Claim OwnershipSecond Act Success: Business Tips & Career Change Advice for Women
Subscribed: 18Played: 431
Subscribe
© 2026 Second Act Success® - Shannon Russell
Description
Welcome to the Second Act Success Podcast, a top 2% globally ranked show designed to help ambitious women like you who are ready to change careers, start a business, and create a fulfilled life you deserve.
Hosted by Shannon Russell, business coach for women, author, and entrepreneur, this podcast helps you transition from employee to entrepreneur with clarity, confidence, and a strategic action plan.
Listen and Learn:
- How to quit your job and start a business that lights you up
- Strategies for career change after 40 and designing your second act
- Business planning, marketing, and personal branding tips for women
- How to validate your business idea and find your ideal clients
- How to use your career experience in your role as a female entrepreneur
- Success stories from women who’ve turned their side hustles into thriving businesses
Whether you’re planning an exit strategy, exploring midlife career pivots, or ready to become your own boss, you’ll find actionable steps, real-life inspiration, and expert guidance here on the show, so you can start your second act.
Is this podcast for you?
- Are you dreaming of quitting your corporate job to start your own business?
- Do you want advice on launching a business, marketing your offers, designing your personal brand, and putting your business strategies in place?
- Are you ready to overcome fear and turn your skills and experience from the corporate world into your second act business where you are the boss?
- Do you crave a flexible lifestyle that allows you to focus on your family and your creative passions while still bringing income into your household?
- Are you ready to become your own boss and build a business that is all yours?
- Is it time to turn your side hustle into a full-time business?
If you answered YES, then you’re in the right place and this podcast will teach you everything you need to know.
🎧 Listen to new episodes every week to help you build your second act.
🔗 Book a free Second Act Strategy Call with host Shannon Russell and download free resources at https://secondactsuccess.co.
Subscribe now and embark on a journey towards your second act!
247 Episodes
Reverse
👉 Start Your Second Act Strategy Call with Shannon here. Have you ever worried that changing careers means everything you’ve done up to this point was a waste? In this episode of the Second Act Success Podcast, Shannon Russell sits down with Kayla Sweet, a transformational life coach and founder of Internally Guided Leadership Consulting, to talk about transformation, alignment, burnout, and career transitions. Kayla shares how she started in community mental health, hit burnout, and used t...
👉 Start Your Second Act Strategy Call with Shannon here. I missed my son’s first birthday. And that moment changed everything in my career. In this deeply personal episode of the Second Act Success Podcast, Shannon Russell shares the story of the day she was producing a major MTV shoot at South by Southwest while her baby celebrated his first birthday without her. On paper, it looked like success. Behind the scenes, it felt like heartbreak. If you are a working mom feeling stretched t...
👉 Start Your Second Act Strategy Call with Shannon here. Have you ever been more afraid of your dream coming true than of it failing? Fear of failure is real, but what about the fear of success? In this episode of the Second Act Success Podcast, Shannon Russell, business coach for women and author of Start Your Second Act, dives into one of the most overlooked blocks in entrepreneurship and career transitions: the fear of actually succeeding. If you’ve been procrastinating launching your bu...
👉 Start Your Second Act Strategy Call with Shannon here. Are you struggling to get your resume noticed in today’s competitive job market? Wondering how to get past AI resume screeners and actually land an interview? In this episode of the Second Act Success Podcast, Shannon Russell sits down with former recruiter turned career strategist Sindy Thomas, host of The Insider Career Club Podcast. With over 25 years of experience in talent acquisition across biotech, pharmaceuticals, IT, and corp...
👉 Start Your Second Act Strategy Call with Shannon here. If you don’t want your boss’s job… why are you still climbing the ladder? This episode of the Second Act Success Podcast with business coach Shannon Russell is your wake-up call. So many high-achieving women are working long hours, chasing promotions, and saying yes to more responsibility. Yet when they look at the next level, they realize something uncomfortable. They don’t actually want it. This episode challenges the traditional co...
👉 Start Your Second Act Strategy Call with Shannon here. If you have ever read Two Weeks Notice by Amy Porterfield, you know she encourages aspiring entrepreneurs to pick a quit date and put it on the calendar. For many women, that bold move is exactly what helps them finally take action. In this episode of the Second Act Success Podcast, Shannon Russell shares a different approach. One rooted in preparation, confidence, and financial stability. Shannon explains why she does not believe in ...
👉 Start Your Second Act Strategy Call with Shannon here. Do you feel guilty about wanting to change your career when your partner is unhappy in their job, but refuses to make a move? You’re not alone, and this episode is your permission slip to move forward anyway. In this episode of the Second Act Success Podcast, business coach and author Shannon Russell tackles one of the most common emotional roadblocks women face when considering a career pivot or starting a business: guilt tied to a p...
*Book a free strategy call to discuss your business or second act idea with Shannon here. Don’t let anyone tell you that your side gig isn’t legitimate. In this episode of the Second Act Success Podcast, career transition coach and business coach for women Shannon Russell sits down with Cheryl Fischer, a former corporate professional turned math and economics teacher who reinvented herself again as a mindset coach and podcast host. Cheryl shares her powerful second act career story. From wo...
