Twenty 12

About Twenty 12

Twenty 12 is a podcast about career pivots, identity, and the quiet pull to build a life you love. The name is a nod to both the year 2012 (bc who isn't craving more nostalgia rn?!) and the age 32: an age when we find ourselves looking backward and forward at the same time. Back to the version of ourselves at 12-years-old: curious, competitive, creative, expressive, unfiltered. Forward to the person we are now becoming: wiser, more self-aware, and less willing to stay on a path that looks good but feels wrong. We explore the question so many of us ask ourselves: “What if this isn't it?

Publisher

Coach Meg from TideShift Coaching

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 May 2026

Latest episode

19 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

9 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Oct 2026

   Oh hello, Vogue! - Part 2 of our conversation with Jeanette Mollis, founder of Herbs & Mylk

   BRITISH VOGUE!!! you read that correctly. Rhode Island’s very own @herbs is featured in the fall lineup of British Vogue and we are SCREAMING (are the kids still saying that?!) We are ending Season 1 of Twenty 12 on a huge high note with this one - listen to Part 2 of my conversation with Jeannette Mollis, founder of  @herbs , for the full story of how her business landed a much-deserved spotlight in one of the world’s most read (if not THE most-read) magazines. We are so proud of you!! And now, Twenty 12 is going into hibernation mode for the winter 🩵 thank you to everyone who tuned in for our inaugural season! This show is so fun, brings me so much joy, and is such an honor to be able to learn from and spotlight so many amazing founders. We’ll be back in early Spring to kick off Season 2 - stay tuned!! To read the feature: https://www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/vogue-retail-beauty-wellness And to shop Herbs & Mylk, visit: https://herbsandmylk.com/

2. 

   13 Sept 2026

   Effortless Style (in Fashion, and in Business): How Mary Komick used her natural affinity for entrepreneurship to create the Work to Weekend Wardrobe & build a thriving professional styling business

   Coach Meg sits down with Mary Komick, a personal stylist and the creator of the Work to Weekend Wardrobe, who quit her job at 25 to build her own styling business. Mary walks through the unconventional platform that brought in 80% of her first clients, why working for free was actually one of the smartest moves she made early on, and how dabbling in a potential childhood acting career led her to the creative work she was meant to do all along. She and Meg also dig into what success looks like once you stop measuring it by someone else's standard, and why resiliency is perhaps the most important quality that an entrepreneur needs to have. If you're sitting with the idea of making a career pivot, wondering what it actually takes to leave your day job and start a business, or just need proof that career reinvention doesn't have to mean blowing up your life, this one's for you. Press play, and get ready to take a few notes! About Mary Mary Komick is a professional personal stylist and the creator of the Work to Weekend Wardrobe, working with female founders and leaders who are too busy to figure out their own wardrobe but too visible not to. After working in fashion merchandising, Mary quit her job at 25 to build a styling business from the ground up, mastering virtual styling during the pandemic and building her early client base almost entirely through an unconventional platform: Thumbtack. Four and a half years later, she's expanding her styling methodology and running her business in a way that finally fits her life instead of the other way around. In this episode, you'll learn... Why working for free for your first 3–5 clients might be the smartest move you make as a new entrepreneur How an unconventional platform like Thumbtack became the source of 80% of Mary's early clients What it actually means to redefine success once you hit your 30s (hint: it's not about the grind) Why saying yes to everyone early on can be more beneficial than niching down too soon The mindset shift Mary made at 30 that changed how she measures every decision in her business and life Memorable Quotes: "No one's coming to save you but yourself. No one's coming to tell you what to do."— Mary Komick "The minute you feel like you want to quit is probably the way that you just need to pivot. It's not really that you need to quit."— Mary Komick "I'm not basing anything off external validation or external societal expectations anymore. I get to build my life the way that I want to build it."— Mary Komick To work with Mary, and to learn more - visit: Website: https://marykomickstyle.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marykomickstyle/ Substack (Work to Weekend Wardrobe): https://thestylebrief.substack.com/ Loved this episode? Follow along with Coach Meg on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/meaghan-latella (https://linkedin.com/in/meaghan-latella/) and Instagram @tideshift_coaching (https://instagram.com/tideshift_coaching) for more. If this conversation gave you something to think about, share it with a friend who needs to hear it — and if you have a minute, leaving a review helps this show reach more people who need it.

