Refirement.life - Make Your Next Play Your Best Play

Christine Zmuda and Muge Wood

Join Muge Wood and Christine Zmuda for kind and generous insights on how to live your best life after major and minor life transitions. We are all expected to live much longer, so why not live better? This starts with greater awareness of success strategies for the road ahead.. Whether you are working full time, part time or none of the time, there is something here for you to put you on a path of greater fulfillment and happiness. We will cover best practices for mental, physical, social, spiritual, and financial growth. We aim to educate, entertain, and engage you with actionable and thought-provoking discussions on how to REFIRE your life.

We would like to provide support around the following questions:

  • What are some of the best ways to live your life longer and better at any age?

  • How can you manage career transitions that are either voluntarily like retirement or involuntarily like a layoff?

  • How do you create a side hustle which provides you both joy and financial income?

  • How do you live your life with even more meaningfulness and happiness?

  • What actions can you take based on the stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things with their lives?

If you would be interested in being a featured guest, please contact us by booking a slot at https://calendly.com/refirement.

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Episodes

Thriving as a Latina Madrina
Sep 24 2024
Thriving as a Latina Madrina
In this episode, we visit with Julissa S. Germosen, bestselling author of "Latina, Madrina: Stories, Lessons, and Hard Truths from a Brown Latina in Tech." Julissa is an accomplished technology and strategic operations leader with over 20 years of experience in global enterprise sales, consulting, strategic alliances, product development, strategy and operations. She currently serves as CEO of Mariposa Blanca a business strategy consulting firm. In this podcast:Julissa shares:her tips for accelerating the learning curve on how to navigate corporations as a female and as a Latina.Learnings about intergenerational trauma and how that shows up in the workforce.What some of the hard truths are about working constructs that are slow to change and what employees can do to work within the system more efficiently.Julissa is a sought-after speaker and currently serves as Cofounder and COO at Noisemaker, an affiliate marketing tech startup. Her multi-award career has been dedicated to accelerating growth and competitive advantage for F500 companies including Microsoft and Salesforce, tech startups and high growth companies. Listeners can continue to engage with Julissa atJulissa S. Germosen (latinamadrina.com) where they can subscribe to her newsletter, request speaking engagements or engage Julissa as a business consultant.Buy the book here Latina Madrina: Stories, Lessons, and Hard Truths From A Brown Latina In Tech: Germosén, Julissa S.: 9798335924368: Amazon.com: Books
Finding Your Purpose
Aug 1 2024
Finding Your Purpose
In this session, Christine visits with Nicole Carline, President of The Wellbeing Hacker and is a Co-Founder of The Legacy Builder Program. With over two decades of experience as a highly successful sales and global IT leader in Fortune 500 companies such as Microsoft, Merck, Johnson & Johnson, and Boston Scientific, she has a proven track record of exceeding customers' expectations. Now, Nicole is dedicated to empowering individuals to realize their greatest potential and align their careers with their strengths and core values. In this session, you will learnHow the Japanese concept of Ikigai can help you create a map for greater satisfaction by uncovering your true purpose and aligning to your strengths.Examples of finding your purposes and how to get started when you are already in a full-time career or need a help getting started. How knowing your greater purpose beyond a paycheck can change the trajectory of your life and your legacy. Other resources to learn more:Wellbeinghacker.com and/or follow WellbeingHacker channel on InstagramRead Lessons from the Dying: Smith, Rodney, Goldstein, Joseph: 9781614291947: Amazon.com: Books - #1 Lesson was I wish I had lived a life that was more authentically me and not aspired to what others wanted for me. Follow the In Pursuit of Purpose series through Nicole's LinkedIn Profile - (4) Nicole (Lucarelli) Carline | LinkedInContact Nicole Carline at nicole@wellbeinghacker.com to explore tools and coaching support if you are interested in making a career or life transition.
Before the Pitch
Jun 26 2024
Before the Pitch
Muge and I visit with tech executive and entrepreneur Lisa Dion for a thought-provoking discussion about how to prepare for a large pursuit in life or in business. Lisa has cracked the code on how to drive highly performant sales teams. The techniques she uses and discusses are very relevant for both business and your personal life. this episode, we dive into the critical elements of preparing for a successful pitch through the lenses of decision-making, emotional intelligence, and the power of language. For our listeners who want to learn more:Upon listening, we encourage our listeners to run through a mental checklist on the next big decision or pitch you need to make:Is your mindset aligned for success?Are your emotions in check? As Lisa discusses, are you in a neutral mindset or do you need more processing time?Role play the words you want to use for impact with your team. Lisa gave a few great and powerful phrases that are worth adopting.Lisa can be reached at lisa@lisadion.com if you would like to explore having Lisa present to your team as a guest speaker. About Lisa Dion: Lisa is part of the Enterprise Sales team at Google Cloud and has commercial responsibility for a group of enterprise customers. She currently leads an account team that aims to impact and amplify the way her customers serve their end customers with a focus on go-to-market strategies, global scale and measurable outcomes. Lisa brings 25+ years of experience in leading US and global sales pursuit teams along with building and executing business development strategies. Prior to joining Google Cloud, Lisa spent the majority of her career in the Microsoft ecosystem both at Microsoft and at PwC. She is known for her inspirational speaking style, collaborative leadership and has consistently gravitated to start-up teams.
 Having Retirement Assets Doesn’t Mean You Have a Retirement Strategy
Apr 4 2024
Having Retirement Assets Doesn’t Mean You Have a Retirement Strategy
In this podcast, we welcome back the financial team of Jim and Lisa Burns come back to provide our listeners with helpful information on planning beyond the accumulation of assets. Thinking about:Diversification StrategiesKnowing your options on distributions and tax implications Creating, monitoring and communicating your strategy.There is much to think and act on in this informative discussion. You will want to listen and share this one!About Creative Financial Group: Jim and Lisa Burns, husband and wife team with CREATIVE Financial Group, help individuals, families, and business owners reach their financial goals by addressing their unique needs and designing solutions around those specific priorities. Jim has been an advisor with CREATIVE for 30 years and is Series 6 and 63 Securities licensed. Both Jim and Lisa hold their Life, Accident, and Health Insurance licenses. To learn more, please visit them online at www.jamesfburnsjr.com or reach out directly at jburns@1creative.com or lisaburns@1creative.com. “Securities and investment advisory services offered through qualified registered representatives of MML Investors Services, LLC. Member SIPC. 16 Campus Boulevard, Newtown Square, PA 19073. 610.325.6100. The views and opinions expressed are those of the program participants and are not necessarily those of MML Investors Services LLC. The material is not intended as recommendations appropriate for you. You should strongly consider seeking advice from your own investment professional. -- CRN202703-5954381”