Late Bloomer Living Podcast

Janet Granger is a marketing expert who noticed first hand the growing generational divide between older workers and younger workers.  She also noticed that as she aged she was being passed over for promotions and opportunities.  She became fascinated with the idea of intergenerational empowerment, so she left her corporate job to launch a consulting business where she offers a variety of services including working with Human Resources departments to identify ways in which they can close the generational divide.  Her most recent book is titled Ok Boomer! Revelations of a Baby Boomer Working With Millennials.  But she didn’t stop there.  She just created a new platform specifically designed to help students and younger workers to discover and navigate an early career in digital marketing.

Natascha Hardee likes to say that just because you are a woman over 50, it doesn’t mean it's time for you to pick out a casket and quit life. She has over 50 years of experience as a fitness trainer and in occupational therapy. She’s a dancer, a certified life coach and speaker.  She has recently become the Clubhouse Moderator Mentor for Midlifers and has no plans on slowing down anytime soon! Natascha specializes in guiding women 50 and over how to transition to the next phase of their lives without guilt, shame, or fear. She is committed to being a resource for seasoned women who desire to live a sexy, healthy, and vibrant life holistically.

Sarah Gallagher knows something about the journey through grief and how to pick up the pieces and move forward.   Her husband died when she was in her late thirties and her son was 2 1/2 years old.  It wasn’t expected.  She was devastated.  He was her soulmate and his death left her with so many unfinished plans… like plans to have another child.  Redefining her life goal as a solo parent gave her strength.  She decided to go ahead and have the second child they’d always dreamed of.  With time, she found herself reaching out to help other young widows.  Over the years she has turned her pain into purpose and is now offering grief coaching for other widowed, solo parents.

It’s never too late to unleash your creativity.  Nina Hart is an author and creativity coach.  Nina considers herself to be an improvisational writer – she was a blocked writer until she rediscovered the curious part of herself who could play, experiment, and explore.  She is passionate about helping artists and writers find their voice and reclaim the hooligan kid spirit that most people have buried under an “adult” veneer. Nina is the founder of a unique method of teaching writing called “Writing from the Top of your Head,” which combines group Creativity Coaching with creative writing.

Channa Silva has had a successful career in tech in the telecommunications industry but his real passion is music.  During the Covid shut down he found himself missing the live music experience and the community of concert goers that he loved so much, so he started hosting zoom calls where they could talk about music and connect.  That simple act of bringing together a community of music fans has led him down a whole new path and now he’s the host of a podcast called Channa, Channa, Channa.  And he’s not stopping there.  I can’t wait for you to hear his story.

Nina Obier knows a little bit about how to find clarity when you feel off track or muddled.  She’s done it more than a few times and now she teaches other women to do the same.  Nina is an Author, Coach, Speaker, and JOY Seeker.  As the Founder of Success Simplified, her mission is to provide action-oriented tools and strategies so that her audiences and clients gain the ability to remove doubt, discouragement, and distraction to replace it with clarity, confidence, and commitment.

Reinvention: It’s not about changing yourself… It’s about changing how you think about yourself.  

You are already amazing!  You are already powerful beyond your imagination.  If you set your intentions every day you will be amazed at what starts to happen.   Your brain will go to work for you.  You will start to find evidence for your “shiny new thoughts” which will reinforce them and give you energy and motivation to take new action… to try something different… to try something new. 

Lynn McNutt is an actor, singer, mover, creator, writer, wanderer, and wayfarer.  Lynn has over twenty five years of experience as a professional actress and singer working in national tours, Off-Broadway, and a bevy of regional theaters.  In her 40s she ended up taking several years of time away from her performing career to act as a caregiver for several family members.  After her father died, she found herself needing to walk off the stress and grief, so she embarked on a solo backpacking expedition on the Florida Trail.  For her second act, Lynn is creating her own works, delving into the world of solo-performance telling stories, connecting ideas, and shedding new light on old ones.

This week’s episode is about discovering joy in the midst of difficult times. Rebecca Thompson’s newborn granddaughter was near death just as the world was beginning to grapple with the Covid pandemic.  Her home organizing business was shut down as was her husband’s business. Like much of the world, they found themselves scrambling to do business online. During a lockdown walk in April 2020, Rebecca’s husband introduced her to sea glass and after collecting for a week, she found out she had a talent for wiring jewelry and set off on a new and unplanned adventure, sharing her creations from an old converted bike shed to people all around the world. Rebecca is now a proud owner of her second business called the Sea Glass Company which not only sells unique and bespoke jewelry, but has expanded into other creative mediums.

As a child Cindy Burnett wanted to be an astronaut… then she wanted to be a judge… She became a lawyer… then she became a mom… She became a mom who put herself into it with all the energy she’d once put into her career, volunteering for “all the things”.  As her kids got older she realized she needed something for herself.  She’d always loved books and reading…  She got a part time job at a bookstore in Houston then followed her instincts and took massive action towards building a new business around her love of books proving it’s never too late to follow your heart and it’s never too late to start your own business.