Her Big Leap with Sarah Janzen

Sarah Janzen
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Her Big Leap is the podcast for high-achieving women, leaders and executives thinking about leaving the corporate executive track to build their own business. Each episode, host Sarah Janzen interviews female founders who walked away from climbing the corporate ladder to build successful businesses of their own — and pulls out the honest story behind the leap. Every conversation goes past the LinkedIn-version of a founder story. We get into the moments of doubt, the missteps in year one, the belief shifts that actually made the difference. The version of the story they don't tell on stage. In between guest interviews, Sarah shares lived experience and coaching wisdom from her own exit and from her work as a Master Coach helping senior corporate women navigate this same transition through Her Big Leap. If you've climbed the ladder and you're thinking "there must be more than this" and wondering what else is possible, this is the show that proves the leap can be made, by women who've already made it.

  1. 3d ago

    Career Pivot for Women in Corporate: From the Go-To Problem Solver to Starting Your Own Business [Ep 15]

    Has your history of career hopping convinced you that you're not qualified to start a business? Women from operations, marketing, sales, and HR tell me, "I'm a Jill of all trades," and can't see how a nonlinear career path turns into a business. For you, it might look like a career change that never felt right, and now you’re waiting for more career clarity to avoid being disappointed again. Meanwhile, you keep asking, "Should I start a business?" You've probably read up on how to be your own boss and how to work for yourself, and kept waiting for a sign. I’m about to give you many. Here's what you'll learn: Why being a multipotentialite is no reason to put off starting your own businessWhy waiting for career direction can cost you yearsWhy deciding to be your own boss comes before figuring out how to become an entrepreneurWhat an entrepreneur mindset looks like before you have a business ideaHow a pastry chef turned marketer ended up making marshmallows, and what it means for your next career pivotRemember, your “detour” could lead to your most fulfilling career yet. Here's to deciding first. Sarah Resources mentioned: My interview with Alexx Connect with Sarah Free Masterclass: https://herbigleap.live/watch Website: https://herbigleap.com Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/herbigleap.podcast Sarah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesarahjanzen YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@herbigleap Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SarahJanzenHBL Once you've decided you want your own business, the next question is what that business should be. My free masterclass walks you through it, starting with what you already know how to do: https://herbigleap.live/watch Follow the show so every Monday interview and Thursday coaching episode lands in your feed, with a new woman who's already made the exit and a new step for yours. If this episode got you to answer the first question, leave a review so the next woman sitting on the same question can find it.

    Career Pivot for Women in Corporate: From the Go-To Problem Solver to Starting Your Own Business [Ep 15]

  2. 6d ago

    Leaving Corporate America: From a Marketing Job to Selling Marshmallows and Matching Her Corporate Salary in Year One with Alexx Shuman [Ep 14]

    Is your next promotion one you'd be excited to take? In this episode, I'm joined by Alexandra Shuman, a former corporate marketer who built Vermont Marshmallow Company without ever planning to. Her non linear career path used to feel like a string of detours, until it gave her everything she needed to figure out how to start a food business at home. For you, it might start with feeling flat about a promotion you worked hard for, turn into asking yourself "Should I quit my job?" and end with wondering whether to start a business of your own. If any of that fits, this episode is for you. Here's what you'll learn: How to start a small business when your first-year goal is your old salary plus $1Why Alexx ignored the advice every mentor gave her for a product based businessWhy selling at farmers markets came before any wholesale accountHow to start a food business with pans stacked to the ceiling and labels written by handHow to delegate whole areas of the business, and what that freed up for AlexxWhat a former CEO taught her about how to stop micromanagingWhat Alexx wants women entrepreneurs to know about how stress changes when the company is yoursWhat made leaving corporate America an easier call for Alexx than taking the director job What she'd tell anyone thinking "I want to quit my job, but I'm scared to get it wrong"Alexx says she could have taken the director job and had a fine life. Hearing what fine would have kept from her is the reason to press play. Here's to wanting more than fine. Sarah Connect with Sarah Free Masterclass: https://herbigleap.live/watch Website: https://herbigleap.com Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/herbigleappodcast/ Sarah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesarahjanzen YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@herbigleap Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/the.sarah.janzen Work with Sarah Good at your job but done doing it for a company you don't believe in? My free masterclass walks you through how to package what you already know into paid work, so you can plan your exit on your own timeline. Watch it at https://herbigleap.live/watch. Connect with Alexx Website: https://vermontmarshmallow.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vermontmarshmallow?stkn=MWV1MjNzOGVtOHZyZA== Enjoyed this episode? If this episode has you counting what staying is costing you, follow the show. Each week, you'll hear how women who left six-figure jobs turned what they already knew into paying work, how long it took them to replace their salary, and how they picked their last day. Leave a review too, so the next woman weighing the same decision can find those answers.

