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New Business In Later Life

New Business In Later Life

Written by: Ildiko Sealey
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 Welcome to "New Business in Later Life," the podcast that celebrates the inspiring journeys of individuals who embark on new business ventures in later life. Each episode features candid conversations with people, who have taken the leap into entrepreneurship. They share their unique stories, challenges and triumphs. From the initial spark of an idea to navigating the complexities of launching a startup, our guests reveal the motivations that drive them and the lessons learned along the way. Join us as we explore diverse industries, uncover innovative solutions, and highlight the power of resilience and creativity. Whether you're contemplating a career change, seeking inspiration, or simply curious about the entrepreneurial spirit, "..New Business in Later Life" offers valuable insights and encouragement for anyone ready to embrace their passions at any age. Tune in and discover how it’s never too late to start anew and achieve your dreams! Economics Leadership Management & Leadership Self-Help Social Sciences Success
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  • How Tiny Daily Habits Quietly Rewire Your Burnout Brain - Ep49 Dr Melissa Palmer

    How Tiny Daily Habits Quietly Rewire Your Burnout Brain - Ep49 Dr Melissa Palmer
    Jan 28 2026
    Today, Ildikó explores emotional health from a scientific angle, not coping better, but increasing our capacity to process what life throws at us. Her guest is Dr Melissa Palmer, a former Senior Science teacher with a PhD in neuroplasticity. She understands how our brains are trained by the way we live and the way we work and how to tap into that to greatly improve our quality of life and effectiveness. If you feel mentally full, emotionally heavy or stuck in constant reaction mode, this conversation will definitely change how you think about your brain, how you think about your emotions and the ability to recover. KEY TAKEAWAYS Burnout Isn´t Only About Over Work: Many entrepreneurs aren’t exhausted only because of “working too hard” - they’re paying the price for decades of people‑pleasing, perfectionism and harsh inner commentary. That quiet, constant internally generated stress load that trains your nervous system to live in fight‑or‑flight and eventually tips you into burnout. Your Brain Is Not Fixed – It’s Being Rewired by How You Live Today: Neuroplasticity means your brain is always reshaping itself around what you repeat. Particularly, your thoughts, habits, and environment. If you change those things, you change how you act and therefore who you are and become. Lofty Questions Aim Your Attention at What You Want, Not What You Fear: When you repeatedly ask gentle, positive questions like “How come I’m growing my business a little every day?” you give your brain a new brief. Because it’s wired to answer questions, it quietly starts hunting for evidence, ideas and encouraging actions that make that story true. Self‑Compassion Switches You Out of Survival Mode: A minute of kind breathing, simply saying to yourself “I’m proud of you for taking this time” may sound stupid – but they signal safety to the nervous system. That shift out of fight‑or‑flight brings the thinking brain back online so you can plan, create, and lead. Tiny Rituals Teach Your Brain a New Normal: Short, repeatable habits – a daily dog walk, two minutes of stillness, a 10‑minute tidy – are how you “vote” for a different, calmer identity. Done consistently, they tell your brain that you want a blended, sustainable life where business is simply a part of that life and stressed is no longer your normal state. BEST MOMENTS Melissa: “The very first part of emotional health is self-compassion." Melissa: "We have a system in our brain - basically our internal monologue, and it's self-referenced. So, we can change what we're saying to ourselves.” Melissa: "We can't get rid of that negative self-talk completely, but we can modify it." Ildikó: "Whatever you tell yourself, your subconscious, your brain, will believe it." Melissa: "What we're doing is neuroplasticity. We are leveraging the fact that our brain can rewire itself." GUEST´S INFORMATION https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-palmer-0075b21b6/ HOST BIO Ildikó Sealey is a Property Professional, Networking Host and Podcast Host serving her local and wider community. In the property business with her husband since 2019, their core values are revitalising neglected properties so they can provide modern, future-proofed, comfortable homes for people. Recognising a gap in the local networking scene, Ildikó started co-hosting Property and Business Network in March 2024, bringing together the best in business in Plymouth and surrounding areas in Devon and Cornwall. With a rich background in administration, social housing, arts and crafts, education, business, and mindset, she is passionate about empowering her fellow 50+ Encorepreneurs on their journey. Through her business, podcast shows and networking events, she makes an impact, proving that age is no barrier to success in the business world. This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media
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    35 mins
  • Why Success Won’t Silence Your Inner Critic (and What Will) - Ep 48 Kellan Fluckiger

