Second Act Stories

This week on Second Act Stories: our interview with thrash metal pioneer and Anthrax lead guitarist Dan Spitz, who left an incredibly successful music career and became one of the world's most sought-after master watchmakers. He's the watchmaker who watchmakers go to when they can't solve a problem. Dan recently agreed to sit down with Scott for an interview where he shared: 🤘 Stories about the roots of thrash metal 😱 Some surprising details about his time in Anthrax 🎸 The well-known band he was in prior to Anthrax 🏃🏻 What led to his departure from the band that made him famous ⌚︎ How he became a serious watchmaker 🙉 Why he doesn’t play, or even listen to, music anymore 🙌 And so much more If you enjoy this inspirational story about a surprising career shift, I hope you'll subscribe to Second Act Stories wherever you listen to podcasts.

Samantha McKinlay experienced something a lot of people can relate to in work and in life: she spent almost 25 years married… in her case, to a career that was exciting, fulfilling and rewarding. But over time she and the career she once loved grew apart from one another. They fell out of love and split up. Sam faced plenty of adversity over the years: a series of poorly timed recessions in her native England; an initial move to America that landed her in Florida (which wasn’t a match for her); and later the clean break from a well-established career and a leap into the unknown. After dipping her toe in the real estate waters, Sam found her calling. She was able to apply a surprising amount of her PR and marketing experience to launch a new career as a concierge real estate agent. And it worked! In her first year she earned a prestigious “Rookie of the Year” award from her broker. In this week's episode, Sam walks through the challenges she faced trying to find a meaningful career path early on; her journey through working for other people, then working for herself, then selling her firm and working for other people again; and the eventual abrupt end of her time working in PR. You can learn more about Sam McKinlay by visiting her website at www.sammckinlay.com

When we say we're looking for unusual, surprising and awe-inspiring guests for The Webby Awards-nominated Second Act Stories podcast, this is what we're talking about. Amy Siewe, The Python Huntress, is the quintessential embodiment of how passion drives a second act. She left a safe and lucrative career as a real estate broker to hunt pythons in the Everglades! She proudly shares that she’s 5’ 4”, 120 lbs., and captures pythons as big as 180 lbs. by physically jumping on them and wrestling them into submission. Pure. Passion. In this fascinating episode, Amy shares what motivated her to leave a relatively safe career selling real estate to become The Python Huntress. She shares: 👉 How she became so interested in snakes, 👉 Unbelievable accounts of actual hunts, 👉 How she built a business out of hunting pythons, 👉 Why her role is necessary, and 👉 Which of her two careers is more stressful. It's a wild ride. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as Scott enjoyed interviewing her. Andrew Levine #PythonHunter #WebbyAwards #SecondAct

The next episode of The Webby Awards-nominated Second Act Stories podcast will be posted at midnight tonight ET. Our guest is Amy Siewe, The Python Huntress, who incredibly left a career selling real estate to pursue her passion of hunting pythons. You won't want to miss it!

Support an underdog in a fairy tale situation. This past week, the most magical thing happened: our independent, bootstrapped podcast, Second Act Stories, was nominated for a #webbyaward. Our fellow nominees are titans: 👉 Michelle Obama 👉 Sarah Silverman 👉 A TED Audio podcast 👉 A Slate Media podcast This is the equivalent of a garage band with a self-funded album being nominated for a #GRAMMY Award against Taylor Swift. So can we score enough People's Voice votes to claim a popular vote victory? We think we can. We've already moved up thanks to hustle, grit and determination, and you can help us turn this into a true Cinderella story by spending literally *one minute* to cast your vote. Vote for Second Act Stories at this link: https://lnkd.in/ebrHrjEk Underdogs always have a chance. #Webbys #PeoplesVoice Scott Merritt Andrew Levine

Support an underdog in a fairy tale situation. This past week, the most magical thing happened: our independent, bootstrapped podcast, Second Act Stories, was nominated for a #webbyaward. Our fellow nominees are titans: 👉 Michelle Obama 👉 Sarah Silverman 👉 A TED Audio podcast 👉 A Slate Media podcast This is the equivalent of a garage band with a self-funded album being nominated for a #GRAMMY Award against Taylor Swift. So can we score enough People's Voice votes to claim a popular vote victory? We think we can. We've already moved up thanks to hustle, grit and determination, and you can help us turn this into a true Cinderella story by spending literally *one minute* to cast your vote. Vote for Second Act Stories at this link: https://lnkd.in/erdCcVQh Underdogs always have a chance. #Webbys #PeoplesVoice Scott Merritt Andrew Levine

We think we can. This past week, the most magical thing happened: our independent, bootstrapped podcast, Second Act Stories, was nominated for a #webbyaward. Our fellow nominees are titans: 👉 Michelle Obama 👉 Sarah Silverman 👉 A TED Audio podcast 👉 A Slate Media podcast This is the equivalent of a garage band with a self-funded album being nominated for a #GRAMMY Award against Taylor Swift. So can we score enough People's Voice votes to claim a popular vote victory? We think we can. We've already moved up thanks to hustle, grit and determination, and you can help us climb by spending literally *one minute* to cast your vote. Vote for Second Act Stories at this link: https://lnkd.in/erdCcVQh Underdogs always have a chance. #Webbys #PeoplesVoice Scott Merritt Andrew Levine

Support the underdog! They say you're judged by the company you keep. Well, today is a banner day for Second Act Stories. Defying all the odds, Second Act Stories became the only independent podcast to earn an official The Webby Awards podcast nomination, in the Advice & How-to category. Our fellow nominees include: 👉 Michelle Obama: The Light Podcast from Audacy, Inc. 👉 The Sarah Silverman Podcast from Lemonada Media 👉 How to Be a Better Human from TED Conferences Audio Media 👉 How To! from Slate Underdogs. Now it's time to vote. Andrew Levine and Scott Merritt are asking you to support the underdogs in the Webby's People's Voice competition. It's easy: 1️⃣ Go to the voting link (in the comments) 2️⃣ Click to vote on Second Act Stories 3️⃣ Register with your email address and a password 4️⃣ Click on the confirmation link in the email they send to validate your vote That's it! It's an honor just to be nominated.