    Leaving Corporate America: From a Marketing Job to Selling Marshmallows and Matching Her Corporate Salary in Year One with Alexx Shuman [Ep 14]

  3. Oct 1

    How Can You Invest in Yourself As a Woman? What a Role Model for Women with Two Seven-Figure Businesses Taught This Working Mom That Corporate Never Did [Ep 13]

    How does a woman running a business and raising kids actually fit it all into her calendar? When I left corporate, I wasn't married and didn't have kids. By the time I had a toddler, a newborn, and a business to build, I was a working mom looking for women role models who were already living the life I wanted. I found Kristin Binford, who'd already done it, and asked her everything, including how to balance work and family when both want all of you. Her answers changed how I ran my business. Then a trip with three other mom entrepreneurs showed me how differently women a few steps ahead of me thought about their time. Here's what you'll learn: How to invest in yourself once your company stops paying for your growthWays to invest in yourself Kristin used, including hiring help for work she could do herselfWhy finding a mentor meant asking the questions nobody answers on a panelWhat a record from track history taught me about female role modelsIf you've been looking for women entrepreneurs raising kids, or asking how can you invest in yourself without a company paying for it, this episode is for you. Find the woman who's already living your version of it, and invest in yourself like you're next. Sarah Connect with Sarah Free Masterclass: https://herbigleap.live/watch Website: https://herbigleap.com Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/herbigleappodcast/ Sarah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesarahjanzen YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@herbigleap Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/the.sarah.janzen Work with Sarah Still good at your job and done doing it for a company you don't believe in? My free masterclass walks you through how to package what you already know into paid work, so you can plan your exit on your own timeline. Watch it at https://herbigleap.live/watch. Enjoyed this episode? If this episode has you counting what staying is costing you, follow the show. Each week, you'll hear how women who left six-figure jobs turned what they already knew into paying work, how long it took them to replace their salary, and how they picked their last day. Leave a review too, so the next woman weighing the same decision can find those answers.

    How Can You Invest in Yourself As a Woman? What a Role Model for Women with Two Seven-Figure Businesses Taught This Working Mom That Corporate Never Did [Ep 13]

  4. Sep 28

    Entrepreneurial Mindset: How To Use Your Transferable Skills to Leave a Toxic Work Environment and Build Two Seven-Figure Businesses with Kristin Binford [Ep 12]

    What if the skills you stopped trusting in a toxic work environment are the ones clients would pay you for? In this episode, I'm joined by Kristin Binford, who spent over 10 years in corporate marketing, before leaving corporate America to run Haue Valley Weddings, her wedding venue business near St. Louis, full time. Kristin was one of the women I learned from when I started my business. We talk about returning to work after maternity leave to a toxic boss and how within a year, she'd lost confidence at work. To start a business while working full time, she ran the venue from two hours away on a four-day workweek. You'll learn: How to know when to quit your job, and why 45 bookings were enough in a market with more couples than venuesHow to start a wedding venue business on family land when none of you have ever run oneHow to start a coaching business from what you already know, and hiring the right people for what you don’tHow to leave corporate America on your own timeline, and the conversation that let Kristin choose her end dateWhen to quit corporate job hunting and bet on yourselfHow a bad boss teaches you one of your most useful transferable skillsHow an entrepreneurial mindset helped Kristin cover payroll without letting anyone goHow a mom entrepreneur runs a business with her kids in childcare from day oneIf you've ever dealt with corporate burnout in a job you worked years to get, searched "leaving corporate job" or "should I quit my corporate job", or wondered whether what you know could be a business, this episode covers the numbers Kristin used to decide. You can do hard things for yourself, too. Sarah Connect with Sarah Free Masterclass: https://herbigleap.live/watch Website: https://herbigleap.com Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/herbigleappodcast/ Sarah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesarahjanzen YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@herbigleap Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/the.sarah.janzen Work with Sarah Kristin had 45 weddings booked before she gave up her paycheck. If you want paying clients lined up before you give notice, watch my free masterclass at https://herbigleap.live/watch. Connect with Kristin Website: https://kristinbinford.com Haue Valley Weddings: https://hauevalleyweddings.com Subscribe and review Write down the number that would tell you it's time to leave, whether that's bookings, clients, or signed contracts. Then follow The Her Big Leap Podcast, and every Monday you'll hear the number another woman used, so you can check yours against someone who's already left. If this episode helped you set yours, leave a review so the next woman still in her job can find it.

