Episode 328
Lessons From A Quitter Podcast
Get insight, inspiration, tools, and resources to help you quit
what you hate and figure out what it is that you love
It is never too late to start over. No matter how much time or money you’ve spent chasing degrees and jobs to get to your current position, if ultimately you’re unhappy, then it is time to quit. Each week, Goli Kalkhoran, a fellow quitter, will interview inspiring guests who have quit lucrative careers to forge their own path and create a life they love.
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Ep. 328: Help! I procrastinate all the time
Episode 328
Ep. 328: Help! I procrastinate all the time
Episode 328
Ep. 328: Help! I procrastinate all the time
Episode 328
How Kayse Morris, a former school teacher, has a multiple six-figure business empowering other teachers
Sometimes we aren’t fully aware of the hidden skills and interests that reside inside us. And if we don’t follow those little sparks of curiosity, we’ll never uncover them. That’s exactly what happened with today’s guest, Kayse Morris started out as…
Ep. 66: Live Podcast Recording With Laurie Rowen, Pye Jirsa, Shinah Chang, and Sara Rezvanpour Rose
with Laurie Rowen, Pye Jirsa, Shinah Chang and Sara Rezvanpour Rose
EP. 66 Live Podcast Recording With Laurie Rowen, Pye Jirsa, Shinah Chang, and Sara Rezvanpour Rose
This week’s episode is so special to me. It’s a replay of the live podcast episode we recorded at the live event we had back in August. That event was such a surreal and amazing moment for me. It was so cool to meet people from this community and to…
Ep. 65: How Tara Laferrara followed her passion and is creating a fitness empire
with Tara Laferrara
How Tara Laferrara followed her passion and is creating a fitness empire
It’s not uncommon for people to stick with careers they’re unhappy with just because they aren’t sure what else they’d do, especially when it comes to “finding your passion”. But what if you know what you’re passionate about but you’re still unsure…
Ep. 64: You’re never too old to start over with Paul Tasner
with Paul Tasner
You’re never too old to start over with Paul Tasner
If you’ve ever told yourself that it’s too late to start over, be prepared to face the truth: you’re just making an excuse. After spending 40 years climbing the ladder in corporate America, Paul Tasner was laid off from his job at 64 years old…
Ep. 63: How Kelsey Murphy walked away from a great career to build an even better life
with Kelsey Murphy
How Kelsey Murphy walked away from a great career to build an even better life
How would you feel about leaving a job that took you to places like Italy and let you work with well-known people like Bono? Most people would have a really hard time walking way from something everyone else considers a “dream job”. But Kelsey had a…
Ep. 62: How AI is changing work and how to own the AI revolution with Neil Sahota
with Neil Sahota
How AI is changing work and how to own the AI revolution with Neil Sahota
In honor of Labor Day, I invited Neil Sahota on the show to talk about the AI revolution and how it will affect the working landscape. Technology is developing at such a rapid pace and it is really important to pay attention to how it will change work…
Ep. 61: How Lindsey Schwartz quit the corporate world to become a Powerhouse Woman
with Lindsey Schwartz
How Lindsey Schwartz quit the corporate world to become a Powerhouse Woman
Lindsey started out like many people pursuing a career in the corporate world. Even though she was doing great at her job, it was during the 2008 recession that she realized this wasn’t a stable path. She then decided to enter entrepreneurship…
Ep. 60: How Peter Glatz Quit His Dental Practice At 65 To Start a Second Career In one Of America’s Best Restaurants
with Peter Glatz
How Peter Glatz quit his dental practice at 65 to start a second career in one of America’s Best Restaurants
How many times have you wanted to start over? How many times have you started thinking about the possibilities only to follow them up with the thought, “but it’s too late in my life to do this”? If you’re human, then you’ve probably had this…
Ep. 59: How Kelsey Chapman Built a Brand and Found Her Passion While Serving Coffee
with Kelsey Chapman
How Kelsey Chapman Built a Brand and Found Her Passion While Serving Coffee
A common theme we’ve seen is that a lot of new career paths evolve out of the need to create a hobby or some kind of outlet. Kelsey Chapman’s story begins in a similar place. She started blogging in addition to her day job because she was feeling…
Ep. 58: How Michelle Schroeder-Gardner makes millions blogging while traveling the world
with Michelle Schroeder-Gardner
How Michelle Schroeder-Gardner makes millions blogging while traveling the world
You don’t necessarily have to pursue a whole new path in order to make a career change. On today’s episode, Michelle Schroeder-Gardner got her MBA in finance and then started working as a financial analyst. But realizing that she had never been taught…
Ep. 57: How Steve Trang Quit Engineering to Build a Real Estate Empire
with Steve Trang
How Steve Trang Quit Engineering to Build a Real Estate Empire
Since we’ve recently gained so many new listeners, we wanted to throw it back to one of our favorite episodes! Today, we get to talk to Steve Trang about how he made the (rather quick) jump from electrical engineer to real estate agent and how he’s…
Ep. 56: Why you don’t need passion to scale a successful creative business with Pye Jirsa
with Pye Jirsa
Why you don’t need passion to scale a successful creative business with Pye Jirsa
Since we’ve recently gained so many new listeners, we wanted to throw it back to one of our favorite episodes! I love this conversation with Pye! It was such a raw and in-depth conversation about the illusion of stability, the origin of most…
Ep. 55: 10 lessons I’ve learned from podcasting for 1 year.
