The Loud Launch: Quitting Your 9–5, Starting Scared & Wearing the Crown Anyway

What happens when you quit your job before your business is ready? Or walk away from “secure” work to be home with your babies? In this episode, the women of Women Talk Fierce unpack their loudest launches, biggest risks, and the business moves that almost broke them, but ultimately crowned them.

In this candid and hilarious episode of Women Talk Fierce, Tammy, Keira, and Nikki answer the question:

“What was your loudest launch — the wild, ‘I am this even if it kills me’ move you made when you started your business or made a big life pivot?”

From quitting a secure job in education right before the school year, to walking away from a corporate 9–5 when maternity leave wasn’t respected, to building multiple passion-driven businesses that aren’t quick-cash plays — this conversation is a masterclass in starting before you feel ready.

You’ll hear:

• Keira’s story of leaving Catholic education without a full plan, discovering the online business world, and accidentally becoming a VA and OBM.

• Nikki’s decision to quit her 9–5 when her employer wouldn’t honor true maternity leave — and landing her first executive assistant client a month before her son was born.

• Tammy’s decades-long journey of refusing to accept “you can’t do that,” building bold brands, and now launching multiple passion projects (including communities for underestimated women and parent-athlete relationships).

• The truth about “making $10k months” and how some entrepreneurs are counting promised sales instead of actual revenue.

• Why fear, failure, and messy pivots are inevitable — and why they don’t mean you’re not cut out for business.

All of it wrapped, of course, in the usual Women Talk Fierce chaos: hot flashes, burnt bangs (yes, actual fire 🔥), and the ongoing joke that this podcast might still turn into a True Crime show one day.

Key Takeaways:

• The Loud Launch Defined

  What it looks like to make a bold move — quitting, pivoting, or going all in — before everything is “perfect.”

• Quitting the 9–5 Without a Safety Net

  • Leaving teaching when the joy is gone

  • Walking away when maternity leave isn’t honored

  • Balancing new motherhood with new business

• Building a Business from Scratch

  • Discovering the VA/online business world

  • Starting with one client and learning as you go

  • Why referrals and relationships still matter more than fancy funnels

• Passion Projects vs. Fast Cash

  • Tammy’s long-game approach: building brands that carry her into her 70s

  • Creating communities for underestimated women and families in sports

  • Why not every business is supposed to be a quick 7-figure win

• Ethics, Integrity & “Big Money” Claims

  • The difference between actual revenue and promised contracts

  • Why overcharging and under-delivering will wreck your reputation

  • Being honest about where you are while still thinking big

• Fear, Failure & Resilience

  • Doing it scared vs. ignoring your gut

  • Failing more than you succeed (and why that’s normal)

  • Letting failure teach you instead of define you

• Did It Kill You or Crown You?

  Every big move leaves a mark — the women share how these decisions ultimately crowned them:

  • More self-awareness

  • Stronger boundaries

  • Less people-pleasing

  • Kids and partners who are proud of the risks they took

  
  

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