3. 

   26 Aug 2026

   A Mother's Mission: ft. Jeanette Mollis, founder of Herbs & Mylk - one of the fastest growing botanical skincare brands (that's truly just getting started!) - Part 1

   Have you ever done something you never dreamed of doing because life tossed you an unexpected curveball, and it turned out to be exactly the thing you were made for? That’s the story of this week’s guest, Jeanette Mollis, founder of Herbs & Mylk - a luxury botanical skincare brand that is growing so fast we had to break our interview up into two parts to stagger the three major announcements Jeannette dropped on our show!! Jeanette is four-time Best of Rhode Island winner, a mother, and a visionary when it comes to growing her business, her brand and her quickly expanding legacy. In Part 1 of our conversation, Jeanette takes us back to 2012 (as is customary with our show) -back then - at 20 years old - she was working as a phlebotomist. In her own words, she thought she had it all figured out. Work as a phlebotomist for the rest of her career. Get married. Start a family. Live happy and comfortably. She’s living happily, comfortably, is married and has a beautiful family - but the phlebotomist career? Well, let’s just say life had grander plans for Jeannette. This episode epitomizes what career reinvention looks like, but not in the sense that we usually talk about on our show. Jeannette’s career pivot wasn’t triggered by burnout or boredom, but by pure necessity. Jeannette tells us the incredible story (and subsequent mission) behind Herbs & Mylk, how she quit her hospital job the same week COVID-19 shut the world down, and how six years later she’s taking her business to new heights (tune in to learn more!) Connect with Jeanette Herbs & Mylk Website (https://herbsandmylk.com/) & ⁠Instagram⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/herbsandmylk/?hl=en) Shop locally at: 650 Ten Red Road, North Kingstown, RI Find me, Coach Meg, on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/meaghan-latella/?skipRedirect=true), or book a free intro call (https://calendly.com/tideshift-coaching/introductory-call?month=2026-06&date=2026-06-25) if you’re ready to start prioritizing joy in your career (or building something that’s actually yours!) 🌊

4. 

   15 Aug 2026

   Her Dream Employer Called, and She Didn't Pick Up | Chloe Sachs on Knowing When the Time Was Right to Go All-in on Her Dream & Build Her Women's Health + Fitness App, The Body Sync

   This week on Twenty 12, I'm talking with Chloe Sachs, founder of The Body Sync app, a women's hormone health and fitness coaching platform for women who are tired of guessing what their bodies actually need. Chloe spent her twenties climbing the New York advertising ladder, great at what she did, getting promoted, the whole nine yards - and by 28, she was certain none of it fit anymore. We get into what it actually took to leave corporate: the year she spent getting certified as a health coach and yoga instructor while still working full-time, the business coach who helped her turn a vision into an actual plan, and the moment she turned down a call to interview for a role at her (then) dream agency one week before her last day at her (then) current role. Chloe also opens up about being five months pregnant, how that's reshaping her own definition of success, and the fertility and prenatal coaching services she's now building into her business. If you're a female founder — or, if you’re plotting your own career pivot while holding down your full-time role — and you need proof that career reinvention doesn't have to look like burning your whole life down, this one's for you. In This Episode, You'll Learn: Why Chloe turned down her dream agency's job offer one week before her last day at her old job How a full year of health coach and yoga certifications gave her the confidence to go full-time What it actually felt like to worry "who does she think she is" — and do it anyway Why syncing your work calendar to your menstrual cycle might explain burnout you couldn't otherwise pin down How Chloe's definition of success shifted from salary and promotions to learning and impact What she's adding to her coaching practice now that she's pregnant — fertility strategy and prenatal/postpartum training Why a little bit of "delusional" self-belief might be a requirement for starting a business Memorable Quotes: "I put it out to the universe and to my friends — this is already happening, whether I like it or not." — Chloe Sachs "Success to me recently has been learning new things." — Chloe Sachs Connect with Chloe Sachs: Website: thebodysync.co (thebodysync.co) Instagram: @thebodysync Newsletter: thebodysync.co (http://thebodysync.co), scroll to the bottom to subscribe! Connect with Coach Meg: Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meaghan-latella/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/meaghan-latella/) Subscribe to my Newsletter: https://tideshift-coaching.kit.com/3470e6b025 (https://tideshift-coaching.kit.com/3470e6b025) And If this episode resonated, share it with a friend who needs to hear it. 🫶 Q: How do you know it's time to leave a corporate job for something you actually want to build? A: For Chloe Sachs, the shift didn't come as one clear sign; it came from a full year of building her business on the side while she was still employed. She says the real moment of knowing was less about certainty and more about recognizing when "waiting a little longer" had turned into fear talking, not readiness. Q: What is cyclical living, and can it actually help with productivity? A: Cyclical living means planning your work, social commitments, and energy around the phases of your menstrual cycle rather than treating every week the same - and yes, it helps productivity! Q: How does your definition of success change after leaving a corporate career? A: Chloe Sachs describes success in her twenties as tied to salary, promotions, and company prestige — markers that don't disappear overnight just because you start a business. Now, she measures it more by whether she's learning something new and making a tangible impact on her clients' lives. Q: What's it like building a business while pregnant? A: Chloe Sachs, five months pregnant while recording this episode, says pregnancy has already shifted her relationship to guilt and "always-on" work culture; for the first time, she's giving herself permission to take real time off. She's also drawing on her own experience to expand her coaching into fertility and postpartum support for other women.

