Exit to Next It -- The Journey to Legacy Podcast

About Exit to Next It -- The Journey to Legacy Podcast

Exit to Next It™: The Podcast The Reinvention Playbook for Your Leap from Career to Calling This isn’t just another business podcast—it’s your soft landing and bold launchpad for the moments that change everything. Hosted by vision architect and business reinvention coach Yana Reynolds, Exit to Next It™ is a vocal love letter for high-achieving women ready to walk away from what no longer fits and step fully into the life they were born to lead. Whether you're plotting your exit, navigating the messy middle, or building your legacy from the ground up—this space is for you. Expect honest conversations, strategic insights, and soulful storytelling that fuels your courage and clarity. Subscribe now for weekly doses of real talk, reinvention tools, and a community that gets what it means to trade burnout for purpose. You don’t need another plan. You need a bold move. Welcome to your next chapter. literallyyana.substack.com (https://literallyyana.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Hosted by Yana Reynolds

Category

business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Apr 2025

Latest episode

24 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

9 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Jul 2025

   Before the Next Chapter: Lessons, Legacy, and What’s Coming Next

   Yana, the host, reflects on the first season of "Exit to Next It," highlighting lessons around honoring bodily signals, setting boundaries, and pausing intentionally before transitioning to new endeavors.

2. 

   10 Jul 2025

   You Are Your Next Best Move: Mid-Year Lessons on Discipline, Destiny, & Divine Timing

   Yana Saint-Jean discusses the importance of faith and making difficult decisions to pursue one's true calling, revealing personal sacrifices and unexpected blessings.

3. 

   26 Jun 2025

   Ep. 7: When Faith, Clarity, and Motion Collide | A Conversation with Chequetta Withers

   Chequetta Withers shares her journey of exiting a job to follow God's calling, discussing trusting faith without a blueprint, grieving identity, and building a coaching brand in this interview with Yana Stockman.

4. 

   12 Jun 2025

   Ep. 6: Her Exit, Her Empire Series – Amber Vassell

   Amber Vassell shares her story of leaving her job on her birthday to found The Mamapreneur Life, focusing on healing, hope, and generational impact, in an interview with Yana, emphasizing gratitude and intentional action.

5. 

   29 May 2025

   From Breakdown to Building — The Final Chapter: The Exit

   YANA discusses her personal experience of leaving a job, highlighting the signs that indicated it was time to move on and the unexpected opportunity that arose afterward.

6. 

   15 May 2025

   Episode 4 - The Step Back

   🎧 Show Notes: Episode 4 – The Step Back Title: The Step Back — When I Knew I Had to Take a BreakDuration: ~15 minutesHost: Yana Reynolds Description: Sometimes the bravest move isn’t launching something new—it’s laying it all down. In this episode, Yana gets personal and shares the behind-the-scenes moment that changed everything: the day she realized she couldn’t keep pushing. The day her body, her spirit, and her soul whispered, “Enough.” You’ll hear what led to her taking a Leave of Absence, the guilt that came with slowing down, and how that pause became the very foundation of her next chapter. If you’ve ever felt like rest = failure, or like taking a step back means losing your momentum… this one is for you. In This Episode: * What burnout really looks like when you’re high-functioning and high-achieving * The moment Yana decided to prioritize wholeness over performance * How “the pause” revealed what she actually wanted * Why the first step to your Next It may look like stillness—not action Powerful Truths from the Episode: * “Just because you can keep going doesn’t mean you should.” * “Your calendar might be full, but your spirit is drained—and that’s a sign.” * “Taking a break isn’t weakness. Sometimes, it’s wisdom.” 🎯 Exit Moves™ for This Week: * Journal: What is my body trying to tell me that my mind keeps overriding? * Schedule 1 hour this week with nothing on the calendar—then listen to what rises. * DM Yana on Instagram (@literallyyana) and say: “This is the step I’m taking back, so I can move forward.” 🌀 Ready to begin your Six-Stage Journey?Grab the Exit to Next It Starter Kit—your roadmap to stop spiraling and start moving.→ exittonextit.com/starterkit (http://exittonextit.com/starterkit) 🔗 Resources & Links: * Join The Next It Circle: Join Here (https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/form/0Dt0pp4eLO0njqC8JrLM) * Subscribe to my newsletter: Subscribe Here (https://literallyyana.substack.com/) * Follow me on Instagram: @ExitToNextIt (https://instagram.com/exittonextit) | @LiterallyYana (https://instagram.com/literallyyana) * Share this episode with a friend who’s always the strong one. ✨ Take the pause. Reclaim your breath. You’re not behind—you’re being realigned.Tag @literallyyana and share what spoke to you in this episode. From Exit to Next It — The Journey to Legacy is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to From Exit to Next It — The Journey to Legacy at literallyyana.substack.com/subscribe (https://literallyyana.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

7. 

