Real life stories from people designing their next chapters
For anyone curious about second acts and retirement
About Next Chapter Conversations
Our Story
Our Mission
Our Mission
Sitting around a fire pit, friends encouraged me to turn the idea about next chapter conversations into a podcast.
I took a few classes, learned the basics and began collecting conversations to share.
We hope the stories inspire you to think about, talk about, and live your next best chapter.
Our Mission
Our Mission
Our Mission
The goal of the podcast is to create community and dialog. Guests speak candidly about the financial and psychological aspects of retirement. They'll talk about the processes they followed, and the aspects of planning, healthcare, taxes, volunteering, hobbies and even going back to work. Happy and unexpected surprises are revealed!
Our Team
Our Mission
Our Team
We are a mother-son collaboration!
Lisa McCaffrey, a retired tech executive, through conversations with others, discovered that she wasn't alone when it came to figuring out her next act.
Rickey Taylor, founder of Rickey Taylor Productions, is our technical producer and distribution manager. We work collectively to bring you real life stories from a variety of wonderful guests.
Episode 1: Dynamic sales executive shifts to Friday night lights + cowbell ringer
Episode 1: Dynamic sales executive shifts to Friday night lights + cowbell ringer
Episode 1: Dynamic sales executive shifts to Friday night lights + cowbell ringer
How an unexpected reduction in force turned into the opportunity of a lifetime for Julie Sheppard, regional vice president of sales for a Fortune 1000 company.
Episode 2: Medical device leader and inventor, working at exotic animal rescue
Episode 1: Dynamic sales executive shifts to Friday night lights + cowbell ringer
Episode 1: Dynamic sales executive shifts to Friday night lights + cowbell ringer
In this episode, Dennis Marr, a research and product development leader with a doctorate in chemical engineering, talks about his first attempt at retirement and his decision go back to work full-time.
Episode 3: How professional retirement coaching makes a difference
Episode 1: Dynamic sales executive shifts to Friday night lights + cowbell ringer
Episode 3: How professional retirement coaching makes a difference
Ted Borromeo, retired associate general counsel of a major global pharma and medical supply chain company, shares advice that his mentor gave him for retiring. "Do one or more of these everyday"
Episode 4: Finding your retirement tribe
Episode 6: A transformation journey: Focused workaholic becomes fully present
Episode 3: How professional retirement coaching makes a difference
We hear from Owen O'Malley, technical fellow and co-founder of a big data platform. Our conversation gives us insight into the historical landscape of big data in Silicon Valley. Owen also shares the logic he applied as he considered his next chapter.
Episode 5: Why not, let's just do it!
Episode 6: A transformation journey: Focused workaholic becomes fully present
Episode 6: A transformation journey: Focused workaholic becomes fully present
Geoff Kerr, start-up and fortune 500 global marketing and communications leader, shares how he and his partner made the leap from San Francisco city life to the joy and tranquility of rural living on the east coast.
Episode 6: A transformation journey: Focused workaholic becomes fully present
Episode 6: A transformation journey: Focused workaholic becomes fully present
Episode 6: A transformation journey: Focused workaholic becomes fully present
This interview is with Larry Casey, previous IT executive at a leading digital media, marketing and creative tools company. He shares the personal story of his fathers legacy and how he applied it to retire a decade earlier than most.
Episode 7: What level do you want to rev at?
Episode 9: Tech director living his best life driving a school bus
Episode 7: What level do you want to rev at?
Scott Sansone, sales training professional, talks about the fun he's having constructing his purpose during his second go at retirement. He shares his approach for how to switch gears and a recipe for making a delicious pear cocktail!
Episode 8:
Episode 9: Tech director living his best life driving a school bus
Episode 7: What level do you want to rev at?
Ron Codd - in production
Episode 9: Tech director living his best life driving a school bus
Episode 9: Tech director living his best life driving a school bus
Episode 9: Tech director living his best life driving a school bus
Tim Slaughterbeck - in production
Episode 10:
Episode 10:
Episode 9: Tech director living his best life driving a school bus
Shawn Tomasello - in process
We'd love to hear from you!
Thank you for your feedback and comments.
About Next Chapter Conversations
What We Do
Why We Do It
Why We Do It
New episodes will release on a regular basis. You'll hear compelling experiences and perspectives from real people
When our listeners request it, we'll bring in experts on health, wellness, financial and psychological aspects of retirement.
Why We Do It
Why We Do It
Why We Do It
Next Chapter Conversations has the potential to increase dialog and community by enabling you to orchestrate an amazing retirement. By providing insights and knowledge, we hope to help people embrace and thrive during this significant point in life.
When do you retire and how?
When do you retire and how?
When do you retire and how?
What do you do when you begin to think and plan for retirement?
There isn't a blueprint for this phase in life. If we're lucky enough to live to this point, we are on our own to figure it. It's a personal process filled with mixed emotions and promising opportunities.
Why Lisa McCaffrey?
When do you retire and how?
When do you retire and how?
After 25 years of professional work, I thought to myself, "now what"? Curiosity took hold and I began talking to people about their retirement. The stories were fascinating. I began this journey with the hope to help and inspire others to create their next best chapter.
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