Earn & Invest 672. How to Build a Portfolio Career w/ Ilana Golan
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Oct 13, 2025 
Ilana Golan, Founder and CEO of Leap Academy, shares insights on developing portfolio careers, focusing on adaptability quotient (AQ). She discusses her own career reinvention after a setback, emphasizing the importance of turning challenges into growth opportunities. Listeners learn to shift from traditional CVs to showcasing personal brands and controlling their narratives. Ilana highlights the significance of testing new career paths as experiments, finding one's zone of genius, and understanding the necessity of adaptation in today's rapidly changing job market.
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Kicked Out Of Her Own Startup
- Ilana Golan lost her startup, salary, and identity overnight after a co‑founder pushed her out despite a near term term sheet and investor interest.
- That humiliation and collapse forced her to rethink purpose and ultimately launched her into new ventures and learning.
Become A Media Company And Boost AQ
- We all became media companies; silence signals lack of relevance and you must control your narrative online.
- AQ (adaptability quotient) now outranks IQ or EQ for career longevity in the era of rapid change and AI.
Decide Your Two Current Must‑Haves
- Identify your current must‑haves (cash, growth, impact, balance) and pick the two that matter most right now.
- Use those must‑haves as a compass to say yes or no to opportunities and reduce decision paralysis.