Getting Laid Off Sparked a Wildly Creative Life

What happens when the life you thought was “secure” suddenly disappears?In this soulful, sparky, and deeply honest conversation, artist and entrepreneur Bloom Bauer shares how getting laid off from Kodak became the beginning — not the end — of a wildly creative life.From running photo labs and serving on Kodak’s national marketing team to belly dancing, teaching art, launching businesses, and helping artists monetize their work online, Bloom proves that reinvention isn’t failure… it’s evolution.This episode is for every woman who has ever wondered:Is it too late?Am I too weird?Who am I now?Spoiler alert: your weirdness may actually be the whole point.We also dive into community, confidence, aging, creativity, and the courage to stop shrinking yourself to fit inside other people’s comfort zones.Plus — yes — we talk AI, entrepreneurship, print-on-demand products, and why artists deserve to make actual money from their gifts. Novel concept, honestly.This one feels like sitting around the kitchen table with smart women who’ve lived long enough to stop apologizing for themselves.