5. 

   28 Jul 2026

   What Dreams Are Made Of: an Ode to Hilary Duff (and a quest to have her as a guest!)

   You've built a career that looks good from the outside; but somewhere between your 20s and now, you've started wondering if "impressive" and "happy" are actually the same thing. This episode, Coach Meg is doing something a little different - a solo spotlight on someone who's been teaching this exact lesson since we were all in elementary school: Hilary Duff. Before she was Lizzie McGuire, an 11-year-old Hilary Duff got dropped from an NBC pilot and nearly quit acting for good. Before her 2026 big return to music made headlines, she spent over a decade making a deliberate choice to prioritize motherhood over the spotlight - not because she had to, but because it's what she wanted. In this episode, Coach Meg breaks down what Hilary Duff's career actually teaches us about career reinvention in your 30s: the joy in finally doing what you always wanted to do, why persisting through early rejection so often precedes your biggest break, and the exact quote from Hilary that captures what it means to choose yourself over staying impressive. If you've ever felt like you're doing everything right but still feel unsatisfied and restless, this one's for you. Press play! And then, send this episode to a friend who needs the reminder that it's never too late to return to what actually makes you happy. ----------------- Show Notes Coach Meg spotlights Hilary Duff's career story, from a devastating setback at 11 to a fully intentional "comeback" at 38, as proof that success in your 30s means choosing yourself over staying impressive. This is the first in a new "Celebrity Spotlight" format for Twenty 12, where Coach Meg looks at public figures whose career and life choices embody the show's central idea: that your 30s aren't about starting over, they're about integrating who you were before the world told you who to be. First up: Hilary Duff, whose journey from a canceled NBC pilot at 11, to Lizzie McGuire at 13, to a decade-plus step back for motherhood, to a fully-realized return to music at 38, maps almost perfectly onto the show's thesis. Why Hilary Duff was almost done with acting at 11 (and what happened right after that changed everything) What Hilary Duff was actually doing in 2012 (hint: it wasn't music), and why stepping back was a decision, not a setback The exact quote Hilary Duff has been saying about "becoming more like myself instead of becoming more impressive," and what it means for how you define success in your 30s How to tell the difference between a true comeback and someone finally doing what they wanted to do all along Why persisting through rejection, a rough interview streak, a slow sales month, a boring promotion, so often comes right before the breakthrough A simple way to reintroduce the things that brought you joy before you ever had to be impressive Memorable Quotes "If I were to toast one thing, it would be toasting to becoming more like myself instead of becoming more impressive."— Hilary Duff "Choosing yourself, what makes you actually happy, and building your life around a definition of success that is really tailored to you — that's the big takeaway."— Coach Meg "It's never too late to return to the things that truly make you happy."— Coach Meg Connect with Coach Meg! DM her on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/meaghan-latella/), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/tideshift_coaching/), or book a call (https://calendly.com/tideshift-coaching/introductory-call) to chat with her directly. 🌊

6. 

