when to jump

Nick Martell and Jack Kramer were each working in finance when their financial newsletter, Marketsnacks, took off. Since then, the two have managed to keep building Marketsnacks, while also keeping it as a side hustle. Hear how they do it in this episode.

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There is all sorts of planning that needs to go into any jump, but financial planning might be the most important. On this week's show, financial coach Jerrid Sebesta talks about his jump from being a TV weatherman to helping people with their finances, and details the most important things you can do financially before making a big change in your career.

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For Khe Hy, making a career jump went hand-in-hand with coming to terms with his own mortality. In conversation with Mike Lewis, the former finance guru discusses how he moved his family to Bali on a whim, and how blogging saved his sanity.

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This week's episode is sponsored by Weebly (weebly.com/JUMP) and Soundview (summary.com/JUMP).

Cathy Heller moved to Los Angeles intending to make a living performing music. She made it happen, but it required a jump into unfamiliar territory to do so.

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Joey Zwillinger wasn't especially interested in shoes growing up, but his passion for sustainability led him to co-found Allbirds, a rapidly-growing footwear company. In conversation, Zwillinger preaches the virtues of patience in making a jump, among other lessons.

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Sheryl Sandberg shares the story of how her immigrant family led her to write the forward for the When To Jump book, and host Mike Lewis takes questions from the audience at the first event on the When To Jump book tour.

Production help for this week's episode by Andrew Stelzer.

This week's episode is sponsored by Grasshopper (grasshopper.com/whentojump) and RXBar (RXBAR.com/jump). Also check out the new podcast But That's Another Story, available wherever you get your podcasts.

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This week's episode isn't so much about making a jump, but helping others make jumps of their own. David Rusenko and Chris Fanini are the co-founders of Weebly, a service that allows for easy building of a web site -- often one of the first things any jumper needs before going into business for themselves. In a wide-ranging conversation with host Mike Lewis, Rusenko and Fanini detail how Weebly came about, how the platform grew, and how they connect with their own community of jumpers.

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Most jumps are made to help one's self. But sometimes, jumps can be made to serve others. Essence editor-in-chief Vanessa K. De Luca's jump fits in the latter category, as she took a pay cut to leave her job in retail to start from the bottom run in the world of fashion journalism.

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Taking a jump can be taxing. Judging from the state of his voice after a jam-packed week of book tour, host Mike Lewis knows that well. But so does Rob Bell, who left the megachurch he founded to start a more well-rounded career that fit himself, his family, and his own unique sense of spirituality.

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Jumping can be a matter of comfort. But other times, it can be a matter of necessity. Danni Pomplun faced numerous trials and tribulations in his life before stumbling upon yoga almost by accident. His experience in the discipline led him to make a jump that would have been unthinkable to him just a couple years prior.

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This week's episode is brought to you by Grasshopper (grasshopper.com/whentojump), Storyworth (storyworth.com/jump) and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Brenda Berkman abandoned her law career just as it was getting started to take one of the most dangerous jobs on the planet: A firefighter. Berman's jump wasn't just risky, though: It was also historic. New York City's first woman firefighter talks about her fight to be allowed in the fire department, the struggles she faced once there, and how she has continued to take jumps throughout her life.

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Sometimes, making a jump requires pursuing two totally different paths at once. That's what Olakunle Oladehin did, balancing medical school and an intense interest in hip hop dance. Eventually, Oladehin was able to make peace with the expectations of his immigrant family, and make a career jump that combined his passions.

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For thousands upon thousands of people, The Points Guy has been a go-to resource for maximizing their credit card rewards. But the Points Guy himself isn't a professional credit card salesman, and started his eponymous blog on a whim while working in HR at a bank. On this episode, Mike Lewis talks with Brian Kelly about how he found his way in the world of credit card rewards, and what it took to jump from a safe career to a burgeoning business.

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Jumps require a lot of work, time, and planning. But sometimes, the first step to making a jump can be to do nothing at all. This week, Mike Lewis talks with Manoush Zomorodi, the host of WNYC's Note To Self, about the powerful and positive effect of being bored.

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