Heidi Solomon-Orlick spent decades as a top performer in a high-stakes, male-dominated world, only to face a massive life shift at 60.

After losing both of her parents within days of each other, she didn't just sit back. She paused, looked in the mirror, and decided the back half of her life was going to be about legacy and lifting others up.

Heidi is the founder of Girls Who Sell, and she is on a mission to show young women that sales isn't about the "used car" stereotypes we see in movies. It’s actually a superpower rooted in listening, relationship building, and solving problems.

We dig into why women often feel like they need to meet 100% of a job description before applying and how we can start owning our innate skills to build the lives we want.

Heidi shares about being "aged out" of corporate life at 65, only to find her voice as an award-winning children's book author.

She’s living proof that there is no finish line and that your true success happens when you stop living for everyone else’s expectations and start following your own heart.

We talk about:

• Shifting from external success to internal fulfillment in your 60s
• Turning a side hustle into a full-time mission after being laid off
• The power of storytelling and why it’s never too late to fulfill a lifelong dream
• How introversion can actually be your greatest asset in business
• Redefining legacy as the ripple effect of the lives you touch

If you’ve been feeling like you’re being pushed to the sidelines or wondering if your best work is behind you, please give this a listen. Heidi’s energy is contagious, and she reminds us that we have so much more to give.

Connect with Heidi:
Website: https://girlzwhosell.com/

book - https://a.co/d/edzfqaB

Social Media: @heidisolomonorlick
https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidisolomon1/

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