   1 May 2025

   Episode 3: The Unraveling

   🎙️ Episode 3: The Unraveling: When Helping Hurts There’s a moment in leadership, motherhood, and friendship that nobody prepares you for —when you realize you’ve been fighting harder for someone’s growth than they’ve fought for themselves. In this episode, I open up about the season I tried to lead someone through transformation while silently grieving the loss of my grandmother and two aunts — all within months of each other. I share what it looked like to carry someone’s development plan, their potential, their deliverables — while no one was holding space for my pain, my purpose, or my breaking point. This is the unraveling. The moment you realize belief without boundaries leads to burnout. And love, without accountability, leads to self-abandonment. 🧠 In this episode, I cover: What happened when I inherited someone else's unfinished leadership mess Why I fought so hard for her — and what it cost me How personal grief collided with professional pressure The silent toll of over-functioning and emotional labor 3 questions to ask yourself when you feel like you’re carrying too much How to love people deeply without losing yourself in the process 💭 Journal Prompt: What are you carrying that wasn’t yours to pick up? What would it look like to return it — gently, but firmly? 🧡 For the woman who gives it all: This episode is for the leader, the nurturer, the fixer — the one who shows up, holds space, keeps the peace, and carries the load when no one else can. It’s a permission slip to rest. To reassess. To release. 🔗 Resources & Links: Join The Next It Circle: Join Here (https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/form/0Dt0pp4eLO0njqC8JrLM) Subscribe to my newsletter: Subscribe Here (https://literallyyana.substack.com/) Follow me on Instagram: @ExitToNextIt (https://instagram.com/exittonextit) | @LiterallyYana (https://instagram.com/literallyyana) Share this episode with a friend who’s always the strong one. 🙏🏾 If you’re loving the show: Please subscribe, leave a review, or share it with someone who needs to hear this. This is a God-led journey — and I’m so grateful to walk it with you. Still becoming, Still soft, Still strong.— Yana, The EXITpreneur Get full access to From Exit to Next It — The Journey to Legacy at literallyyana.substack.com/subscribe (https://literallyyana.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

8. 

   17 Apr 2025

   The Setup That Looked Like Support

   🎙️ Episode 2: The Setup That Looked Like Support Theme: Loyalty, betrayal, and the quiet unraveling that happens when you keep showing up for something that was never built to hold you. Show Description:This episode is personal.I’m sharing a moment I haven’t said out loud until now — how I found myself giving, building, and believing in a vision that wasn’t mine… and wasn’t meant to include me. The betrayal didn’t come loud.It came with smiles. Sweet words. Strategy meetings.It came disguised as support.And I kept showing up, thinking I was being seen — when really, I was being used. Today, I’m unpacking what it felt like to have my loyalty turned into leverage — and how I found my way back to me. 🧩 What You’ll Hear In This Episode: The “promotion” that felt like progress… but was really the beginning of a setup How betrayal can sound like praise and feel like partnership The moment I realized I was building someone else’s ladder while standing still Why being good at something doesn’t mean it’s yours to keep How to reclaim your power and redirect your loyalty back to yourself ✍🏾 Journal Prompt: Where have I mistaken exploitation for support?And what would it look like to redirect that loyalty toward my own vision? 🔗 Join the waitlist --The Next It Circle (https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/form/0Dt0pp4eLO0njqC8JrLM): If this episode hit home, you’re not alone. The Next It Circle is a private space for women who are done shrinking, done proving, and ready to rebuild what’s next — with intention and support. 🔊 Connect With Me: Instagram & TikTok: @ExitToNextIt (https://www.instagram.com/exittonextit) | @LiterallyYana (https://www.instagram.com/literallyyana)Threads & Facebook: @LiterallyYana 💛 Loved this episode? Leave a review, share it with a friend, or text it to a sister who needs to hear it.This is a God-led journey — and I’m so grateful you’re on it with me. Take care of yourself, sis.Be gentle with your heart. Be firm with your boundaries.And keep walking toward your Next It. Get full access to From Exit to Next It — The Journey to Legacy at literallyyana.substack.com/subscribe (https://literallyyana.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

9. 

