The Corporate Burnouts Podcast

In this episode of The Corporate Burnouts , Mandy Holt and Mandy Alt sit down with special guest Amanda Hausmann , an attorney-turned-tech founder who left behind a high-powered corporate career to create MomMoment , an innovative app helping moms balance work, family, and personal well-being. Amanda shares her powerful journey from law school and in-house counsel roles at AAA and Nationwide, to l...

Burnout isn’t just about feeling tired, it’s a mentalhealth crisis that impacts millions of professionals across corporate life, entrepreneurship, and leadership roles. In this episode of The Corporate Burnouts , hosts Mandy Alt and Mandy Holt welcome international guest Lauren Davis , a clinical psychologist and workplace mental health coach from South Africa. With over two decades of experience,...

Welcome back to The Corporate Burnouts , the podcast that helps you navigate the messy, stressful, and often hilarious realities of corporate life while finding smarter ways to thrive outside of it. In this episode, Mandy and Mandy dive deep into the world of side hustles, corporate burnout, and financial freedom,n exploring whether pursuing a side gig is a survival strategy, a passion project, or...

In this milestone episode of The Corporate Burnouts , Mandy Holt and Mandy Alt sit down with their longtime friend and former teammate, Maci Taylor , to talk about leaving corporate burnout behind, going back to school in her 30s, and navigating today’s tough job market. Maci shares her journey from 15+ years in marketing and corporate life to finishing her degree debt-free, only to face the reali...

In this episode of The Corporate Burnouts , Mandy Holt and Mandy Alt dive deep into the hidden cost of corporate life and how constantly “turning it on” reshapes your personality and leaves you questioning who you really are outside of work. From concerts with Red Clay Strays and Pantera to binge-worthy Netflix documentaries like The Unknown Number: The High School Catfish , the conversation start...

In this episode of The Corporate Burnouts , Mandy and Mandy dive deep into the hidden costs of corporate life and how misplaced priorities can silently erode your most important relationships. From juggling work trips, school pick-ups, and family obligations to the exhaustion that comes with always being “on call,” they share raw stories about how career pressures once overshadowed their personal...

In this episode of The Corporate Burnouts , Mandy and Mandyget real about the truth of working from home,  the good, thebad, and the burnout. From juggling puppies and parenting to finding balance between discipline and flexibility, they share firsthand stories of what remote work actually looks like when the glamour wears off. We dive into the surprising statistics about burnout for remote worker...

In this episode of The Corporate Burnouts, Mandy and Mandy get real about work friendships, work besties, and what happens when those relationships collide with real life. We’ve all had that coworker who felt like family. The daily texts, inside jokes, and shared trauma from a toxic boss are all bonding, but what happens when you leave corporate? Do those friendships stick…or do they fade once the...

In this episode of The Corporate Burnouts , Mandy and Mandy dig deep into the difference between being truly productive and just looking busy—a habit so many of us learned in school, perfected in corporate life, and accidentally carried into entrepreneurship and everyday life. From performative busyness to protecting your creative energy, they share real stories from their own careers—like faking...

If you’ve ever avoided a difficult conversation at work (or in your personal life), this episode of The Corporate Burnouts is for you. This week, Mandy Holt and Mandy Alt dive deepinto the must-read book How to Say Anything to Anyone by Shari Harley—a practical guide to giving and receiving feedback that doesn’t end in awkward silence or fiery resentment. From parenting fails to navigating passive...

This week on The Corporate Burnouts , we're back with part two of our personality test conversation—and this time, we're going even deeper. We're joined by culture strategist, leadership coach, and DISC-certified practitioner Amy Nunn , who helps leaders decode communication breakdowns and build feedback-driven teams that actually work. We cover how to read and apply DISC assessments a...

In this episode of The Corporate Burnouts Podcast, Mandy and Mandy dive headfirst into one of their favorite topics: personality tests. From DISC to Myers-Briggs, the Predictive Index, the Four Color Personalities, and even the 5 Love Languages (in the workplace!), they explore how knowing yourself—and your teammates—can drastically improve communication, reduce workplace stress, and help prevent...

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...