Third Act with Liz Tinkham
Your first act is school, your second act is work, but have you thought about what you’re going to do in your third act? Join host Liz Tinkham, a former Accenture Senior Managing Director, as she talks to guests who are happily “pretired” – using their time, treasure, and talent to pursue their purpose and passion in the third act of their life.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 76
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2022
Encore: The Publishing Lion with Michael Clinton
As this week’s guest—adventure traveler, marathon runner, author, and former publisher Michael Clinton—says: “It’s not our parents’ retirement.”
After retiring from a 40+ year career in publishing (…
Encore: The Game Changer with Donna Orender
In this encore episode, we speak to Donna Orender - the game changer. Donna grew up playing stickball in the streets, eventually turning her passion for sports into a career as commissioner of the WN…
The Super Ager with Bradley Schurman
On today’s show, Liz talks to Bradley Schurman. His book, The Super Age – Decoding Our Demographic Destiny, published last week and it is a must-read for anyone in or serving the 50 years+ demographi…
The Career Coach with Donna Peters
On today’s show, Liz talks with Donna Peters – The Career Coach. Donna and Liz are fellow Accenture Managing Directors and have both become podcasters in their Third Acts. But Donna has a big leg up …
The Queen of Garbage Collection with Eva Nahari
On today’s show, Liz talks with Eva Nahari—The Queen of Garbage Collection. Eva developed her love for computer science after a strange encounter with a creepy guy on a subway platform in her native …
The Aspiring Documentarian with Rhonda Mims
On today’s episode, Liz talks with Rhonda Mims—The Aspiring Documentarian. Rhonda hails from Georgia and South Carolina, receiving her JD from the University of SC and launching her legal career in t…
Encore: The Master Blender with Jamie Hunt
Jamie is the Founder of Fast Penny Spirits, an Italian Amaro company based in Seattle. Jamie became a master blender after a long career in digital advertising and marketing. On this encore episode o…
The Career Reinventor with Anne Sample
Today Liz talks with Anne Sample — The Career Reinventor. What do you do as the head of HR once you’ve counseled yourself out during a company transition? If you’re Anne Sample, you buy into a busine…
The Accidental Activist with May Lee
On today’s show, Liz talks with May Lee – The Accidental Activist, another Forbes 50 over 50 Impact winner. May grew up in Dayton, Ohio. As she tells it, as one of very few Asians in her community, s…
The People-Focused Venture Capitalist with Susan Alban
Susan Alban tells her career story to date in three chapters: Chapter 1 at McKinsey where she honed core skill sets, Chapter 2 as an operator in multiple Silicon Valley companies, and now in Chapter …
The DEI Expert with Lori Trawinski
How does a Ph.D. in Economics and standup comic become one of the leading thought leaders on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion with a focus on ageism? Well after getting booted out of drama while in c…
Encore: The Head Coach with Chris Petersen
Coach Chris Petersen’s humble philosophy about football, life, and relationships stems from his beginnings as the UC Davis quarterback. At the pinnacle of his career, the Rose Bowl, Coach Petersen fo…
Encore: The Border Breaker with Kate Isler
Encore: The Venture Capitalist with Heather Redman
After a successful career as a lawyer, Heather slowed down somewhat, played more tennis, and began thinking she was a bit over the hill. Until one day her teenage daughter asked her what all the othe…
Encore: The Elephant in the Room with Michele Bettencourt
Michele is the Executive Chairperson of Corelight, Inc., an emerging leader in the network detection and response market. She's also a published musician, her music is featured in short snippets thro…
The Solar Sister with Katherine Lucey
How does a bored housewife from Maine go onto empowering 6000 African women to light up 2M households? Katherine Lucey was a Wall Street banker who took a few years off to be with her kids. At one po…
Salon: Women & Wealth (Part 3)
This week’s episode follows up on our popular Women & Wealth Salon hosted by Coco Brown, CEO of Athena Alliance. The Salon features Tama Smith, a financial planning advisor with Brighton Jones and fo…
The Friend of the Children with Michael Rugen
On this episode of Third Act, Liz talks with Michael Rugen — The Friend of the Children. Michael grew up a jock, telling Liz that he was into girls and sports as a young man. But his Dad sparked an e…
The Work Reframer with Stela Lupushor
On this episode of Third Act, Liz talks with Stela Lupushor — The Work Reframer. Stela is a career HR professional who interestingly got her start in the field by implementing SAP HR because, as she …
The Relief Pitcher with Tim Breene
Tim Breene’s storied career as the Founder of Accenture Interactive set him up for a successful retirement of advisory and board work, but it’s his faith journey with his wife that has defined his th…