How to Pivot Your Career When You Feel Stuck

Feeling stuck in your career and wondering if it's too late to pivot? Reena Friedman Watts went from intern to producer of The Jerry Springer Show in a single season. Then she continued to grow and pivot. More than once. Reena was a small-town girl from Kentucky when she drove to Chicago for a radio job she didn't get. In the same courtyard, she spotted a flyer for Jerry Springer Show interns, called her dad for advice, and walked into the NBC Tower two weeks later. In this episode of And Then I Did This, LuRae Lumpkin talks with Reena about what it really takes to change careers, rebuild your identity, and act on the idea you keep putting off. IN THIS EPISODE → What Reena did to go from intern to producer in one season → Why she chose to work for the boss everyone else avoided → How twenty years of persistence with one publicist led to one of Jerry Springer's last interviews, and later a piece of an HBO documentary → Why she left a producer title to answer phones in Los Angeles → How to rebuild your identity after every move and every role → Career change advice for seasoned professionals → The rule that carried her through every pivot: if the idea is real, put it on the calendar or act on it today Today, Reena is a mom of four and 500 episodes deep into Better Call Daddy, the podcast she built around daily calls with her father. If you're standing at a crossroads and wondering whether it's too late to try 'the thing,' consider this your permission slip to get started. CHAPTERS 00:00 The creative idea that cannot wait 02:05 Better Call Daddy and the father-daughter legacy project 05:30 Intern to producer: what she did to get promoted 08:20 A singing scholarship, sports medicine, and the pivot to radio 13:40 How she landed one of Jerry Springer's last interviews 19:20 The episode that led to an HBO documentary 23:50 Rebuilding your identity after every move and every role 26:40 Leaving the nine-to-five and learning sponsorships on the fly 31:10 Career change advice for seasoned professionals 37:50 Confidence, cutting toxicity, and the gold in your inbox If this episode was insightful or helpful in any way, subscribe and send it to someone standing at their own crossroads. #AndThenIDidThis #CareerChange #Reinvention #SecondAct #StartingOver #BetterCallDaddy #JerrySpringer #PodcastLife #WomenInMedia #MidlifeChange #TakeTheLeap #StoryDriven