What does it actually look like to build a life beyond your job title?

In this episode of Second Act: Lives Beyond the Job Title, Gayathri Geetha speaks with Alexandra Levich, a tech product leader who has led major platforms at Google, Meta, and Tinder, while also building a real estate investment path and serving as an elected trustee for the Mountain View Los Altos School District.

Alex shares how her identity expanded beyond work, why motherhood made her a better leader, how she thinks about real estate investing through a product management lens, and what it takes to balance tech leadership, investing, public service, family, and personal growth.

This conversation is for anyone who has a strong career but is wondering: What else could my life include?

We talk about:
• Building a portfolio life without walking away from your career
• Why second acts do not have to mean starting over
• How real estate investing works at a practical level
• What tech teaches, and does not teach, about investing
• Running for school board and entering public service
• Managing multiple commitments through systems, teams, and support
• How to start exploring your next path in the next 30 days

The biggest takeaway: you do not have to burn everything down to build something new. You can create parallel paths, expand your identity, and design a life that is wider than one title.

Chapters:
00:00 The real challenge of a portfolio life
00:48 Meet Alexandra Levich (Alex)
01:47 Identity expansion beyond the job title
04:25 Real estate investing as a second path
06:37 What tech doesn’t teach you about investing
07:50 How to evaluate a real estate deal
10:27 Product thinking and real estate
13:14 Getting started as a new real estate investor
14:16 Why Alex ran for school board
19:26 What school board work actually looks like
21:30 Managing multiple commitments
23:29 Systems, teams, and support
24:30 What a portfolio life actually gives you
26:01 Alex’s five-year plan
27:02 Advice for exploring your next path
28:32 Closing thoughts
28:49 Outro

Tags: #Career • #Wealth • #Purpose

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