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Wait... What's Next?
🎙️ Wait… What’s Next?
Pull up a chair. Sip your Americano. And breathe.
Wait… What’s Next? is the podcast that feels like running into two friends at your favorite coffee spot, except the conversation goes places most people are too polished to go. We’re talking career pivots you didn’t plan, relationships that changed you, and the version of yourself you’re still figuring out, all with a cafecito in hand and zero judgment.
Hosted by Laura Alba, a Colombian-born marketing professional who built…
Episodes
- Wait... What's Next?
Life Lately: Girl Talk, Fashion Hot Takes & Our Final 2026 Lock In
Connect with us :) This week on Wait… What's Next?, Laura and Amanda are back together for a much needed life catch-up. With no big agenda in mind, these two…
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The Great In Between: Makeup, Job Interviews, Long Distance Love & Pilates
Connect with us :) Just Laura, a cup of coffee, and a whole lot of life lately. ☕️ This week on Wait… What’s Next?, we're having a little girl talk. Without a…
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The Job Search Rebrand: Resume, LinkedIn, Networking & Positioning
Connect with us :) What if you stopped treating your job search like a numbers game and started treating it like a marketing campaign? This week, Laura and…
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7 Years Together. 6 Months of Wedding Planning. 30 Days Until “I Do.” FT. Lauren Atkinson
Connect with us :) This week, Laura sits down with Lauren Atkinson, the newest member behind the scenes of Wait… What’s Next?, helping shape the production and…
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Health, Fear & the Waiting Game: When Everything Gets Put Into Perspective
Connect with us :) You can do everything “right.” Eat well. Exercise. Go to your appointments. Take care of yourself. And then one unexpected conversation with…
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33 Going on 22: What I’d Tell My Younger Self About Life After College
Connect with us :) Nine years ago, Laura and Amanda walked out of the house where they spent their senior year of college with absolutely no idea what the next…
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Growing Up Without Growing Old: Not Young Enough for TikTok, Not Old Enough for Facebook
Connect with us :) Hot Girl Summer may be out, but Rich Life Summer is officially in. And no, we're not talking about money. In this week's episode, Laura and…
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AI, ChatGPT & The Future: Staying Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Connect with us :) Artificial intelligence isn't coming. It's already here. You might be using ChatGPT at work, asking AI to plan your next vacation, edit your…
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Buying Your First Home: The Biggest Financial Decision of Your Life Is Actually an Emotional One
Connect with us :) Buying your first home is supposed to be one of the happiest moments of your life. So why does nobody talk about how emotional it actually…
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Rock Bottom Isn’t Always Loud: Burnout, Identity Loss & Finding Yourself Again
Connect with us :) What happens when you’ve drifted so far from yourself that you no longer recognize who you’ve become? This week’s conversation goes there…
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The Aftermath of Big Life Decisions: Why You Can Get Everything You Wanted and Still Grieve
Connect with us :) You got the new job. You moved across the country. You ended the relationship. You started over. So... why does it still hurt? We spend so…
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Botox & Beauty Standards: Redefining Confidence as We Age
Connect with us :) Growing older is one of the few things every single one of us will experience. So why does it still feel so uncomfortable to talk about? In…
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To Buy or Not to Buy: First-Time Homeownership, Renting vs. Buying, and Real Estate in 2026
Connect with us :) At some point in your late 20s and 30s, it feels like everyone around you is talking about real estate. Friends are buying homes, parents…
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The Subtle Art of Slowing Down: Finding Meaning in the Mundane
Connect with us :) This episode is about finding meaning in the small stuff. Not the big TMZ moments of our lives, but the small, everyday experiences that…
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My First Solo Episode: Building a Podcast on the Side While Working a 9–5
Connect with us :) This episode is a little different… my first solo episode. Because life happens. Showing up for your dreams doesn’t always look perfect. It…
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Coachella Recap, Bieber Fever & The Lessons We’re Taking With Us
Connect with us :) In this episode, we’re catching up on everything. A full Coachella recap, the energy, the moments, and yes… the Bieber fever that had…
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The Unwritten Chapter: Healing and Rebuilding Your Life on Your Terms | Morgan Wijay
Connect with us :) Sometimes the hardest transitions are the ones that ask you to question the life you’ve built. In this episode, Laura sits down with Morgan…
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Alexa, Play “Younger You”… We Grew Up But Miss Who We Were
Connect with us :) Lately, it feels like everything we grew up with is turning 20. The shows. The music. The versions of ourselves that once felt so certain…
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Fear, Anxiety, and the Emotional Side of Growing Up
Connect with us :) Growing up comes with layers no one really prepares you for. In this episode, we dive into the emotional side of life transitions and how…
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The Essentials and Learning How to Skincare as you get Older
Connect with us :) Skincare can feel overwhelming fast. In this episode, Laura and Amanda dive into skincare routines from a real-life perspective. No…
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What Happens When You Say Yes to the Scary Decisions
