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Hosted by Maggie Ma · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 17 episodes
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In an era where the internet and creator economy are reshaping careers, a traditional 9 to 5 is no longer the only way to make a living. This podcast explores the stories of people who’ve chosen unconventional career paths—be it entrepreneurship, freelancing, or content creation. Join us as we invite guests from diverse backgrounds to share their journeys, insights, and advice on building fulfilling, nontraditional careers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Maggie Ma hosts The Time I Left My 9 to 5, a business show with 17 episodes published.
Christine Song spent ten years moving from corporate HR into high-growth startups, serving as Head of People and CPO across multiple companies, hiring executives, supporting founders, and navigating the speed and pressur
In this episode of The Time I Left My 9 to 5, Maggie sits down with Jia Chen, a 21-year-old founder, indie musician, and content creator who turned down software engineering offers from Disney and Intuit to build her own
This isn’t just a story about quitting a job — it’s about rediscovering meaning after you’ve already “made it.” Zach Wilson, data engineer turned creator and founder, walked away from a high-paying career in big tech to
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In this episode of The Time I Left My 9 to 5, Maggie sits down in San Francisco with Maddy Zhang, a senior software engineer and content creator with over 100,000 followers online. Maddy opens up about her journey from s
Robb Gilbear’s journey has been anything but linear, from dropping out of high school, building record labels, and DJing internationally to climbing the corporate HR ladder before founding Growth Habit, a coaching busine
Selina Li grew up in Hong Kong playing competitive golf for 16 years, even representing the national team, before heading to Penn to study economics. That path led her into a quant role at JP Morgan — but the 9-to-5 left
In this episode of The Time I Left My 9 to 5, we dive into the inspiring journey of Robert Ciborowski, CEO and co-founder of Chatforce. Skipping the traditional route, Robert transitioned directly from graduating from th
Welcome to the very first solo episode in the history of The Time I Left My 9 to 5 podcast! I asked on my Instagram what questions you had when it comes to considering leaving your 9 to 5, and I am answering all of them
In this episode, Jenn, a former global head of business operations, discusses her challenging transition to becoming a yoga teacher and later a professional coach. She opens up about the identity shift, financial concern
Ever felt stuck in a job that doesn’t excite you? Or maybe you’ve spent months—even years—chasing a side hustle with no results? Janis Ozolins knows exactly how that feels. For four years, he tried everything—YouTube, bl
In this episode of The Time I Left My 9 to 5, Kiki Couchman is a Stanford grad who left her job in private equity to build a yogurt company with her best friend. Kiki is the cofounder of Beny Yogurt, and I have to say, s
In this podcast episode, Ashna Mankotia, a former product manager and current content creator, delves into her transition from working in tech to establishing her apparel brand, Bazaar Customs. Laid off just before her 3
Megan Lieu is a former data scientist who transitioned to a full-time content creator with over a quarter-million followers on LinkedIn and Instagram. In this episode of The Time I Left My 9 to 5 Podcast, Megan shares he
If you have been thinking about starting a side project for a while but unsure how to take that first step, Nick offers some invaluable advice in this episode! Nick Singh is a LinkedIn top voice, best selling author, and
Rahul SonWalkar, an ex-software engineer at Meta and Uber, has scaled his tech startup, Julius AI, from 0 to 1 million users within the first year. His work has been so impactful that Harvard Business School now teaches
In the debut episode of The Time I Left My 9 to 5, host Maggie Ma introduces the podcast, aiming to explore the stories and lessons from those who have moved away from traditional career paths. This podcast isn't about q
Zach Wilson
data engineer turned creator and founder · New York Jets
1 appearance on this show
Robb Gilbear
Growth Habit
1 appearance on this show
Robert Ciborowski
Chatforce
1 appearance on this show
Kiki Couchman
Beny Yogurt
1 appearance on this show
Ashna Mankotia
Bazaar Customs
1 appearance on this show
Rahul Sonwalkar
Julius AI
1 appearance on this show
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The Time I Left My 9 to 5 is hosted by Maggie Ma. The show is categorised under business (entrepreneurship) and has published 17 episodes.
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