What happens when the career you've built for 15 years is suddenly no longer who you are?
Donna Leggett spent years in accounting and financial leadership — and once listed sales and retail among the careers she never wanted.
Today, she's doing both.
Donna is the owner of Pierce Bespoke Nashville, helping clients build custom wardrobes while building an entirely new career and business of her own.
In this episode of the Mostly Middle Tennessee Business Podcast, Donna talks with Jim McCarthy about leaving the identity and security of a career she knew inside and out, moving to Nashville, learning how to sell, building a business from the ground up and the morning she sat at her desk wondering, “Who am I now?”
They also get into why you shouldn't judge a customer by appearance, the psychology behind how we dress, why Donna refuses to “closet shame,” “budget shame” or “body shame” her clients, common mistakes men make with suits and why simply showing up can create opportunities you never expected.
Sometimes changing careers isn't just about learning a new job.
It's about discovering who you are without the old one.
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