The Unplanned Pivot
The Unplanned Pivot, Nina Roberts, Elaine Pofeldt, Eilene Zimmerman, Elizabeth MacBride, Nelson Wang, Anne FieldA team of veteran business journalists chronicling reinvention: personal and professional pivots in response to a rapidly changing economy.
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| Issues | 16 | Founded | 6 months ago | Last Issue | 24 days ago |
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A Serial Pivoter’s Advice on Starting Over
Mary Abbajay knows a lot about unplanned pivots. In addition to her role as president, CEO, and cofounder of Careerstone Group, an organizational and professional development firm in Washington, D.C., Abbajay is a serial pivoter herself. He...
He Was Hit Head-On at 40 MPH. What He Learned After Nearly Dying Changed Everything.
On a quiet July morning in New Mexico in 2001, Michael O’Brien set out for a routine bike ride while at a company offsite. Minutes later, he was airborne—thrown through the windshield of an oncoming SUV. As he was airlifted to the hospital,...
This Is What 60 Looks Like
For many women in middle age and beyond the message American culture sends us is clear: there is something wrong with being your age. If you’re over 50, think about the last time you revealed your age—to a man or a woman. The response was v...
"The Floor Is Falling Out From Under You." Two Journalists on Financial Fear — and What to Do About It.
Journalists Elaine Pofeldt and Elizabeth MacBride have worked together for more than 20 years, supporting each other through their time as new mothers leaving traditional work for self-employment; the early years of balancing baby care and...
The Pivoting Private Investigator
Sarah Alcorn has been a private investigator in her hometown of Boston, MA for more than 26 years. She is usually hired by attorneys and has worked on thousands of cases, from locating and interviewing witnesses, to conducting background ch...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
We are a group of seasoned business journalists chronicling personal and professional pivots in an economy being reshaped by technology.
I'm a journalist/photographer in NYC covering mercantile mayhem with an emphasis on immigrant-owned businesses.
I am an independent business journalist, author of "The Million-Dollar, One-Person Business" and "Tiny Business, Big Money" and avid yogi.
Journalist | Ex-NYT columnist | Psychotherapist. Writing about the importance of being human in an artificially intelligent world.
I'm an author: Upcoming: Capital Evolution: The New American Economy, and Little Book of Robo Investing: How To Make Money While You Sleep.
Longtime business journalist
I'm a long-time business journalist and writer.
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