Act Three

Introduction Bob Lies has had an extensive career in chemical engineering and supply chain management, holding leadership roles at companies like Dial and Tyson Foods. After retiring, Bob spent a year as a substitute teacher at a local grade school. He...

Summary: Jeanne Thompson shares her experience transitioning from a successful 30-year corporate career to retirement. She gets real about the emotional struggles, loss of identity and purpose, and finding new meaning. Key Takeaways: Jeanne spent over ...

Key Points: Frish's work at the gallery focused on connecting people through art and examining deeper questions about life, love, loss, etc. This inspired her interest in more spiritual and meaningful conversations later in life. In 2009, she read an a...

Overview Dave Evans is a lecturer at Stanford, management consultant, and co-founder of Electronic Arts. He is the co-author of the books Designing Your Life, Designing Your Work Life, and Designing Your New Work Life. The conversation focuses on apply...

In this episode, I interviewed Connie Lindsey, former Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at Northern Trust in Chicago. We discussed: Her career journey at Northern Trust and decision to "rewire" instead of retire Servi...

Key Points: Jake had a 30+ year career with the Wall Street Journal as a reporter and editor. His identity was very tied to his work. He attended the Distinguished Careers Institute at Stanford, a program for people seeking reinvention in their 50s and...

Summary: Dena was a special education teacher for 36 years in New Jersey public schools. She retired in 2018 at age 60. In 2004, Dena visited Nigeria and was inspired to start the Dream School Foundation, providing educational resources and infrastruct...

Marlon Weems spent over 30 years in the finance industry, beginning in the early 80s in Little Rock, Arkansas. In the mid-90s, he founded the state's first African-American-owned asset management firm. He later acquired Security Investments of Conway f...

Episode Summary: In this episode, I interviewed Diane Drey, former CEO of Snowbird, a bottled water company. Diane led the company for over 30 years before selling it to Nestle in 2008. Since retiring, Diane has stayed active volunteering with SCORE, t...

Episode Summary: In this episode, I interviewed Marty Whalen, former CEO of a family-owned office solutions business that was sold to Xerox in 2012. After the sale, Marty participated in Notre Dame's Inspired Leadership Initiative to help plan the next...

Meg founded wealth management firm Meg Green & Associates, Inc in 1984. Today, she's happily retired, and her long time partner, Todd Battaglia, is now Owner,President/CEO of the firm. She is extremely proud to be the Founder of what is today, one of t...