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Janine Vanderburg

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Episodes 11

Avg. Duration 39m

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Since May 2026

Latest Episode Jun 2026

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About This Podcast

An entrepreneurship podcast for women in midlife and beyond. What if the most powerful thing you could do right now — for your finances, your freedom, and your future — was to stop waiting for someone else to hand you an opportunity and start building your own? Build Your Own Boat is the podcast for women in midlife and beyond who are done playing by rules that were never written with them in mind. Hosted by award-winning 3x entrepreneur Janine Vanderburg, each episode features real conversations with women in midlife and beyond who made the bold decision to bet on themselves — launching businesses and creative ventures, building wealth, and rewriting what entrepreneurship looks like in the second half of life. This isn't a podcast about hustle culture or overnight success stories. It's a roadmap — built from lived experience, hard-won wisdom, and the kind of honest conversation you rarely hear anywhere else. Guests include founders, consultants, creatives, coaches, media makers, and civic leaders who are proving every week that midlife isn't a ceiling. It's a launchpad. Whether you're just beginning to wonder if entrepreneurship is for you, actively building your business, or simply looking for proof that it's not too late — you'll find it here. Every episode, you'll discover: 1. How real women in midlife launched and grew successful ventures — and what they wish they'd known sooner 2. Practical strategies for building financial independence and freedom on your own terms 3. Honest conversations about the challenges of midlife entrepreneurship, and how to navigate them 4. Inspiration that's grounded in reality, not motivational posters The Encore Economy is booming — and women in midlife are driving it. Build Your Own Boat is where their stories live. Subscribe now and join a growing community of women who are building something that's entirely, unapologetically theirs. And do SUBSCRIBE to Build Your Own Boat on Substack as well, to read the full stories of our guests, and their best tips and resources. https://buildyourownboat.substack.com/

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Recent Episodes

How Do You Turn a Passion Project Into a Business After 50? Sky Bergman Did It With a Film, an Airbnb, and Zero Regrets

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Episode SummaryThis episode answers a question many women over 50 are quietly asking: is it too late to build something new? Sky Bergman — award-winning photographer, former tenured professor at Cal…

She Built Scaffolding, Not a Safety Net: How Alrie McNiff Daniels Left a Health Foundation to Launch a Consulting Practice at Midlife

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How Do You Start a Business After 50 When No One Will Hire You? Barbara Brooks Did It — and Built a Community of 24,000

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SummaryBarbara Brooks, founder of Second Act Women and pro-age keynote speaker, sent out 100 resumes in 2018 as an award-winning marketing director — and received zero job offers. Instead of waiting…

Can You Start a Business After 50? Ande Lyons Has Done It—More Than Once

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From Fortune 500 to Founder: How Colleen Paulson Built Ageless Careers—and Why Women Over 50 Are the Most Underestimated Entrepreneurs in America

Jun 04, 2026 35m

What happens when a top-performing Fortune 500 engineer decides the system isn't worth fighting anymore—and builds something better on her own terms?In this episode of Build Your Own Boat, host…

From Amazon Alexa to AI Entrepreneur: Polly Allen on Burnout, Building a Business, and Creating Security on Your Own Terms

Jun 04, 2026 37m

What does it actually take for a woman to walk away from a high-level corporate job—one with status, a good salary, and a brand name on the resume—and build something entirely her own?In this episode…

From Nonprofit CEO to Cookie Entrepreneur: How Liddy Romero Built a $250K Business in Midlife After Divorce

Jun 04, 2026 38m

What does it actually look like to walk away from a celebrated career — with nothing in your pocket — and build something new? Liddy Romero did exactly that.For sixteen years, Liddy ran Work-Life…

How Do Women Over 50 Stop Starting Over? Donna Cravotta on Tried & New, Intentional Visibility, and Building From What You Already Have

Jun 04, 2026 41m

What if the thing holding accomplished women back isn't a lack of skills or experience — but the pressure to start from scratch every time they want something new?In this episode of Build Your Own…

From Corporate Layoff to Coaching Empire: How Kami Guildner Built a Business Around Helping Women Entrepreneurs Find Their Voice

Jun 04, 2026 34m

Kami Guildner spent nearly two decades building a career in oil and gas, rising to VP of Marketing and Branding before a 2008 layoff changed everything. What followed was 17 months of uncertainty, an…

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May 31, 2026 2m Trailer

Build Your Own Boat, an entrepreneurship podcast for women in midlife and beyond will drop on June 4. The podcast will feature stories, lessons learned, and actionable advice from women who have…

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How many episodes does Build Your Own Boat have?

Build Your Own Boat has published 11 episodes since May 2026, covering topics in Business, Education.

Is Build Your Own Boat still active?

Build Your Own Boat is currently highly active with new episodes hourly. Average episode length is 39m.

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