What's Next? A Retirement Podcast

Failing in retirement is a real thing, and both Jason and Ken did it, we’ll sort of. Hear about their experiences and how they ended up falling back into ‘work’ situations.

Marc Badain rose up the ranks to eventually run the Raiders, and ultimately engineered their move to Las Vegas. Marc then left the Raiders and has settled into ‘retired life’ where he has been leveraging his experience to bring more great things to Vegas…as if they don’t already have enough!

On a drunken night in New Orleans, Tommy Scott took a flier with his brother and bought a brewery in Tampa. His retirement plan was to enjoy brewing and selling g beer to the locals and beer tourists and he has made it into a reality at Unrefined Brewery.

Norman Woolworth retired from his corporate career and decided to write a book…then he actually did it and now has a three book deal! Learn how he pulled it off so you too can write a book.

We interview Eric Goldberg from New Jersey Elder Law Center. Eric enlightens us about Elder Law and how we can help our parents generation dot the i’s and cross the t’s so their estates are in good shape and they get the care they deserve in their old age.

We interview a cowboy wannabe who grew up in New York, and has bought a working ranch to enjoy in his retirement. Adam Sussman had a great career which is winding down as he ramps up his ranching business in east BF Texas.

Paul Coughlin left Wall Street to hang out on Main Street in his retirement, and ended up building Taconic Distillery into the largest bourbon maker in New York. Sounds like a lotta work for a ‘retired’ guy, but who’s counting when you’re drinking great bourbon in the beautiful Hudson Valley?!

Renaissance Man John Malkin retired a few months ago and he’s been busy! The former TV executive is now in the other side of the camera as a comedian and musicians amongst other things.

Adventure travel specialist Chad Clark talks about making travel special and an unforgettable experience.

Mark Aitala shares his experience of slinging bags for Southwest Airlines after retiring from a 20+ year career at Apple

What’s it like to retire from the NFL? Eric Vance played cornerback for a few teams over his six year career, and shares his experience of waking up in a Sunday with no game to play in.

Brian Snerson of Essex Wealth Mgt joins the show and clarifies the process to answer the magic question; no not the meaning of life, but how does one know if he has enough to retire!

I was once told why NOT to travel abroad…the TV is always smaller, the food usually sucks and they don’t speak the language. But a very wise man, Don Coop, actually retired in Portugal and is loving every minute of it. Listen to our first episode of 2024 and learn how Don pulled it off and what it’s like living overseas.

A lot changed in 2023! Jason and Ken share big life changes they made in 2023, and reference the season’s episodes.

Why Arizona? Kevin Maxwell, co-host of the ‘Today and Tomorrow in Scottsdale’ podcast sits in and brags on the allure of Arizona for retirees coming from western and middle America. He basically says to heck with Florida!

Teaching in retirement, when you didn’t really go to class when you were in college…lots of people want to do it. We interview Scott Kolman who actually made it happen.

Retired healthcare executive Rick Siegel is a volunteer mentor for SCORE, which has over 300 offices and 10,000 mentors across the country. Rick discusses how it’s a great way to help small businesses and stay engaged.

Phantom Pickleball co-owner Seth Fine discusses the explosion of the sport and why it’s such a great activity for the retired community. Even the awesome Phantom paddle technology couldn’t get Ken a win on the court!

Our forum group gets together and addresses key questions we all face in retirement. Let us help you create a ‘What’s Next?’ forum group in your city.

A conversation with retired Doc and now artist extraordinaire Gary Bodner

Our Dads join us to discuss their ‘old school’ retirement stories…in honor of Father’s Day.

Smokejack BBQ owner Dave Filipowicz gives us a lesson on the fine art of all things barbecue.

A conversation about golf with Jason Adelman, golf pro extraordinaire at The Standard Club

Our resident college hoops expert Marc Isenberg joins the show to break down this year's March Madness bracket.

Cheers! Just cause you drink a lot of wine in retirement doesn’t mean you have a drinking problem…or does it?