Episode 55
10 lessons I’ve learned from podcasting for 1 year
Happy one year anniversary! It has officially been a year since I started this podcast and I’ve learned so much both through doing the podcast and from the conversations I’ve had with guests. This episode is also a special one because I have compiled…
Ep. 54: How Josh Zloof quit the corporate world to disrupt the coffee industry with Sudden Coffee
with Josh Zloof
How Josh Zloof quit the corporate world to disrupt the coffee industry with Sudden Coffee
What would you do if you started a company and it failed? What if you started multiple companies and they failed? Most people would stop. So many of us take those experiences personally and create a narrative about what it says about our…
Ep. 53: How Elle Drouin quit the financial industry and took entrepreneurship head on
with Elle Drouin
How Elle Drouin quit the financial industry and took entrepreneurship head on
How often do you stop yourself from doing something new because you don’t feel prepared/good/experienced enough for it? While planning out your next step might help ease your nerves, sometimes the next step is to throw that plan out the window and…
Ep. 52: All your financial questions about quitting answered by Erin Lowry from Broke Millennial
with Erin Lowry
All your financial questions about quitting answered by Erin Lowry from Broke Millennial
If financial worries are holding you back from pursuing a new path, this episode is for you. I’ve found that whether it’s through Instagram DMs, Facebook polls, etc., the number one thing that keeps people stuck is worrying about money. While those…
Ep. 51: How Chef Jenny Dorsey quit her MBA program to create social change through food
with Jenny Dorsey
How Chef Jenny Dorsey quit her MBA program to create social change through food
You can pursue a traditional career and yet still approach it in a unique way, making it your own, and that is the basis for today’s interview. Prior to crafting her own career path, Jenny Dorsey was a management consultant in the fashion industry and…
Ep. 50: How Blogging Helped Leslie Samuel Get And Then Quit His Dream Career
with Leslie Samuel
How blogging helped Leslie Samuel get and then quit his dream career
It’s hard not to smile while listening to today’s guest talk about his journey and you’ll see why. Leslie’s story is something we can all learn so much from. Through determination and a genuine love of teaching biology, he managed to land…
Ep. 49: How Kevin Ha from the Financial Panther paid off $87k in student loans and quit law with the help of the gig economy.
with Kevin Ha
How Kevin Ha from the Financial Panther paid off $87k in student loans and quit law with the help of the gig economy.
Can you imagine being able to pay off almost 90k in student loans in only 2.5 years? It may seem impossible, but it can be done! On today’s episode, I had the opportunity to speak with Kevin Ha from The Financial Panther, a blog about financial…
Ep. 48: How Dona Bumgarner designed a business based on what she needed most
with Dona Bumgarner
How Dona Bumgarner designed a business based on what she needed most
Today’s episode is a perfect example of how to be intentional in your career. So often we do what we think we should be doing: working insane hours, building the biggest business possible, trying (and often failing) to balance life, etc. We go for the…
Ep. 47: You should never stop reevaluating your career choices: How Phil Black went from Navy Seal to Harvard Business School to Firefighter and more
with Phil Black