19: Christy Haussler: How to Design the Life You Want with Podcasting

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We have an amazing guest today! We’re excited to welcome Christy Haussler, from Team Podcast. Christy is the queen of podcasts, and she has a fascinating story to share. She has helped more than two hundred and fifty people create their podcasts over the last five years. She is exceptionally knowledgeable about how and why you should do a podcast, and about the results that you can expect from doing one. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In today’s show, Christy shares her story. She talks about how she pivoted from corporate America to having a business of her own, how she became an entrepreneur, the value of podcasting, and about moving from South Carolina to the Florida Keys with her wife to pursue her dream and start a brand new life.</span></p> <p><strong>How it all started</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Christy has a teaching degree but she soon realized that she did not have the right temperament for teaching. And she also realized that she could make a lot more money in business than she would as a teacher. So she started working in call center management, where she was managing both in and outbound sales teams for several Fortune 500 companies.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After about sixteen years, and various changes, the call center was closed down and Christy found herself without a job and having to start all over again.</span></p> <p><strong>Lessons learned</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">One of the lessons that Christy learned is that there’s no security in corporate jobs. And often, people simply settle for whatever the corporations want them to do, out of necessity, even if it’s not in their best interest or the best interest of their families. </span></p> <p><strong>Some beauty in the madness</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Christy eventually found another job managing a call center, but it was a two-hour drive from where she lived. So she had to drive for four hours each day, just