   8 Jul 2026

   How to Know When It's Time to Leave Your Corporate Job to Bet On Yourself Instead: a Conversation with Molly Godfrey, LinkedIn Strategist and Founder

   You built a career that looks impressive on paper — but lately, something's felt off, and you can't quite name why. In this episode of Twenty 12, Coach Meg sits down with Molly Godfrey, LinkedIn strategist and founder of Molly Godfrey Consulting and the Impressions community, to talk about what it actually takes to walk away from a lucrative, high-status career and start over on your own terms. Molly was on the fast track in tech sales when she hit a wall: the next promotion meant more of a life she didn't want. She'll tell you what it took to quit twice (the first attempt didn't stick), why the people who loved her most called her decision crazy, and how a failed dating coaching business became the unlikely bridge to the LinkedIn strategy work she does now. You'll hear how Molly used "prototyping" — testing small, low-stakes versions of an idea before going all in — to move from the top sales person at her company, to building her own business. And she gets honest about what success looked like to her in her 20s versus now, and why the friendships that come to you in your 30s are worth the wait. If you're a top-performer in your 30s who is starting to really question the path you built for yourself in your 20s, working through burnout, or looking for permission to start prototyping your way toward career reinvention and finding your purpose — this conversation is for you. ------- Show Notes LinkedIn strategist Molly Godfrey on quitting a lucrative tech sales career, failing her way into a dating coaching business, and prototyping her way to founding the Impressions community. Molly Godfrey is a LinkedIn strategist and coach, and the founder of Molly Godfrey Consulting and the Impressions community, where she helps founders — mostly women in coaching, consulting, and advisory work — communicate their expertise on LinkedIn. Before LinkedIn became her full-time focus, she built and eventually set aside a dating coaching business for high-achieving women, and before that, walked away from a fast-growing career in tech sales. Her story is a real-time case study in prototyping your way to the right business, one imperfect experiment at a time. In this episode, we learn: Why Molly tried to quit her tech sales job once, got talked into staying, and what finally made her leave for good The "prototyping" mindset that took her from a childhood VHS rental business to a dating coaching practice to LinkedIn strategy What people actually said when she walked away from a lucrative, high-status career — and why she stopped listening How a failed dating coaching business became the surprising bridge to the work she does now Why she believes gap years and sabbaticals should be far more normalized How her definition of success shifted from external markers to internal ones What she's building now with Impressions, and how she's learning to scale without losing what makes it work Memorable Quotes from This Episode "Most people told me I was crazy... but I had to dig deep and just trust that I knew what was best."— Molly Godfrey "I wish I had experimented more in my twenties, if I'm honest."— Molly Godfrey "What a privilege it is to make real money doing what I love."— Molly Godfrey LinkedIn: Molly Godfrey (https://www.linkedin.com/in/molly-godfrey/) Impressions Community - apply now (https://signup.mollygodfrey.com/join-impressions?am_id=meaghan9454)! Follow Coach Meg on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/meaghan-latella/) for more on career reinvention, job search strategy, and building a career (and life) that actually fits. If this episode resonated, share it with a friend who's quietly wondering "what else is possible" — and if you've got a minute, leaving a review helps more people like you find the show. 🫶

7. 

