Episode description

From the time she was in elementary school, Madeline wanted to be an intelligence analyst. Moved by the events on 9/11, she took every step to set herself up for that career. But then she found out that she couldn't pursue that dream. On this week's episode, hear about how Madeline took the skills that she had developed in hopes of pursuing a career as an intelligence analyst and pivoted to become the co-founder of a luxury travel group.

Best for: picking up the pieces when things don't go the way you expect; carrying your skills forward from one job to the next; reflecting on what it means to be successful.

Contents:

1:00 - Meet Madeline and get an overview of her educational/professional background

05:02 - Madeline's first job out of college (working at a law firm in preparation for a career as an intelligence analyst)

10:52 - Where the road gets curvy (pivoting from her dream of being an intelligence analyst to starting her own company)

21:31 - The day-to-day of running a travel company

30:14 - Lessons learned

This episode was recorded 3/4/2022.