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Good Shift
Freya Gordon
18 episodes
1 week ago
Send us a text In this episode, I sit down with Alexa Gray - founder of Social Bloome and one of the formative early team members at Olipop, where she helped shape the brand into one of the fastest-growing wellness companies in the U.S. With a background spanning nonprofit work, photography, brand building, and now her own agency, Alexa’s path has never been linear, but it’s always been purpose-led. We talk about how to make confident career moves (even when they don’t make sense on paper), t...
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Send us a text In this episode, I sit down with Alexa Gray - founder of Social Bloome and one of the formative early team members at Olipop, where she helped shape the brand into one of the fastest-growing wellness companies in the U.S. With a background spanning nonprofit work, photography, brand building, and now her own agency, Alexa’s path has never been linear, but it’s always been purpose-led. We talk about how to make confident career moves (even when they don’t make sense on paper), t...
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Episodes (18/18)
Good Shift
From Shaping Olipop’s Rise to Building Her Own Agency: Alexa Gray’s Big Shift
Send us a text In this episode, I sit down with Alexa Gray - founder of Social Bloome and one of the formative early team members at Olipop, where she helped shape the brand into one of the fastest-growing wellness companies in the U.S. With a background spanning nonprofit work, photography, brand building, and now her own agency, Alexa’s path has never been linear, but it’s always been purpose-led. We talk about how to make confident career moves (even when they don’t make sense on paper), t...
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1 week ago
1 hour 13 minutes

Good Shift
Leaving Corporate to Build Your Own Business: Building Sourmilk with Elan Halpern & Kiki Couchman
Send us a text In this episode, I sit down with best friends, co-founders, and first-time entrepreneurs Elan Halpern and Kiki Couchman, who traded high-achieving careers in tech and private equity to start a probiotic yogurt company from scratch — without burning it all down overnight. They talk candidly about the slow build of misalignment, how they reframed leaving “successful” jobs without guilt, and the three key pillars they used to figure out what was next (Elan’s 3 Ps: passion, product...
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1 week ago
49 minutes

Good Shift
Making an Unconventional Career Move (Without Letting Fear Stop You) + What a Death Doula Can Teach You About Living Fully
Send us a text Have you ever felt the pull toward something totally different but held back because it seemed too weird, too impractical, or just too far off your current path? In this episode, I sit down with Belinda Price, who left behind travel agency life to milk cows on a dairy farm and eventually made a bold, purpose-fueled shift into one of the most misunderstood (and profound) careers: death doula. We dive into: How to make unconventional career moves when fear and judgment show upWhy...
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3 weeks ago
40 minutes

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Supporting Your Partner's Career Change, Then Making Your Own + Insurance Basics You Actually Need
Send us a text This episode covers how to support your partner when they want to make a career change, how to move through a shift yoruself, and a side dive into the basics of insurance you might never have thought about but most definitely need to know. This episode covers two major topics: Part 1: The emotional reality of career change in relationships How to support a partner's risky decisions while managing your own fearsHaving difficult conversations about money and security with s...
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2 months ago
38 minutes

Good Shift
When You Can't Find Your Career Fit
Send us a text What do you do when everyone thinks you can't stick to anything? Danii O'Malley spent years jumping between careers - failing university, personal training, construction sales - feeling like something was fundamentally wrong with her. Each time she moved on, it looked like she couldn't commit to anything. But she kept listening to that inner voice saying "this isn't it" even when it would have been easier to just stay put. That persistence through multiple career shifts, a heal...
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2 months ago
35 minutes

Good Shift
Co-founders, Investors & How to Make an Idea Work - Your Startup 101 Guide
Send us a text Great for anyone with a business idea brewing or stuck wondering if they should make the jump. David Vioque and Arnold Fomété are two London based co-founders who went from finance careers to building and exiting a startup in under a year. They share what actually worked (and what almost killed their business). After burning out at Goldman Sachs and Evercore, they took the leap into entrepreneurship and learned some hard lessons along the way. Now building their second venture,...
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3 months ago
1 hour 1 minute

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Ep 13: Burnt Out, Stuck, and Ready to Quit? Listen to This with Manoj Dias (Open Co-founder)
Send us a text In this episode, Manoj Dias - Co-founder of Open, shares how he walked away from an epic corporate career to build one that actually felt right. It’s a conversation about rethinking success, taking risks and finding the courage to move against the status quo. We cover: What burnout feels like and how to make a changeWhy we stay stuck in careers that no longer fitThe emotional and financial risk of stepping away — and how to manage itHow to rebuild your career from the inside ou...
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3 months ago
55 minutes

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Ep 12: Figuring Out Your Values and Reframing "Failure" to Find Your Next Chapter
Send us a text When the thing you’ve poured years of your life into — your career, your business, your identity — comes to an end, it can feel impossible to know what comes next. This episode is an honest look at how to rebuild from that place to make your next shift. Henry Mitchell, co-founder of Still Life, shares the raw reality of closing the chapter on something meaningful and how to find your footing again. We dive into the emotional side of transitions, the mindset shifts required to m...
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4 months ago
27 minutes

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Ep 11: Quitting Your Startup Job at 29 to Become a Pro Soccer Player (Here's What Happened)
Send us a text Meet Sarah Cox, a Stanford graduate who walked away from a high-growth startup career in her late 20s to return to something she thought she’d left behind for good: professional soccer. After nearly a decade off the pitch, Sarah made the wild, bold move to re-enter elite sport — and she’s now a pro goalkeeper for Lexington SC in Kentucky. This conversation is packed with everything you really want to know when you’re standing on the edge of change: Is it too late? What if ...
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4 months ago
57 minutes

