Is this the end of my career break? I’m back from two creator events in Boise with my brain absolutely BUZZING, and a question I'd been avoiding for almost a year staring me right in the face.

This episode is me finally telling you what I've been working on and what it means for what's next.

In This Episode:

• Why I almost skipped the $2,500+ investment that ended up changing everything
• The pattern I kept noticing in Boise that I couldn't ignore
• The skill I buried in the attic after my layoff, and why I'm pulling it back out
• An honest update on the money I've made during this career break

Resources & Links:

Episode 6: Money or Freedom? The Two 6-Figure Offers That Almost ENDED My Career Break (published February 10th)

Episode 9: From 6-Figures to $1,127 in Gig Work: 3 Humbling Months of Being "Busy" (published March 3rd)

Let's Connect:

Follow me on Instagram: @alisonkinsey or send me an email: alison@alisonkinsey.com.

Connect with Alison on LinkedIn.

I also help entrepreneurs and thought leaders launch and grow their podcasts through my boutique podcast editing agency, Podcasting for Creatives.

I’m still REELING over this. Airbnb invited me to fly to San Francisco for an all expenses paid experience at their headquarters for their 2026 Summer Release.

This is far from a play-by-play. I’m taking you behind the scenes of the most interesting aspects of this trip, what surprised me the most, the people I met, and why this brand activation meant SO much more than a free flight.

In This Episode:

• A reality check that had me questioning everything and feeling defeated
• How the Airbnb team caught me off guard (in a good way)
• The 2 Airbnb stays (out of 100) that didn't exactly go as planned
• What Airbnb got right about hospitality, community, and making people feel seen

Resources & Links:

Watch the 2026 Airbnb Summer Release Event on YouTube (I was in the audience!)

Let's Connect:

Follow me on Instagram: @alisonkinsey or send me an email: alison@alisonkinsey.com.

Connect with Alison on LinkedIn.

I also help entrepreneurs and thought leaders launch and grow their podcasts through my boutique podcast editing agency, Podcasting for Creatives.

A very unexpected invitation pulled me across the country, so here I am, popping in from my hotel room in San Francisco.

This episode will feel like a spontaneous, casual voice note, but we’re also talking about opportunities… and how you can create more of them if you just send the damn email!

In This Episode:

• The email draft I sat on for WEEKS and what happened when I finally hit send
• Carly Valancy’s reach out experiment and her overall success rate
• What exactly led to me getting a mysterious invite to San Francisco
• The deeper fear that hides underneath the possibility of rejection

Resources & Links:

Follow Carly Valancy on LinkedIn and check out her Substack article where she shares more about her Reach Out experiment.

Let's Connect:

Follow me on Instagram: @alisonkinsey or send me an email: alison@alisonkinsey.com.

Connect with Alison on LinkedIn.

I also help entrepreneurs and thought leaders launch and grow their podcasts through my boutique podcast editing agency, Podcasting for Creatives.