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Brett Trainor Unplugged — 352 episodes · page 1 of 4
Jim Barke: His First 2 Years Going Solo, Unfiltered & Honest
You Don't Need to Replace Your Salary. You Need to Fund Your Life- Here’s How
Hana Kim: I Left 3 Months Before My Pension Vested
Janet Tanguay: Spitballs, Sweater Vests, & 4 Days in Banking
Ten Years of Planning. Then He Quit in a Day
Geoff Curtis: You're Not Burned Out, You're in Purgatory
Megan Collier: You Don't Need Followers to Get Paid (UGC)
Shelley McIntyre: Who Are You Without the Title?
Myth Buster: Entrepreneurship Isn't for Everyone
The Expert's Privilege: Wes Wheless on Leaving Corporate and Going Solo
Gen X Has a Math Problem
9 Things I Learned in 6 Years Out of Corporate
Brett Trainor Unplugged
You Can Always Make More Money. You Can't Make More Time
15 Ways I've Made Money Since Leaving Corporate
What Pro Athletes Know That Corporate Won't Tell You
The Hardest Boss to Fire Is You (with Diana Alt)
Sunrise, Not Sunset: Life After 50 Isn't the Wind-Down
The REAL Connection System (How Solo Escapees Actually Build a Pipeline) w/Janice Porter
Your Age Is the Asset (UGC, AI, and the GenX Advantage) w/Megan Collier
8 Service Offerings GenX Escapee Could Offer Tomorrow
No One Is Coming to Save You: The Mindset Shift That Works Whether You Escape or Stay
What a Life First Future Actually Looks Like (& Why You Can't Build One You Can't See)
Stop Waiting for Permission. Nobody is Coming to Give It to You
3 Surprising Ways GenXers Are Replacing Their Corporate Income
When the Work Stops Lighting You Up: Leaving Corporate Before They Push You Out w/ Kristen Hamborg
2 Kids Under Two, Full Time Job, & She Still Built It. No Excuses! w/ Danielle Burken
AI Doesn't Replace Escapees — It Supercharges Them
4 Real Paths to Replace Your Corporate Income (And Why Franchising Deserves a Second Look)
Laid Off 4 Times: What the Job Hunt Won't Teach You About Getting Back Up" (ft. Steve Jaffe)
I'm My Own Worst Enemy (And You Probably Are Too)
The Truth About Fractional: Rates, Retainers, and Getting Your First Client (John Arms)
Breaking Corporate Dependency: Why Going Solo Alone Keeps You Stuck w/Brett Trainor
Corporate Is Changing — 3 Trends Creating New Opportunities for Escapees in 2026
Ashley Returns: Two Years Into the Escape — What Worked, What Didn’t, What’s Next
Your Job Title Isn’t Your Identity: How to Tell a Bigger Story w/ Catherine Jelinek
Special Episode: What Happens After Corporate Breaks (w/ John Arms)
The Surprising Keys to Succeeding Outside of Corporate
Sequence Over Strategy: How Escapees Actually Find Their Path w/ Michelle Warner
The Zillow of Franchising: A Smarter Way to Leave Corporate w/ Alex Smereczniak
“What Am I Doing Here?” — How Tom Mirabella Escaped Corporate at 30
From $40K in Debt to $20K Months: The No-BS Path to Profit + Freedom w/Pia Silva
Why Most Corporate Escapees Fail (And How to Avoid It)
Why Podcasting Might Be the Smartest Side Door Out of Corporate w/Mark Hayward
You Don’t Need to Quit to Escape: Build Your Exit on the Side w/ Sam Lee
New Year-> New You: 7 Steps to Take Back Control From Corporate
Keep It Small. Keep It All. (Live Workshop on Escapee Taxes + Business Setup)
Your Corporate Escape Plan: Insurance Policy, Not Leap of Faith
Own the Room: How to Communicate So You’re Heard, Seen & Respected w/ Jake Stahl
Corporate Quit on Her — She Built a Business Faster Than She Could Job Hunt w/ Clair Sullivan
He Left a Cushy CFO Job to Fix a Broken System (with Clym.io Founder Michael Williams)
How One TikTok Video Built the Corporate Escapee Movement
Bet on Yourself: From Video Agency to Solo Productized Service with Neil K. Carroll
