Latest Quit my job Podcast Episodes
"Building a personal brand" with Elena Agaragimova (Episode 48)
Why I Quit - November 13, 2023 19:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe are so excited to introduce Elena Agaragimova as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen as Elena discusses her journey of quitting her corporate job, starting a business, and then eventually going back into the corporate world. Learn how she developed the self awareness to understand what ...
"Leading with people first"with Lia James (Episode 47)
Why I Quit - October 12, 2023 11:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe are so excited to introduce Lia James as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen to Lia share her journey of quitting corporate jobs multiple times to start different companies over the years. Learn how she drove around the country in a van with a dinner table to bring together strangers an...
"Wanting more life than work"with Gino Cordone (Episode 46)
Why I Quit - August 30, 2023 10:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe are so excited to introduce Gino Cordone as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen as Gino discusses his journey of leaving his corporate career in mechanical engineering. Learn how he went from a side hustle to starting his full time business called Pleasant Podcasts. Get inspired how he ...
"Don't let fear get in your way" with Kay Ready (Episode 45)
Why I Quit - August 02, 2023 15:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe are so excited to introduce Kay Ready as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen as Kay discusses her journey of dropping out of high school and becoming a teen mom. Learn how she used this experience to propel herself into the sales industry where she has now had over 25 years of experienc...
"Making organizations better places for employees to work" with Barb Otis (Episode 44)
Why I Quit - July 11, 2023 13:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe are so excited to introduce Barb Otis as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen as Barb discusses her career in organizational development to help make the workplace a better place for employees. Learn how she discusses her personal experiences learning why her coworkers quit and going th...
"Aligning with my values" with Chris Zaccaria (Episode 43)
Why I Quit - June 07, 2023 10:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe are so excited to introduce Chris Zaccaria as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen as Chris discusses his journey of working in 8 different jobs over the course of a decade to figure out his career goals. Learn how being laid off gave him the opportunity to start his own recruiting firm....
"You'll never make what you think your worth for someone else" with Paul Baron (Episode 42)
Why I Quit - March 01, 2023 11:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe are so excited to introduce Paul Baron as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen as Paul discusses his journey of quitting his job as a math teacher to start a business in the tennis industry. Learn how he started and owned a series of high-technology software, communications hardware, and...
Why I Quit | "Now what?" with Ryan Beach (Episode 41)
Why I Quit - February 08, 2023 14:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe are so excited to introduce Ryan Beach as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen as Ryan discusses his journey of hitting his career goals very early on. Learn how he decided to take a leave of absence and travel around South America for 3 months. Get inspired hearing how this gave him the...
“Work smarter, not harder” with Ellen Matis (Episode 40)
Why I Quit - January 11, 2023 13:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe are so excited to introduce Ellen Matis as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen to Ellen discuss her story of deciding on New Year’s eve that she would quit her full-time job and how she handed in her notice two weeks later. Learn how she started a social media marketing agency called He...
"There is always a way up" with Matt Howitt (Episode 39)
Why I Quit - November 30, 2022 15:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe are so excited to introduce Matt Howitt as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen as Matt discusses his journey of layoffs, freelancing, quitting, and eventually starting his own business. Learn how he and business partner Alex Wasner started a software development agency called twothirty...
“We couldn’t afford for this to fail” with Alex Politsch (Episode 38)
Why I Quit - November 09, 2022 19:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe are so excited to introduce Alex Politsch as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen as Alex discusses his journey of quitting his job as a financial advisor to buy a food truck. Learn how while attending Oktoberfest in Germany, he and his best friend, Steven Banks, came up with the idea of...
"Just start testing" with Jason Browne (Episode 37)
Why I Quit - October 26, 2022 14:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe are so excited to introduce Jason Browne as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen to Jason share his amazing journey from quitting his full-time job at Penn State University to test and validate different business ideas. Learn how he thinks about the type of ventures he wants to do based ...
"From Teaching To Launching - Improv Edition"with James Tierney (Episode 36)
Why I Quit - October 12, 2022 14:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe are so excited to introduce James Tierney as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen as James discusses his story of turning his passion for education into starting his own tutoring business right out of grad school. Learn how his love of improv during college turned that into launching his...
“The moment you fail is when you have given up" with Robert Bentley (Episode 35)
Why I Quit - September 28, 2022 12:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe are so excited to introduce Robert Bentley as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen as Robert discusses his journey from starting a mobile development business in the early days of iOS 4. Learn how he waited tables to pay the bills while trying to build the business. Get inspired hearing ...
"I am now 1,000x happier" with Matt Wolff (Episode 34)
Why I Quit - September 14, 2022 11:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe are so excited to introduce Matt Wolff as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen to Matt discuss how he came up with his business idea while attending a no hitter at a MLB game. Learn how he started building this business in addition to working a full-time job for 2 years. Get inspired hea...
