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The Latest Version with Betsy Bush

The Latest Version with host Betsy Bush, is a podcast about change, growth and reinvention. We're living longer, not just growing older, and pushing back against the expectations that we’re finished at 50 or 60. What do you still want to do? Is it to follow artistic passions, start a business, or pivot to something completely unexpected? On The Latest Version, Betsy Bush talks to people who have made remarkable pivots and are sharing their insights and advice for others on the path to reinvention. What’s your latest version? Follow us on Instagram @TheLatestVersionPodcast, on our website www.thelatestversionpodcast.com, and our YouTube channel. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.

  1. Bonus Episode: Don’t Box Yourself In: Two Former Dancers on Their Transition to New Lives with Roland Spier and Jaya Puglise

    27/04/2022

    Bonus Episode: Don’t Box Yourself In: Two Former Dancers on Their Transition to New Lives with Roland Spier and Jaya Puglise

    After a childhood and youth spent rigorously training for professional careers in ballet, Roland Spier and Jaya Puglise each suffered career-ending injuries. With their hopes for careers in dance at an end, both were faced with finding new purpose and identities. They each attended Columbia University in New York. Both in their 20’s, Roland and Jaya work as management consultants now but are giving back to dance and dancers through Second Act, which Jaya describes as ”a network to connect cur...

    33 min
  2. How’s It Going? Checking in with our first six guests

    30/03/2022

    How’s It Going? Checking in with our first six guests

    At the first year mark of The Latest Version, I am checking in with my first six guests. These women shared their stories when I didn’t have a finished product yet to share with them. They took a chance with me, sharing their stories about their life journeys and their plans for the future, and I am so grateful to them. Their experiences this past year will sound familiar to many of you. Some are making progress, while others have family issues that may have put their plans on temporary hold,...

    42 min
  3. Susie Rubin: Finding Strength and Vulnerability through Yoga

    16/03/2022

    Susie Rubin: Finding Strength and Vulnerability through Yoga

    Discovering the calm of yoga class at a local gym while her little kids were in the babysitting room was Susie Rubin’s introduction to yoga. Fifteen years later, Susie is now an inspiring yoga instructor and teacher trainer. She shares how her understanding of yoga has deepened her compassionate view of others and acceptance of her own vulnerabilities. And how it helped when she was diagnosed with breast cancer last summer. We had a beautiful conversation. &nbs...

    37 min
  4. Don’t Dismiss Your Dreams: Melissa Davey on Becoming a Filmmaker at 65

    02/03/2022

    Don’t Dismiss Your Dreams: Melissa Davey on Becoming a Filmmaker at 65

    Melissa Davey retired from a lengthy corporate career at the end of 2015 to pursue her second act and her dream of becoming a filmmaker, which she made a reality when she completed her film Beyond Sixty. It's a feature length documentary about women over the age of 60 who have lived remarkable lives and have remarkable and inspiring stories to share with the rest of us.Her life-long love of film, reading about how films are made, seeing as many films as she could, put her in a position to tak...

    40 min
  5. Cathi Nelson: Organizing Photos for Fun and Profit

    16/02/2022

    Cathi Nelson: Organizing Photos for Fun and Profit

    Are you one of those people who have a photo management problem? Like, spilling out of boxes and envelopes, or taking up more and more space on your phone or laptop or multiple flash drives? You are not alone! So many people are struggling to organize their zillions of photographs that a new profession has been created: The Photo Manager. If you think you would enjoy the challenge of organizing other people’s photos, photo management might make a great full-time business or side gig. Cathi Ne...

    32 min
  6. Gerri Berger: Finding your birth family, closing the loop

    02/02/2022

    Gerri Berger: Finding your birth family, closing the loop

    Can there be anything more life changing than being reunited with your birth family? For the millions of people who were adopted as infants in the decades after WWII and have longed to know more about their heritage, the field of DNA testing offers great promise. Many people are finally getting the answers they've longed for all their lives. Geraldine Berger is a professional genetic genealogist who specializes in helping adult adoptees identify and locate their birth parents and other family...

    49 min
  7. Nancy Steiner: You Can Decide Who You Want to Be

    19/01/2022

    Nancy Steiner: You Can Decide Who You Want to Be

    Nancy Steiner had a successful career in network news and as a documentary film producer. But after a near-fatal health crisis, Nancy took stock – was she really doing with her life what she was meant to do? She decided to become a certified Life Coach, helping others to do their best and succeed at their chosen project. Nancy takes us through the process of her transformation into a Life Coach, what that means, who she works with and how she helps them. But she also talks about her...

    37 min
  8. Neil Braun: Make Your Difference Your Advantage

    05/01/2022

    Neil Braun: Make Your Difference Your Advantage

    Neil Braun has great advice for the 50+ job seeker: make your life experience your advantage. He knows what he’s talking about. Now 69 and on his 15th career role, Neil has held jobs as divergent as President of NBC Television Network and Dean of the Lubin School of Business at Pace University. He continues to seek out new challenges – his latest version is co-founder of a health-related streaming service called Mediflix. Neil’s conversation is full of great advice for anyone seeking a n...

    40 min
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The Latest Version with host Betsy Bush, is a podcast about change, growth and reinvention. We're living longer, not just growing older, and pushing back against the expectations that we’re finished at 50 or 60. What do you still want to do? Is it to follow artistic passions, start a business, or pivot to something completely unexpected? On The Latest Version, Betsy Bush talks to people who have made remarkable pivots and are sharing their insights and advice for others on the path to reinvention. What’s your latest version? Follow us on Instagram @TheLatestVersionPodcast, on our website www.thelatestversionpodcast.com, and our YouTube channel. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.

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