Lisa Haynes

Retired and Killin' It: The Ultimate Retirement Plan

I remember the moment I decided to retire. It wasn’t a long, drawn-out process. An executive coach I was working with asked me a few questions to help me think about what I wanted in my next role. After I sat down and completed the exercise, it hit me: I didn’t want another role. I was ready to retire—and to finally do other things I had put off for years.

After I retired, I was invited to speak on a leadership panel at MBA’s mPowering You conference. On that stage, I told the audience, “I’m retired and killin’ it.”

That moment stuck with me. Later, I became a certified executive coach and discovered retirement coaching—a field focused on helping people prepare for and transition into retirement, emphasizing the non-financial side of this life stage that so many overlook.

That led me to create the KILLIN’ IT formula and write the book Retired and Killin’ It to help others navigate life after work with clarity and purpose.

An estimated 14.8 million Boomers will retire in the next five years—and most are unprepared for what comes after the paycheck stops. I’m here to help them step confidently into this next season, using my KILLIN’ IT formula to build purpose, connection, and joy in the years ahead.

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Amanda Landes

I'm Almost Okay: Navigating the Grief of Parental Loss, Miscarriage, and Divorce

I am a licensed psychologist who has worked in private practice and forensic settings. I believe I have a unique perspective to share with listeners based upon my personal and professional experiences. I am an expert in hard through work and through home, and I have come to believe that both parts are necessary to understand others. I am humble, quirky, and do not take myself too seriously, which I have been told makes me approachable and easy to talk to. I like to share my thoughts on human behavior in a funny and palatable way. I love to share a good metaphor or TV show reference to help illustrate my points.

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Karina Pen Name K. K. Biernath

It is never too late to rediscover yourself and become the person you were always meant to be!

Karina, who writes under the pen name K. K. Biernath, is a Polish-born author, poet, and speaker whose work focuses on vulnerability, courage, and the inner and landscapes of women's lives. Now living in Pennsylvania, she draws inspiration from her personal journey—including

motherhood and raising children with special needs.

She recently published her first book, a memoir, Karina: One Woman's Journey from Fear to Freedom.

She wrote this book with her children in mind, to tell them, and others, through the book and her words, that anything is possible in life.

You can be whoever you want to be.

Do whatever you want to do.

Live however and wherever you want to.

She lived a life she thought she was supposed to. Career, marriage, family, and success—but inside, she was lost.

Her body began to break down, and that was the wake-up call she couldn’t ignore. She then came to realize that her very own thoughts were making her sick. And if her thoughts could make her ill, then maybe her thoughts could also help her heal.

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