E22 - Do I need to HEAL, or do I need to HUSTLE? This Framework That Will Help
Release Date: 02/12/2026
E37 - The ReInvention Bro’s Get Personal For Mother’s Day + How To Balance Masculine & Feminine Energy
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This is a special Mother's Day show, and it comes along with one of the most important frameworks we'll talk about: Masculine vs. Feminine energy. Most of us have been conditioned into constant "go mode." Push. Achieve. Figure it out. But successful ReInvention doesn't come from more force. It comes from learning how to balance action with awareness. We talk about: What masculine vs. feminine energy actually means (and why everyone has both) Why so many high performers are burned out and misaligned The power of "allow and reflect" as a real strategy, not just a nice idea How creating space...
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E36 - When Reinventing Get Your Finances Right FIRST (here’s how) | David Mandell JD, MBA
ReInvention
Before you reinvent your career, there's one thing most people avoid: Looking at their finances honestly. In this episode, we sit down with David Mandell JD, MBA - a financial and legal expert who's spent 30+ years advising professionals - to break down the real foundation of career ReInvention. Because no matter how exciting your next move is…if the numbers don't work, the plan won't either. We talk about what most people get wrong when making a career change, why "hope" isn't a strategy, and how to create the financial runway that actually gives you freedom to move. You'll hear: Why most...
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E35 - How Scott Clary Built 100M Podcast Followers: Success Lessons for ReInventors
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We sat down with Scott Clary, host of the Success Story podcast (100M+ downloads) to break down what it actually takes to reinvent your career. Scott didn't follow the traditional path. He questioned it. In this conversation, we go deep on why curiosity is the starting point for any reinvention - and how most people stay stuck simply because they never stop to ask: is this even what I want? We also get practical. If you're mid-career, successful on paper, but feeling out of alignment, Scott shares how to navigate that tension without making reckless decisions. You'll hear: Why the old career...
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E34 - Navigating Career Uncertainty: What 4,000 Leaders Told Us About the Future of Work
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Season 2 is here, and we're starting with a simple truth: No one knows what's coming next with the AI Economy. Todd just got back from a 4,000-person leadership conference where top executives, HR leaders, and operators were all saying the same thing: we're figuring it out in real time. That's the backdrop for this episode, and it's a 'must listen' for anyone navigating career transitions. Chris and Todd break down why uncertainty isn't something to avoid, it's something to work with. We talk about what's actually happening inside companies right now, why the idea of "certainty" was always a...
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REWIND - The Provider Trap: Reinvent Your Career Without Letting Your Family Down
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Season 2 is on its way and while we get ready, we're revisiting this deeply personal episode on the provider trap because feeling stuck as the breadwinner is one of the most common and most solvable challenges in career reinvention. If you're the primary breadwinner or you carry the "provider" identity, Career ReInvention can feel impossible. The fear is real: If I change jobs, the whole system collapses. Mortgage. Bills. Kids. Expectations. Your nervous system starts treating reinvention like a threat. In this episode, Chris and Todd unpack the Provider Trap - the hidden identity that keeps...
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REWIND - Tired of Being a Lone Wolf? How To Find Collaborators When Reinventing Your Career
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While we prep for an incredible Season 2, we're bringing back one of our most impactful episodes and this one on collaboration and community feels more relevant than ever right now. Reinventing your career is exciting — but trying to do it alone is one of the fastest ways to stall, burn out, or second-guess yourself. In this episode, Todd Jason and Chris Thide explore one of the most overlooked accelerators of successful career reinvention: collaboration. This is a grounded, honest conversation about why reinvention isn't a solo journey — and how the right collaborators, mentors, and...
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REWIND - The Jobs AI Won’t Take: How To Future-Proof Your Career
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Season 2 is on its way and while we gear up for it, we're revisiting this critical episode on navigating AI and the future of work because getting ahead of what's coming is everything right now. What careers actually have a future in an AI-driven world? In this episode Todd and Chris get real about the future of work, what AI is actually going to disrupt, and how to build a career that's hard to replace because it is rooted in your uniquely human skills. They discuss the emerging statistics (like 39% of core job skills changing by 2030), why endlessly scrolling LinkedIn for the same old roles...
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REWIND - How to Design Your Ideal Future Self (and Retire Your Old Identity)
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While we gear up for a powerful Season 2, we're revisiting one of our most impactful episodes and this one's too good not to hear again. If you're staring down "what's next?" after a solid run in corporate, this episode is your invitation to reinvent from the inside out. Todd and Chris unpack the real engine of lasting career change: identity. You'll learn how to define the future-self you want to grow into, gently retire the parts of your old identity that don't serve you, and build daily practices that make reinvention tangible. From 'clarity' weekends and morning pages to self-talk walks,...
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E33 - The Zeitgeist of Career ReInvention is Upon Us! Here’s What You Need To Do
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In the Season 1 finale of ReInvention, Todd and Chris come full circle on the framework they've been pressure-testing with their community: the 6 core tenets of Career ReInvention. This isn't resume-polishing or a quick pivot - it's a practical, human roadmap for mid-career professionals who want more agency, more fulfillment, and a smarter path forward in a rapidly changing world. They unpack why ReInvention starts with clarity and long-term vision, why game-planning reduces anxiety, how to take imperfect action through experiments, and why humility and a growth mindset are the hidden unlock...
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E32 - Lost Some Confidence? Here’s How to Move Forward And Take Action Anyway
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Imposter syndrome hits hardest right when you're trying to reinvent. You've been confident in your craft for years, then suddenly you're starting over, pitching a new path, learning new skills, and your brain decides you're "not ready." In this episode, Todd and Chris break down a practical system for building confidence without waiting for it to magically appear. They unpack why "fake it till you make it" gets misunderstood (and what it should mean), how to turn insecurity into curiosity (the fastest antidote), and why confidence is ultimately not about results, it's about trusting yourself...
info_outlineIf you’re in the middle of a career transition, you’ve probably felt this tug-of-war:
Part of you knows you need space… time to decompress, process what happened, and heal from the emotional toll of your old work life.
Another part of you feels intense pressure to move fast… to make money again, prove this wasn’t a mistake, and “figure it out” as quickly as possible.
In this episode, Todd and Chris unpack the real (and rarely discussed) dilemma: how to balance healing with forward momentum so you don’t get stuck in reflection…and you also don’t rush into the same patterns that created the burnout in the first place.
Inside the conversation:
- Why “push through” works, until it doesn’t
- The hidden cost of skipping the processing/healing phase
- How financial runway (and real-life situations) change the pace of ReInvention
- Why taking time to reflect often accelerates new successes instead of delaying them
- A practical way to build self-reflection into daily life while still moving forward
- What it looks like when your work finally feels integrated with who you are
This is an honest, human episode for anyone who’s trying to build what’s next without ignoring what the old chapter did to them.
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