The Happe Hour

David Happe plays the role of Chicken Little with his prediction that the recession might turn into a depression. Listen as Dave gives a roadmap for how to survive a sustained economic downturn. What lessons did we learn from the Great Depression, and are we heading there again now?

If you suck at sales, you will suck at life because all jobs are sales jobs. Lets talk about what that means as you build your future, and how you can do things to make trading your value for money easier and more efficient.

Corporate America doesn't look like what we were told it would look like. In this episode, Dave talks about the concept of building a "portfolio career" that makes you layoff proof. He also includes a 6 month strategy to start concepting life after you light the match and burn the corporate ladder.

The unemployment lie : Why the Government's Job Numbers mislead you and how to read the real signs of what's happening in the economy

Microsoft laid off 15,000 people (9,000 just this last week alone). Are you next? Listen as Dave talks about a Saturday morning stratgy to take your life and make it future proof.

Dave takes you inside of what to expect when a company decides to let you go. Here's your guide to how to protect yourself, what to do in the aftermath of termination, and a specific action plan for how you move forward. Please share this edition of the Happe Hour podcast with your friends, family, and business connections on LinkedIn.

Dave breaks down high powered careers you can pivot to with no degree, and businesses you can start now with next to no cash. College degrees don't guarantee jobs any more. Here's how you can blaze your own path.

Did you know if you are over 40 you are part of a protected group? Dave takes you through the latest in employment discrimination law (this is legal information, not legal advice) and talks about the class action lawsuit against Workday for using AI filters for alleged employment discrimination. How to negotiate a severance agreement, and what your employers can and cannot do if you are over 40. Thanks for listening to the Happe Hour with David Happe.

An urgent wakeup call for mid level, mid income, mid career professionals on how to add value and stay employed

Broke But Not Broken : How To Survive Unemployment without going Bankrupt

Crisis management : emergency income, health insurance hacks, mental health, game plan

Listen as host David Happe takes you inside of his own unemployment stretch and provides you with a game plan for how to survive yours.  As a first responder trained in psychological first aid with the American Red Cross, Dave lays out a step by step survival strategy for your finances, your health, and your mental well being.

Sit back and listen to this first episode of the newly born Happe Hour podcast with David Happe.  Dave was the previous host of the #1 rated Mind Your Business Radio Show on iHeart's Twin Cities News Talk in Minnesota, and later hosted Tampa Bay's "Best of the Bay" nominee Pirate Podcast in Florida.  He launched the Happe Hour in 2025 because clearly he's got more to say.

The Happe Hour podcast is managed and produced by the Tidings Podcast Network.