Latest Episodes
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115: Leaving Corporate Tech to Close the AI Access Gap – Adamaka Ajaelo
Listen nowAdamaka Ajaelo left a successful corporate career in people analytics and strategic workforce planning to build Self-eSTEM and help close the AI and STEM access gap.
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114: Leaving the Same Career Twice – Dr. Jessica Herbert
Listen nowDr. Jessica Herbert left the same career twice, first from law enforcement and later from public safety analytics, to focus on leadership, trust, and human transformation.
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113: When Work No Longer Fits Who You Are Becoming – Kjell van Zoen
Listen nowKjell van Zoen joins Why I Left to talk about identity, alignment, leadership, and the quiet cost of staying in work that no longer fits who you are becoming.
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112: Leaving Law to Reclaim Rest, Voice, and Agency with Dana T. Weekes
Listen nowDana T. Weekes shares why she left a successful legal and policy career, took a year to rest, and built Thrive Architects around voice, agency, and self-liberation.
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111: Who Are You Without The Uniform – Oakland McCulloch
Listen nowRetired Lieutenant Colonel Oakland McCulloch joins Why I Left to talk about leaving the Army, grieving the uniform, rebuilding purpose, and redefining service through leadership.
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110: Healing Your Relationship with Money Before You Leave – Kara Stevens
Listen nowKara Stevens, founder of The Frugal Feminista, joins Why I Left to discuss financial healing, leaving education, moving to Ghana, and redefining enough.