Wait... What's Next?

Connect with us :) What if you stopped treating your job search like a numbers game and started treating it like a marketing campaign? This week, Laura and Amanda are talking careers, job searching, career pivots, and one of the biggest Wait… What’s Next? questions of all: how do you position yourself for where you want to go when your experience only shows where you’ve been? Laura is navigating h...

Connect with us :) This week, Laura sits down with Lauren Atkinson, the newest member behind the scenes of Wait… What’s Next? , helping shape the production and strategy of the podcast, for a very personal conversation about love, finding your person, and the woman you become along the way. Before Lauren met her future husband, there was a season of soul-searching. In this episode, she opens up ab...

Connect with us :) You can do everything “right.” Eat well. Exercise. Go to your appointments. Take care of yourself. And then one unexpected conversation with a doctor can make everything else feel very small. This week, Amanda opens up about a recent health scare after receiving unexpected news following a mammogram, and Laura shares an earlier experience of her own that brought up many of the s...

Connect with us :) Nine years ago, Laura and Amanda walked out of the house where they spent their senior year of college with absolutely no idea what the next decade would hold. This summer, Laura walked back in. The house looked almost exactly the same. But this time, a new group of UCSB seniors was living there, standing at the beginning of the same transition Laura and Amanda once faced: gradu...

Connect with us :) Buying your first home is supposed to be one of the happiest moments of your life. So why does nobody talk about how emotional it actually is? This week, this inbetweeners sit down with the realtor who helped Laura buy her very first condo, Marylene Notarianni, to unpack one of the biggest transitions of adulthood. With more than 14 years of experience guiding buyers and sellers...

Connect with us :) You got the new job. You moved across the country. You ended the relationship. You started over. So... why does it still hurt? We spend so much time talking about making the big decision that we rarely talk about what comes next. The quiet moments after the excitement fades. When the boxes are unpacked, the routine begins, and you find yourself grieving a version of your life yo...

Connect with us :) Growing older is one of the few things every single one of us will experience. So why does it still feel so uncomfortable to talk about? In this episode, Laura and Amanda dive into one of the biggest transitions we all face: our changing relationship with beauty, confidence, and aging. What happens when the beauty standards you once judged suddenly become the ones you understand...

Tell Us Your Wait... What's Next? Artificial intelligence isn't coming. It's already here. You might be using ChatGPT at work, asking AI to plan your next vacation, edit your emails, or organize your life, but one thing is becoming clear: this technology isn't going anywhere. But as AI becomes part of our everyday lives, another question begins to emerge. How do we embrace innov...

Tell Us Your Wait... What's Next? Hot Girl Summer may be out, but Rich Life Summer is officially in. And no, we're not talking about money. In this week's episode, Laura and Amanda dive into a transition that doesn't get talked about enough: growing out of your 20s while still feeling very much young. Somewhere along the way, the trends, habits, fashion choices, and weekend plan...

Tell Us Your Wait... What's Next? What happens when you’ve drifted so far from yourself that you no longer recognize who you’ve become? This week’s conversation goes there. Fully, honestly, and without the polished version of healing we’re so used to seeing online. Amanda opens up about a relationship that became one of the biggest lessons of her life, but also one that slowly pulled her away...

Tell Us Your Wait... What's Next? At some point in your late 20s and 30s, it feels like everyone around you is talking about real estate. Friends are buying homes, parents are asking questions, social media is telling you you're behind, and suddenly you're wondering if you're making the right financial decision. In this episode, Laura and Amanda sit down for an honest conversati...

Tell Us Your Wait... What's Next? This episode is about finding meaning in the small stuff. Not the big TMZ moments of our lives, but the small, everyday experiences that, believe it or not, come with their own little in-between. No longer running on adrenaline and productivity hacks. Choosing peace and balance. Embracing the slower seasons of life and unlearning the idea that the highs and lo...

Tell Us Your Wait... What's Next? This episode is a little different… my first solo episode. Because life happens. Showing up for your dreams doesn’t always look perfect. It looks like doing what you can with where you are. As the host of this podcast, that means continuing to build, to show up, and to stay committed to the community we’re creating, even when life, work, and everything in betw...