He Didn’t Just Escape Corporate—He Left the Country W/Ed Patterson
The Go-Giver Playbook for Escapees (Greatest Hits)
Healthcare for a Company of One: A Real Alternative for Solopreneurs w/Tom Morrissey
Beyond the Escape: How to Stay Free (and Profitable) as a Solopreneur w/ Jenni Gritters
The Future Isn’t AI Automation — It’s AI Augmentation (with Michael Himmelfarb)
17 Ways (Plus 2 Bonus) to Monetize Your Corporate Experience w/Brett Trainor
The Ignorance Tax: How to Build a Lean, Automated Solo Business with Paul Durelli
From Corporate to Calling: A Practical Path to Purpose w/ Lisa Petrilli
Local First, Personal Always: Selling Solo to Small Business Owners (with Robert Lock)
Fans First: Jesse Cole’s Playbook Behind the Savannah Bananas Phenomenon
The Chief Energy Officer: What GenXers Can Learn from GenZ Purpose w/Conrad Hawley
Your AI Advantage: Why GenX Escapees Are Built to Cash In (with Naveen Aggarwal)
Your First Revenue Stream Outside Corporate (with Lee Ann Pepper)
Networking Made Simple: David Ackert’s Proven Short List Framework for Escapees
All Things Fractional: Your Complete Guide with Karina Mikhli
Nail Your Messaging and Master the 6 Questions Every Client Will Ask w/ Tom Freedman
From Corporate Stress to Strength Training: A Dual Playbook for GenXers
Laid Off After 27 Years—And Finding Fulfillment Beyond Corporate w/ Thea Watkins
Portfolio Life: Building Purpose and Freedom After Corporate with Joy Levin
UGC for Gen X: How to Make Money Creating Content (No Followers Needed) W/Megan Collier
From Burnout to Purpose: Escaping Corporate and Building a Life That Works
Escape Without Breaking: Shelley McIntyre’s 3-Phase Framework for Leaving Corporate
The LinkedIn Escape Plan: How Joe McKay Left Government and Built a Life in France
The Anti-Hustle Guide to Doing Better Work with Paul Shirley
The Salary Gap Illusion: Why Going Solo Isn’t as Risky as You Think
Jumping Out of the Corporate Plane—with a Parachute (and a Plan) with Tonya McKenzie
If It’s Not a Hell Yes, It’s a No: Why Clarity Comes After Action w/Shelley McIntyre
Escape the Burnout, Save Your Brain: The Supersized Eric Collett Episode
The Escapee Superpower No One Talks About: Smarter Decisions, Faster Success
A 4-Step Process to Make Money from Your Corporate Experience: Cliff Notes Episode
How I Escaped Corporate: My Conversation on The Maker-Manager Money Podcast
Laid Off After 20 Years? Here’s How This Former Biz Dev Exec Took Control
The Future of Business is Solo—Why This CEO is Hiring Fractional Talent Instead of FTEs w/ Ron Harpaz
Fractional Success: Mindset, Clients, & Growth Strategies with John Arms
Losing Corporate, Finding Yourself: How a Sales Pro Built a New Future w/ Denise Murtha Bachman
Redefining Success: GenX, Freedom, and Second Chances with Tom Clement
How to Escape Your 9-5 (Sabrina Ramonov Podcast)
Escaping the 9-5: My Story & Interview from the What’s Next GenX Podcast
Ditch the Cold Outreach: How Thom Van Dyke Builds Business with High-Value Introductions
Couples, Tech, and Taking the Leap: Escapee Lessons from Heather McLean
<UPDATED>Breaking the Golden Handcuffs: A Journey to True Happiness with Nic Jones
LinkedIn in 2025: The Know, Like, & Trust Strategy Escapees Need with Deanna Russo
AI and the Corporate Escapee: Turning Tools into Competitive Advantage with Michael Himmelfarb
Testing Assumptions & Finding Freedom: Lessons from Joe Manganelli's Escape
The Smart Way to Structure Your Escapee Business: LLCs, S-Corps, & Big Tax Savings with Gabrielle Tenaglia
An Escapee’s Journey: From Corporate Exec to Solo Consultant, Firm Owner—and Surprisingly, Software Developer!
Recalculating Life’s Path: Nina Sossamon-Pogue’s Blueprint for Building Your Next Chapter