Success Your Own Way
Welcome to SUCCESS YOUR OWN WAY
The podcast about how real people define and redefine success throughout their careers.
Hosted by Tina Schuricht and Yifat Rogers, this show features candid conversations with guests who’ve made intentional choices, navigated change, and built lives aligned with their values.
Their guests share their stories as well as strategies and tactics that helped them along the way.
Tina is a certified coach and former corporate leader who supports professionals in making confident, values-driven decisions.
Yifat is a consultant with a background in food science and engineering, helping people solve complex problems with a practical, no-nonsense approach.
Each episode offers inspiration and actionable insights for anyone rethinking what success looks like in their life, and how to get there.
We publish an episode every other week on Wednesdays
Success Your Own Way
From Microsoft to Middle School: Damon’s Unlikely Pivot
In this episode of Success Your Own Way, we sit down with Damon, a former Microsoft sales executive who made a dramatic career pivot leaving big tech behind to teach middle school social studies. Damon shares why he made the shift, what he learned from his students, and how his definition of success has evolved over time. From authenticity and leadership to personal fulfillment and redefining ambition, Damon’s story is honest, inspiring, and full of life lessons (with a few laughs along the way). Whether you're considering a big life change or just want to hear what it’s like to go from selling tech to wrangling 8th graders, this one's for you.
