After giving 24 years to a marketing company, I was let go at age 55 because HR wanted “fresh minds.” Six weeks later, they begged me back to train their new team, unaware that I had already spent years quietly building my own successful small agency. On my first day back, I sent a company-wide email announcing my new business and offering to recruit anyone seeking a workplace that values them. The board was horrified, HR threatened to ruin my reputation, and I walked out for good\u2014confident that taking control of my expertise at 55 was the right move, while now focusing on leveraging my deep industry network and client trust to scale my agency. READ MORE BELOW <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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