   23 Jun 2026

   The Time Paradox — Building a Business Without Losing the Life You're Building It For

   You built this for freedom. So why do you feel more trapped than ever? If you've dreamed about leaving your job for something better — more flexibility, more time, more you — and still found yourself grinding just as hard on the other side, this episode is going to hit home. Coach Meg gets honest about something nobody talks about when they're selling you the entrepreneurship dream: the time paradox. She started her coaching business because she wanted flexibility and time for the people she loved. What she got instead, especially in the first four months of going full-time, was 5am alarms and midnight work sessions. The trap had just changed hands. In this solo episode, Meg shares the origin story behind TideShift, what it actually feels like to go from side-hustling to full-time solo entrepreneur, and the moment she realized the person running her into the ground was herself. She also gets into how she clawed her way back to feeling like herself again — and why self-care isn't the "reward" for finishing your work: it's the reason the work is possible at all. If you're building something you love and slowly losing yourself in it, hit play. Connect with Coach Meg 📲 Follow Coach Meg on ⁠LinkedIn ⁠ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/meaghan-latella/)& ⁠Instagram⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/tideshift_coaching/)🎙️ Enjoyed this episode? Leave a review on Spotify & Apple Podcasts!📩 Share this episode with a friend who's building something and losing themselves in it. Show Notes: Episode Title: The Time Paradox: How I Built My Own Trap | Twenty 12 Ep. 3 Summary: Coach Meg gets honest about the entrepreneurial time paradox — why she started a business for freedom, ended up more depleted than before, and what it actually took to claw her way back. About This Episode This is a solo episode with Coach Meg — career coach, recruiter, and founder of TideShift Coaching. Meg went full-time with her business in November 2025 after two and a half years of building it alongside a full-time recruiting job. In this episode, she shares what the first several months of full-time entrepreneurship actually looked like behind the scenes, and how she stopped being the person running herself into the ground. In This Episode, You'll Learn Why freedom and flexibility aren't the same thing — and why confusing them nearly cost Meg everything she started her business to protect What the "entrepreneurial time paradox" actually is, and why it catches so many women off guard when they finally make the leap How the name TideShift was born during a solo beach walk in Newport at age 28 — and what that moment taught Meg about the feelings we keep pushing back down Why going full-time didn't solve the overwork problem — it just changed who was imposing it How to tell the difference between a legitimate "heads-down season" and using your business as an excuse to avoid living your actual life Why self-care isn't the reward for finishing your work — it's what makes the work possible in the first place The exact calendar strategy Meg uses to protect personal time before work can cannibalize it Memorable Quotes "Flexibility really is a discipline at the end of the day." "The business I was building with the hope of bringing me back to myself was the very thing that was pulling me away from my true self." "I used to think that taking time for myself was the reward for finishing the work. Now I understand that these things are the foundation that makes the work possible." Resources Mentioned Chloe Sachs, The Body Sync (https://www.instagram.com/the_bodysync/) — Meg's health and nutrition coach - reach out to Meg directly for more info! And tune in for Episode 6 featuring Chloe Sachs herself :) Alex Hormozi podcast — referenced in discussion of losing friendships in early entrepreneurship (Episode (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/starting-a-business-will-lose-you-friends-and-thats-ok-ep-726/id1254720112?i=1000664384145)) Themes: entrepreneurial time paradox, work-life balance for entrepreneurs, female entrepreneur burnout, leaving corporate to start a business, solopreneur time management, career change in your 30s, how to stop overworking yourself, building a business and self-care

8. 

   6 Jun 2026

   They Called Her a Flight Risk. She Used It as Fuel | Krysta Huber on Leaving Corporate and Building Two Six-Figure Businesses

