Embrace the Squiggle

Squiggling Through the Messy Middle with Miranda Lievers, Co-Founder of Thinkific


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Questioning your career path? This week's guest went from working a normal corporate job to co-founding a tech company with a billion-dollar IPO—and reveals the unconventional wisdom that guided her journey.

What You'll Gain:

  • Permission to leave "secure" jobs when they no longer serve your growth
  • How side hustles can transform into unexpected career opportunities
  • The unfiltered truth about entrepreneurship's messy, non-linear reality
  • Strategies for recognizing when it's time for your next pivot

Miranda Lievers shares her remarkable path from corporate job at Telus to photography business owner to Thinkific co-founder, proving that career success often comes through embracing uncertainty rather than avoiding it.

👯‍♀️ Stay in touch with your hosts:
🔗 Colleen on LinkedIn
🔗 Kristine on LinkedIn

A bit about Miranda:

Miranda Lievers is unabashedly addicted to the light in people's eyes when they dive into what they're passionate about. She's crafting a wildly unapologetic life in Vancouver, BC.

Thinkific Co-Founder & former COO

Took Thinkific through IPO at over $1B valuation in 2021

Helped 50k+ businesses grow

Raised $200M+ from investors

Scaled teams to hundreds, putting culture first

Autistic & Queer

2 kids, an incredible husband of 25 years *and* a ridiculously hot Italian girlfriend

2-year sabbatical to rethink everything

Life is too short to do anything other than what sets your soul on fire!

Connect with Miranda: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mlievers/

https://www.instagram.com/mirandalievers/

https://mirandalievers.com/

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