Tag: Career Transition
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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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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.
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101: Don’t Leave Your Job Until You Build This First – Nicaila Matthews Okome
Listen nowNicaila Matthews Okome did not leave her corporate job on a whim. She built her exit one calculated move at a time. In this conversation,…
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98: The Jolts That Reshape Work and Identity – Anthony Klotz
Listen nowMost people think quitting is the story. It isn’t.
In this Season 5 premiere of Why I Left, organizational psychologist Anthony Klotz returns to explain what really drives career change. Five years after coining “The Great Resignation,” Klotz introduces the concept of jolts. Sudden moments that disrupt how we see our work, our identity, and our willingness to stay the same. This episode explores why people leave stability, why many stay when they want to go, and how these jolts are shaping the future of work.