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Build Your Own Boat

Janine Vanderburg
Midlife Entrepreneurship
Ageism
Entrepreneurship
Women Entrepreneurs
Age Friendly Vibes
Tangled Silver Magazine
Reframing Aging
Meth Toxins Awareness Alliance
This Girl Can Change the World
Perfectionism
Samantha Graber
Women In Midlife Entrepreneurship
Children's Media
Linkedin
Midlife Career Transition
Fractional Talent Acquisition
Denver
Tandem Resource Solutions
Second Act Women
Ageless Careers

An entrepreneurship podcast for women in midlife and beyond. What if the most powerful thing you could do right now — for your finances, your freedom, and your future — was to stop waiting for someone else to hand you an opportunity and start building your own? Build Your Own Boat is the podcast for women in midlife and beyond who are done playing by rules that were never written with them in mind... more

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Dr. Sam Graber spent decades as a practicing chiropractor before walking away from disease-focused medicine to build a health and life coaching business from scratch. In this episode of Build Your Own Boat, she explains how burnout, ... more

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What happens to your business when an aging parent moves in and needs your care? Wendy Green, founder of Hey Boomer and host of the Boomer Banter Podcast, faced exactly this — and instead of powering through, she made a deliberate ch... more

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Jacqui Fishman spent decades as a creative marketing strategist before reviving a shelved apparel line into This Girl Can! Change the World, a mission-driven brand and media property that tells girls, out loud and on purpose, that th... more

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How do you build a strategic financial plan for entrepreneurship after 40 — one that includes retirement savings, catch-up contributions, and a paid-off house? This episode answers that question through the lived experience of Cindy ... more

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Recent Guests

Dr. Samantha Graber
Chiropractor-turned-health coach and business mentor
Self-employed / wellness coach
Episode: Leaving Chiropractic for Health Coaching in Midlife: Dr. Sam Graber on Rebuilding Your Identity and Your Business
Wendy Green
certified professional coach, founder of Hey Boomer, host of Boomer Banter Podcast
Hey Boomer / Boomer Banter
Episode: What Happens When Caregiving Interrupts Your Midlife Business? A Conversation with Wendy Green
Jacqui Fishman
Creative marketing strategist behind This Girl Can Change the World
This Girl Can Change the World
Episode: How Do You Turn a 20-Year-Old Business Idea Into a Movement for Girls? Featuring Jacqui Fishman of This Girl Can! Change the World
Cindy Morris
Guest, CEO/Founder of The Benson Agency and leader of Women Who Changed the World
The Benson Agency / Women Who Changed the World
Episode: How Do You Build a Financial Plan for Midlife Entrepreneurship? Cindy Morris on The Benson Agency and Women Who Changed the World
Kristen Harris
Kristen Harris Coaching founder, former VP of Service Delivery at a leading AI-driven consulting firm
Kristen Harris Coaching; Zia Consulting (previous)
Episode: How Do You Turn Perfectionism Into a Leadership Superpower After a Midlife Layoff? Kristen Harris on Building Her Own Boat
Kathi McCarty
Founder of Meth Toxins Awareness Alliance
Meth Toxins Awareness Alliance
Episode: How Did a Tenant's Meth Contamination Turn a Banker Into an Entrepreneur and Public Policy Advocate? Kathi McCarty of Meth Toxins Awareness Alliance
Anne Patton
Founder of Better Life and Our Back Office Colorado
Better Life; Our Back Office Colorado
Episode: How Do Family Caregivers Build the Business That They Need? Anne Patton on Founding A Better Life and Our Back Office Colorado
Susan Lee Colby
Founder of Grace Creative, former ad executive
Grace Creative
Episode: How One Ad Executive Built a Business Around the Customers Everyone Else Was Ignoring — With Susan Colby of Grace Creative
Angelle Fouther
Founder of Kindred Communications
Kindred Communications
Episode: How Do You Build a Business Around Your Values — and Actually Live Them? | Angelle Fouther of Kindred Communications

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Janine Vanderburg
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What Happens When Caregiving Interrupts Your Midlife Business? A Conversation with Wendy Green
Q: How did you approach the decision to scale back the podcast and shift toward other work while caregiving?
I balanced the desire to keep contributing with the reality of caregiving by focusing on in-person work and writing, while maintaining income through new training opportunities in continuing care communities. It wasn't a failure but a strategic pivot toward sustainable fulfillment and impact.
Leaving Chiropractic for Health Coaching in Midlife: Dr. Sam Graber on Rebuilding Your Identity and Your Business
Q: What practical steps would you recommend to someone in midlife considering a similar transition?
Start with one-to-one work to clarify the client profile, set boundaries, and learn pricing; build a mentorship network, avoid predatory programs, and gradually expand into a membership model and community support to sustain long-term growth.
Leaving Chiropractic for Health Coaching in Midlife: Dr. Sam Graber on Rebuilding Your Identity and Your Business
Q: How did you approach the identity shift from 'Dr. Graber the chiropractor' to the new coach and mentor you are today?
She describes transitioning through a wellness-centered phase, then fully shifting away from hands-on care while carrying forward her education and experience to help clients holistically, including life and business coaching; emphasizes knowing oneself and letting passion guide the new path.
Leaving Chiropractic for Health Coaching in Midlife: Dr. Sam Graber on Rebuilding Your Identity and Your Business
Q: What motivated you to leave your chiropractic practice and pursue health coaching in midlife?
Graber explains it was a combination of burnout from a disease- and billing-focused system, a desire for deeper in-person connection, and a pull toward preventive care and lifestyle coaching that aligned with her strengths and values.
How Did a Tenant's Meth Contamination Turn a Banker Into an Entrepreneur and Public Policy Advocate? Kathi McCarty of Meth Toxins Awareness Alliance
Q: How did you translate personal tragedy into a scalable business and advocacy effort?
By converting lessons learned into CE courses for real estate professionals, developing the Meth Alarm product for early detection, and pushing for policy changes like seller disclosures and a public database to safeguard communities.

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A practical, candid exploration of midlife entrepreneurship by women who are redefining what success looks like after 40. Episodes center on real-world pivots, asset-based reinventions, and creating financial independence without buying into hustle culture. Guests span founders, coaches, and executives who turn lived experience into scalable ventures, sharing concrete strategies for testing ideas, building brands, and navigating age bias. The show often highlights frameworks, storytelling, and community-building as engines for late-life entrepreneurship, with a clear emphasis on authenticity, sustainability, and personal freedom rather than overnight success. A notable strength is its consistent focus on actionable steps, accessible experim... more

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