In this episode, Bunny connects with Jordan Hoffner, C-Suit level executive, to talk about all things networking, leadership, mental health in the workplace, and what happens after 50 when the traditional career path stops feeling secure.

Jordan brings decades of C-suite experience to a conversation that feels surprisingly personal. They talk about why transactional networking fails, why your network and your net worth are deeply connected, and how real opportunity rarely comes from cold job applications.

The conversation moves into psychological safety at work, empathy in leadership, and why mental health can’t just be a corporate training checkbox.

They also explore the financial and identity crisis many professionals face over 50. If we live to 85 but stop working at 65, what then? Jordan reframes this stage as becoming the CEO of your own life portfolio.

Chapters

00:00 Yes, and! Introduction
00:30 Why networking still matters in 2024
02:27 Transactional vs relational networking
05:11 Rebuilding your network the right way
09:46 Mental health and psychological safety at work
13:12 Leadership evolution and leading with empathy
14:35 The financial and identity crisis after 50
16:24 Becoming the CEO of your own life portfolio
18:27 Money, happiness, and the illusion of the “number”
20:42 What if it doesn’t take trauma to wake up?
22:39 Fulfillment: private equity or walking the earth?
24:42 Relationships as mergers and acquisitions
30:15 Why The Bear is required viewing for entrepreneurs
36:58 Jordan’s definition of a Yes, And lifestyle