Episodes Get Your Second Act On

Paul Irving is almost synonymous with the positive aging movement. As founding Chair of the Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging, Paul was and continues to be at the forefront of the conversation about the role and the .... (READ MORE}

Mike Drak’s latest challenge was to train and run an Ironman! Check out our interview to find out how he did. We also cover a number of other inspiring stories and lessons from his recent life journey. In this new .... (READ MORE}

Beverly Jones is a serial career reinventor. A corporate executive, lawyer, and university leader who is now an entrepreneur and executive coach, she is an author and podcaster specializing in career transitions. Her focus is on creating a thriving career .... (READ MORE}

Feeling like you’re running out of steam? Succumbing to a mid-life career crisis and not sure how to get your mojo back? That’s where our guest Tom Matt comes in. An author, broadcaster, and serial reinventor, Tom has been leading .... (READ MORE}

Job seekers often feel under-valued and under-represented in their quest for a viable and sustainable job – especially when it comes to transitioning into their second-act career. Mark Anthony Dyson, “the voice of the job-seeker,” is exactly the kind of .... (READ MORE}

On this episode of The Second Act Show, we talk with social entrepreneur Lawrence Kosick, President and Co-Founder of GetSetup.io, .... (READ MORE}

From an investment banker turned public school teacher, to a telephone repairman now designing and making shoes, to a Peace Corps volunteer in their 60s, to a nurse who is now a truck driver, Andy Levine has seen and chronicled .... (READ MORE}

Join us as we talk with Dr. Mona Mourshed, the founding CEO of Generation.org, a non-profit dedicated to improving education, training, and employment for marginalized workers of all ages. Mona has decades of experience as a leader in the education .... (READ MORE}

Another way of looking at your second-act career is to think of it as what financial planner Justin Smith calls a “Victory Lap.” After establishing your expertise and building a career, you’re at (or should be at) the point where .... (READ MORE}

On this week’s Second-Act Show, we interview Tim Driver, the founder of Age Friendly Ventures. Tim is a social entrepreneur who revolutionized the career space by being the first to understand the economic imperative of second-act careers. He launched Retirementjobs.com and .... (READ MORE}

Built by and for women 40 and beyond, Second Act Women (https://secondactwomen.com/) is an IRL and virtual club for women 40 & 50+ that provides access to professional and self-development courses and workshops led by industry experts, resources, and on-demand .... (READ MORE}

Chris Farrell is Senior Economics Contributor for Minnesota Public Radio and for American Public Media’s Marketplace, both nationally syndicated public radio business and economic programs. He coined the term “unretirement” in his eponymous book “Unretirement: How Baby Boomers are Changing .... (READ MORE}