Pass the Mic Podcast
Pass the Mic Podcast
Podcast Description
New Voices. Fresh Perspectives. Every Month.
Welcome to Pass the Mic, produced by Resilient Voice Media. Your go to for launch & production of Top 10% or above podcasts.
This podcast is where the spotlight shifts every month. Each month long series is hosted by a different dynamic guest host—leaders, storytellers, creatives, change-makers—who take the mic to share their voice, vision, and heart.
This is your front-row seat to inspiring conversations, untold stories, and real talk from people you need to know.
Whether they’re sparking transformation, challenging the status quo, or simply offering a fresh lens on life, each guest host brings their unique flavor and community along for the ride.
Learn from them.
Be inspired by them.
Get connected through them.
Pass the Mic is more than a podcast—it’s a platform for powerful voices and an evolving conversation that builds bridges, fuels curiosity, and champions connection.
Hit subscribe and join us as we Pass The Mic—and the magic—every month.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast explores themes of personal growth, empowerment, and societal change, with episodes highlighting stories of transformation and resilience. For instance, one episode features Kimberly Taylor Judy, a former law enforcement officer turned entrepreneur, discussing her journey of overcoming personal challenges and founding a firearms training company. Topics such as recognizing abuse patterns, single parent empowerment, and creating safe spaces for healing are regularly discussed, providing listeners with both inspiration and practical insights.
New Voices. Fresh Perspectives. Every Month.
Welcome to Pass the Mic, produced by Resilient Voice Media. Your go to for launch & production of Top 10% or above podcasts.
This podcast is where the spotlight shifts every month. Each month long series is hosted by a different dynamic guest host—leaders, storytellers, creatives, change-makers—who take the mic to share their voice, vision, and heart.
This is your front-row seat to inspiring conversations, untold stories, and real talk from people you need to know.
Whether they’re sparking transformation, challenging the status quo, or simply offering a fresh lens on life, each guest host brings their unique flavor and community along for the ride.
Learn from them.
Be inspired by them.
Get connected through them.
Pass the Mic is more than a podcast—it’s a platform for powerful voices and an evolving conversation that builds bridges, fuels curiosity, and champions connection.
Hit subscribe and join us as we Pass The Mic—and the magic—every month.
In this episode of Pass The Mic, brought to you by Resilient Voice Media, host Gabi Garland introduces Shelby, a fractional CFO and founder of the Boardroom Collective. One year after leaving a stable, high-paying federal career, Shelby opens up about the fears, identity shifts, and challenges that came with betting on herself. She reflects on trading security for freedom, rebuilding confidence through small daily choices, and reframing her experience into entrepreneurship. Her story is a powerful reminder that reinvention isn’t one bold moment — it’s thousands of quiet decisions to keep going.
Timestamps
Introducing the Guest, Shelby (00:00:33)
The co-host introduces Shelby, who left a secure federal job to build her own business, setting the series theme.
One Year Since Leaving a Federal Career (00:02:06)
Shelby reflects on the one-year anniversary of leaving her stable job, describing it as an insane but necessary decision.
The Reality of Betting on Yourself (00:03:21)
Shelby discusses the high cost of entrepreneurship, including losing comfort and certainty, but gaining confidence, freedom, and personal growth.
Shifting from Fear to Possibility (00:04:36)
Shelby explains how she changed her mindset from fearing failure to asking, “What if this works?” and choosing herself repeatedly.
Powerful Quotes from the Episode
‘A year ago I thought I was just leaving a job, but what I found was I was leaving a whole past identity.’
‘I was leaving the version of my life that made sense on paper and choosing something that only made sense in my soul.’
‘Betting on yourself will ask a lot of you; it will ask for your comfort, your certainty, and definitely your ego.’
‘I found that I was really afraid of the unknown, but I started asking myself something different: “What if this works?”‘
‘Betting on yourself isn’t this one big, grand moment; it’s a thousand tiny moments where you just have to decide.’
RESOURCES:
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“Sometimes the biggest leap of faith is choosing yourself, even when the path ahead makes no sense on paper.”
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