314 She Left Her Job To Follow In The Footsteps of The AirBNB …

Visionary Life | Marketing & Business Podcast

314 She Left Her Job To Follow In The Footsteps of The AirBNB Founders - Here's What Happened!

November 14, 2023

Welcome back to another episode of Visionary Life! I'm your host, Kelsey, and today we have a very special guest joining us, Maxine Cunningham.

In this episode, Maxine generously allows us to pick her brain (she's the founder of Pick My Brain - see what I did ther?) as she shares her inspiring journey of personal and professional growth.

Max opens up about...

Her experience starting her career as an Investment Banker, becoming an Economist and eventually quitting to become an Entrepreneur (even though she had no idea how that would look!)
She highlights the importance of relationships and the value of self-development and creating a Year On (aka Year Off) where you build your OWN curriculum!
She challenges listeners to evaluate the true worth of their time, both in terms of how they spend it working and how they spend it on personal growth.
She emphasizes the need to break away from careers that are not aligned with our values.
Maxine also shares all about her business baby which is valued at 15 MILLION DOLLARS! (it's called Pick My Brain) and how it has become a place the #1 marketplace to buy and sell knowledge!

Time stamps:

00:03:02 Maxine's journey of taking calculated risks through her career as an Investment Banker, Economist and Entrepreneur

00:05:34 The pursuit of self-growth through exploration, taking a 'year on' (aka year off) and investing $30,000 in herself

00:07:27 A recent investment under $2,000 that we BOTH made that has brought lasting benefits to each of our lives and businesses

00:13:54 What to do if your job is misaligned with your values? Can't do it.

00:30:38 How she got the idea for Pick my Brain and her experience starting the business and dedicating the past six years to nurturing Pick My Brain.

00:36:31 Inspired by Air BNB she quit her job, drove across the country in a campervan, and read books in Maui for a month!

00:48:02 Passion and dedication are eays when you LOVE what you do! Maxine shares why hustling isn't hustling when you love the work (even if it means taking meetings at 11pm!)

00:50:04 Intentional conversations change lives - here's how to be part of this new movement