What does it really look like to leave behind a stable corporate career and step into the unknown of entrepreneurship and coaching? In this powerful conversation, Marie Groover speaks with Kelly Anderson (now Kelly Jackson) about her journey from a 15-year career in recruiting to building a purpose-driven coaching business.

Kelly shares the whispers she ignored for years, the moment she finally said “this is the year I leap”, and how her decision to leave wasn’t reckless—it was both deeply spiritual and strategically planned. Together, we explore the difference between burnout and true misalignment, the role of grief when shedding relationships and old identities, and how to navigate the discomfort of the “in-between” seasons.

If you’ve ever wondered how do I know if it’s time to quit?, what if I’m just burned out?, or how will my relationships shift if I change everything?—this episode is for you.

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Timestamp Guide

• 00:00 – Intro + Kelly’s backstory in recruiting and consulting

• 03:00 – The whisper of misalignment: when career “success” doesn’t feel right

• 07:00 – Divorce, pandemic, and the call to shed what no longer fits

• 10:30 – Burnout vs. misalignment: how to tell the difference

• 14:00 – The leap: balancing strategy and faith in the unknown

• 19:00 – Building a coaching business + navigating entrepreneurial freedom

• 23:00 – Grief, relationships, and the shedding of old circles

• 30:00 – Sitting in the in-between: discomfort as the doorway to wisdom

• 40:00 – Journaling, thought work, and rewiring beliefs around purpose

• 47:00 – Who are you at your raw core? Shedding identity and rediscovering self

• 55:00 – Embodiment, magnetism, and what it means to live without labels