The 69 Year Old CEO

About this episode

Gail Mercer-Mackay shares her journey from being fired at 53 to becoming a successful writer and CEO at 69.

This episode first aired in 2024. We are recreating it as an Encore Experience. So, you’re 53 years old and you get fired without warning. What do you do? Well, if you’re Gail Mercer-Mackay, you don’t panic. You go to Arizona to play golf for two weeks and do some serious journaling as well. What Gail discovered (besides still having a slice) was that she wanted to be a writer. Long story short, she did become a writer and founded a content creation company in the process. Today, the company routinely earns revenue in the millions and at the age of 69, Gail is still going strong. Hear her story this week on The Art 2 Aging. If you are enjoying the content here on The Art 2 Aging, we would love you to become a paid subscriber. You get access to our entire archive of content along with our mid-week features like POV (Point of View) and Body and Soul. It really helps us to continue to generate meaningful information for older adults. Thank you! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theart2aging.substack.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Host: Strategies for Healthy, Joyful Living

Guest: Gail Mercer-Mackay

Topics covered

• career change
• aging
• entrepreneurship
• personal growth
• resilience

Keywords

• CEO
• writing
• content creation
• aging
• career transition
• resilience
• golf

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Art 2 Aging

Places: Arizona

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