The Post Game Podcast Ep. 10 - Michael Gardon: CEO of Rejoin Media, Host of The Break Podcast
Michael Gardon is the CEO of Rejoin Media, a digital business holding company.
He also hosts a podcast called THE BREAK where he helps career pivoters and folks who are looking to change their careers, start a business, or make a significant change in their life.
In 2018, after spending years feeling unfulfilled by his career path, he decided to “break” his career and pursue a calling to help others do the same.
What you’ll learn about:
Building a future that is uniquely “you” and carving your own path
Balancing giving your kids a great life while letting them experience their own struggles
The amount of opportunities in front of you you are blind to
Thinking internally about your situation and mapping out areas of life to create an advantage for you
Teaching younger people how to listen to themselves better
Reconfiguring how we think about our work
Timestamps:
(0:00) - Who is Mike Gardon?
(1:10) - Mike’s upbringing and his family today
(5:00) - Generational improvement and growing up with struggle
(8:00) - When he first realized he needed to “break” his career
(11:28) - Investment in Loss
(13:30) - Not taking crazy risks, but also taking appropriate risks
(16:28) - “It doesn’t start with the idea”
(17:45) - Where can you create an edge?
(22:20) - How do we figure it out sooner rather than later?
(23:25) - The way society is situated for work
(26:10) - Teaching younger people to deal with uncertainty
(28:30) - Breaking stupid rules
(29:50) - What is “The Break”
(33:15) - Future of working remotely
Where can you find Mike?
LinkedIn: Michael Gardon
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