{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Route to Success","title":"From Corporate Tech to Purpose-Driven Consulting: A Founder's Story | Samir Abukhodair","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1368,"description":"\nSamir Abukhodair shares his winding journey from engineering and corporate tech into teaching and eventually founding Creatures of, a business rooted in helping people rather than chasing sales. He and host Sara dig into finding courage to walk away from misaligned careers, building systems that balance strategy with human connection, and practical steps for anyone feeling stuck in their career.\nSamir Abukhodair shares how he left corporate tech to build a purpose-driven consulting business rooted in teaching, connection, and helping people over profit.\nShow Notes:00:02 - Welcome to Root to Success: today's focus on alignment over titles and success on paper00:18 - Introducing guest Samir Abukhodair and his path from engineering through corporate tech00:56 - Episode preview: building a business and life grounded in purpose and systems01:08 - Samir's traditional path into engineering and tech01:38 - Why engineering didn't match what he expected01:53 - Moving to New York City and the excitement of the tech startup era02:19 - Realizing the stress was tied to a specific role, not real fulfillment02:44 - The final straw and decision to walk away from tech03:03 - Question: where did the courage to walk away come from?03:12 - Growing up in rural Minnesota and struggling to talk to adults03:41 - How New York City and his wife helped him become bolder04:04 - Realizing CEOs are just people too - overcoming intimidation04:54 - Discussing the feeling of \"soul leaving\" a job05:19 - What made him take action when others stay stuck05:41 - Childhood dreams vs. eighty-hour tech work weeks06:06 - Discovering a love for teaching and watching students' eyes light up06:29 - Realizing his whole family are teachers - coming back to his roots07:22 - What tutoring revealed about his natural teaching and coaching skills07:34 - Recognizing he was already teaching and coaching within his tech job08:08 - His final tech role in revenue enablement and connecting the dots to teaching08:33 -...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/S-5Z5ofhheVkxgFI1OjKUs4327xfRBjTfDKHtXDGFv4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84YWUx/MDhkOWYyYWI0ZjM5/ZjUyYzY0MTUwZjM1/ZjhjNC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}