We talk with Julie Ellis, co-founder of Mabel’s Labels, about what happens after a major win when you still feel lost, grieving, and unsure of your next move. We unpack Big Gorgeous Goals, midlife left turns, and how to build time freedom and purpose without waiting for life to feel “certain.”

• Leaving a successful business and feeling unqualified anyway
• Grief after an exit and the pressure to feel only gratitude
• Why high expectations create paralysis and how “trying things” creates clarity
• The midlife pattern of entrepreneurship and Gen X burnout
• Big Gorgeous Goals as the umbrella over smaller goals
• Moving forward in uncertainty instead of waiting for security
• “Pools of support” and telling the right people your goals
• Why leadership growth matters as much as strategy when scaling
• Pocket Coach and getting help in the moment
• Building businesses in today’s noisy market and what AI-first search changes
• Time freedom as a real goal you can design now
• Third-act repurposement and bringing back what your soul liked

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Because what’s left isn’t less. It’s everything.

We kick off season three with a new theme: shining a light on women who are turning left and choosing their next phase with intention. A milestone birthday trip turns into a 10-day London, Bordeaux, and Champagne adventure that strengthens our partnership and clarifies what we want for the next decade of business.

• Setting the season three theme around women making bold left turns
• Taking a real vacation while still working on the business vision
• Learning how travel reveals partnership dynamics and trust
• London highlights including walking tours, palaces, pubs, and high tea
• Noticing female leadership threads in British history and culture
• Planning Bordeaux and Champagne with a wine travel company
• Favorite Bordeaux moments including wine school, tours, and tasting dinners
• Champagne history with Widow Clicquot, riddling, and rosé origins
• The shock of the underground chalk cellars and how champagne ages
• Travel anxiety versus overplanning and how we balance each other

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Because what’s left isn’t less. It’s everything.

We celebrate a 50th birthday that turns into a full-bodied look at friendship, effort, and what it means to be seen by your people. We also map how intentional gatherings and big trips can become a reset button for midlife joy and gratitude.

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Because what’s left isn’t less. It’s everything.