   You built the résumé. You followed the practical path. You did everything right — and somewhere in your late 20s, you started to wonder if the career you chose was actually the career you wanted. If this sounds like you, you don't wanna miss this episode. In the first official guest episode of Twenty 12, Coach Meg sits down with her college-friend-turned-business-mentor, Krysta Huber. Krysta is the founder of not one, but two six-fiture businesses: her marketing agency, The Spread, and her online fitness and nutrition company, The Fitness Fix. She is also the host of the No Such Thing podcast. Krysta's story is a near-perfect example of what this show is about: she didn't reinvent herself in her 30s - instead, she returned to herself. In today's episode, you'll hear how a rejection from her previous internship employer rerouted her early career, why being called a "flight risk" in 2020 turned out to be the push she needed to bet on herself, what it really looked like to call off a wedding and quit her job at the same time, and how her definition of success rebuilt itself from a $10K-a-month revenue goal into building and scaling two businesses simultaneously. If you're a woman in your 30s feeling stuck in a career you outgrew, burnt out from trying to "prove" yourself against someone else's definition of success, or if your secretly curious about entrepreneurship and you've been noodling on the idea of starting your own thing - this one will hit. Press play. Then come find me on LinkedIn and tell me what landed. More About our Guest, Krysta Huber Krysta Huber is the founder of The Spread, a founder-led marketing agency, and The Fitness Fix, an online nutrition and fitness coaching business. She's also the host of the No Such Thing podcast, and a certified content QUEEN who has spent nearly a decade building her personal brand online. Krysta didn't get to where she is today without prototyping and building her way forward. She made several career pivots along the way before realizing that every chapter of her career had been preparing her for the same thing all along: storytelling, at scale. In This Episode, You'll Learn: Why being called a "flight risk" might actually be the most useful career feedback you'll ever get How to recognize when your "forever path" is actually a chapter, not the whole book What it really looks (and feels) like to quit a job, call off a wedding, and move home mid-pandemic — and how to build your way out The "10-year overnight success" truth and why building a personal brand on your corporate salary is the opportunity most new entrepreneurs don't seize Why you have to "work silly" before you can work smart — How to Connect with Krysta: Personal Instagram: @thekrystahuber (https://www.instagram.com/thekrystahuber) The Spread (marketing agency) on Instagram: @thespreadmktg (https://www.instagram.com/thespreadmktg) The Spread Edit (https://thekrystahuber.substack.com/) on Substack: search "Krysta Huber" on Substack No Such Thing Podcast: Listen on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/5TB0Od0E91YreTA1HnZvk6?si=69f3c5b8d5b64332) How to Connect with Coach Meg: LinkedIn: Meaghan Latella (https://www.linkedin.com/in/meaghan-latella/) Instagram: @tideshift_coaching (https://www.instagram.com/tideshift_coaching) Book a free intro call: Schedule with TideShift Coaching (https://calendly.com/tideshift-coaching/introductory-call) If you're enjoying Twenty 12, the best way to support the show is to share this episode with a friend who needs to hear it (and/or leave a quick rating or review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. It genuinely helps. 🫶)

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   19 May 2026

   Welcome (back) to Twenty 12

   Twenty 12 is a podcast about career pivots, identity, nostalgia, reconnecting with your younger self, and the quiet pull to build a life that feels more like your own. The name is a nod to both 2012 and the age 32, aka a moment when many people find themselves looking backward and forward at the same time. Back to the version of themselves they were at 12: curious, passionate, competitive, creative, expressive, unfiltered. Forward to the people they are becoming in their 30s: wiser, more self-aware, more capable, and less willing to stay on a path that looks good but feels wrong. This podcast is for 30-somethings who identify as being high-performers, achievers, "doers," who have checked the boxes, built the résumé, climbed the ladder, earned the title, or followed the “right” path — only to realize they feel stuck, bored, burnt out, disillusioned, or disconnected from themselves. Some of our episodes will feature conversations with guests who have made brave professional moves: starting businesses, changing industries, leaving corporate roles, redefining success, building creative careers, or simply choosing a path that made more sense for who they were becoming. I'll be talking about the messy middle of career change: fear, money, identity, confidence, comparison, family expectations, ambition, reinvention, and the question so many of us quietly carry: “What if this isn’t it?” Twenty 12 is not about blowing up your life overnight. It is about listening to the clues, reconnecting with what has always mattered, and learning how to make brave, thoughtful moves toward a career and life that feel more honest. And don't worry: we're gunna have a whole lotta fun, too :) Because who isn't craving more nostalgia these days? Now more than ever, I find myself yearning back to simpler times when the world felt calmer and life didn't feel like it was in hyperdrive. We'll be referencing back to our favorite movies, songs, cultural moments of 2012, and reflecting on how the world was really starting to shift towards "immediacy" culture: with the formations of companies like Lyft, Tinder, Instacart, Peloton and others that made accessing the things we want easier than ever. Welcome (back) to Twenty 12 - we're glad you're here.

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