I Used to be Somebody

Carl Landau

carl@pickleballmediahq.com

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Booking Overview

This is a monthly interview podcast about unretirement, career reinvention, and meaningful second acts, typically featuring people over 50 who have made a substantial post-career transition. PR agencies could credibly pitch late-career entrepreneurs, former executives pursuing new ventures, artists, and professionals with distinctive reinvention stories; booking difficulty is low because the show favors relatable, accomplished practitioners over high-profile celebrities.

Metrics

Episodes: 111

Frequency: Monthly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 80 subscribers

Contact Information

carl@pickleballmediahq.com

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Host

Carl Landau - Host and creator focused on helping people over 50 build rewarding, meaningful lives and careers after traditional retirement.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low
Typical Credentials:  
People over 50 with an established first career and a credible, compelling second act or post-career reinvention, including entrepreneurs, executives, artists, and other accomplished professionals.
Required Achievements:  
Built a substantial first career, Started or operated a new business, Established a successful creative or professional practice, Made a meaningful career transition later in life

Recent Guest Discussions

Jim Beezley - Transferring Leadership And Operational Experience Into A Dream Second Act, Finding Work After Law Enforcement, And Pursuing Meaningful Later-life Opportunities.

Anne Del Core - Career Transitions, Parenting-related Career Changes, Discovering Art Later In Life, Building A Creative Business, And Pursuing A New Professional Identity.

Pat Belding - Leaving Corporate Entrepreneurship For Hands-on Small-business Ownership, Managing Employees And Operations, And Creating A Fulfilling Retirement Career.

Recent Topics

Second Acts, Retirement, Reinvention, Entrepreneurship

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
I Used to be Somebody
:

Jim Beezley: Former Police Captain's Second Act with Major League Baseball

July 14, 2026

Host Carl is so excited because after 110 Episodes, he finally got to interview a former cop. Not just any cop! Jim Beezley was a Police Captain and spent 35 years in law enforcement. Throughout his career, he led large scale operations from narcotics investigations and hostage negotiations to multimillion dollar budgeting and personnel development. Now Jim has landed his dream job. He works for Major League Baseball as an authenticator. What the heck is an authenticator? If you're watching a...

Anne Del Core: TV Exec Turns Professional Artist

June 09, 2026

Anne Del Core has the spark! Her enthusiasm for change and reinvention post-career is captivating.  Anne had a cool career in television. She started on the talent side of TV buy quickly realized the biz side was more lucrative. (Her first transition.) She ended up falling in love with that whole side of TV. Her last position was as the General Sales Manager at WKRT-TV in Norfolk, VA as part of a larger network owned by the New York Times. Then she made another transition to put her big caree...

Pat Belding: The Dream! Operating a Sports Bar in Retirement

May 19, 2026

Have you ever thought about your dream second act? Something you enjoy doing and you imagine what it would be like to run a fun business where you'd love to be a customer? Most of us wake up the next day and forget about that dream or talk ourselves out of it quick. This month's guest, Pat Belding is actually doing it. In his mid-sixties, he's running Frankie's Sports bar in San Francisco. Quite a change from owning and operating his high tech marketing company. Rather than dealing with Fortu...

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