Tag: Why I Left Podcast
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103: Why a PayPal Executive Walked Away to Lead Differently – Farah Hussain
Listen nowFormer PayPal executive Farah Hussain shares the moment she realized corporate success wasn’t enough and how she built a new path as a leadership coach.
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102: When Service Becomes Identity and You Have to Walk Away – Kevin Schmiegel
Listen nowKevin Schmiegel founded Hiring Our Heroes and helped transform veteran employment in America. In this episode, he shares why he had to leave and what burnout taught him about service and identity.
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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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100: Faith Over Fear – Stephen A. Hart
Listen nowStephen A. Hart shares why a stress-related health scare led him to resign from a six-figure corporate role and what faith, burnout, and legacy have to do with career reinvention.
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99: Leadership, Presence, and the Cost of Disconnection – Tracy Brower
Listen nowLoneliness at work is rising, and it is not just a personal issue. It is a leadership design issue.
In this episode, Dr. Tracy Brower returns to unpack the growing disconnection inside modern organizations. We explore the difference between visibility and true presence, why consistency builds more trust than charisma, and how culture is often defined by the worst behavior it tolerates.
If you lead people, this conversation will challenge how you think about productivity, belonging, and the responsibility to design connection intentionally.
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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.