PODCAST EPISODE 366 – Building the Career Without Losing the Life

ByPaul Adams

What does it actually take to build a career and a life you don’t want to escape from?

In this episode of More Than Commas, Paul sits down with Jamie Moraga, founder of a woman-owned military and defense engineering business, author of Revered: The Power of Female Leadership, and a CEO who successfully exited her company via M&A, to talk about what it really looks like running a household with two CEOs, raising a son in the middle of it, and navigating a male-dominated industry as a young founder.

They discuss compartmentalizing work and home life, designing intentional family practices, teaching kids about ambition and balance, proving doubters wrong, and the moment a friend’s offhand comment, “it’s not gonna say ‘Best CEO’ on your Tombstone,” permanently changed how Jamie measures success.

More importantly, this conversation is a reminder that a thriving career means nothing if it costs you the life you were building it for, and that real success means weaving both together, on purpose.

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Timestamps:
00:00 – Introduction
01:03 – Meet Jamie
06:59 – Two CEOs, one household
11:24 – Raising a kid with two CEO parents
20:29 – Being underestimated, then proving it wrong
25:35 – Navigating a male-dominated industry
28:49 – A $25,000 bonus that became $25
31:23 – The Tombstone moment

#WomenInLeadership #WorkLifeBalance #FemaleFounder #DualCareerHousehold #CareerAndFamily #IntentionalLiving #ExecutiveLeadership #MoreThanCommas #PaulAdams #careertips #leadership #wealthbuilding

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