David is a litigation attorney in New York City. His experiences in viewing the criminal justice system from nearly every perspective led him to advocacy to legalize marijuana. He is the Executive and Legal Director of Empire State NORML and a founder of the NYC Cannabis Industry Association.  We discuss: The luckiest person there is…

Michael OBrien is the Chief Shift Officer at Peloton Coaching and Consulting. He elevates successful corporate leaders by preventing bad moments from turning into bad days. He started going solo in 2014 at the age of 47 after a successful corporate career. We discuss: A corporate shake-up and a last bad day [1:58] The freedom…

Martha Sue Yeary is on a quest to find executives and professionals who are golfers or aspiring golfers and love the game but are frustrated at it!  We discuss: How to transition from a non-profit to for-profit company when everybody wants to feed their family [1:41] Learning new skills versus starting all over again [7:10]…

Alex Winnicker is the Principal Consultant at Winning Consultations, LLC, specializing in Leadership Development and Team Building.  We discuss: Reorganizing oneself out of a job [1:54] How being overqualified for a job helps you out into building your own business [5:15] Never let a potential job conversation go away [7:03] The thing that makes the…

Joel Salomon is a prosperity coach who helps others overcome obstacles standing in the way of their financial freedom.  We discuss: Why it takes being laid off to get you to live your dream [2:08] When you believe everything happens for a reason [4:11] An early morning epiphany that makes you shut down your business…

Gary Ireland is an attorney representing executives during job transitions. He solves problems for clients through alternative dispute resolution, such as mediation and negotiation, as well as through traditional litigation. We discuss: Why romanticized motivations would often lead to business failure [2:03] Which way to step when feeling time-pressured due to a job loss [4:46]…

Jonna Mooney is a certified HR professional with over twenty-five years of experience as a generalist, business partner, and HR leader. She works mainly with small to mid-sized international technology companies.  We discuss: When your personal safety net is not strong enough to support you [1:44] The primary question everyone asks once they become unemployed…

Susan Hartman is a former director of global marketing at Fortune 500 company Schneider Electric, now working as a marketing advisor and consultant with companies across the country as the Principle of Susan Hartman Consulting LLC.  We discuss: Becoming a champion in getting unemployed [2:05] What is going to set you free? [4:25] How to…

Tricia Manning is a certified executive coach and has been a student of human behavior all of her life.  We discuss: What keeps you 25 years at the same company [1:18] Triggers that cause end of employment [4:37] Resources to help you make the initial steps once you’re out of the corporate world [7:23] Why…

Sandra was employed in the financial industry for over 20 years, working her way up the leadership ladder. She became a team leader and was responsible for day-to-day operations, team building and team performance. Changes occurred in the industry resulting in Sandra feeling undervalued, conflicted and unheard.  We discuss: The signs that tell you to…

Caroline Ceniza-Levine specializes in career change and has reinvented herself multiple times from traditional employee to co-founder of SixFigureStart, a career coaching firm in 2008; and CostaRicaFIRE.com, a real estate and FIRE site in 2017. Caroline is a Forbes Leadership columnist and the author of “Jump Ship: 10 Steps to Starting A New Career”. We…

Sonja began her energy work long before she knew that was her calling. She combines this energy work with massage to customize the best possible outcome for clients that have a wide range of ailments. We discuss: Living your life and schedule in your way [1:32] Who the mayors of your business are [3:15] Staying…

Tabitha Laser is a multi-faceted professional with over 25 years of leadership experience in a wide variety of industries ranging from oil and gas, energy, manufacturing, agriculture, construction and many more.  We discuss: The key role of having a mission when you start a business [again] [2:30] How to stay on the path you’ve chosen…

Stéphanie Virchaux is an ICF Certified Empowerment Coach, Motivational Speaker, Energy Healer and founder of SV Empowerment, LLC.  We discuss: When your gut is telling you something has to change [2:31] The conflict between intuition versus external fears [4:45] The process of discovering yourself [6:26] Why you should redefine what success means to you before…

Brian Califano is the co-founder and managing director of Accelerating CFO.  We discuss: A 10-year burning desire to help small and mid-size companies go through major financial deals [2:42] Recognizing the right moment to stop dividing your time and never look back [6:25] Why it might ring hollow after climbing up the career ladder [8:30]…

Sherry Goldman is president of Goldman Communications Group, an award-winning public relations/marketing communications agency, which she started 22 years ago, after holding senior management positions at several international PR agencies and working in print and broadcast media.  We discuss: How to stand on your experience and story to build a new identity [3:13] How to…

Ken Gorfinkle is a clinical psychologist with over 40 years of experience caring for adults and children with chronic medical illness, mood and anxiety disorders.  We discuss: A huge financial step over the cliff [3:17] Jumping into entrepreneurship in two stages [4:46] How to turn the loss of colleague contacts into something good [6:04] What…

In her company Dynamic Business Growth, Rochelle works with businesses that have reached a level of success and want to ramp it up. They are doing well and would like to continue consistent incremental growth. This means staff needs to be increased and operations revisited. Managing time, budget and resources can often get overwhelming. Success…

After 10 years as a Dean’s List litigation lawyer, Tsufit left law for the limelight, performing comedy on national TV and gaining international attention for her debut music CD. We discuss: The transformation process of going from “practical” to “impractical” [2:15] Step into the spotlight: How to be your own publicist [10:48] How to live…

Marc W. Halpert is a self-described “multi-preneur.” Since leaving the corporate finance world in 2001, Marc has started 3 companies, all of which he still operates. In 2010 he started his third company, connect2collaborate, to spread his LinkedIn and networking evangelism. We discuss: Becoming an entrepreneur when the world seems to come to its end…

Peter Smyth has been a mortgage loan originator since 2006. He is the business manager at Americana Mortgage where he’s been since 2008.  We discuss: The necessary knowledge to employ yourself [2:41] What outplacement firms do and don’t do for people who want to transition into entrepreneurship [6:32] How building on your success gets you…

Geri Mazur has been a marketer and brand strategist for more than 30 years. During her corporate career she worked with clients as diverse as Pfizer, Purdue Chicken and Princess Cruises. We discuss: The person who figures out the little piece of the puzzle [2:57] You never know how good you are at something until…

In her 20 years as an executive career and executive coach, facilitator and speaker, Tammy Gooler Loeb has inspired people to engage in work that is fulfilling, meaningful and satisfying.  We discuss: Different ways to go once on a crossroad [3:06] A wake-up call for people who have been going along in a profession for…

David has been working with small businesses for over 20 years and has been helping people buy and sell businesses since 2008. In 2011 he closed his business brokerage office and took a job with a bank! Thankfully, David is back in the world of entrepreneurship. We discuss: Being proactive in leaving the corporate world…

Lorianne was laid off and over 60 in Los Angeles. Holy Crap! Did she give up? No! She went through a mid-life reinvention and grew a business working with speakers and authors providing her expertise. Now Lorianne has other talented women of varying ages with various skill sets to support her clients. We discuss: How…