EP 142The pilot who became a nurse at 5148 min
Weekly podcast · career changes · 180 episodes
It's never too late.
Every Tuesday I talk to someone who started over: the lawyer who became a baker, the pilot who became a nurse, the retiree who opened a bookshop. Honest conversations about the scary middle part.
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Ep. 180: from courtroom to croissants.
Dana WhitfieldLawyer for 14 years, now runs a bakery with a line around the block0:00 / 52:14
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02 · 180 conversations
The guest wall.
03 · For sponsors
Small show, big ears.
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05 · the back catalog
Most played.
EP 117Retired, then opened a bookshop55 min
EP 096Quitting tech to teach fifth grade44 min
EP 061Banker to organic farmer51 min
EP 001Why I started this show22 min
[ep. 01 · 12:41] the idea
Marcus: Nobody talks about the middle part. That's the only part I want to talk about.
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I started over at 44.
Twenty years in insurance sales, then a layoff and a long, quiet year. I started this show to ask other people how they got through it. Turns out a lot of us want to know.
Hey, Marcus here. If you're in the scary middle part right now, start with episode one. You're in good company.
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I listened on my commute for a year. Then I quit and became a carpenter.A listener review
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He asks the money questions everyone else is too polite to ask.A listener review
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Best hour of my week, and I don't even want to change careers.A listener review
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