The Corporate Escapee
Are you a GenX professional ready to escape corporate life but unsure how to replace your income? This podcast is your financial guide to freedom. Join Brett Trainor—a corporate escapee who’s been on this journey for five years—as he shares actionable strategies, real-life stories, and proven insights to help you replace your salary and build a life on your terms. We’ll also celebrate what makes our generation special: resilience, independence, and resourcefulness. Expect plenty of GenX nostalgia—from latchkey kid memories to mixtapes—because we grew up figuring things out, and now it’s time to apply that to our futures. Here’s what we’ll cover: -> Income Replacement Made Simple: Strategies to replace your corporate salary with confidence. -> Financial Foundations for Freedom: Tips to create sustainable, reliable income streams. -> Stories of Success: Insights from GenXers who’ve escaped and are thriving financially. -> Navigating the Transition: How to manage risks and take control of your financial future. Whether you’re just curious, actively planning, or already out of corporate, this podcast will help you take the leap with clarity and confidence. Hit subscribe, and let’s get busy building the financial freedom GenX deserves—because we’re too smart to settle and too resourceful to fail.
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In corporate, most of us weren’t really making decisions—we were following them. But out here? As an escapee, every choice is yours. And decision-making becomes one of the biggest levers for building the life and business you actually want. In this episode, I’m joined by organizational psychologist Dr. Magda du Preez t
Welcome to the very first Cliff Notes edition of The Corporate Escapee Podcast—a short, sharp, and actionable solo episode designed to help you take your next step toward freedom. In this quick-hit episode, Brett breaks down the 4-step process every GenXer needs to understand to start making money right now using just
In this special crossover episode, I sit down with Kyle Knowles on Maker-Manager Money to share my journey from 30 years in corporate to building The Escapee Collective and The Collective Academy. We dive deep into why I walked away from corporate life, how I overcame the uncertainty of going solo, and the powerful min
In this episode of The Corporate Escapee Podcast, Brett sits down with Matt Hobson-Rohrer, an early escapee who has been navigating the solo business world for over 13 years. Matt shares how a moment in a Shanghai hotel room made him realize he was missing too much of his daughter’s life—only to have corporate make the
The Future of Business is Solo—Why This CEO is Hiring Fractional Talent Instead of FTEs w/ Ron Harpaz
The corporate world is changing, and businesses are no longer defaulting to full-time employees. Instead, they’re building lean, high-performing teams using fractional talent. But what does that actually look like in practice? In this episode of The Corporate Escapee Podcast, Brett sits down with Ran Harpaz, a former c
In this conversation, Brett Trainor and John Arms discuss the evolving landscape of fractional leadership, exploring its growth, the macro and micro reasons behind this shift, and how individuals can position themselves effectively in this space. They delve into the changing dynamics of corporate work, the demand for f
