Financial Crossroads
14 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn the Financial Crossroads podcast, Rand Spero shares stories about people adapting during their personal transition.
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14: Margin For Error
July 31, 2023 04:00 - 28 minutes - 22.5 MBLast year I was asked by personal finance writer Jonathan Clements, who founded and edits the blog https://humbledollar.com/, to submit an essay about my own financial journey. The process required considerable personal reflection. His recently published book My Money Journey – How 30 People Found Financial Freedom provides many interesting stories. It inspired me to conduct interviews with other contributors. This is the fifth episode of a series of talks with these writers. My guest Anik...
13: Taking Control
June 10, 2023 04:00 - 38 minutes - 28.6 MBLast year I was asked by personal finance writer Jonathan Clements, who founded and edits the blog https://humbledollar.com/, to submit an essay about my own financial journey. The process required considerable personal reflection. His recently published book My Money Journey – How 30 People Found Financial Freedom provides many interesting stories. It inspired me to conduct interviews with other contributors. This is the fourth episode of a series of talks with these writers. My guest J...
12: A Costly Education
May 28, 2023 04:00 - 35 minutes - 28.1 MBLast year I was asked by personal finance writer Jonathan Clements, who founded and edits the blog to submit an essay about my own financial journey. The process required considerable personal reflection. His recently published book My Money Journey – How 30 People Found Financial Freedom provides many interesting stories. It inspired me to conduct interviews with other contributors. This is the third episode of a series of talks with these writers. My guest Dr. John Lim is a practicing ra...
11: A Rocky Road
May 12, 2023 04:00 - 26 minutes - 20.5 MBLast year I was asked by personal finance writer Jonathan Clements, who founded and edits the blog https://humbledollar.com/, to submit an essay about my own financial journey. The process required considerable personal reflection. His recently published book My Money Journey – How 30 People Found Financial Freedom provides many interesting stories. It inspired me to conduct interviews with other contributors. This is the second episode of a series of talks with these writers. My guest D...
10: Driven to Succeed
April 28, 2023 04:00 - 24 minutes - 19.3 MBLast year I was asked by personal finance writer Jonathan Clements, who founded and edits the blog https://humbledollar.com/, to submit an essay about my own financial journey. The process required considerable personal reflection. His recently published book My Money Journey – How 30 People Found Financial Freedom provides many interesting stories. It inspired me to conduct interviews with some other contributors. This is the first episode of a series of talks with these writers. My fi...
9: Musical Marvel
July 11, 2022 04:00 - 44 minutes - 35.8 MBMy guest Thomas Stumpf is a musical marvel. He is on the faculty of Tufts University and has previously held academic positions at Boston University and the New England Conservatory. Thomas has composed and recorded a wide range of classical pieces, both as a solo performer and as a frequent collaborator with musicians around the world. But in his forties, Thomas reached a personal crossroad when he decided to move away from an ivory tower college position to engage as a full-time music d...
8: Later Life Fulfillment
June 02, 2022 04:00 - 33 minutes - 27 MBThese days we are hearing a lot about disgruntled people as they reach retirement age. But what about those who find a new calling? These people continue to work past their retirement to follow their own curiosity and interest. Phyllis Paster had a successful health care management career in the Boston area for over 25 years before she felt burned out and took an early retirement. But soon she got reenergized and developed satisfying encore careers. Phyllis started her own business “It...
7: Multi-Dimensional Role Model
December 02, 2021 05:00 - 44 minutes - 35.9 MBDr. Luis De Leon teaches evolutionary biology at the University of Massachusetts Boston. He is married with young twin girls. His own personal growth involves an inspiring story. Born in rural Panama without running water in his house, he followed his passion for science to become the first in his family to attend college at the University of Panama. Then he ventured far from home to earn a doctorate in evolutionary biology from McGill University in Montreal. Overcoming the numerous cultur...
6: Follow Your Passion
October 29, 2021 04:00 - 42 minutes - 34.1 MBLosing a high-level software development job during the 2009 recession can be devastating. Having the courage to explore your hobbies can lead to new opportunities. Following his love of grilling and food, Ivan works as a “food rescuer” as the Chief Procurement Officer for Lex Eat Together and is a Board member of the non-for-profit Food Link which rescues surplus fresh food and delivers it to community organizations. Ivan is also a life-time Boston Red Sox fan, and a year round tour guid...
5: Elevating Careers
October 14, 2021 04:00 - 46 minutes - 37.3 MBImagine having a full-time, high-level career and simultaneously developing a successful executive coaching practice. Joe Kwon is a global privacy attorney for the accounting firm KPMG. He is also the Connection Counselor. In this role, Joe helps busy professionals elevate their careers by teaching them how to connect to anyone, anytime, and anywhere. He is author of “Unlock your Executive Presence: Feel Like a Boss”; creator of the course “Executive Presence and the Diversity Dilemma”; an...
4: Scale to New Heights
September 20, 2021 04:00 - 44 minutes - 35.3 MBAnwell Tsai is a self-described introvert and relentless optimist. He is a professionally trained violinist with degrees from the Eastman School of Music and the New England Conservatory of Music. Instead of following a traditional musical career, Anwell created an innovative, hands-on program for preschoolers. His company, Playful Tunes, inspired over 100,000 kids to love music. More recently, he followed a different path and founded the training company Brantio. Using software, online tool...
3: A Russian Immigrant’s Journey To Find a Home
September 17, 2020 04:00 - 37 minutes - 30.2 MBIrina Morrison studied and worked on three continents. She faced career and financial challenges that would have overwhelmed most people. Listen to her inspiring story.
2: Smooth Transitions to Encore Career w/ Kevin Dorr
September 03, 2020 04:00 - 32 minutes - 26.1 MBKevin Dorr, a successful direct sales manager who saw the need for a late-career transition. Then years later, he was unexpectedly forced to face a second career transition at an age many people retire. Hear how Kevin makes decisive moves at times when other people might get stuck in an uncomfortable situation.
1: A Dry Clean Owner Discusses His Pandemic Responses
August 27, 2020 04:00 - 32 minutes - 25.8 MBA family business owned for 103 years faces its second pandemic (first one in 1918). Learn how has it handled both pandemics and how the owner plans for upcoming uncertainty and adapts