I Am This Age

Bonus Episode Part 2 with Elaine Appleton Grant! Today Elaine talks about her change journey from working in public radio and at the Wondery network to starting her own podcast production company called Podcast Allies at the age of 57. To my surprise and Elaine’s credit, she barely ever thought about her age when diving into this career pivot. Listen now to find out why she’s proud to be this age!...

Welcome back! Today’s episode is part 1 of 2 with my guest Elaine Appleton Grant talking about her change from her previous marriage to her current one and all the emotions and fears that accompany divorce in your 50’s. We cover how she navigated through those emotions to get the loving, supportive relationship she’s in now. We hope Elaine’s story helps anyone who is thinking about or in the proce...

We're coming back on October 23rd! We've missed you and we're excited to be back with loads more content from long-ish interviews of people talking change and age, to short episodes about our own change journeys. Especially now that we're all officially in our 40's here at I Am This Age. Make sure you're subscribed, you tell all you friends, and you follow us on Instagram @iamthisage_podast and Tw...

Melissa shares her emotional journey from Hollywood writer and director to corporate America and pharmaceutical companies in her early fourties, and why she's so happy she made the change. Change is hard, and just like always, we get into all the reasons why Melisssa decided to pivot career paths; the scariest, hardest moments in her journey and how she navigated through them; what she's learned a...

Brandi Covington owns a catering company in NYC called Cooking with Corey, Corey being her very soon to be husband. Brandi is a former foster child who never finished high school. After having 3 kids, leaving her relationship, and moving into a shelter, Brandi got her GED in her early 30’s to work for the Department of Education, a job which she came to hate. Eventually she found a free program th...

Audrey Mayer, an ecologist with the US Fish and Wildlife Service, is on the pod today! She was a professor living in the UP of Michigan with her son, Lucas, until she recently left her job and she and Lucas moved to New Hampshire. It turns out even if you’re working in the highest echelons of academia, you still might have feelings of doubt, failure, and regret from time to time. Listen now to hea...

Kimberly Evans is the founder and CEO of Just Her Rideshare, a safe alternative rideshare for women. She’s 57 and new to the tech industry, but a seasoned entrepreneur. She didn’t go to business school, in fact, she barely finished high school. But here she is, many businesses under her belt, starting yet another. So how does she continue to push forward as a 57-year-old black female entrepreneur...

Neelam Patel is on the show today! She’s a former and longtime tech executive who left the industry in her late 40’s and became a published author/poet and public speaker. Her specialty is embracing the “messiness of the middle”, which we, of course, talk a lot about. If you’re ready to embrace the danger of vulnerability, befriend your rage, and follow your curiosity, this episode is for you! The...

I interviewed Illa Lynn last year and it’s finally out! I can’t think of a topic we DON’T talk about. Illa tells her story about leaving her home in Bosnia and Herzegovina as an 11-year-old during the Bosnian war, her experience working in Corporate America and how she finally worked up the energy and courage to leave and start her own coaching business, and we even get into relationships and hear...

Louise Dyble left her job as a history professor in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to go to law school at the University of California, Berkeley, at age 40. Louise was a single mother of a 12-year-old daughter, and she lost both her parents within the first year of school. Join us as we talk about how she navigated that transition, plus a little short from me about letting go of your grip and sur...

Jen & Joe dated, got married, built a house, and had kids, all in their 40's. They're here today to talk about exactly that. They're funny, sweet, and pretty damn adorable together. Oh, and there's a little story from me about finding the extraordinary in the ordinary. Enjoy! A full transcription is available at www.iamthisage.com

Shelley Brown believed her worth was measured by appearances – physical, relational, and professional, until it all came to a head in her late 40’s when everything had to change. She had a hysterectomy, spinal surgery after a collapsed vertebra, lost her job, and broke up with her drug-addicted boyfriend all within a couple of years. Find out how she transitioned through all of this to discover wh...

Lola Wright and her inimitable charisma join me on the pod today! Lola is a TEDx speaker, ordained minister, jazz singer, life guide, mother, partner, a gazillion more things, and now also a landscape design business owner. We, of course, talk about her journey through recent changes. Lola dives into her views on community building and why it’s important for personal growth, and she explains the d...

Hello! It’s been a minute since we’ve seen each other! Welcome back, friend. I’ve missed you. Thom Singer is on the pod today. Thom is a professional speaker and podcast host. He’s also a networking expert, has a gazillion businesses, is a stand-up comic, a new runner, and an author, among other things. When Thom turned 50, he declared he’d make ages 50-75 the best of his life. And he really liked...

Today I welcome Craig Stanland to the pod! Craig is the author of the book “Blank Canvas; How I Reinvented My Life After Prison”. Craig was a top executive at a big tech company in NYC when he began committing mail fraud against a partner company, only to have the whole scam come to light one morning when the FBI showed up at his front door. Craig opens up about his journey into and out of prison,...

Website: changeablecoaching.com – get a sneak peek of the book here! LinkedIn:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifercrowleychangecoach Facebook: Changeable Coaching with Jennifer Crowley – https://www.facebook.com/changeablelifecoaching Ever Wish You Got Hit by a Truck? A Woman’s Manual for Bravely Changing Lanes will be available on Amazon on July 20th. The Kindle version will be 99 cents during...

https://www.amazon.com/Golden-Attitude-Beyond-Positive-Mental/dp/0692006141 A full transcription is available at www.iamthisage.com

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Check out our instagram page @iamthisage_podcast to see pictures from the 2008 wine harvest we worked together, and the design on his labels, which we talk about in the episode. If you’re interested in buying Abe’s California wines, Scholium Project, contact him through his website www.scholiumwines.com .  For his Brooklyn project, Red Hook Winery, check out www.redhookwinery.com . A full transcri...

Meet Marilyn, a Professor Emeritus from National Louis University in Chicago, co-author of 5 books about education, and founder of Chicago Best Practice High School. Today Marilyn opens up about how she got through the dark days of divorce, financial insecurity, deciding to go for a doctorate in her 40’s, and what it was like to surprise an auditorium full of high school kids with a Nelly concert...

I recently asked Bobbe how she felt about not being able to compete in 2020, and if she plans to compete in 2021. She responded: “Throughout 2019, I was asked if I’m going to “defend my title.” Then came the pandemic, which meant all of the races were canceled. But as it turns out, I hold my “title” for an extra year, save a ton of money in race fees and travel, and most importantly, as the “winne...

Hi, I’m Molly. I’m an ex-wine professional, a storyteller, a life coach, and a podcaster. I’ve lived all over the US, and I currently reside in my hometown city of Chicago. Want to know how and why I thought of doing a podcast about 40+ year-olds and their continuing life journeys? This is why! Or at least some of why. Join me as I get a little vulnerable (yikes), tell you how I got here, and expl...