*Book a free strategy call to discuss your business or second act idea with Shannon here. If your business feels quiet, slow, or stuck right now, this episode is for you. In this episode of the Second Act Success Podcast, business coach for women Shannon Russell shares 3 simple, practical ways to create momentum in your business. Especially during seasons when motivation is low, sales feel inconsistent, or you’re craving proof that what you’re building is working. Whether you’re starting a ...
*Book a free strategy call to discuss your business or second act idea with Shannon here. What do you do when you’re ready to launch your business and suddenly a job offer lands in your lap? You’ve done the work. You’ve given notice. You’re building a business. And then… an opportunity shows up that makes you question everything. In this episode of the Second Act Success Podcast, career transition coach and business coach for women Shannon Russell breaks down a situation many women face dur...
*Book a free strategy call to discuss your business or second act idea with Shannon here. What happens when you build a successful business, then realize it’s time to close that chapter? In this episode of the Second Act Success Podcast, Shannon Russell sits down with Sharon Calle, founder of Luminosa Creative, to talk about the emotional side of business pivots, career change, and giving yourself permission to move on without guilt. Sharon shares her “squiggly” creative journey. From study...
*Book a free strategy call to discuss your business or second act idea with Shannon here. What happens when you’re sitting at a “safe” job with benefits, but your soul is screaming, this isn’t it? In this episode of the Second Act Success Podcast, host Shannon Russell sits down with Sabine Kvenberg, who went from working in the insurance industry in Germany to becoming a professional actress, and then making a bold move to the United States to co-found a performing arts school with her husb...
Too many women leave corporate jobs or start businesses for freedom, only to recreate the same burnout in a different form. In this episode of the Second Act Success Podcast, business coach and former TV producer Shannon Russell shares how to design a business that truly fits your life. Not one you have to squeeze your life into. If you’re starting a business, scaling an existing one, or feeling overwhelmed by hustle culture, this episode will help you flip the script and build a life-first b...
What if the reason you feel unfulfilled isn’t your job, your relationship, or your circumstances? In this powerful re-released episode of the Second Act Success Podcast, Shannon Russell sits down with happiness mentor Karyn Seitz, founder of the Happy Wife School, for a deep conversation about why so many women feel empty and dissatisfied even after “doing everything right.” Karyn works with women in their 30s, 40s, and 50s who have successful lives on paper but still feel like something is m...
*Book a free strategy call to discuss your business or second act idea with Shannon here. Whose advice have you been listening to lately? If you’re planning a career change, starting a second act, or trying to quit your 9 to 5 to start a business, the wrong advice can quietly derail you before you even get momentum. In this episode of the Second Act Success Podcast, business coach and bestselling author Shannon Russell shares a simple rule to help you filter advice with confidence: only tak...
*Book a free strategy call to discuss your business or second act idea with Shannon here. What do you do when your life shatters on a park bench in Central Park? In this powerful episode of the Second Act Success Podcast, host Shannon Russell sits down with Vanessa Cardenas, a C-suite healthcare executive, relationship reset expert, and founder of Understanding Ear, to talk about how one devastating betrayal became the catalyst for her second act. After her husband of over two decades said ...
*Book a free strategy call with Shannon here. https://secondactsuccess.co/230 Ready to finally start a business in 2026 instead of just talking about it? In this first episode of the year, business coach and host Shannon Russell walks you through a simple, realistic 90-day Q1 plan to launch your business by March 31, 2026. If you’ve been sitting on a business idea, dreaming about quitting your 9–5, or wanting to add a new offer to your existing business, this pep-talk-meets-strategy s...
*Book a free strategy call with Shannon here. Ready to start (or scale) your business, but want to do it without running on caffeine and chaos? In this episode 229 of the Second Act Success Podcast, Shannon Russell sits down with registered dietitian Lindsay Martens to talk about how to fuel your CEO brain, create sustainable healthy habits, and protect your energy while you build your second act. Lindsay shares why your brain needs consistent fuel (hello, focus and creativity), how to stop...
It’s holiday season and we are talking Hallmark Christmas movies on the Second Act Success Podcast. We are officially fan-girling because film critic and host of the Hallmarkies Podcast Rachel Wagner joins us to talk about hosting this popular podcast with Hallmark and movies at its core. Rachel shares how a love of movie criticism led her to start creating online reviews, launch a podcast, and eventually build a thriving platform that’s now deep into its 9th holiday season (with thousa...
*Book a free strategy call with Shannon here. What if you could start a profitable podcast and personal brand before you ever quit your 9–5? In this inspiring episode of the Second Act Success podcast, Shannon Russell talks with Francesca (Fran) Stone, founder of 9 to 5 Mom with a Pod—a podcast and consulting platform that helps mom content creators launch personal brands and grow with purpose. Fran shares how her winding career path—from talent agent to paralegal—gave her the business, sal...
Comments
Download from Google Play
Download from App Store
United States