Rediscovering Yourself: Stories of Transformation
Explore journeys of women reclaiming their identities.
Welcome back to another inspiring edition of Second Wind Women. In this episode, Karen Spies invites you to reconnect with the version of yourself that may have been overshadowed by life’s responsibilities and challenges.
Finding Your Lost Self
Karen opens the conversation with a gentle reminder: “If you’ve lost track of the version of you that existed before the job, the divorce, the kids, you’re in the right place. That version of you is not gone.” This sentiment resonates deeply, encouraging listeners to take a moment to reflect on their own journeys and the aspects of themselves that may have been put aside.
As she shares stories of women who have redesigned their lives, Karen emphasizes the importance of acknowledging the parts of ourselves that we’ve lost touch with. It’s a heartfelt call to action for anyone feeling disconnected from their true identity.
Recent Interviews
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Your Worth Is Not Up for Negotiation | Tabatha Jones
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Energy Mastery & Breaking Patterns | Dr. Neja Zupan
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From Sales to Self-Trust: Leading Without Burning Out | Kristi Duvall
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From Corporate Burnout to “Doubt Whisperer” | Amy Bernstein
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From TV to Toenails:Dr’s Remedy | Rachel Bachelor
A Heart-to-Heart Experience
Karen offers a unique opportunity for listeners to engage in a heart-to-heart session. She explains, “It’s thirty minutes, it’s free, and you talk while I tell you what I’m hearing. You’ll leave knowing where you stand and what your next move could be.” This promise of clarity and direction is invaluable for those seeking guidance in their personal transformation.
Igniting the Fire Within
Towards the end of the episode, Karen encourages listeners to explore their inner desires, saying, “If today’s conversation lit something up in you, something a little bit more feral than fatigued, come find me on the Bitch Academy.” This statement beautifully captures the essence of the discussion: the journey to reclaiming our passions and dreams.
As you wrap up a recent episode, reflect on the stories shared and consider how you might begin to rediscover your own lost self. What will your next move be?
For more insights and stories, tune into the full episode and join the conversation.
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Working with us can create the clarity, consistency, and confidence that make your success possible. Our role is to walk alongside you as a guide, bringing experience in the arts, design, and strategy, so you can step into a business that truly reflects who you are.
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Meet Karen
For more than a decade, Karen and her team have guided small businesses through launches, expanded offerings, and brand reinventions.
Karen has spent more than fifteen years helping small businesses, artists, and purpose-driven founders get out of their own way.
She came up through the institutional side including managing large-scale digital projects for the Stanford Research Institute, where she directed teams, oversaw complete infrastructure overhauls, and built systems that had to work without exception. What she took from that world was less about corporate process and more about what it actually takes to build something that holds up.
Now she works with women who are building businesses that don’t fit a template, helping them create a foundation solid enough to support whatever strange and serious thing they’re making.
Some accomplishments:
- Project manager for a complete codebase change for the Stanford Research Institute
- Managed all content (including Japanese).
- Directed a complete code framework overhaul and content migration.
- Managed Engineers to maintain federal-level security standards.
- Created & managed four full websites at Silicon Valley research institution.
- Designed and created over 100 digital properties for clients
- Achieved a 15% increase in sales online.
- Directed live online events
- Managed online analytics tools and creating focused dashboards.
- Maintained & Managed the portal for Eventive online film festival platform.
- Developed a social strategy for a film festival resulting in a 300% increase in pass sales.
Podcast Interviews
Stories, resources, and the occasional invitation for women building something that doesn’t fit the usual mold.
Our Mission
The mainstream business narrative has no idea what to do with a woman who left her HR director job to open a witch supply shop, a project manager who leads a women’s circle or a former accountant who now leads grief rituals in the woods. These stories don’t fit the startup template, and that’s exactly why we tell them.
Second Wind Women documents the founders the entrepreneurship media overlooks: the healers, the artists, the spooky girls, the paranormal obsessives, the craft keepers, and the ceremonial practitioners who spent years in conventional careers quietly keeping their real selves at arm’s length.
Turns out, decades of corporate discipline is a surprisingly useful foundation for a fantastical business. We’re here for all of it.