Why I Quit

We are so excited to introduce Elena Agaragimova as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen as Elena discusses her journey of quitting her corporate job, starting a business, and then eventually going back into the corporate world. Learn how she developed the self awareness to understand what type of work she is most interested in and passionate about. Get inspired hearing about how she has continued to build her personal brand through podcasting and freelancing while still working a full-time job.

Learn More About Elena:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/elenaagaragimova/ 

Website - https://elenaagar.com/ 

Podcast - https://www.bessern.co/shift-podcast 

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We are so excited to introduce Lia James as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen to Lia share her journey of quitting corporate jobs multiple times to start different companies over the years. Learn how she drove around the country in a van with a dinner table to bring together strangers and engage in meaningful conversation. Get inspired hearing about how she is currently turning her home into a space for people to gather, reset, and connect in more meaningful ways.

Learn More About Lia:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/liajames/ 

Website - https://www.andhuman.space/ 

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We are so excited to introduce Gino Cordone as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen as Gino discusses his journey of leaving his corporate career in mechanical engineering. Learn how he went from a side hustle to starting his full time business called Pleasant Podcasts. Get inspired how he has continued to learn and pivot to grow and scale his business by helping others create their own podcasts. 

Learn More About Gino:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gino-cordone-4171ab60/ 

Website - https://pleasantpodcasts.com/ 

Podcasts - https://pleasantpodcasts.com/my-podcasts 

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We are so excited to introduce Kay Ready as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen as Kay discusses her journey of dropping out of high school and becoming a teen mom. Learn how she used this experience to propel herself into the sales industry where she has now had over 25 years of experience. Get inspired hearing how she has been able to create multiple six-figure income streams from home and educate others to do the same.

Learn More About Kay:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kayreadyrealtor/ 

Website - https://www.kayreadyempowers.com/ 

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We are so excited to introduce  Barb Otis as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen as Barb discusses her career in organizational development to help make the workplace a better place for employees. Learn how she discusses her personal experiences learning why her coworkers quit and going through the process of quitting herself. Get inspired hearing about how she wrote a book to help both employees and managers called “101 Ways to Lose A Great Employee.”

Learn More About Chris:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/barb-o-a703775/

Book Website - https://iquit.net/

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We are so excited to introduce Chris Zaccaria as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen as Chris discusses his journey of working in 8 different jobs over the course of a decade to figure out his career goals. Learn how being laid off gave him the opportunity to start his own recruiting firm. Get inspired hearing how he has gained control over his schedule and finances as he has scaled his company, CZ Consulting, over the years.

Learn More About Chris:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-zaccaria/ 

Website - https://www.czrecruit.com/ 

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We are so excited to introduce Paul Baron as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen as Paul discusses his journey of quitting his job as a math teacher to start a business in the tennis industry. Learn how he started and owned a series of high-technology software, communications hardware, and consumer packaged goods companies. Get inspired hearing how at age 70, he is scaling he latest business venture which provides vertical printing solutions called The Wall Printer.

Learn More About Paul:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/pbbaron/

Website - https://thewallprinter.com/en/

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We are so excited to introduce Ryan Beach as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen as Ryan discusses his journey of hitting his career goals very early on. Learn how he decided to take a leave of absence and travel around South America for 3 months. Get inspired hearing how this gave him the time and space to figure out what he wanted and led to a promotion and new role at his company.

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We are so excited to introduce Ellen Matis as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen to Ellen discuss her story of deciding on New Year’s eve that she would quit her full-time job and how she handed in her notice two weeks later. Learn how she started a social media marketing agency called Hello Social Co. Get inspired hearing how she has hired full time employees, implemented a 4 day work week, and scaled the business over the past 5 years.

Learn More About Ellen:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellenmatis/

Website - https://hellosocialco.com/

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We are so excited to introduce Matt Howitt as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen as Matt discusses his journey of layoffs, freelancing, quitting, and eventually starting his own business.

Learn how he and business partner Alex Wasner started a software development agency called twothirtysix labs where they help brands launch websites, digital collectibles and other web3 projects. Get inspired how they quit their full-time jobs to go all in and have scaled the business to (9) full-time employees.

Learn More About Alex:

LinkedIn -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-howitt-456559b4/ 

Website - https://www.twothirtysix.com/ 

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