When Lynda Bouchard left her publicity job with CBS to become a flight attendant, she was chasing a dream. “I’ve always seen my life through the prism of story,” she says, “and I always want it to be a continual process of reinvention.” Her willingness to take a risk resulted in a 20-year career caring for passengers all across the world. In an eloquent and thoughtful conversation with Lesley Jane Seymour, Bouchard explains how her wanderlust led her to the American South, where she fell in love with the culture and history. After 9/11, Bouchard decided it was time to embark on another reinvention - another leap of faith - and another career change. After meeting hundreds of authors during her flights, she became aware of the common thread: New York publishing houses were not giving their authors exposure in the Southern markets. For Bouchard, this was an opportunity; she became the first literary agent to focus specifically on Southern authors, bookstores, and events. Her first client? James Patterson. Now, Bouchard is a sought-after resource for major publishing professionals. “There will be naysayers,” Bouchard advises, “but you know what? This is your dream, your passion, and it takes courage to be different. Hang on to that.”
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#180 How to Make a Leap in Your Career Reinvention (Dana Hilmer & Wendy Perrotti)
#179 Stop Letting Fear Guide You! (Jessica Joines)
#178 Reinventing Your Creativity as a Luxury Business (Jane Pollak)
#177 Teaching Others How to Deal with their Anger (Doug Noll)
#176 Reinventing Your Job Search in Your 40s, 50, and 60s (Gillian Williams)
#175 When Trauma Forces Your Reinvention (Carrington Smith)
#174 When Injury Leads to Innovation (Ivy Slater)
#173 Helping Women Scale Their Business to $1 Million (Eleanor Beaton)
#172 From Famous Family to Fashion Pioneer (Liz Lange)
#171 Reinventing Yourself All Over Again From Scratch (Kathleen Smith)
#170: Her Reinvention as a Writer Happened at 63 (Stephanie Raffelock)
#169: When an Economic Upheaval Forces You to Reinvent Your Career (Susan Schoenberger)
#168 From Nun to Fortune 500 Founder: How One Woman Overcame Her Fear of Reinvention (Ellen Snee)
#167: Reinventing After 50 to Recover Your Life’s Passion (Jennifer Lewis McKay)
#166: How to Reinvent Your Relationship to Your Children’s Education (Caitlin Meister)
#165: When Job Loss Leads to Understanding Your Own Story (Kate Eckman)
#164: Reinventing Your Sleep During Menopause: Solutions! (Hasti Nazem)
#163: Investing Your Life’s Savings in Your Career Reinvention (Janet Gurwitch)
#162 When a Pandemic Trashes Your Business (Paula Floyd)
#161 When a Literal Explosion Forces You to Rethink Your Professional Identity (Christine Bader)
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