    Entrepreneurial Mindset: How To Use Your Transferable Skills to Leave a Toxic Work Environment and Build Two Seven-Figure Businesses with Kristin Binford [Ep 12]

  5. Sep 24

    Stuck with Golden Handcuffs? Here's How to Know When to Quit Your Job Based on What Staying Costs Your Health and Integrity [Ep 11]

    Have you ever loved your work and your team but stopped believing in the company you do it for? That was me in my pharma, and my corporate burnout was only half of why I left. The other half was about my values at work no longer matching the company I worked for. For you, it might start with feeling unhappy at work, turn into asking yourself "Should I quit my job?" and end with wondering whether leaving corporate is the right call. If any of that fits, this episode is for you. Here's what you'll learn: How to know when to quit your job, even if it means leaving a job you loveWhat the signs you should quit your job look like when your role feels secureWhat clients tell me when their personal values at work clash with their company'sWhy values alignment made me consider quitting a high paying jobWhen to quit your job if it comes with golden handcuffsWhy I encourage women in your position to look at entrepreneurshipYou've probably thought through every reason you shouldn't leave. This episode covers the other side of that list, what staying is costing your health, your integrity, and your family. Here's to doing work you believe in. Sarah Connect with Sarah Free Masterclass: https://herbigleap.live/watch Website: https://herbigleap.com Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/herbigleappodcast/ Sarah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesarahjanzen YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@herbigleap Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/the.sarah.janzen Work with Sarah Still good at your job and done doing it for a company you don't believe in? My free masterclass walks you through how to package what you already know into paid work, so you can plan your exit on your own timeline. Watch it at https://herbigleap.live/watch. Enjoyed this episode? If this episode has you counting what staying is costing you, follow the show. Each week, you'll hear how women who left six-figure jobs turned what they already knew into paying work, how long it took them to replace their salary, and how they picked their last day. Leave a review too, so the next woman weighing the same decision can find those answers.

    Stuck with Golden Handcuffs? Here's How to Know When to Quit Your Job Based on What Staying Costs Your Health and Integrity [Ep 11]

  6. Sep 21

    Scared Leaving Corporate America Means Less Income? How She Doubled Her Corporate Salary in Year One with Jackie Keller [Ep 10]

    Have you ever given so much to your job that there was nothing left for you or your family at the end of the day? In this episode, I'm joined by Jackie Keller, who spent 13 years at the sports and entertainment agency Wasserman and rose to VP before leaving corporate America to start Élan Arc Hospitality Group. Jackie and I talk about the eight-to-eight workdays that led to corporate burnout while she built Wasserman's hospitality practice. After she had two kids 17 months apart, she was dealing with working mom burnout too, and that's when she reached out to me. You'll learn: How to know when to quit your job, from the warning signs Jackie ignored for yearsWhy leaving a job you love gets harder when you're loyal to the team you builtWhen to quit your job without another job lined up, and what Jackie had in place before her last dayHow to get consulting clients through people you already know, and the unlikely industry Jackie's first lead came fromHow Jackie doubled her corporate salary within a year of starting a consulting businessHow to leave corporate America on good terms, and why Jackie credits her old relationships for so much of her businessHow to prioritize yourself when your team, your clients, and your kids all want your timeIf you've ever felt burnt out at work but couldn't picture doing anything else, searched “should I quit my job” more than once, or wondered how to start a consulting business with the skills you already have, this episode walks you through each step Jackie took, from giving notice to landing her first client. Sarah Connect with Sarah Free Masterclass: https://herbigleap.live/watch Website: https://herbigleap.com Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/herbigleap.podcast Sarah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesarahjanzen YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@herbigleap Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SarahJanzen Work with Sarah If Jackie's story sounds like yours and you're wondering whether the work you already do could become your own business, my free masterclass at https://herbigleap.live/watch is the place to start. Connect with Jackie Website: https://www.elanarc.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_j.e.keller_/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackieekeller

    Scared Leaving Corporate America Means Less Income? How She Doubled Her Corporate Salary in Year One with Jackie Keller [Ep 10]

  7. Sep 17

    Leaving Corporate America: How to Build Your Exit with a Side Hustle While Working Full Time (Without Burning Out Along the Way) [Ep 9]

