
How Getting Fired Sparked a Purpose Driven Social Enterprise with Merry Korn
Getting fired can punch a hole straight through your identity, especially when your career has been the proof that you’re “doing fine.” Mary Korn’s story cuts through that illusion. She had the title, the money, and the corporate ladder momentum, yet privately felt misaligned and depleted. Then she gets fired from a job she took in desperation and suddenly has to answer the scariest question of all: what now, with kids to support and no clear runway?
We dig into what actually helped her reinvent her career, beyond feel-good slogans. Mary shares how career coaching and skills testing clarified…
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