    Why Success Won’t Silence Your Inner Critic (and What Will) - Ep 48 Kellan Fluckiger
    Jan 21 2026
    Today, we’re talking about the battle that most later-life entrepreneurs fight privately: looking strong on the outside while self-doubt and overwork slowly erode the inside. My guest is Kellan Fluckiger of Master Your Monsters — a bestselling author and creator who spent 40 years in high-pressure C-suite roles while silently battling depression, addiction, and self-sabotage. If you’ve ever wondered why success doesn’t silence the inner critic, and why confidence gets harder not easier with age, this conversation will speak directly to you. KEY TAKEAWAYS 1. Radical Change Starts with Admitting “This Isn’t Me Anymore”: You don’t have to hit rock bottom to reinvent your life or business. Your turning point can simply be an honest moment of accepting you´ve changed and it is time to start living differently. 2. Self‑Love is Essential, it Underpins Success: Later‑life founders often look successful but secretly feel “not enough.” Practices like daily mirror work e.g. “I love you because…” sounds simple and a bit woo woo, but it really works. It starts to rewire your brain and build self‑trust. When you like who you are, you stop hustling for approval and start building a business and life that fits you. 3. Purpose is Chosen by You Using What You Already Have: You don’t find purpose on a retreat; you create it from the skills, natural gifts, and life experience you already have (Kellan’s triple helix). When you design your work around this mix, your offer becomes both uniquely yours and far easier to sustain because it lights you up. 4. Mastering Your Monsters Unlocks Your Next Chapter In Later Life: “I’m too old,” “I have no time,” “I’m not good enough” are just grown‑up monsters under the bed. Naming them, then acting anyway, is how later‑life entrepreneurs step out of safe busy work and into making the bold moves that actually change their results. BEST MOMENTS Kellan: "You don't have to be in an earthquake or have a fire burn your life down. You just have to get to a point where you say this isn't who I am." Kellan: "I was living someone else's goals. Absolutely, I was the poster child for this is what you're supposed to do, and if you do that, you're cool. So, I did it." Ildikó: "We need to believe in ourselves, and when it comes to business, even more so." Kellan: “I live every day excited to get up. I have no obligations. I have only commitments, because I intentionally get rid of that - the word obligation almost always carries the seeds of resentment.” Kellan: “The most important gift that I have, or you or anyone, is who I am, what I have become, the story of my own becoming, or your own becoming.” Do you want results quicker and prefer a private deep dive alongside my group programmes? Just ask me to work with you personally here - https://www.encorepreneurs.club/contact-us GUEST´S INFORMATION www.masteryourmonsters.com HOST BIO Ildikó Sealey is a Property Professional, Networking Host and Podcast Host serving her local and wider community. In the property business with her husband since 2019, their core values are revitalising neglected properties so they can provide modern, future-proofed, comfortable homes for people. Recognising a gap in the local networking scene, Ildikó started co-hosting Property and Business Network in March 2024, bringing together the best in business in Plymouth and surrounding areas in Devon and Cornwall. With a rich background in administration, social housing, arts and crafts, education, business, and mindset, she is passionate about empowering her fellow 50+ Encorepreneurs on their journey. Through her business, podcast shows and networking events, she makes an impact, proving that age is no barrier to success in the business world. This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media https://disruptivemedia.co.uk
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    30 mins
  • How Sharing Your Story Cuts Through The Noise - Ep47 with Sandra ten Hoope

    How Sharing Your Story Cuts Through The Noise - Ep47 with Sandra ten Hoope
    Jan 14 2026
    Today we’re tackling the frustration so many later-life entrepreneurs can only whisper about: posting, speaking, showing up, being visible. Yet, still feeling invisible. My guest is Sandra ten Hoope from Dare to Displease — a corporate attorney turned storytelling strategist who helps business owners turn their lived experience into the message that finally cuts through the noise. If you feel you’re doing everything ‘right’ yet struggling to be seen, heard, or remembered, this conversation will show you exactly what’s missing — and how your story can change everything. KEY TAKEAWAYS 1. Your story is your sharpest visibility tool: The missing piece isn’t more content, it´s using your lived experience as the message. That is what will finally cut through the noise. 2. You don’t need to share a huge trauma : What resonates with people is your journey from “then” to “now,” along with why you do what you do. It´s not about how dramatic your past is. 3. Speak to one person, rather than the whole internet : Treat every post or email as a conversation with the earlier version of you who is still stuck. When you do that, your message becomes crystal clear and more impactful. 4. Consistency is the key : Don´t give up if you don´t get a lot of likes and comments, that is normal, modern audiences are often silent. They are listening and once they trust you enough, they will buy into what you offer. Showing up regularly with story-led content grows your audience and drives results 5. You control how deep you go : You can still grow your brand and build trust by sharing carefully chosen parts of your story. You are in control of how deep you go. BEST MOMENTS Sandra: “Nobody, apart from usually ourselves, expects us to suddenly make that leap and talk about that story with such confidence and clarity. I still stumble, I still fall, and that is just all okay. We will get there one step of the time, one story hurdle at the time.” Sandra: "I speak to the one person who obviously resembles myself, that one person that I was 10 years ago that would love to have had the knowledge that I have now." Sandra: "It's all about that transformation. For everybody, be it small or big, transformation has changed something in his or her life." Ildikó: "A person's story is the strongest selling point, because people buy into people." Ildikó: “Write your own thing, use your own voice, and then let AI split it up and repurpose it.” Do you want results quicker and prefer a private deep dive alongside my group programmes? Just ask me to work with you personally here - https://www.encorepreneurs.club/contact-us/ GUEST´S INFORMATION https://substack.com/@stopwafflingstartselling Sandra´s book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Do-Not-Try-HIM-Home- ebook/dp/B08GV7DBG2 HOST BIO Ildikó Sealey is a Property Professional, Networking Host and Podcast Host serving her local and wider community. In the property business with her husband since 2019, their core values are revitalising neglected properties so they can provide modern, future-proofed, comfortable homes for people. Recognising a gap in the local networking scene, Ildikó started co-hosting Property and Business Network in March 2024, bringing together the best in business in Plymouth and surrounding areas in Devon and Cornwall. With a rich background in administration, social housing, arts and crafts, education, business, and mindset, she is passionate about empowering her fellow 50+ Encorepreneurs on their journey. Through her business, podcast shows and networking events, she makes an impact, proving that age is no barrier to success in the business world. This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media https://disruptivemedia.co.uk
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    31 mins
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