Shannon Russell

Career Transition/Business Coach / Author / Mom

Shannon Russell is a Television Producer turned Entrepreneur and Career Transition/Business Coach. She is also an Exit Strategy Expert, YouMap® Coach, Author, Speaker, and Host of the Second Act Success Career Podcast and the How To Quit Your Job and Start A Business Podcast.
Shannon supports women who are unhappy in their 9-5, as they pivot towards a "second act" building a business being their own boss. She provides exit strategy guidance and helps her clients transition from employee to entrepreneur.
Shannon began her career spending over 16 years as a Television Producer in New York City and Los Angeles working for MTV, E!, Yahoo!, Pop Sugar, A&E, TLC, VH1, etc. She then pivoted to open her own business running a Snapology franchise teaching children STEM education, so that she could be more present for her children. Now, as a certified Career/Business Coach, Shannon supports women as they change careers, start a business, and follow their passions to the fullest.
Shannon’s motto is "produce your best life!" Her company Second Act Success® (www.secondactsuccess.co) allows her to share her journey and experience, as a television executive turned business owner and mom, with others.
Shannon's mission is to motivate more women to make big moves in life, and she is doing so through her coaching practice, her podcast, speaking engagements, and through her forthcoming book Start Your Second Act: How to Change Careers, Launch a Business, and Create Your Best Life.