EPISODE · Jun 11, 2026 · 53 MIN
How to Leave Your Career on Your Own Terms (Before It Leaves You) with Kevin Gazarra
from Life in Transition Podcast · host Art Blanchford
We are really excited to have a new sponsor: Verity Wealth Partners. Please check them out at http://verity.nm.com/lifeintransition The Life in Transition Podcast, hosted by Art Blanchford focuses on making the most of the changes we’re given every week. Art has been through hundreds of transitions in his life. Many have been difficult, but all have led to a depth and richness he could never have imagined. On the podcast Art explores how to create more love and joy in life, no matter what transitions we go through. Art is married to his lifelong partner, a proud father of three and a long-time adventurer and global business executive. He is the founder and leader of the Midlife Transition Mastery Community. Learn more about the MLTM Community here: www.lifeintransition.online. Resources: Life in Transition: https://lifeintransitionpodcast.com/ Join Our Community: https://www.lifeintransition.online/ My new book PURPOSEFUL LIVING is out now. Order it now: https://www.amazon.com/PURPOSEFUL-LIVING-Wisdom-Coming-Complex/dp/1963913922 Our Sponsor: Verity Partners. Please check them out at http://verity.nm.com/lifeintransition The views and opinions expressed on the Life In Transition podcast are solely those of the author and guests and should not be attributed to any other individual or entity. This podcast is an independent production of Life In Transition Podcast, and the podcast production is an original work of the author. All rights of ownership and reproduction are retained. Copyright 2026. #lifeintransition #midlife #midlifegrowth 00:00 Welcome To The Life And Transition Podcast 02:55 Dr. Kevin Gazzara’s Ten-Year Plan For Retirement 04:12 Systems Thinking And Looking At The Bigger Picture 06:18 Receiving A Clear Message For Career Change 08:39 Unofficial Lessons On Broader Systems Of Life 10:32 Designing Intel’s Global Mentoring System 11:20 Three Phases Of Retirement: Vacation, Depression, And Meaning 13:52 Transitioning Into A Second Career As An Expert 16:34 The First P Of Entrepreneurship: Planning 17:55 Importance Of Contribution And Helping Others 19:41 The Second P Of Entrepreneurship: Provisions 20:03 Understanding Your Sustainable Competitive Advantage 20:48 Differentiating Yourself To Provide Value 22:00 Combining Technical Expertise, Academic Knowledge, And Passion 28:54 The Need For Structure And Accountability 31:45 Moving Beyond Technical Skills To Leadership Transitions 32:51 Seeking External Help When Feeling Stuck 34:00 Learning To Listen To Yourself 35:09 Mentoring Questions To Avoid Distractions 37:25 Avoiding The Clear Path To A Lower Self 38:30 Maintaining Balance In Health, Self, And Wealth 40:02 The Fourth P Of Entrepreneurship: Presence 41:30 Using Professional Networks To Find Opportunities 44:00 Remaining Ps: People, Publication, Partner, And Persistence 47:45 Best Way To Connect And Resources Offered
What this episode covers
Join Our Community Here: https://www.lifeintransition.online/ What if you could leave your career on your own terms — before it leaves you? Most men don't plan their exit. They get nudged out, burned out, or forced out. And by the time they're standing in the parking lot wondering what's next, they've lost years they could have spent building toward something better. Dr. Kevin Gazzara did it differently. At 40, while still climbing at Intel, he looked around at colleagues retiring at 65 with nothing but golf and house repairs waiting for them — and decided that was not going to be his story. He built a 10-year plan, secured the financial foundation, developed his expertise, and left on his terms at 51 with a company already in place and a second career that has now run for nearly two decades. In this episode, Art sits down with Kevin — senior partner at Magna Leadership Solutions, executive coach, doctoral-level expert in organizational leadership, and one of the most intentional men Art has had on the show — to talk about what that process actually looked like and what any man can take from it. Kevin shares his full framework — what he calls the eight Ps of a successful entrepreneurial transition — and gets practical about what separates the men who pull this off from the ones who drift into the three phases of retirement: vacation, depression, and the search for meaning that either saves them or slowly takes them out. This episode is for the man who wants to make the second half of his life his best work — and is ready to start planning for it now.
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