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Second Wind Women

Second Wind Women

Written by: Karen Spies
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The entrepreneurship media is obsessed with youth, venture capital, and scale-at-all-costs. But the women building the most interesting businesses right now aren't on the cover of Forbes, they're reading tarot in their converted garage, leading shamanic ceremonies on their back acre, stitching historically accurate Tudor gowns, and quietly making a living from things the startup world doesn't have a category for. Second Wind Women is for the woman who spent decades in a conventional career suppressing the stranger, more unique and interesting parts of herself, and finally said enough. These women aren't starting from zero. They're bringing hard-won organizational skills, professional networks, and decades of pattern recognition into businesses that are more magical, more meaningful, and frankly more them than anything they built for someone else. Women in their second wind are glowing up, getting out, and building something worth talking about. This is where we document it.© 2025 Second Wind Women Art Economics Leadership Management & Leadership
Episodes
  • When Misalignment Drives Burnout | Dr Brandy Stamper

    When Misalignment Drives Burnout | Dr Brandy Stamper
    Jun 26 2026
    What if the reason you can't shake the burnout has nothing to do with how hard you're working, and everything to do with working against your own biology? Chapters
    • (00:00:02) - Brandy Stamper on the Success Paradox
    • (00:01:12) - What I Wish I Knew About My Career
    • (00:05:35) - Have You Changed? Maybe Your Personality Assessment
    • (00:06:58) - The Enneagram: Why Do You Do What You Do?
    • (00:13:42) - How to Get Out of Your Own Way
    • (00:14:53) - How to Get Out Of A Burnout
    • (00:18:50) - Post-Bacc MS in Psychology: What Can You Do With
    • (00:20:33) - The Enneagram: How It Affects Your Life
    • (00:26:39) - In the philosophy of human design
    • (00:28:27) - How the Enneagram and the Kabbalah Integrate
    • (00:34:30) - The Success Paradox
    • (00:40:13) - Brandy on Her Final Words
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    41 mins
  • Reclaiming Movement as Medicine | Jenny Cohen

    Reclaiming Movement as Medicine | Jenny Cohen
    Jun 9 2026
    What happens when an occupational therapist who never trained seriously as a dancer discovers that movement holds the key to surviving breast cancer? Chapters
    • (00:00:01) - Jenny Cohen on Dance to Heal
    • (00:04:40) - Visualization Training for Gymnasts
    • (00:08:25) - Give Yourself 90 Minutes of Self Care Every Day
    • (00:13:52) - Kelly On Me: My Morning Routine
    • (00:18:44) - How to Manage Your Life
    • (00:21:59) - How to improve your gut health after cancer treatment
    • (00:26:57) - How to Prevent and Survive osteoporosis in Women
    • (00:30:49) - Dancing to Heal Your Body
    • (00:36:31) - Trump on Our Need for Self-Review
    • (00:36:53) - The Dance to Heal and Applied Kinesiology
    • (00:42:22) - How to Get Out Of Yoga Stress
    • (00:47:29) - Breast Cancer Dancer's Story
    • (00:53:14) - Belly Dance Fusion During the Lockdown
    • (00:56:43) - Dance to Heal Your Body After Breast Cancer
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Building Caregiving Tech She Wished She'd Had | Lindsay Friedman

    Building Caregiving Tech She Wished She'd Had | Lindsay Friedman
    May 28 2026
    What happens when the founder who swore off startups finds the one problem worth building for? In this episode, Karen sits down with Lindsay Friedman, founder of Care Bloom and LT Care Nav, whose path runs in reverse of the typical entrepreneur story. Chapters
    • (00:00:00) - Caregiving for Women in the Long Term Care
    • (00:01:11) - How to Care for a Multi-Generational Family
    • (00:03:06) - How CareBloom is helping you care for your loved one
    • (00:06:45) - Seniors in assisted living
    • (00:08:41) - How Did You Make a Wearable Smartwatch?
    • (00:10:57) - How To Sell Your Device to a Hospital System
    • (00:14:47) - What Was the Turning Point for You?
    • (00:17:49) - Does Fall Detection Alert the Elderly?
    • (00:21:28) - Does Your Caregiving Device Need a Payment?
    • (00:23:26) - Long Term Care Planning
    • (00:25:48) - LT Care Navigation: A Service for Families
    • (00:30:06) - What Would You Say to Your Dad About Long Term Care?
    • (00:34:36) - Kara Bloom on Relationships With Family
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    37 mins
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