Midlife Career Transition: Building a Business and Community from Scratch with Betty Galvan | #255

About this episode

In this episode, Shannon Russell interviews Betty Galvan about her transition from teaching to entrepreneurship and her journey in building a business and community.

👉 Start Your Second Act Strategy Call with Shannon here. What does a successful career transition really look like? In this episode of the Second Act Success Podcast, Shannon Russell sits down with Betty Galvan, a former teacher turned female entrepreneur, digital marketing expert, and coworking space owner, to talk about her inspiring journey from education to entrepreneurship. Betty shares how she went from teaching middle school to launching a blog during the early days of digital market...

People in this episode

Host: Shannon Russell

Guest: Betty Galvan

Topics covered

• career transition
• entrepreneurship
• digital marketing
• community building
• women in business

Keywords

• career transition
• female entrepreneur
• digital marketing expert
• coworking space
• blogging

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Second Act Success Podcast, digital marketing, coworking space

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