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31st Dec 2019

31. The Storm Warrior: Applying Lessons from Surviving a Category 5 Hurricane

On this episode, we welcome Christine Perakis to the program.  Christine, AKA the Storm Warrior, is a serial entrepreneur, business coach and author. 

Christine’s first entrepreneurial venture was a fragrance company. Since then, she has started, grown and expanded 9 others as well as advised 100s of clients on five continents.

Her remarkable journey includes surviving two record-breaking category 5 hurricanes, including the first one that left her buried alive for nearly 24 hours and forced her to survive without electricity, running water and telecoms for a couple of months on an isolated adopted-island nation. 

The leadership and resilience lessons that she learned have been incorporated into her next book, The Resilient Leader, which is being released in 2020.

In this episode Christine offers strategies that anyone can use to weather the inevitable storms of life and business and come through thriving.

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The Corporate Escapee
Helping GenXers Escape the 9-5 and Find Freedom. Real stories. Real advice. Your new playbook for life after corporate.
You followed the rules. You climbed the ladder. But now you’re wondering… what if there’s more?

Welcome to The Corporate Escapee Podcast—a show for GenX professionals who are done living a life around work and ready to start living life on their terms. Whether you’ve just started questioning your 9-5, got caught in a layoff, or are already out and building your own thing—this podcast is your roadmap to freedom.

Hosted by Brett Trainor, a former corporate exec who escaped and never looked back, each episode features real conversations with real escapees, subject matter experts, and authors. You’ll hear the highs, the lows, and the practical strategies that help GenXers leave corporate—and stay out.

🎯 Inside each episode:
• How to turn your corporate experience into income
• Ways to land your first customer (without a website)
• What’s working with consulting, fractional roles, and coaching
• Mindset shifts to break free from fear and perfectionism
• How to optimize for freedom, fulfillment, and flexibility

If you’re feeling stuck, burned out, or just ready for something more—you’re not alone. Join thousands of others who are building the next chapter their way.

✨ It’s not just about leaving corporate.
It’s about taking back control of your time, your money, and your future.

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