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EPISODE · Jul 14, 2026 · 7 MIN

Corporate Burnout? Why Grant Writing is the Perfect Pivot

from The Grant Writing Unicorn Podcast · host SenecaWorks

Subscribe for new weekly videos on grant writing and building a life you love: @learngrantwriting Once upon a time, two grant writers unearthed a big problem: nowhere on the internet dared to offer the complete career architecture for grant writers. A collective that grew with you. So they started their own. The Grant Writers Collective is your Work For Yourself University. Except without the boring textbooks or $60k MBA price tag. Developed for people with limited time and a dream of making a difference. Whether you’re writing your first grant or growing a business & stashing cash for an (early) retirement, we have the systems & training that uplevel your income, flexibility, and JOY. Will it be easy? Nope. But the fulfillment is 1000% worth the professional journey. From $0 - $250k+ a year, we’re here for it. 🧡 Meredith, Alex, & the Team at Grant Writers Collective EPISODE CREDITS:Hosted by: Meredith Noble & Alex LustigAudio Edit by: Ana CastroConnect with Us:Website: [www.learngrantwriting.org]Instagram: [@learngrantwriting]Facebook: [Learn Grant Writing]

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Ashley couldn't wake up on a Wednesday and say “let's get the motorcycles out”. Her husband had retired early. She was still trapped in a corporate job. Something had to change. So she started looking. Took a travel writing course at community college. Then stumbled into a grant writing class. Found a book with a unicorn on it. Read it and thought “I can do this”. What happened next is a story about career change, transferable skills, and the kind of patience nobody warns you about. Ashley came into grant writing with zero nonprofit experience, a corporate project manager who had never written a single grant. She googled terms during meetings. She asked every question she was afraid to ask. And she made one strategic move that changed everything. Two small grants later she had a full time grant writing job. But the part of this story that stays with you has nothing to do with grants. It has everything to do with her dad's motorcycle, a rally called Sturgis, and a promise she made when she inherited his bike.

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