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Inspiring conversations with real people who took the leap into business ownership, franchising, and freedom. Hosted by franchise guru, consultant and trusted small business advisor, Meg Schmitz. If you're looking to make the next phase of your life the best phase, this podcast is for you. From corporate refugees and executives tired of the desk job life, to entrepreneurs and investors looking for more support in their business journey, you'll hear from real people who stepped into the unknown, took control of their destiny and became their own boss.

May 21, 2026

Sara Bell spent years doing what high performers are taught to do: achieve more, carry more, push through more.

From the outside, the title looked impressive. But underneath the success was exhaustion, pressure, and the quiet realization that constantly holding it all together was costing her more than she wanted to admit.

In this episode of the Free Agent Podcast, Sara and I unpack the invisible weight so many strong women carry — identity, ambition, burnout, reinvention, and the complicated truth that sometimes the life you worked hard to build no longer feels like home.