87: Corporate Sellouts - Post-COVID Corporate Life

Taylor and Tori, the dynamic hosts of the Corporate Sellouts podcast, join Matt to share an enlightening view of how Millennial females experience the post-COVID corporate world. They discuss what it means to be a corporate sellout, how to get the most gain for the least pain in corporate life, and how ambitious individuals can pursue their entrepreneurial dreams while navigating a day job.  Prepare for a candid and empowering exploration of the corporate landscape, where we uncover hidden opportunities to find freedom and fulfillment in your professional journey. *** 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Training: escape the Corporate Cage⁠⁠⁠ 🌐 Show website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UncageYourself.FM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *** TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Intro (03:08) What is a “Corporate Sellout”? (06:05) “Transactional” is not a dirty word (11:35) Post-COVID corporate life challenges (16:52) Configuring work to your life needs (18:40) How Gen Z is shaking up work norms (21:10) Industrial-era mentality is disintegrating (23:46) Female perspective on work-life balance (28:15) Clarify expected outcomes at work (32:22) Challenge: buy back your time (35:47) Kickstarting entrepreneurship with a 9-5 (40:47) Corporate: venture capitalist for your life (44:18) Entrepreneurship transforms us as people (45:06) What it means to live Uncaged *** TAKEAWAYS Maintaining a transactional mindset in the workplace is a massive unlock for winning back time and energy from corporate to live a fuller life Return-to-office efforts are an opportunity to evaluate your employer and assert your life preferences (set your business case) Gen Z is challenging traditional workplace norms and advocating for a life-first approach. We need to consider gender dynamics at home when seeking “balance” (outsourcing tasks can help regain mental peace and capacity) If you’re stressed and burned out, can you afford NOT to buy back your time and energy? View your corporate job as an investor in your future self (and business)  Small, concentrated entrepreneurial efforts can transform your entire career trajectory (and life) *** RESOURCES Corporate Sellouts Podcast Corporate Sellouts Instagram Taylor's TikTok Tori's TikTok ⁠⁠Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Follow on Twitter @MatthewRDoan⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Check the show on YouTube⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Badass Corporate" Private Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