The "Not Your Typical Exit" series continues with Mana’s story. For over a decade, Mana Ionescu built an agency most digital marketers would envy. But despite all of her success, over a decade later she found herself at a difficult crossroads where she found her own personal and professional growth lagging. In this raw and real conversation, Mana shares the critical steps she took to make the tough decisions around her business’s future, and how her identity on the other side of entrepreneurship continues to expand and evolve in a city and job she now loves.

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Connect with Mana on LinkedIn, Instagram & TikTok.

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The "Not Your Typical Exit" entrepreneurship series begins with Nicole's Story. For a decade, Nicole Vasquez built a name for herself as a successful entrepreneur and co-founder of Deskpass - a network of over 1500 independent co-working spaces stretching from Chicago to Melbourne. So why did she decide to leave it all behind one day and go back to a traditional 9-to-5? Learn how Nicole navigated this unexpected turn in her life, how it brought her to her dream job at Refresh Miami...and why she believes the entrepreneur's journey is never truly over.

(Please forgive our bumpy tech/audio issues at the beginning of this interview!)

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Follow Nicole at @nicolereneev Ready to add your story to the project? Follow & DM at whatnowproj⁠⁠ Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/good-feelings

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Welcome to the What Now Project! Yes, this trailer is long overdue. But during this little break before more episodes are released, here's a quick "thank you" and behind-the-scenes explainer of why this project exists.

Host: Tanya Stanfield

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Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

⁠Good Feelings by Hartzmann⁠

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Is there a calling that keeps following you, no matter how much success you experience in your "day job"? Former collegiate tennis player Chris Clark was making big moves in corporate, but eventually, the time came when he could no longer ignore his father’s prescient words: That tennis would take him places he’d never been before. In this conversation, we discuss how Chris took the leap from corporate into entrepreneurship by founding Toss & Spin at the height of the pandemic. We'll explore what his life looks like now, and how that decision has changed his life.

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Toss & Spin Website

Toss & Spin on Facebook, Instagram & YouTube

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Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

Good Feelings by Hartzmann

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Have you ever wondered if it’s time to try living abroad? For Laura Engelhoff, the pandemic brought her and her family to the point of choice where they started asking themselves that very question. In this conversation, Laura shares how she, her husband, and her five-year-old son moved to Reykjavík, Iceland in just two months and how this big decision has impacted them a year and a half later.

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Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

Good Feelings by Hartzmann

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Have you ever struggled to define who you are, especially after a job loss? In the last half of 2022, Keegan Kok (aka @keegan_breaksaway) became part of the earlier wave of tech layoffs. But he has navigated this moment by exploring a more expansive identity that includes marathon runner, substitute teacher, stay-at-home dad, and social media influencer! Learn how Keegan has survived and thrived during this “in-between” moment and many others in his past through a series of patient pivots.

Links: Follow Keegan at @keegan_breaksaway

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Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

Good Feelings by Hartzmann

License code: CCE2TALIYLTS2JEG