    Is your side hustle a strategy, or is it a security blanket? If you're like the women I work with, you're good at your job and still want something of your own. So today, I cover the four situations where a side hustle while working full time makes more sense than quitting, and the one reason for waiting that usually turns out to be a confidence gap. In this episode, you'll learn: How to know when to quit your job, and when staying longer is the smarter callHow a steady paycheck buys patience when you're starting a business while working full timeWhen to quit your job without another job lined upWhy quitting your job without a plan is different from an exit you plannedHow to keep two jobs at once from ending in corporate burnoutWhen quitting a toxic job follows a completely different set of rulesHow to decide what you're building before you build it, and why that changes your pricing.If you've been wondering when to quit your job, thinking about leaving Corporate America, or telling yourself you'll go once you've got proof, this episode will help you get honest about which one is true for you and build toward the exit on purpose. Let's build the bridge and keep it short. Sarah Connect with Sarah Free Masterclass: https://herbigleap.live/watch Website: https://herbigleap.com Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/herbigleap.podcast Sarah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesarahjanzen YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@herbigleap Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SarahJanzen My full conversation with Natalie Burrel: https://rss.com/podcasts/her-big-leap-with-sarah-janzen/3148572/ Work with Sarah If you're building on the side and you want that overlap to be short, the free masterclass is where I walk through how to sequence it so the business is ready when you are. You can watch it at https://herbigleap.live/watch. Enjoyed this episode? If this episode helped you figure out whether your side hustle is a strategy or a security blanket, follow the show so you stop working this decision out alone and start working it out with proof, until your exit has a date. Then leave a review and tell me what you're going to do differently this week because of it.

    Leaving Corporate America: How to Build Your Exit with a Side Hustle While Working Full Time (Without Burning Out Along the Way) [Ep 9]

  8. Sep 14

    Career Change at 40: Starting a Business While Working Full Time as a School Psychologist with Natalie Borrell [Ep 8]

    Have you ever looked at your pay and known exactly what it'll be five years from now? In this episode, I'm joined by Natalie Borrell, a former public high school psychologist who spent 17 years in schools and now works as an academic life coach with a team of 15 coaches behind her. Natalie and I talk about the piece of mail that showed up one summer and told her what she'd be earning for the rest of her career. She tells me what she typed into Google that week and where it took her. We also get into the nine years she spent starting a business while working full time, the number she waited to see before she'd hand in her notice, and why when to quit your job without another job was never going to be her answer. Hers is the story I point to when women ask me about career change for a psychologist. You'll learn: What was printed on that pay notice, and why it became the clearest of the signs it's time to quit your jobWhat she found the day she searched what can I do with a psychology degreeHow she answered how to know when to quit your job with a number instead of a feelingWhy when to quit your job without another job was never going to be her answerHow she worked out how to become a life coach with no business background and nobody to askWhat she did between getting certified and her first paying client, which is most of how to start a coaching businessHow imposter syndrome at work followed her out of the school building, and what finally settled itWhat a normal Tuesday looks like now, and why work life balance for working moms isn't the same thing as having summers offIf you've ever read a pay notice and known there was nothing above it, wondered whether a career change at 40 comes too late, or asked yourself when to quit your job and come up with no honest answer, Natalie gives you her exact sequence in this one. She took nine years and she'd tell you every one of them was hers to take. Listen for what she needed to see first. Sarah Connect with Sarah Free Masterclass: https://herbigleap.live/watch Website: https://herbigleap.com Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/herbigleap.podcast Sarah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesarahjanzen YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@herbigleap Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SarahJanzen Work with Sarah Natalie needed proof before she'd go, and she built that proof out of a skill she already had. The free masterclass at https://herbigleap.live/watch walks through how to package what you already know how to do. Connect with Natalie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/LifeSuccessforTeens Free parent webinar: lifesuccessforteenswebinar.com

    Career Change at 40: Starting a Business While Working Full Time as a School Psychologist with Natalie Borrell [Ep 8]
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Her Big Leap is the podcast for high-achieving women, leaders and executives thinking about leaving the corporate executive track to build their own business. Each episode, host Sarah Janzen interviews female founders who walked away from climbing the corporate ladder to build successful businesses of their own — and pulls out the honest story behind the leap. Every conversation goes past the LinkedIn-version of a founder story. We get into the moments of doubt, the missteps in year one, the belief shifts that actually made the difference. The version of the story they don't tell on stage. In between guest interviews, Sarah shares lived experience and coaching wisdom from her own exit and from her work as a Master Coach helping senior corporate women navigate this same transition through Her Big Leap. If you've climbed the ladder and you're thinking "there must be more than this" and wondering what else is possible, this is the show that proves the leap can be made, by women who've already made it.

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