the connection between them and their clients on a heart-to-heart and subconscious level.

Carrie has mastered the art of humanistic psychology, and she has a passionate belief that branding is rooted in strategy and heart-to-heart alignment with you and your raving fans. Carrie understands that the best brands are built based on this concept when we realize that humans are intrinsic beings, and they should never be placed in a box to simplify their thinking, so it's extremely important to build a brand based on the primal needs and desires of your raving fans.

Through brand development, brand amplification, and brand clarity, Carrie doesn't just help her clients build premium and luxury brands- She helps them build Humanistic Brands.

I'd love to know how YOU quit corporate! Email me at: [email protected].

Quitting Corporate is brought to you by Quitting Corporate where I, LaToya Russell, can show you the ropes to not only start your Virtual Assistant business but to make it profitable and worthwhile!

Did something in this episode resonate with you? Did my conversation open the possibility for you to explore a new career path? If so, please share this episode with a friend and leave a 5-Star review and a comment wherever you listen to the podcast. I love to hear how this experience has helped you!

Song Credit: Run Free by Josef Falkenskold

In this episode, I sit down with former accountant turned entrepreneur, Lindsay Hanson, as she opens up about her journey of leaving her corporate job with no backup plan.

Lindsay talks about how she started her online coaching business using only her savings and how she was able to make a consistent income each month. She also shares her top tips if you're looking to start your own business today.

We also talk about:

• How to find health insurance when you're self-employed
• Whether or not she would return to the corporate world despite starting her own business
• How she separates multiple niches and makes her offers clear to attract her ideal clients
• Finding clients on Fiverr vs. off of Fiverr

Resources mentioned:

• Learn more about Lindsay and her online business coaching here.
• You can also tune into her podcast - Quit Your Job, Sis
• Connect with Lindsay on Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook!
• Find health insurance in your state at healthcare.gov.
• Want to learn more about becoming a Tech and Automations Service Provider? Sign up for my FREE info session.
• Learn how to use any platform to set up automations with The Anatomy of Automation.
• Ready to quit corporate? Visit my website here.
• Let's connect on Instagram or Facebook!
• You can also find me on YouTube & Pinterest.

Learn More about Lindsay:

Lindsay Hanson quit her job just 18 months into her career to pursue her dream of starting an online coaching business. Now as a podcaster, business coach & social media manager, she's created a life free from the constraints of the corporate world. Lindsay has made it her mission to help other women launch & grow their own online business so they can quit their 9-5 and create a life of freedom doing work they love.

I'd love to know how YOU quit corporate! Email me at: [email protected].

Quitting Corporate is brought to you by Quitting Corporate where I, LaToya Russell, can show you the ropes to not only start your Virtual Assistant business but to make it profitable and worthwhile!

Did something in this episode resonate with you? Did my conversation open the possibility for you to explore a new career path? If so, please share this episode with a friend and leave a 5-Star review and a comment wherever you listen to the podcast. I love to hear how this experience has helped you!

Song Credit: Run Free by Josef Falkenskold

Julia Taylor is the CEO and Founder of GeekPack where she teaches her students how to code, build websites, and fix what others find to be difficult.

In this episode, we talk about her transition from working in corporate to starting her own business and traveling the US in an RV with her husband. Julia talks about how she created her online community teaching women about coding and shares advice for people who are struggling to get their online business off the ground.

We also talk about:

• The #1 thing Julia would do differently if she started today
• The reluctance she experienced when she started her business
• Feeling like giving up when things aren't working out the way you thought they would
• How to tackle health benefits working for yourself

Resources mentioned:

• Visit Julia's website here and check out her free 5-day coding challenge!
• You can also connect with Julia on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, and Pinterest.
• Want to learn more about becoming a Tech and Automations Service Provider? Sign up for my FREE info session.
• Learn how to use any platform to set up automations with The Anatomy of Automation.
• Ready to quit corporate? Visit my website here.
• Let's connect on Instagram or Facebook!
• You can also find me on YouTube & Pinterest.

