When the Work You Love Disappears: Grief, Reinvention, and Learning to Build a Life on Your Terms

Kind of a Big Deal · Apr 30, 2026 · 55m · transcript

What do you do when the organization you've given everything to - the one you helped build from the inside out - is suddenly gone?

Nurit Siegel Smith spent 25 years building a career at the intersection of arts, culture, and social impact. As Executive Director of Music Forward Foundation, she helped 20,000 young people across the country find pathways into the music industry, including building the first federally recognized apprenticeships in music and live entertainment in the United States.

Then, in early 2025, the organization was sunset. And Nurit was the one who had to see it through…