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Living Left

Living Left

By: Ann-Marie Burton Tanya Garcia
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We’ve always believed different works.


Tanya Garcia and Ann-Marie Burton built their careers in traditional advertising and digital marketing — then took a hard left into agency ownership to prove there’s a better way.


That turn became LeftTurn Strategy, and eventually,
Turning Left — a podcast about leading, thinking, and creating on your own terms.


Now, we’re evolving.


Living Left is what happens after the pivot — when you stop chasing what’s next and start owning it.


It’s raw talk about reinvention, risk, and the freedom that comes from changing the path.


Follow Living Left for bold conversations by women for women on business, creativity, and comeback energy.


Find us on Instagram @living_left_​​


Because what’s left isn’t less.

It’s everything.

© 2026 Living Left
Career Success Economics Personal Development Personal Success Social Sciences
Episodes
  • The Half Century Tour
    Apr 21 2026

    We celebrate a 50th birthday that turns into a full-bodied look at friendship, effort, and what it means to be seen by your people. We also map how intentional gatherings and big trips can become a reset button for midlife joy and gratitude.

    Follow Living Left for bold conversations by women for women on business, creativity, and comeback energy.

    Find us on Instagram @living_left_​​

    Because what’s left isn’t less. It’s everything.

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    45 mins
  • Midlife Mobility Planning for You & Your Parents
    Mar 31 2026

    We talk with Dr Brenda Vrkjlan, an occupational therapist and mobility researcher, about how everyday choices like where you live, how you drive, and who you spend time with shape your health as you age. We zoom out to the sandwich generation reality, then zoom way in to the practical stuff that protects dignity and independence.

    • Aging parents and the stress of starting the downsizing conversation
    • Planning earlier to avoid the “double downsize” and rushed moves later
    • Person-environment fit and why home design affects mobility and safety
    • Loneliness as a serious health risk and why community keeps us resilient
    • Building routines that create connection after kids leave home
    • Driving as identity, access, and participation plus what makes it harder
    • Small adaptations that matter like grab bars, non-slip mats, and smart habits
    • Reframing aging with “perhaps another unexpected solution exists”

    Follow Living Left for bold conversations by women for women on business, creativity, and comeback energy.

    Find us on Instagram @living_left_​​

    Because what’s left isn’t less. It’s everything.

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    49 mins
  • Coaching, Cash Flow, And Business Loans That Help Women Scale
    Mar 24 2026

    We sit down with Shelagh Cummins, founder and CEO of The Road to Seven, to talk about the career left turns that shape real businesses and the money decisions that make scaling possible. We dig into intuition, mentorship, and the practical math behind building profit, then we unpack why Shelagh built a term-loan fund for women after hearing “no” from a bank.

    • Early digital entrepreneurship and the “mompreneur” era as a launchpad for women-led businesses
    • One pivotal moment of feedback that creates permission to step up
    • “False starts” reframed as pivots and paid learning
    • Risk mitigation while building the next offer
    • Removing emotion from numbers and treating finances as data
    • The $30K month as a scaling benchmark
    • The 30/30/30/10 split for pay, operations, taxes, and profit
    • Common pricing traps in service-based businesses
    • Why traditional lending algorithms miss how women often build companies
    • How the fund works: GP and LP structure, term loans, repayment, and biweekly mentorship
    • Why investing can blend returns with real-world impact

    Follow Living Left for bold conversations by women for women on business, creativity, and comeback energy.

    Find us on Instagram @living_left_​​

    Because what’s left isn’t less. It’s everything.

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    52 mins
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