Learn More About Julia:

Some people look at the sky and see stars; others see constellations. Some people look at lines of code and see a website; Julia saw a path to empower women in building their dreams.

As a (former) military wife, self-taught web developer, and lover of location independence, Julia has taught over 2,500 women to say "YES" to any WordPress request, but not only that, "YES" to themselves, and "YES" to creating life on their own terms.

Mastering WordPress has not only been the single biggest driver for Julia's career progression, but it has also enabled her to follow her dreams of a TRULY location-independent lifestyle. From a military wife moving every two years with zero career progression, she has since been able to work from home, work from her RV (yep, she was a full-time RVer for 1.5 years), and now works from anywhere!

Julia is incredibly fortunate to run her business from the comfort of her sofa (or wherever in the world she might be)... all because she said "YES" to herself and her dreams, and learned a marketable and in-demand tech skill!

Empowering women and seeing others succeed is the biggest motivator for Julia. And so, she created a program to teach others the skills that allowed her to take back control of her life and start living on her own terms.

I'd love to know how YOU quit corporate! Email me at: [email protected].

Did something in this episode resonate with you? Did my conversation open the possibility for you to explore a new career path? If so, please share this episode with a friend and leave a 5-Star review and a comment wherever you listen to the podcast. I love to hear how this experience has helped you!

Song Credit: Run Free by Josef Falkenskold

In this episode, I speak with Brittany Long, the evergreen copywrite queen, about her personal journey after leaving her corporate job and starting her own copywriting agency. She talks about how she knew she was meant to do something different but wasn't sure how to get there.

Join us as Brittany breaks down her story and shares some of her best advice to help you do the same, how to handle external factors that may be holding you back and the importance of finding a mentor to help you along your journey.

We also talk about:

• The major health scare that was the pivotal point in Brittany's career
• How she found other ways to make money when she didn't know how
• 3 things you can do now to leave your corporate job sooner
• What a typical day looks like when you're your own boss and what it can look like for you

Resources mentioned:

• Join the FREE Email Sales Strategy Workshop!
• Learn more about email copywriting by visiting Brittany's website here!
• You can also connect with Brittany on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, and Youtube.
• Tune into Brittany's podcast, Friday Off Club, and join her private Facebook group here!
• Check out Sarah Noked's episode mentioned here.
• Want to learn more about becoming a Tech and Automations Service Provider? Sign up for my FREE info session.
• Learn how to use any platform to set up automations with The Anatomy of Automation.
• Ready to quit corporate? Visit my website here.
• Let's connect on Instagram or Facebook!
• You can also find me on YouTube & Pinterest.

Learn More about Brittany:

Brittany Long is the Evergreen Email Strategist, Speaker, and Co-Owner of the evergreen email agency, Win with Systems.

Brittany and her team write income-generating automated emails for business owners committed to increasing their revenue while getting off the overwork treadmill. Brittany is also known for her workshops and training in evergreen email marketing.

Brittany enjoys spending time outside, hiking with her husband and daughter, traveling, running, cooking, and writing. Together, Brittany, her husband, and their team lead entrepreneurs to a lifestyle of work-life balance with the Friday Off Club.

I'd love to know how YOU quit corporate! Email me at: [email protected].

Did something in this episode resonate with you? Did my conversation open the possibility for you to explore a new career path? If so, please share this episode with a friend and leave a 5-Star review and a comment wherever you listen to the podcast. I love to hear how this experience has helped you!

Song Credit: Run Free by Josef Falkenskold

In today's episode, Jelisa Smith joins me to talk about all things YouTube and why it's important to start one today if you haven't already. She's a YouTube Marketing Expert on a mission to help 1000 people start their YouTube channels.

Jelisa shares her journey as she followed her intuition, knowing she was meant for more, how she quit corporate, and how she paved her way with no experience as an entrepreneur. And now, she's encouraging others to do the same.

