Deciding to launch a business as your second career can be an intimidating prospect. But sometimes, that pull can’t be ignored. That’s exactly what happened to Chris Lalomia, this week’s guest on Creating Your Encore Career.

As people live longer and healthier lives, retirement can mean 20 or 30 years of leisure. An encore career can be a rewarding way to spend this time. Though daunting, repositioning yourself in the market and polishing your networking skills can help you pursue your vision. With thoughtful planning, your encore career can be everything you hope for.

The world of work is rapidly changing with the advent of artificial intelligence (AI). As AI matures, it's becoming an increasingly unavoidable component of our professional lives, with tools like ChatGPT at the forefront of this revolution. In the latest episode of Creating Your Encore Career, Lynn explores the concept of AI and how pivoting to implement it into your workflow is crucial.

You can plan how your retirement will look, just as you were able to choose how your previous career progressed. You can enjoy the retirement that most fulfills you with some vision and forethought. In the latest episode of Creating Your Encore Career, Lynn reviews Mike Drak’s book Longevity Lifestyle by Design and discusses the concepts behind creating the retirement you want.

If you aren’t eager for retirement, you're not the only one. Instead, you might be anticipating not retiring. You can contribute to society in ways other than winning the next pickleball match by pursuing an encore career. You can become a silver entrepreneur and use your unique gifts to change the world.

Creating a new career after retirement can be an exciting life pivot. You’re starting a new chapter and experiencing work differently. Everything feels fresh and fun.

In this week’s episode of Creating Your Encore Career, financial advisor Justin Smith joined Lynn to discuss creating a plan for your next chapter and executing it. One of Justin’s central pieces of advice for your “victory lap” is understanding your particular financial situation.

This week’s episode of Creating Your Encore Career features guest Ellin Sidell. Ellin spent 35 years in Corporate America working for brands such as Nestle, Microsoft, and Costco. Recently, she decided to move to entrepreneurship, using the skills she learned as a leader and mentor to help others do the same.

What makes someone a thought leader in their business niche? And how do you become a thought leader? For Nicky Billou, President and CEO of eCircle Academy, it comes down to just a couple of simple things.

On the Creating Your Encore Career podcast, Nicky shares with Lynn some strategies he developed to transform entrepreneurs into influential thought leaders. His tips are simple to implement. But behind the success, a genuine desire to help is at its core.

Sheila Wilkinson has many titles: attorney, social worker, coach, speaker, and educator. She is known as The Joyful Lawyer™ because she loves what she does and who she helps.

I met Sheila at an entrepreneurial conference in October and was intrigued by the many different threads she pursued in her work. She is a perfect example of an entrepreneur with a Portfolio Career.

Last week on Creating Your Encore Career, Sheila and I discussed the concept of Portfolio Careers. We talked about why freedom in your work and life is so essential, no matter what stage of life you are in, and how our culture is transitioning to be more receptive to that. Sheila also gave us some great ideas for how we can create our own Portfolio Careers.

Jason Frazwell is a growth and leadership coach for high-impact people and teams. He has a background in tech and is an expert personal brand strategist. 

Jason has coached high performers and job seekers that work at some of the most prestigious tech companies, including Google, Meta (Facebook), Coinbase, and Spotify.

Last week on Creating Your Encore Career, Jason and I sat down to talk all about entrepreneurship. Because he has such a depth of experience working with entrepreneurs, he had some amazing insights and advice to share with all of us. He also shared his top tips for making the sometimes overwhelming transition from working for someone else to working for yourself.

Let’s dive into it all!

Lisa McGuire is a Business Growth Advisor and Marketing Consultant. She loves helping people who feel called to their work integrate what they love doing with helping the people they serve. She specializes in strategy and business storytelling to give business owners the boost they need to get closer to their goals.

In 2023, I’m focusing on questions.

This idea came from a variety of sources I’ve been diving into lately. It was discussed in a book I was recently reintroduced to called A More Beautiful Question and in a course I recently took. 

Nikki Takahashi is a digital media designer, brand strategist, and the founder and CEO of Fetching Finn. Her agency gets clients noticed in person, online, and in print. Through her work, Nikki has helped over 300 entrepreneurs embrace and amplify what makes them unique.

There’s one thing you should know if you’re just beginning your Encore Career: it takes a community to build a career. You need people around you to help, support, and encourage you. This is the way to ensure that you grow and have success.

Do you have limiting beliefs? Maybe you wouldn’t word it that way. Maybe you’re simply tired of being stuck in neutral and can’t figure out why. If that sounds anything like you, you’re going to love today’s guest. Matt Clark helps high performers experience a MindSHIFT using the neuroscience behind belief formation. Tune in to learn how to use neuroscience to become a higher performer in your Encore Career.

Cameron King is an expert on all things video creation and marketing. He helps entrepreneurs create better videos so that they can build their personal brands, create impact, and get higher quality leads. Because of his expertise in this area, I brought him onto the podcast. In this episode, he teaches all of us how to create better videos, become more efficient at creating them, and grow our brands during our Encore Careers.

I am currently taking part in The Purpose Course, hosted by the Modern Elder Academy. This class has been a very rich experience for both me and my business. Getting to learn alongside fellow entrepreneurs and benefit from their insights has helped me grow tremendously in my Encore Career.

Sarah St. John is the founder and CEO of PodSeam.com, a podcast production company. She is also an entrepreneur, podcaster, author, animal lover, and world traveler.

Sarah has created several startups throughout her entrepreneurial journey of over a decade. Her goal is to show people how to launch and manage an online business on a budget.

She recently joined us on Creating Your Encore Career to teach us how to do just that.

I just returned from an epic mastermind conference hosted by Mike Kim. Mike is the author of the best-selling book, You Are The Brand, which we’ve talked about extensively on Creating Your Encore Career. It was an amazing week spent with a group of my mastermind peers.

If you’re nearing retirement age but nowhere near ready to retire, you’re in the right place.

Here in this community, we are getting tired of or have already left our corporate careers and are stepping into an Encore journey. We want to make the most of our lives and keep contributing to a society that needs more workers.