After leading teaching because of some serious burnout,

she vowed to build the community she wished existed when she needed it most.

She went from classroom teacher to an educational consultant,

instructional designer, and six-figure business owner.

Now, she's here to help you achieve happiness and work-life balance,

whether inside or outside the classroom.

Come join our discussion as we talk about managing teacher burnout, career transitions outside

the classroom, starting a side hustle, and everything in between.

Here's your host of the teacher career coach podcast and your new personal cheerleader,

Daphne Gomez.

Hey everyone.

Welcome to the teacher career coach podcast. I'm your host, Daphne Gomez, and yes,

it is me. Yes, I'm officially back in charge of Teacher Career Coach after about 16 months

that I walked away. I have actually been back since about mid-August of 2025.

I just had a really difficult time making myself record this podcast episode.

I knew that it was going to be a really hard one to get through an important one that I wanted to do, but I used the time since I've

been back to work on new content, do a lot of research, start reaching out to CEOs, hiring

managers that I know, and start creating a project plan for myself to start making some big changes here.

And, you know, if you are newer to the space and you don't know me, hi, I'm the original founder

of teacher career coach and I exited to take care of my family and myself in May of 2024. I know that during the time

that I've been gone, many of you have also been carrying really heavy loads in both your

personal and your professional life. Teaching has changed. The job market has drastically changed.

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