We also talk about:

• How she started thinking strategically as a business owner and started to grow her YouTube channel
• Jelisa's switch from health and fitness to life coaching, back to health and fitness
• How to handle pushback from people who want you to life the way it's "supposed to be"
• 3 tips you need to know if you want to start a YouTube channel today

Resources mentioned:

• Visit Jelisa's website and join the Start Your YouTube Channel Challenge!
• Connect with Jelisa on Youtube and Instagram.
• Want to learn more about becoming a Tech and Automations Service Provider? Sign up for my FREE info session.
• Learn how to use any platform to set up automations with The Anatomy of Automation.
• Ready to quit corporate? Visit my website here.
• Let's connect on Instagram or Facebook!
• You can also find me on YouTube & Pinterest.

Learn More about Jelisa:

Jelisa Smith is a Wife, Girl Mom, and YouTube Marketing Expert. She's got a thing for the color yellow and can't help but dance when she speaks or eats. After years of trying to side hustle her way to success, she helped her husband start and scale his coaching business to 7 figures in 12 months, which allowed her to quit her "good government job" after 12 long years. Now she teaches coaches, creators, and consultants how they can do the same in their business using the same strategies. This year, Jelisa is on a mission to help 1,000 aspiring YouTubers start their channels so they can share their gifts with the World.

The best places to connect with her are on her YouTube channel, Jelisa Smith, and her Instagram @JelisaSmithCoaching. There, you can learn how you can work with Jelisa to become a student or client, or simply visit www.JelisaSmith.com.

I'd love to know how YOU quit corporate! Email me at: [email protected].

Did something in this episode resonate with you? Did my conversation open the possibility for you to explore a new career path? If so, please share this episode with a friend and leave a 5-Star review and a comment wherever you listen to the podcast. I love to hear how this experience has helped you!

Song Credit: Run Free by Josef Falkenskold

Happy New Year! I am so excited to be back on the podcast with our very first guest of the season. Sarah Noked joins me today to talk about her journey from leaving corporate and starting her program, the OBM School. She shares her trials and tribulations as she began working online and gives her best advice if you're wanting to do the same.

We also talk about:

• The mindset issues and limiting beliefs she had to overcome before leaving her corporate job and how to deal with them
• Pushback she received from family and friends
• Why having a degree doesn't matter in the online space
• How to overcome the fear of inconsistent monthly income

Resources mentioned:

• To learn more about becoming an Online Business Manager, join the OBM school here.
• You can also book a 1:1 Discovery Call with Sarah here!
• Connect with Sarah on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and YouTube.
• Want to learn more about becoming a Tech and Automations Service Provider? Sign up for my FREE info session.
• Learn how to use any platform to set up automations with The Anatomy of Automation.
• Ready to quit corporate? Visit my website here.
• Let's connect on Instagram or Facebook!
• You can also find me on YouTube & Pinterest.

Learn More about Sarah:

Sarah Noked is the founder of OBM School, and CEO of Sarah Noked OBM. Over the last decade she has grown from a VA solopreneur to an Online Business Manager and trainer.

Named by Yahoo as one of the world's top 10 Online Business Managers to watch in 2021, Sarah is a leading authority and educator in the online space. She's trained hundreds of students worldwide to grow sustainable and profitable businesses that run on streamlined systems and teams.

Sarah is committed to arming each one of her students with the tools to turn their natural talents into a meaningful business. The OBM School Certification program is currently the only way to get access to Sarah's in-demand, Hot Seat Coaching and intensive OBM Skills Breakout Sessions.

I'd love to know how YOU quit corporate! Email me at: [email protected].

Did something in this episode resonate with you? Did my conversation open the possibility for you to explore a new career path? If so, please share this episode with a friend and leave a 5-Star review and a comment wherever you listen to the podcast. I love to hear how this experience has helped you!

Song Credit: Run Free by Josef Falkenskold