47. Andrea Jones: Taking the Leap to Build a More Flexible Career

Andrea Jones is a Career Breaker.Her career began in a fast-paced, high-demand role at Intel, where she worked as a process engineer and followed a path that looked successful on paper. But early on, she knew she wanted something different. She was craving more flexibility, more ownership over her time, and a career that could support the life she wanted to build.In this episode, Andrea shares how that realization led her to business school and eventually to starting her own consulting firm, even before she felt fully ready. She talks about navigating financial decisions with her partner, building a business while raising four kids, and the role community played in helping her grow in confidence. She also reflects on what it takes to start over more than once and how she is now creating new ways for women to engage in meaningful, flexible work across different seasons of life.If you have been craving more flexibility, questioning the structure of your current career, or wondering how to take a step toward something new, this episode is for you.Listen now and follow the show for more inspiring stories of career pivots, pauses, and transitions.If this episode resonated, I would love for you to share it with someone who might need to hear it too. Every follow and listen helps me know this work is reaching others and encourages me to keep going. Thank you so much for your support. ❤️Notes:Here’s some links to things we discussed in this episode. Andrea on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreajones/Adnrea’s company, AJC Company: https://www.ajccompany.com/Vistage: https://www.vistage.com/Execute Agility: https://executagility.com/resourcesWomen + Workplaces: https://www.womenworkplaces.org/