Tell Us Your Wait... What's Next? In this episode, we’re catching up on everything. A full Coachella recap, the energy, the moments, and yes… the Bieber fever that had everyone talking. But beyond the fun, we come back to real life and sit with what actually stayed with us. We revisit our conversation with Morgan Wijay and break down the relationship lessons, personal growth, and emotional shi...

Tell Us Your Wait... What's Next? Sometimes the hardest transitions are the ones that ask you to question the life you’ve built. In this episode, Laura sits down with Morgan, a mother, former athlete, and a woman who lived the traditional life society often expects, to talk about what it really looks like to grow within a relationship, try to make things work, and eventually realize when somet...

Tell Us Your Wait... What's Next? Lately, it feels like everything we grew up with is turning 20. The shows. The music. The versions of ourselves that once felt so certain about who we were going to be. And somehow… in the blink of an eye, we realize we’re the adults now. In this episode, we talk about that in-between feeling. Growing, evolving, taking on real responsibilities, and making deci...

Tell Us Your Wait... What's Next? Growing up comes with layers no one really prepares you for. In this episode, we dive into the emotional side of life transitions and how the ups, the downs, and everything in between start to shape the way we think and feel. We talk about anxiety and how it shows up uninvited, even when life looks “fine” on the outside. We reflect on how the way we navigate l...

Tell Us Your Wait... What's Next? Skincare can feel overwhelming fast. In this episode, Laura and Amanda dive into skincare routines from a real-life perspective. No complicated 10-step routines or unrealistic expectations. Just honest conversations about how to take care of your skin in a way that actually fits your lifestyle. We talk about building a simple and intentional skincare routine,...

Tell Us Your Wait... What's Next? Facing a big decision? Sometimes the biggest leaps we take in life are also the ones that lead to the most growth. In this episode, Laura and Amanda talk about what it really looks like to make bold decisions before you have everything figured out. From moving to new cities to leaving behind the comfort of the familiar, they explore the uncertainty, fear, and...

Tell Us Your Wait... What's Next? Relationships tend to shape us and how we date.  In this episode, Laura and Amanda dive into the growth that comes from the relationships we experience throughout life. The heartbreaks, situationships, and more. They talk about heartbreak, relationship standards, boundaries, and how expectations have evolved over time. Most importantly, we talk about accountab...

Tell Us Your Wait... What's Next? This week we went deep into Amanda’s career story… how did things evolve over a decade? Reconnecting as adults showed us we all go through the same motions in different seasons of our lives and even when the industries look completely different. Amanda shares what it was like chasing broadcasting dreams in her early twenties and living in the public eye, where...

Tell Us Your Wait... What's Next? Season Two just walked in, and she looks good. If you are navigating a career change, questioning your relationship, moving cities, rebuilding after burnout, or quietly reinventing yourself… welcome. You’re in the right place. This season is for anyone in a life transition. The in between. The messy middle. The “I thought I had it figured out” era. We talk car...

Tell Us Your Wait... What's Next? It’s here. The season finale of Year 1. 🥹 We started this podcast with nothing but Amazon microphones, chaotic voice notes, and a shared delusional dream… and somehow — we’re wrapping 2025 with 1,000+ downloads and a whole community of in-betweeners who get it. Like… are we micro-celebs now?? (Soft yes. Humble brag yes.) In this episode, Laura & Leni look...

Tell Us Your Wait... What's Next? How do you build a career when no one hands you the blueprint? This week, we sit down with Jennifer McAlpine, whose story takes us from a blue-collar childhood in the Central Valley to leading marketing and education across luxury brands, real estate powerhouses, and national companies. Her rise wasn’t linear or lucky; it was built on curiosity, grit, and the...

Tell Us Your Wait... What's Next? What does it really mean to feel rich? Not the dollar-sign kind, but the soul kind. The kind that sounds like belly laughs, morning sunlight, shared meals, and knowing you are already enough without needing anything extra to sponsor your happiness. This week, we’re questioning the myth the world keeps selling us: that happiness lives in the next purchase, the...