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The Latest Version with Betsy Bush

Betsy Bush

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2 hours ago

After a childhood and youth spent rigorously training for professional careers in ballet, Roland Spier and Jaya Puglise each suffered career-ending injuries. With their hopes for careers in dance at an end, both were faced with finding new purpose and identities. They each attended Columbia University in New York. Both in their 20’s, Roland and Jaya work as management consultants now but are giving back to dance and dancers through Second Act, which Jaya describes as ”a network to connect cur...

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Self-Improvement

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After a childhood and youth spent rigorously training for professional careers in ballet, Roland Spier and Jaya Puglise each suffered career-ending injuries. With their hopes for careers in dance at an end, both were faced with finding new purpose and identities. They each attended Columbia University in New York. Both in their 20’s, Roland and Jaya work as management consultants now but are giving back to dance and dancers through Second Act, which Jaya describes as ”a network to connect cur...

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Self-Improvement

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The Latest Version with Betsy Bush

Bonus Episode: Don’t Box Yourself In: Two Former Dancers on Their Transition to New Lives with Roland Spier and Jaya Puglise

After a childhood and youth spent rigorously training for professional careers in ballet, Roland Spier and Jaya Puglise each suffered career-ending injuries. With their hopes for careers in dance at an end, both were faced with finding new purpose and identities. They each attended Columbia University in New York. Both in their 20’s, Roland and Jaya work as management consultants now but are giving back to dance and dancers through Second Act, which Jaya describes as ”a network to connect cur...

3 years ago

33 minutes

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How’s It Going? Checking in with our first six guests

At the first year mark of The Latest Version, I am checking in with my first six guests. These women shared their stories when I didn’t have a finished product yet to share with them. They took a chance with me, sharing their stories about their life journeys and their plans for the future, and I am so grateful to them. Their experiences this past year will sound familiar to many of you. Some are making progress, while others have family issues that may have put their plans on temporary hold,...

3 years ago

41 minutes

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Susie Rubin: Finding Strength and Vulnerability through Yoga

Discovering the calm of yoga class at a local gym while her little kids were in the babysitting room was Susie Rubin’s introduction to yoga. Fifteen years later, Susie is now an inspiring yoga instructor and teacher trainer. She shares how her understanding of yoga has deepened her compassionate view of others and acceptance of her own vulnerabilities. And how it helped when she was diagnosed with breast cancer last summer. We had a beautiful conversation. &nbs...

3 years ago

37 minutes

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Don’t Dismiss Your Dreams: Melissa Davey on Becoming a Filmmaker at 65

Melissa Davey retired from a lengthy corporate career at the end of 2015 to pursue her second act and her dream of becoming a filmmaker, which she made a reality when she completed her film Beyond Sixty. It's a feature length documentary about women over the age of 60 who have lived remarkable lives and have remarkable and inspiring stories to share with the rest of us. Her life-long love of film, reading about how films are made, seeing as many films as she could, put her in a position to ...

3 years ago

40 minutes

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Cathi Nelson: Organizing Photos for Fun and Profit

Are you one of those people who have a photo management problem? Like, spilling out of boxes and envelopes, or taking up more and more space on your phone or laptop or multiple flash drives? You are not alone! So many people are struggling to organize their zillions of photographs that a new profession has been created: The Photo Manager. If you think you would enjoy the challenge of organizing other people’s photos, photo management might make a great full-time business or side gig. Cathi Ne...

3 years ago

32 minutes

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Gerri Berger: Finding your birth family, closing the loop

Can there be anything more life changing than being reunited with your birth family? For the millions of people who were adopted as infants in the decades after WWII and have longed to know more about their heritage, the field of DNA testing offers great promise. Many people are finally getting the answers they've longed for all their lives. Geraldine Berger is a professional genetic genealogist who specializes in helping adult adoptees identify and locate their birth parents and other family...

3 years ago

49 minutes

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Nancy Steiner: You Can Decide Who You Want to Be

Nancy Steiner had a successful career in network news and as a documentary film producer. But after a near-fatal health crisis, Nancy took stock – was she really doing with her life what she was meant to do? She decided to become a certified Life Coach, helping others to do their best and succeed at their chosen project. Nancy takes us through the process of her transformation into a Life Coach, what that means, who she works with and how she helps them. But she also talks about her...

3 years ago

36 minutes

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Neil Braun: Make Your Difference Your Advantage

Neil Braun has great advice for the 50+ job seeker: make your life experience your advantage. He knows what he’s talking about. Now 69 and on his 15th career role, Neil has held jobs as divergent as President of NBC Television Network and Dean of the Lubin School of Business at Pace University. He continues to seek out new challenges – his latest version is co-founder of a health-related streaming service called Mediflix. Neil’s conversation is full of great advice for anyone seeking a n...

3 years ago

40 minutes

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Betsy Bush: Hello from the Land of the Nutcrackers

The Latest Version host Betsy Bush talks with interviewer Nancy Steiner about her years selling German nutcrackers and other Christmas decorations in the early years of the internet. As a German speaking American who travelled to the former East Germany in the mid-1990’s, Betsy recognized that these genuine handmade wooden crafts were not readily available yet in the U.S., nor were the folk art origins behind the nutcracker figure and many other ornaments well known. Betsy founded her home-ba...

3 years ago

33 minutes

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Donna Korren: This is our Time!

