This episode features Rick Mason, a 75-year-old retired IBM executive whose idea of retirement changed dramatically after raising children with disabilities, including a teenage son with Down syndrome and an adult son with cerebral palsy. He discusses how retirement became less about travel, golf, and leisure and more about family, community involvement, volunteering, teaching, and adapting to life's unexpected challenges, including his own battle with cancer. The central theme is that retirement looks different for everyone, and finding purpose and joy in everyday relationships and circumstances can be more meaningful than following a traditional vision of retirement.

Retirement Unscripted is about the period of life where you can reinvent your life in any way you want. It aims to redefine the concept of retirement by uncovering ways in which people spend this time and use it to create incredible new opportunities. Join Joe Fusco, Jeff Cornwall, John Fassnacht, and guests as they explore they're journeys into life after their careers.

The episode features Don Leyrer, who shares how his transition from corporate entrepreneurship into retirement led him back to his roots in social work and into social enterprise, using his experience and network to help others. The conversation explores the idea that retirement doesn’t have to mean stopping work—it can be a continuation of purpose, entrepreneurship, mentoring, and meaningful community involvement, particularly when financial responsibilities become less demanding. Ultimately, Don describes a new definition of success centered on using his time and experience wisely, staying connected to his network, and prioritizing family and grandchildren while leaving a positive legacy.

Retirement Unscripted is about the period of life where you can reinvent your life in any way you want. It aims to redefine the concept of retirement by uncovering ways in which people spend this time and use it to create incredible new opportunities. Join Joe Fusco, Jeff Cornwall, John Fassnacht, and guests as they explore they're journeys into life after their careers.

In this episode of Retirement Unscripted, Timm Glover joins us for a thoughtful conversation about whether it’s possible to “fail” at retirement, ultimately arguing that fulfillment comes not from titles, accomplishments, or work, but from a deeper sense of identity, purpose, values, and personal integration. The discussion explores how life’s challenges often awaken self-awareness, why retirement can be an opportunity to reconnect with one’s inner life, and how people of any age can benefit from examining who they truly are beyond their careers and achievements.

Retirement Unscripted is about the period of life where you can reinvent your life in any way you want. It aims to redefine the concept of retirement by uncovering ways in which people spend this time and use it to create incredible new opportunities. Join Joe Fusco, Jeff Cornwall, John Fassnacht, and guests as they explore they're journeys into life after their careers.