Wisepreneurs Podcast: Reinventing Work After 60
The Wisepreneurs Podcast, hosted by Nigel Rawlins, delivers thoughtful conversations and practical strategies for women 60+ building meaningful, independent careers.
Tune in to master Networked Entrepreneurship, craft authentic brands, work smarter with tech, stay mentally sharp, and navigate career shifts—all with resilience and purpose.
With 70+ episodes and backed by 100+ articles, each episode blends human-centered tools and collaborative wisdom to empower your reinvention.
From launching consultancies to amplifying your voice, find frameworks that fit your life.
Wisepreneurs: Transforming Experience Into Economic Power
You're not navigating career uncertainty—you're riding the strongest economic current of our time. Recent global analysis reveals that experienced professionals are thriving in extended careers because the economy increasingly rewards autonomous judgment and accumulated wisdom.
Hosted by Nigel Rawlins, Wisepreneurs shows you how to transform decades of experience into systematic competitive advantage.
Through the art of strategic Wayfaring, you'll discover how to leverage what economists call "earned knowledge"—the irreplaceable ability to improvise when standard solutions fail.
Each episode delivers evidence-based frameworks across five strategic domains:
Networked Entrepreneurship & Business Acumen
Relational Branding & Thought Leadership
AI-Augmented Work & Digital Fluency
Resilient Transitions & Support
Cognitive Vitality & Longevity
Your experience is your competitive advantage. This podcast shows you how to make it systematically profitable.
Recent Episodes
Aug. 27, 2025
Robert Vlach Why Your Good Name Beats Personal Branding
The Core Revelation
In this three-hour conversation, Robert Vlach, author of "The Freelance Way" and leader of Europe's largest freelance community, challenges conventional career advice for experienced professionals. Rather than competing through personal branding and social media, Vlach reveals …
July 31, 2025
Amy Alkon Reclaiming Your Vitality in Menopause
This episode features investigative science writer Amy Alkon, author of Going Menopostal, who reveals the alarming gap between scientific evidence and standard medical practice in women’s health. Alkon argues that the medical system often fails women during perimenopause and menopause due to a lack…
July 17, 2025
Sönke Ahrens From Highlight to Insight—Making Your Experience Count
In this episode of Wisepreneurs, host Nigel Rawlins sits down with renowned author and knowledge management expert Sönke Ahrens, to unpack how note-taking transforms experience into lasting insight.
Drawing on his bestselling book How to Take Smart Notes, Ahrens outlines how the Zettelkasten me…
July 3, 2025
A Realistic Guide to Starting a Business After 60 with Sue Ellson
Ask Nigel Rawlins a question or send feedback, click the link to text me. This episode is a masterclass in career reinvention after 60. For professional women considering entrepreneurship, the path can seem filled with challenges, from overcoming age discrimination to navigating financial uncertain…
June 19, 2025
Laetitia Vitaud Networked Entrepreneurship
Career reinvention for women over 60 begins with your network and wisdom. In Wisepreneurs Podcast episode #71, Laetitia Vitaud, feminist and work-revolution thinker, shares how women can launch solo ventures using their 150 trusted relationships.
“The most important asset to start a business is…
June 5, 2025
Laurie Smale on Reinvention, Mentorship, and Technology
In this inspiring episode of the Wisepreneurs Podcast, Laurie Smale shares his remarkable journey of resilience and reinvention. From leaving school at 13 to working in a junkyard and an Italian glass factory, Laurie faced numerous challenges, including a deep fear of math and technology. With the …
May 22, 2025
Curating for the Curious: How Tomáš Baránek Picks Books That Matter
Curating for the Curious: How Tomáš Baránek Picks Books That Matter
Join Tomáš Baránek, Czech publisher and technologist, as he shares why print books still matter in an AI-driven world. Discover how his curated nonfiction sparks deep learning, how AI supports—not replaces—creative work, and why c…
May 8, 2025
Redesigning Retirement: Kim Watty on Purpose and Community
Ask Nigel Rawlins a question or send feedback, click the link to text me. What happens when a distinguished accounting professor decides there's more to life than academia? In this captivating conversation, 66-year-old Kim Watty reveals her remarkable journey from emeritus professor to entrepreneur…
Feb. 14, 2025
Thriving in the Age of AI with Filip Drimalka
In this episode of Thriving in the Age of AI, host Nigel Rawlins interviews digital innovation expert Filip Drimalka about the future of work in an AI-driven world.
Filip, author of The Future of No Work, discusses how AI is reshaping knowledge work, automation, and productivity. He shares insi…
Dec. 13, 2024
The Power of Prevention: Michal Novotný on Movement and Longevity
This episode of Wisepreneurs introduces Michal Novotný, a physiotherapist with over 25 years of experience transforming the careers of elite athletes and Hollywood stars. Michal explains how prevention, personalized health strategies, and holistic wellness can extend longevity, improve flexibility,…
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