At 29, Donna Korren was Advertising Manager for Vogue Magazine when the publication was at the height of its influence in the 1990’s. Now in her 50’s, Donna is encouraging her peers to stand out in the workplace as energetic, technically competent colleagues. Her vision is for an intergenerational workplace in which wisdom is shared both up and down the age range. Donna’s Tedx talk, The Newest Workforce Disruptors are Over 50! illuminates the increasing number of professionals launching new...

4 years ago

32 minutes

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Len Mitchell: From Attorney to Philosophy Professor, exploring the formula for happiness

So what is happiness? Do we need to be happy? What's the relationship between happiness and a meaningful life? Len Mitchell is a professor of philosophy at Pace University in New York, where he teaches a popular undergraduate course on the Philosophy of Happiness. Len came to this field later in life, retiring from Time Warner after a 22- year career as a tax attorney. Topics include: Taking advantage of a buy-out from his company at the age of 50 and embarking on a six year quest to ...

4 years ago

32 minutes

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Bonnie Marcus Has Some Invaluable Advice for Women in the Workplace

Bonnie Marcus has some truth that working women need to hear: gendered age-ism is real and it starts early. Bonnie talks about her research based on hundreds of surveys that reveal the many ways women are affected by this type of bias and how they can take action to better affect their longevity in the workplace. Bonnie Marcus is an award-winning entrepreneur, Forbes contributing writer and executive coach. She has a great podcast, Bad-ass women at any age. Her new book is Not Done Yet: How...

4 years ago

36 minutes

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Bill Weisenbach: Answering the Call to a Joyful Life

At age 50, Rev. Bill Weisenbach made a major life pivot when he left his post as Vice President of New York Seminary to become the sole pastor of a small church in an historic Hudson Valley town. Looking back after almost 30 years, Bill reflects on the shift from teaching and administration to serving on the front lines of his field as a parish minister, and how his mantra, “Hold your truth lightly”, serves him well in these times. Topics include: How a volunteer substitute gig gave him the...

4 years ago

31 minutes

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Caroline Fabrigas: Moving forward with courage and resilience

When beauty executive Caroline Fabrigas was suddenly widowed with two small children, she found herself at a crossroads: to go the safe route with her corporate job or become an entrepreneur, carrying on the young company her late husband had started. Now she is at the forefront of the emerging field of scent marketing and scent branding. Caroline Fabrigas is CEO of Scent Marketing, Inc. a company that creates proprietary scents for hotel chains and retail stores as an integral part of thei...

4 years ago

30 minutes

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Susan Pava: Looking Forward By Accepting Your Past

An ugly divorce became a life pivoting point for Susan Pava, but she has emerged as a more centered and driven person. She talks about the lessons she learned, the practices that have helped her find peace and purpose, and her advice for anyone currently in an unhealthy relationship that's considering divorce. Topics included: The immense benefits of journaling for healingThe importance of financial securityHow to prioritize your children in the midst of divorceAnd much more!

4 years ago

28 minutes

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Marta McDowell: The Reinvented Gardener / Writer

A business trip detour to poet Emily Dickinson’s home planted a midlife pivot idea for Marta McDowell. She transitioned from a career in insurance to horticulture, and now she’s the author of five books, focusing on writers and their gardens. She talks about how she prepared for her exit from the corporate world by taking classes at the New York Botanical Garden, her first steps toward becoming an author, and a surprise moment in the media spotlight. Topics included: Credentialing for a new...

4 years ago

33 minutes

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Kate Schaefers: Finding Your Purpose on Campus

Returning to a local university campus could be a great way to pivot to your next act. A collaborative of universities is sharing model programs that bring later in life students back to school, where they can explore new opportunities as part of intergenerational classes and special programs. Kater Schaefers, Ph.D., is Executive Director of University of Minnesota Advanced Careers Initiative, Life Course Center. Topics included: The outdated model of “leisure retirement” and how a ret...

4 years ago

37 minutes

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Michael Clinton on Reinventing Yourself for the Rest of Your Life

Michael Clinton wants to be sure you’re in control of your life as you head into your 50’s, 60’s and beyond. Redefine yourself before others do it for you; own who you are, reassess your relationships. We are all living longer, not just getting older, and it’s up to us how we want to live those years. Michael Clinton’s new book is ROAR into the Second Half of Your Life (before it’s too late) from Beyond Words Publishing. Topics included: The ROAR acronym R: re-imagine yourself before o...

4 years ago

28 minutes

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Summer Retrospective: Danielle Butin

Welcome to The Latest Version! A podcast about change, growth, and reinvention. Join your host Betsy Bush as she speaks with the founder and CEO of the Afya Foundation, Danielle Butin. They discuss Danielle's efforts to bring medical supplies to healthcare providers around the world, how a trip to Tanzania lead to the founding of her foundation, and her advice for anyone looking to start a new venture. Thanks for listening! Please rate, review, and subscribe to The Latest Version wherever...

4 years ago

34 minutes

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Summer Retrospective: Christina McMurray

Welcome to The Latest Version! A podcast about change, growth, and reinvention. Join your host Betsy Bush as she speaks with Christina McMurray, the author of Live Laugh Fly. They discuss the hardship of losing her son through cancer, how she channeled her grief into writing a book, and the ways she still stays connected to her son. Christina McMurray's book, Live, Laugh, Fly: A Family's Journey Through Childhood Cancer, Unimaginable Grief, and the Realization that Love Never Dies is availa...

4 years ago

35 minutes