Connect with us :) Facing a big decision? Sometimes the biggest leaps we take in life are also the ones that lead to the most growth. In this episode, Laura…
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Understanding Heartbreak and How to Choose Healthier Relationships
Connect with us :) Relationships tend to shape us and how we date. In this episode, Laura and Amanda dive into the growth that comes from the relationships we…
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Why leaving your dream job can be the best decision
Connect with us :) This week we went deep into Amanda’s career story… how did things evolve over a decade? Reconnecting as adults showed us we all go through…
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Season 2, We’re Back: Bigger Plot Twists and Even Bigger Life Transitions
Connect with us :) Season Two just walked in, and she looks good. If you are navigating a career change, questioning your relationship, moving cities…
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Wait… Where Did 2025 Go? Recaping Motherhood, Careers, and Surviving the In-Between
Connect with us :) It’s here. The season finale of Year 1. 🥹 We started this podcast with nothing but Amazon microphones, chaotic voice notes, and a shared…
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Learning to Swim With Sharks: She Walked In and Owned the C-Suite
Connect with us :) How do you build a career when no one hands you the blueprint? This week, we sit down with Jennifer McAlpine, whose story takes us from a…
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Consumerism’s Final Boss: The Algorithm Made Me Do It
Connect with us :) What does it really mean to feel rich? Not the dollar-sign kind, but the soul kind. The kind that sounds like belly laughs, morning…
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The Sun Left Early: We’re Living on Vitamin D Shortages & Emotional Support Candles
Connect with us :) You know that moment when you look outside and think it’s midnight… but it’s 4:47 PM? Yeah. Welcome to the season where vibes are confused…
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Designing What’s Next: Ashley’s Story of Human Reinvention & Alignment
Connect with us :) Some stories don’t begin with a grand plan; they start with a quiet tug. A subtle shift in your gut that says, you’ve outgrown this version…
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Not the Villain, Just Miscast: Ask for Forgiveness, Not Permission
Connect with us :) Sometimes, being the villain in someone else’s story is exactly what it takes to become the hero of your own. In this episode, we get candid…
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Eat, Pray, Log Off: The Story of a Corporate Soul Reset
Connect with us :) This week, we sit down with Kyle Ewing, who spent 18 years at Google helping scale the company from 8,000 to 180,000 employees, until one…
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Spanglish State of Mind: Bicultural, Brave & a Bit Delusional
Connect with us :) What happens when you grow up with a foot in two worlds? One where every goodbye lasts 45 minutes and everyone eats until the last guest…
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He fumbled me, chaos claimed me... but I still landed in New York
Connect with us :) In life, we tend to overplan, but as the saying goes, “life is what happens while we plan for the next move.” While we obsess over…
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The 20s vs. 30s Debate: Who Let Us Adult?
Connect with us :) In our 20s, we could pull all-nighters, survive on iced coffee and vibes, and still make it to class looking semi-put-together. Now? One…
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The Journal of a CMO: Kelly Atkinson (Part 2)
Connect with us :) If you thought Part 1 was good… Part 2 is the page you didn’t know you were waiting for. This week, Kelly Atkinson is back, and she’s…
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The Journal of a CMO: Kelly Atkinson (Part 1)
Connect with us :) What happens when you put a powerhouse exec in the hot seat and ask her to spill the real story behind becoming a CMO? You get this…
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Here, There, and Everywhere: Leni’s Story
Connect with us :) What does it mean to grow up caught between cultures, languages, and worlds, and still carve out a space that feels like yours? In this…
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Colombian Girl in a California World: Laura's Story (Birthday tbt)
Connect with us :) What happens when a 15-year-old girl trades cafecito mornings in Colombia for cafeteria chaos in California? In this episode, Laura gets…
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Leaving the Chat: Comfort Edition
Connect with us :) From Car Chaos to Pasta Parties: Why Getting Uncomfortable Is Your Glow-Up Era This week on Wait… What’s Next? we’re talking about stepping…
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Wake Me Up When My Goals Start Goal-ing
Connect with us :) Wait… What’s Next? is back with another hot take because August showed up uninvited, and we’re halfway between a glow-up and a burnout. This…
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Wait… Did Someone Just Have a Baby?!
Connect with us :) Laura takes over the mic this week and flips the script, interviewing co-host Leni, putting her in the hot seat. And let’s just say… she…
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Manifest Like a Baddie, Show Up Like You’ve Got Those Receipts
Connect with us :) We love a good vision board moment… but sometimes? You can’t soft life your way to hard goals, so put in the reps, sis! This week, we’re…
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Zoom Fatigue & Bottle Service… but make it baby
Connect with us :) Job interviews, baby bottles, and a sprinkle of identity crises, served warm with a side of figuring it out. In this week’s episode, Laura…
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The Plot Twist That Started It All
Connect with us :) We didn’t plan this. But maybe that’s exactly the point. In our very first episode, we’re unpacking how unexpected change, "hi, layoffs"…
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Trailer
Connect with us :) ✨ Wait… What’s Next? is the podcast for anyone living in the in-between of jobs, of healing, of figuring your sh*t out. Hosted by Laura…