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Successful AF Pod

Jessica West

Booking Overview

An interview-led career and burnout podcast focused on redefining success, career change, reinvention, and sustainable work, typically featuring accessible professionals with firsthand stories of leaving conventional career paths or building meaningful businesses. Agencies could credibly pitch founders, senior leaders, coaches, wellness practitioners, and experts with compelling career pivots, burnout-recovery experiences, or practical perspectives on confidence and leadership; booking difficulty is low.

Metrics

Episodes: 30

Frequency: Every two weeks

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: < 100

Gender skew: Female

Listener location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

successfulafpod@gmail.com

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Host

Jessica West - Leadership and burnout coach who helps people redefine success, recover from burnout, and build careers and lives on their own terms.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low
Typical Credentials:  
Founders, senior professionals, coaches, wellness practitioners, and subject-matter experts with a credible firsthand story of career change, burnout recovery, business building, or redefining success.
Required Achievements:  
Built or sold a business, Held senior leadership or executive roles, Established a specialist professional practice, Successfully changed careers after burnout or personal difficulty, Developed practical expertise in confidence, leadership, wellness, or entrepreneurship

Recent Guest Discussions

Jo McGowan - Non-linear Careers, Career Change, Redefining Success, Entrepreneurship, Integrity, And Knowing When To Move On.

Aron Jameson - Depression And Career Disruption, Rebuilding A Career, Wellness Practice, Embarrassment During Career Change, And Defining A Successful Life.

Kerry Harrison - Confidence, Imposter Syndrome, Career Change, Entrepreneurship, Visibility, And Taking Action Before Feeling Ready.

Shushma Patel - Non-linear Careers, Imposter Syndrome, Mentorship And Sponsorship, Women In Technology, Leadership, AI Literacy, And Measuring Success Through Impact.

Camille Bieber - Entrepreneurship, Authenticity, Rest, Burnout Prevention, Queer And Migrant Identity In Business, And Redefining Success.

Recent Topics

Business, Career Development, Career Change, Burnout Recovery, Leadership

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Successful AF Pod
:

Your Thoughts Are Not Facts: Burnout, Rebuilding and Redefining Success — Michelle Doan

October 05, 2026

Michelle Doan founded Emani in 1998, a clean, vegan beauty brand that now exports to 17 countries. She built it out of a problem nobody would solve for her: more than a decade of cystic acne, and no products that didn't make it worse. So she started phoning cosmetics companies to ask why they were making products that broke her out. Then 2020 hit. Her two biggest distributors were in China and Italy, and over two years she lost close to 80% of her business.In this episode of Successful A...

You Can Always Start Again: Career Change, Redefining Success & When to Move On — Jo McGowan

September 21, 2026

At 21, before she'd even graduated, Jo McGowan bought a dance school. Nine years later she'd roughly doubled the number of pupils. Since then she's built a children's party business that was fully booked within six months, run a small business hub, kept a charity going digitally through Covid, and worked in university events. Now she's CEO of Hello Dorking, the town's business improvement district. She calls it a wiggly career, and it's the best argument I&a...

Whose Perspective Are You Successful From? Depression, Career Change and Rebuilding — Aron Jameson

August 29, 2026

How do you rebuild a career after depression takes the one you had?Aron Jameson was fifteen years into corporate life — trainee to Head of Operations in London — when depression arrived and took roughly a fortnight to dismantle all of it. He quit. No notice period plan, no next role, no sick leave. What almost nobody talks about is the bit that came after: three to six months of not leaving the house, not answering messages, and no clear route back.This episode is about that route. Aron rebui...

Frequently asked questions

Here's some frequently asked questions for
Successful AF Pod
:

How do I get in touch with Successful AF Pod?

Successful AF Pod is hosted by Jessica West. Its publicly listed email is successfulafpod@gmail.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for Successful AF Pod?

The publicly listed email for Successful AF Pod: successfulafpod@gmail.com.

How many listeners does Successful AF Pod have?

Podseeker estimates Successful AF Pod reaches fewer than 100 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Successful AF Pod?

Successful AF Pod typically books working professionals with real expertise. Typical guest background: Founders, senior professionals, coaches, wellness practitioners, and subject-matter experts with a credible firsthand story of career change, burnout recovery, business building, or redefining success. Common among recent guests: Built or sold a business; Held senior leadership or executive roles; Established a specialist professional practice. Recent guests include Jo McGowan, Aron Jameson, and Kerry Harrison.

How hard is it to get booked on Successful AF Pod?

Low. A guest with relevant expertise and a clear angle for its audience has a realistic chance.

What topics does Successful AF Pod cover?

Recent episodes cover Business, Career Development, Career Change, Burnout Recovery, and Leadership. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

successfulafpod@gmail.com

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