   3 Apr 2025

   Exit to Next It - The Podcast: From Breakdown to Building (Episode 1)

   Sis, I've been building something behind the scenes. And today, I’m finally ready to share it with you. Introducing The Exit to Next It Podcast. Not just a show—a safe space. A blueprint. A movement for women who are tired of pouring themselves into everyone else’s dreams while their own remain buried. This launch had to be today. April 3rd. Because one year ago, on this exact day—at 3:13 AM—everything changed for me. That moment was my breakdown. My wake-up call. The moment when my body said, “Enough.” And if I’m being honest, I didn’t listen right away. I stayed. I tried to push through. But that morning marked the beginning of something I couldn’t ignore. I had a choice to make: Continue performing for a world that would never truly see me, or start building something real—something mine. This podcast is part of that building. It’s me showing up imperfectly but intentionally. It’s me using my voice to reach you, in the hopes that it might help you find yours. So, here it is. Raw, unfiltered, and straight from the heart. 📝 Episode 1 — Show Notes I’m not here to sell you a dream. I’m here to be real about the nightmare. Because the moment that changed everything for me didn’t happen in a conference room or over a polished presentation. It happened alone. In the dark. April 3rd, 2024. 3:13 AM. I woke up with my heart racing, drenched in sweat, head pounding like I’d been hit with a sledgehammer. When I looked at the blood pressure monitor and saw 162/106, I thought the machine was broken. But it wasn’t. It was my body telling me something my mind had been refusing to hear: I was breaking. And if I kept pretending I wasn’t, something far worse was going to happen. This podcast is about that moment. What led to it. What came after. And how I’m building something new—one imperfect step at a time. 🔑 Key Points Covered * The 3:13 AM Wake-Up Call * That moment when my body screamed, “You can’t keep living like this.” * Why that breakdown became the first step to building something real. * October 2023: The Build-Up to the Breakdown * Corporate betrayal, burnout, and personal loss converging all at once. * How I kept trying to show up and be everything for everyone, ignoring the fact that I was coming apart at the seams. * From Breakdown to Breakthrough * Why I didn’t walk away overnight, but instead started choosing myself—one small decision at a time. * Reclaiming my peace, my time, and my voice. Understanding that healing is a process, not a quick fix. * Why This Podcast Exists * To create a space where real stories can be told without pretense or performance. * To help women like you find your Next It—whether that’s a new career, a deeper purpose, or simply remembering who you are beyond all the titles. Your Moment of Reflection Before you move on, I need you to take a moment and check in with yourself. Not the polished version of you that knows how to say the right things. The real you. Ask yourself: * What have I been sacrificing just to survive? * What am I building for them that I should be building for myself? * Am I breaking myself just to be seen, or am I ready to start building something that’s truly mine? Write it down. Feel it. Let yourself be honest. You don’t have to have all the answers right now, but don’t pretend the questions aren’t there. 🤝 Join The Next It Circle This isn’t just a podcast. It’s the beginning of a community. I’m creating The Next It Circle—a private space where women can connect, share, and rebuild together. It’s coming soon. Real. Built just for us. Complete the form linked below to be the first to know when it launches. (Signup Link Here (https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/form/0Dt0pp4eLO0njqC8JrLM)) 💌 Call to Action Sis, if you feel something stirring in your chest right now—don't ignore it. If you’re tired of breaking yourself to make someone else’s vision come true—it’s time to start building your own. Leave a comment. Share your story. Or just whisper to yourself: “I’m ready to choose me.” And if you’re ready to take that first step, hit play on Episode 1. With love, Yana Reynolds Get full access to From Exit to Next It — The Journey to Legacy at literallyyana.substack.com/subscribe (https://literallyyana.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

Who has been a guest on Exit to Next It -- The Journey to Legacy Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Yana Saint-Jean
• Chequetta Withers
• Amber Vassell

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 3 / 100

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Quality

6

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

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