The Corporate Burnouts Podcast

Is Gen Z redefining the future of work, or just refusing to play by the rules we were taught to follow? In this lively and thought-provoking episode of The Corporate Burnouts , Mandy and Mandy unpack the generational tension brewing in today's workforce. From job hopping to unapologetically setting boundaries, Gen Z might just be onto something, and it’s challenging everything we thought we kn...

We loved this episode with our awesome guest, Heather Swan, owner of YarnCom. It was so interesting to hear her corporate story and how she lived through and got caught up in a toxic workplace. What we loved most was what she learned from it and how she took those lessons and started her own business with amazing culture. Once again in this episode, we have another guest talking to us about bounda...

Did you know that your social media presence can potentially alienate employers and clients? We have always known this but have learned a lot recently about how deeply people can dig to see all of your activity online. In this episode, we discussed some surprising ways that potential and current employers can track you online, including being able to see all the comments you make on others' social...

We loved this episode with our guest, Kelli Risse! Kelli is a peak performance executive coach, professional speaker, and author, whose mission is to help overworked, overwhelmed, and overstressed high-achievers shift into peak performers to avoid or recover from burnout. She is so full of knowledge about burnout and we learned so much! Kelli walked us through the steps to go from being a high ach...

Attention corporate and ex-corporate besties - you need to hear this! Your coporate career wasn't a waste. There are so many skills and processes and experiences that you can take with you into your future endeavors, whether it's starting a business or working for a smaller company. You will definitely have a leg up on the competition. We loved having Annie Callaway on the podcast this wee...

We needed a light episode for this week and playing "Would You Rather?" was so fun for us! We found out that we have a lot of triggers still from corporate. We also had some great friend conversation and loved it. Come laugh with us! And for anyone watching who noticed Mandy Alt's jump scare, we don't know what happened either while watching it back. 😂 It's a true mystery. We would love to hear i...

We're so excited to introduce our guest for this episode, Miranda Malone, owner of Essential Rejuvination Medical Esthetics and founder of Elley's Hope. Her integrity while in corporate and after she left is inspirational and a huge reason why she is perfect to run a non-profit. Miranda's corporate story is tough, but she has come out on top and is a successful business owner today! Sh...

This episode was cathartic for us! We dug all the way into the feelings we had leaving corporate. The identity crisis was wild. Who am I without the job that was such a huge part of my life? The imposter syndrome, the major change in lifestyle/social life and routines, and the chaotic, hot mess of starting something new are so real for a lot of people. We hope that everyone who may be struggling p...

Welcome to our 13th episode, with special guest Alana Lerch. We love her story about how and why she left corporate, and what she did next.    Her experience after leaving her job was incredible. She spent 8 months finding herself, her passions, and what she wanted to do next. It isn’t something everyone can afford to do, but it was so inspiring to hear how she figured it all out.    We dig in wit...

This week we decided to keep it light and commiserate about some lingo and behavior that is sooooo corporate. From absolutely wild corporate policies to passive agressive emails and triggering corporate buzzwords, this episode is a compilation of corporate cringe that you don't want to miss. We loved our conversation about crazy team building exercises. Please tell us your favorite or least fa...

On this week's episode about high performers, The Mandys find out that they are high performers! We found out from a video we found from a creator on TikTok - High Performer Coach. If you don't know if you're a high performer, you will find out after watching this video we played. We really dig into the pros and cons of being a high performer, signs that being a high performer are lead...

In this episode of The Corporate Burnouts Podcast, we have a special guest, Caleena Karstens. Caleena is a fellow corporate burnout with a backround in hospital administration. It was crazy to hear her stories about 2020 in the hospital setting and her dismissal from a job that was making her sick. We loved the conversation with Caleena about things you can do to manage your stress while in corpor...

This week our episode digs into what it's like to be a woman in gas and oil or male dominated industries in general. We had a great time with our guest, Kristen Hogue, hearing her experience. She went through her entire career in oil and gas and shared her business, Scout Guide Abilene, with us. Kristen's journey through oil and gas was a bit of a roller coaster because climbing the corpor...

Welcome to the podcast, Dena Woulfe, former nurse turned holistic nurse. It was incredible to hear her "corporate" story about her time working in a hospital, the biggest greed machine there is, and what led her to leave and start her own thing. It's crazy to be doing a job that you don't believe in and we are so proud of what she accomplished after leaving. Dena shares with us t...

We started this episode introducing our amazing guest, Angel Magasano. Her story about her years in corporate will make you angry for what she had to go through. And her experience with raising kids while in corporate is all too familiar to so many. She shared her experience being a stay at home mom and how she accidently started her first business. It was really interesting to hear how Little Bla...

This week, we talk about how much fun we had during our week together. Our first in person podcast, with our first guest was awesome, our branding shoot for the podcast was awesome and our time together, when we never see each other in person, was of course awesome! We had the best first guest and the best photographer. If you are looking for a photographer in the St. Louis area, we recommend Abbi...

For the first time ever, we’re recording in person together—AND we’re welcoming our very first guest, Bre K.! Bre K. is a fourth-generation small business owner who escaped corporate life after enduring a toxic boss who banned office friendships, insane levels of nepotism, and coworkers so miserable they were literally crying at their desks but felt trapped by the paycheck. Now, as an operational...

This week we dove all the way into promotions. In our experience, promotions can be a huge move toward success and happiness but can also be disappointing when they aren't all they were cracked up to be. We discuss promotions that we thanked the lord we didn't get and ones that changed our lives for the better. We also talked about ones that we saw people get with no raise attached, like W...

This week we are talking about burnout. Have you ever been so stressed for so long that it turned into complete overwhelm and burnout? We have and it's not pleasant! We discussed the Sunday scaries and all the things that lead to our complete corporate burnout. We also talked about specific things that we haven't thought about for years that make us glad we aren't in that situation any...

On this first full episode, we dig into work-life balance, discussing the roadblocks we ran into and mistakes we made. We saw the end of relationships, lots of bitterness and even left corporate because we struggled so hard with work-life balance. The good news is, we also figured out that we are getting better at it post-corporate life! We talk through tips for figuring out work-life balance, and...

Welcome to The Corporate Burnouts Podcast! We are "The Mandys" and we are so excited to share this podcast with you all. Listen to hear what we have in store. And let us know in the comments what you want to hear about!