"You are willing to sacrifice everything for it" with Joanna Pease (Episode 33)
Why I Quit - August 30, 2022 12:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe are so excited to introduce Joanna Pease as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen as she discusses how the 2008 housing crisis changed the trajectory of her career plans. Learn how she became passionate about indoor cycling while traveling across the country in her sales role. Get inspire...
"A lot of peaks and a lot of valleys" with Eric Sauter (Episode 32)
Why I Quit - August 17, 2022 09:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe are so excited to introduce Eric Sauter as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen as Eric discusses his story of quitting his job to become the first employee at a startup called Fixt. Learn how he discusses the process of getting acquired and transitioning back into working in a corporate...
"Growing profits and growing impact together" with John Balkam (Episode 31)
Why I Quit - August 03, 2022 11:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe are so excited to introduce John Balkam as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen as John discusses his journey of quitting his job multiple times to start different businesses. Learn how the process of writing a book inspired him to quit his job to start an agency that combined sports, e...
"I'm confident that I'll figure it out" with Phil DiMuro (Episode 30)
Why I Quit - July 20, 2022 14:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe are so excited to introduce Phil DiMuro as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Learn as Phil discusses his journey of quitting his full-time job to launch a mobile app. Listen how he describes the reality and sacrifices of becoming an entrepreneur. Get inspired hearing how he used his previous...
"Developer To Agency" with Chris Rickard (Episode 29)
Why I Quit - July 06, 2022 09:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe are so excited to introduce Chris Rickard as this week’s guest on Why I Quit. Listen as Chris discusses his journey of going from a full-time developer to scaling his own software development agency. Learn how he sold his business and has been traveling around Australia in a RV for the last 1...
"Life is too short" with Jae Jin (Episode 28)
Why I Quit - June 22, 2022 12:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsI am so excited to introduce Jae Jin as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” I first saw Jae Jin perform at Sofar Sounds in Baltimore and was absolutely blown away. As a person, musician, and storyteller, he is one of the most inspiring people I have met. Not going to lie, this was one of my favo...
"From starting a SEO course to quitting within a year" with Austin Benoit (Episode 27)
Why I Quit - June 08, 2022 12:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe are so excited to introduce Austin Benoit as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen as Austin discusses his journey of taking an SEO course and quitting his full-time mechanical engineering job one year later to start Search Prestige. Learn how experimenting with dropshipping, MBA classes...
"Using design to make the world a better place" - Brian Gaudio (Episode 26)
Why I Quit - May 18, 2022 10:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsI am so excited to introduce Brian Gaudio as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen as Brian discusses how he fell in love with architecture from a young age but never wanted to work for a corporate firm. Learn as he discusses how filming a documentary in South America and completing a Fulbr...
"How to make the biggest impact" - Lucas James (Episode 25)
Why I Quit - May 11, 2022 10:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsI am so excited to introduce Lucas James as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen as he discusses never having a corporate job and starting a digital marketing agency while still in college. Learn how he shifted his priorities from filmmaking to business so he could make a bigger impact on t...
"Controlling my time was the priority" - Cody Benedetto (Episode 24)
Why I Quit - April 29, 2022 11:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsI am so excited to introduce Cody Benedetto as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen as Cody discusses his experiences working with big tech corporations during the beginning of his career. Learn how he started investing in real estate and building a startup on the side while working a full-...
"Failure is not an option" - Amanda Mottola (Episode 23)
Why I Quit - April 14, 2022 17:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsI am so excited to introduce Amanda Mottola as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen to Amanda discuss her adoption and the impact of finding her birth family in Paraguay. Learn how this led to her quitting her job, getting into politics, and eventually starting her own business. Get inspire...
"My time is most important" with Rob Kyne (Episode 22)
Why I Quit - April 06, 2022 07:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsI am so excited to introduce Rob Kyne as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen as he discusses his decision to take a sabbatical and drive across the west coast with his family in an RV. Learn how this helped Rob decide to walk away from his business he had been running for 20 years. Get ins...
"Making a positive mark on the world"- Lisa Keitges (Episode 21)
Why I Quit - March 25, 2022 13:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsI am so excited to introduce Lisa Keitges as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen as she discusses how starting her own business allowed her to work with non-profit organizations that align with her values. Learn how she decided to go fully remote by moving from an apartment in New York Cit...
"I Had No Plan B" - Steve Krakower (Episode 20)
Why I Quit - March 16, 2022 14:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsI am so excited to introduce Steve Krakower as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen as Steve discusses how he took everything he learned from his first full-time job to quit and start his own digital marketing agency. Learn about his struggles during the first year and how not having a plan...
"I wanted to bet on myself" - Brian Chupek (Episode 19)
Why I Quit - March 02, 2022 14:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsI am so excited to introduce Brian Chupek as this week’s guest on “Why I Quit.” Listen as he discusses quitting his full-time job at Morgan Stanley with no plan as to what was next. Learn how Brian chose starting a real estate business to have more control over his schedule and prioritize the re...
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