Episode 13: Lora Smuts, Marketing Project Manager & Music Curator - Corporate to freelance, identity shifts & aligning with her values

Episode Description:Join me in welcoming our first podcast guest Lora Smuts! Lora is a marketing project manager and music curator, with previous roles working for entertainment giants like Disney, Netflix, and TikTok. She left corporate to find more alignment in her life and in this episode, she shares the story of her pivotal career move: leaving the corporate structure to start freelancing. She details the challenges and rewards of building a values-aligned career, specializing in helping mission-driven wellness and lifestyle founders. We discuss the essential lessons from her corporate past, the reality of the freelance transition, and the creative outlet she found in her music discovery newsletter, Music Club.Watch the podcast on YouTube!FIND LORA SMUTS:Instagram @lorasmutsInstagram @thenotoriousdoggsFIND MUSIC CLUB:Instagram @joinmusiclubSubstack - musiclub.substack.comFIND Aligning with Purpose:Instagram @aligningwithpurpose.podTikTok @aligningwithpurpose.podFIND JULI:Instagram @juliyoshiTikTok @juliyoshiCONTACT: ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠New episodes every Thursday

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