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Ep 10: Jay-Jay Feeney - How to Move Through Stuckness to Make a Bold Career Change
Send us a text Jay-Jay Feeney was New Zealand's most beloved radio host. She had everything - fame, success, a career most people dream of. But after 33 years, she made a decision that shocked everyone: she walked away from it all. In this raw and honest conversation, Jay-Jay shares: The real signs of burnout (and why she ignored them for years) How to separate your identity from your job title The mindset shift that made leaving possible after decades of "this is all I know" W...
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5 months ago
1 hour 4 minutes

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Ep 9: Leaving A Successful Corporate Career To Chase A Dream Job – With Chris Harrison
What if the job you’re in isn’t bad — but it’s not you? In today’s episode of Good Shift, I’m sitting down with someone who made a shift that so many of us secretly think about but struggle to act on. Chris Harrison spent 15 years climbing the corporate ladder in banking. The money was good. The job was fine. But it never stopped gnawing at him — the childhood dream of becoming a police officer. So, how do you leave a secure, respected career to chase a calling that’s risky, unfamiliar, paid ...
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5 months ago
52 minutes

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Ep 8: Thinking About Quitting Your Job But Unsure What You'd Do Next? Start Here
If you’re stuck in a job that doesn’t feel right anymore, but have no idea what to do next - this one’s for you. Since launching Good Shift, I’ve had so many conversations with people sitting in the same place: they know what they don’t want, but feel stuck on what comes next. This episode is your guide to getting unstuck - with 5 practical, mindset-shifting steps to help you start figuring it out. No need to burn everything down or wait for clarity to magically arrive. This is about real pro...
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5 months ago
11 minutes

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Ep 6: The Career Change Toolkit: Clarity, Confidence & a Plan That Feels Good - With Certified Coach, Meredith Baker
If you're feeling stuck in a career that no longer fits, but the idea of change feels scary or overwhelming, this episode is for you. Today’s guest, Meredith Baker, has lived many lives. She’s a Harvard and Oxford graduate, a former international journalist, founder of an alcoholic beverage company and now a certified leadership coach and creator of the Powerful Stuff podcast. Meredith helps high-achievers tune out the noise, break up with perfectionism, and build a life that actually feels l...
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6 months ago
1 hour 12 minutes

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Ep 5: Think It's Too Late to Change Careers? Here's How to Break Through Your Limiting Beliefs for Success
Send us a text Ever thought about walking away from a high-paying corporate career to pursue something wildly different - without knowing how it would all work out? In this episode of Good Shift, I sit down with Adam Rowland, former Head of Planning at global brands like Ralph Lauren, ASICS, and Icebreaker, who swapped spreadsheets and a high-paying corporate role, for self-made, stop-motion animation. He didn’t wait for burnout. He made the leap while things were going well and told us why h...
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7 months ago
57 minutes

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Ep 4: Mindset Hacks for Making Career Moves with Certified Coach | Bianca Smeekes
Why do we stay stuck in work that doesn’t feel right — even when we know it’s time to move on? In this episode of Good Shift, I sit down with Bianca Smeekes, mind-body coach and founder of Neurospark, to unpack the neuroscience behind feeling stuck. In this episode, we explore: How subtle signs like fatigue, anxiety, and numbness may be clues your career no longer fitsWhy your nervous system can keep you stuck — even when you want to changeThe mindset shifts Bianca used to move to powerful ...
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7 months ago
55 minutes

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Ep 3: Balancing Your Career while Pursuing A Side Hustle with Ned Gow
How do you balance a high-performing career with a creative passion—without burning out? I’m joined by my good friend Ned Gow, who’s done exactly that. Ned is an Associate Director at Colliers, building a successful career in commercial real estate, while also being the drummer in No Cigar, a band that has skyrocketed with sold-out tours and a global fanbase. His story isn’t about escaping a job he hated—it’s about intentionally designing a life where both career and passion thriv...
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8 months ago
57 minutes

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Ep 2: How to Buy a Business (Instead of Starting One) with Kristiana Laugen
Ever thought about leaving your job and starting your own business, but felt overwhelmed by the idea of building something from scratch? What if there was a different approach to being an entrepreneur? In this episode of Good Shift, I sit down with my friend Kristiana Laugen, a powerhouse entrepreneur who took an unconventional route to business ownership. Buying an existing business instead of starting one from the ground up. Kristiana breaks down: ✅ How she transitioned from the corporate w...
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8 months ago
56 minutes

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Ep 1: Welcome to Good Shift: Make Your Next Move
Welcome to Good Shift. The podcast for ambitious people ready to shake up their careers and build a working life that actually excites them. I’m Freya Gordon, and in this first episode, I’m diving into why I started this podcast, my own career shifts (from law to marketing), and what you can expect from future episodes. Whether you’re feeling stuck, curious about a change, or ready to make bold moves, this podcast will give you real stories, mindset shifts, and actionable tools to help you ...
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8 months ago
9 minutes

Good Shift
Send us a text In this episode, I sit down with Alexa Gray - founder of Social Bloome and one of the formative early team members at Olipop, where she helped shape the brand into one of the fastest-growing wellness companies in the U.S. With a background spanning nonprofit work, photography, brand building, and now her own agency, Alexa’s path has never been linear, but it’s always been purpose-led. We talk about how to make confident career moves (even when they don’t make sense on paper), t...