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141 - Ditch Your 9-5 Before the End of 2025- Step 5: Execute the Exit

Release Date: 12/08/2025

143 - If You Hate Sales, This Episode Is For You

MaYapinion®

In this special bonus holiday episode of the MaYapinion® podcast, Maya Roffler breaks down one of the most common struggles women face in entrepreneurship: sales, and why it doesn’t have to feel awkward, pushy, or “icky.” After closing out the six-part Ditch Your 9–5 Before the End of 2025 series, Maya returns with a high-impact conversation inspired by direct messages, community feedback, and real struggles shared by founders inside the MaYapinion ecosystem. In this episode, Maya reframes sales through a leadership lens. Not as persuasion, pressure, or pitching, but as connection,...

142 - Ditch Your 9-5 Before the End of 2025- Step 6: Step into CEO Mode

MaYapinion®

In the final episode of this six-part series, Maya Roffler breaks down the exact steps to leave your corporate job intentionally, strategically, and successfully before the end of 2025. In episode 142 of MaYapinion®, Maya walks you through Step 6: Step Into CEO Mode, the step where preparation turns into ownership, mindset turns into leadership, and you fully step into your role as the founder of what you’re building. You’ve already completed Step 1 (Audit & Align), Step 2 (Validate Your Business Idea), Step 3 (Build Your Freedom Fund), Step 4 (Build the Brand), and Step 5 (Execute...

141 - Ditch Your 9-5 Before the End of 2025- Step 5: Execute the Exit

MaYapinion®

In this six-part series, Maya Roffler breaks down the exact steps to leave your corporate job intentionally, strategically, and successfully before the end of 2025. In episode 141 of MaYapinion®, Maya walks you through Step 5: Execute the Exit — the step where preparation becomes action, clarity becomes commitment, and your new chapter officially begins. You’ve already completed Step 1 (Audit & Align), Step 2 (Validate Your Business Idea), Step 3 (Build Your Freedom Fund), and Step 4 (Build the Brand), which means you know what you want, who you serve, what you’re building, and that...

140 - Ditch Your 9-5 Before the End of 2025- Step 4: Build the Brand

MaYapinion®

Are you ready to ditch your 9–5 and finally build the freedom-based life you’ve been dreaming about? In this six-part series, Maya Roffler breaks down the exact steps to leave your corporate job intentionally, strategically, and successfully before the end of 2025. In today’s episode, Maya walks you through Step 4: Build the Brand the step where your business idea starts to take on a real identity that people can see, feel, and connect with. You’ve already completed Step 1 (Audit & Align), Step 2 (Validate Your Business Idea), and Step 3 (Build Your Freedom Fund), which means you...

139 - Ditch Your 9-5 Before the End of 2025 - Step 3: Build Your Freedom Fund

MaYapinion®

Are you ready to ditch your 9–5 and finally build the freedom-based life you’ve been dreaming about? In this six-part series, Maya Roffler breaks down the exact steps to leave your corporate job intentionally, strategically, and successfully before the end of 2025. In today’s episode, Maya walks you through Step 3: Build Your Freedom Fund — one of the most important (and most overlooked) parts of leaving your 9–5 in a way that feels grounded, safe, and sustainable. You’ve already completed Step 1 (Audit & Align) and Step 2 (Validate Your Business Idea), which means you now...

138 - Ditch Your 9-5 Before the End of 2025 - Step 2: Validate Your Business Idea

MaYapinion®

Are you ready to ditch your 9–5 and finally build the freedom-based life you’ve been dreaming about? In this six-part series, Maya Roffler breaks down the intentional, strategic, and realistic steps you need to take to leave your corporate job before the end of 2025. In this episode, Maya walks you through Step 2: Validate Your Business Idea. Before you quit your job or invest energy into building something new, you need proof that the business you want to create is viable. Maya shows you how to validate your idea in the real world so you don’t waste time, money, or momentum building...

137 - Ditch Your 9-5 Before the End of 2025 - Step 1: Audit & Align

MaYapinion®

Are you ready to ditch your 9–5 and finally build the freedom-based life you’ve been dreaming about? In this brand-new six-part series, Maya Roffler breaks down the exact steps to leave your corporate job intentionally, strategically, and successfully before the end of 2025. In episode 137 Maya walks you through Step 1: Audit & Align. Before you can build a business or transition into entrepreneurship, you need clarity, both in your finances and in your fulfillment. Maya shows you how to conduct a full audit of your current role: your salary, benefits, and responsibilities, but also...

136 - Gatekeeping Doesn't Work

MaYapinion®

Are you ready to dive back into the MaYapinion® podcast? Come navigate the world of female entrepreneurship with Maya Roffler. In this episode, Maya takes a bold look at one of the most toxic, yet often overlooked habits in both corporate and entrepreneurial spaces: gatekeeping. From her early experiences in corporate leadership to her years as an entrepreneur, Maya breaks down what gatekeeping really is, withholding information. and why it’s one of the most ineffective and ego-driven practices in business. She shares how it shows up differently in corporate America versus the online...

135 - The Power of the Pivot

MaYapinion®

Come navigate the world of female entrepreneurship with Maya Roffler. In this episode, Maya explores one of the most essential traits every successful entrepreneur must master, the power of the pivot. Following last week’s conversation about leaving corporate America, Maya takes listeners deeper into what happens after you’ve launched your business. She breaks down why pivoting isn’t a one-time event, but a continual part of innovation, leadership, and growth. Through personal examples from her own journey, from evolving the MaYapinion® brand to scaling her tech startup Find a Co-Host,...

134 - The Pivot: Leaving Corporate America for Your Own Path

MaYapinion®

After years in the corporate world, Maya realized something every woman in business eventually faces, the call to pivot. In this episode of MaYapinion®, she opens up about what inspired her to walk away from her 9–5, how loss changed her perspective, and the five-step plan that helped her confidently build her own entrepreneurial path. Maya shares her personal story of redefining success after losing her brother, the moment she realized her work no longer fulfilled her, and how she began building a life and business that aligned with her purpose. From learning to trust her intuition to...

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In this six-part series, Maya Roffler breaks down the exact steps to leave your corporate job intentionally, strategically, and successfully before the end of 2025.

In episode 141 of MaYapinion®, Maya walks you through Step 5: Execute the Exit — the step where preparation becomes action, clarity becomes commitment, and your new chapter officially begins.

You’ve already completed Step 1 (Audit & Align), Step 2 (Validate Your Business Idea), Step 3 (Build Your Freedom Fund), and Step 4 (Build the Brand), which means you know what you want, who you serve, what you’re building, and that you can financially support your transition.

This episode teaches you how to decide when you’re truly ready to leave, how to navigate the emotional and practical realities of resigning, how to prepare for the unexpected, and how to make a clean, confident, professional exit… without burning bridges or second-guessing yourself. Maya walks you through this step with transparency, personal stories, and the exact process she had during her own transition from corporate to CEO.

Executing your exit isn’t about being fearless it’s about being prepared, grounded, and committed to the life you’re building.

What You’ll Hear in This Episode

Step 5 in Maya’s six-part “Ditch Your 9–5 Before the End of 2025” series
Why executing the exit is often the most emotionally challenging step
How corporate culture creates a false sense of safety (and why that matters)
Why no one in any industry is as “safe” in corporate as they think
How to know when you're truly ready to resign (and why it never feels 100% comfortable)
The role of your Freedom Fund, validated offers, and brand readiness in determining your exit timeline
Why passion + skill + demand = the confidence to leave
How to navigate fear, uncertainty, and old conditioning about “stable jobs”
Why how you leave reflects more on you than the company

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