How Career Ownership Helps Professionals Reclaim Purpose and Control – With Maja Taylor

Workplace disruption has become a steady part of professional life. Industries shift without warning, and many seasoned employees find themselves questioning the path they’ve spent years building. Burnout grows as people work harder while feeling their role no longer fits who they’ve become. In this moment of pause, a deeper question emerges: What comes next?

In this episode of The Best Business Podcast, host Daryl Urbanski sits down with Maja Taylor. She is a leadership expert turned career ownership coach with two decades of Fortune 500 leadership experience. Today, she helps professionals reassess their direction and explore business ownership for greater control and purpose. Her shift from burnout to entrepreneurship gives her perspective real weight. She breaks down how franchising works, why it’s often dismissed, and why it’s more accessible than most expect.

Career change can feel uncertain, but it also opens room for clarity and new opportunity. Many feel caught between their past success and their next step, especially now where stability feels less certain. Tune in to explore a fresh perspective on ownership, direction, and the confidence to design work on your terms.

Here are three reasons why you should listen to the full episode: 

1. Gain career clarity strategies from a former Fortune 500 leadership coach who guides people into career ownership.
2. Discover the hidden power of franchising as an overlooked but scalable business model.
3. Learn practical steps to assess your options and take control of your income, lifestyle, wealth, and equity goals.

Resources

• Maja Taylor: LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram | Website
• Your Career Evolution: Apple Podcasts | YouTube 
• Best Business Podcast with Daryl Urbanski - Where you can find more insightful interviews like this one.

Episode Highlights 

From Burnout to Breakthrough: Maja’s Journey to Career Ownership Coaching

• Many professionals feel mounting pressure as demands rise and stability slips away.
• This shift creates a growing desire for work with meaning, control, and a path forward supporting both career and life goals.
• The episode introduces Maja Taylor. She is a corporate veteran turned Career Ownership Coach with decades of global leadership experience.
• Her journey reflects professionals who want clarity and control after long careers in large companies.

Unlocking the Truth About Burnout in Corporate America

• Maja explains how her high-level corporate role began to feel empty after years of intense dedication.
• Frequent turnover in senior leadership created instability and slowed her progress.
• She shares a hidden truth in corporate life. Work does not speak for itself when decision makers do not advocate for you.
• Many professionals she now coaches face grief and shock after sudden layoffs or restructuring. This often becomes the turning point to career ownership.

Why Franchising Might Be the Career Pivot No One Told You About

• Maja learned about franchising through her own coach during a period of career uncertainty.
• She describes franchising as a complete business system with support, training, and peer guidance.
• First-time entrepreneurs gain momentum through established marketing, proven systems, and shared expertise.
• Franchising opens doors into many industries such as care services, logistics, coaching, and home improvement.

Creating a Personalized Career Transition Blueprint

• Maja helps clients clarify goals related to income, time freedom, and personal purpose.
• She guides them through five possible paths. Job market, real estate, new ventures, business acquisition, and franchising.
• Her process uses DISC assessments, values exploration, and vision mapping to uncover alignment.
• Many people overlook the leadership and management skills they already have.
• However, keep in mind, these are valuable in business ownership.

Busting the Myths About Entrepreneurship and Who It Is Really For

• Daryl and Maja challenge the idea where entrepreneurs must be inventors or creative geniuses.
• They explain how systems and structure separate entrepreneurs from solo technicians.
• Maja highlights a key idea. Success often comes from choosing a strong business model which fits personal values.
• They show why franchising suits high-performing professionals who have limited time but strong execution skills.

Overcoming the Emotional Resistance to Breaking Free

• Emotional fears often block progress more than practical concerns.
• Maja teaches clients fear fades with knowledge and clarity.
• Many professionals act only when staying the same becomes more painful than change.
• She calls people to protect their dreams and shape a life guided by their values, not others' expectations.

What the Future of Work Means for Career Ownership

• Maja believes corporate loyalty no longer offers the stability people expect.
• Professionals now need to rethink how they bring value into the world.
• Business ownership and franchising continue to grow as reliable paths in an unstable market.
• She urges people to plan ahead instead of waiting for a crisis to force action.

You Already Have What It Takes”: Final Reflections on Courage and Clarity

• Maja invites listeners to explore franchise options and consider new ways to direct their career.
• She reminds them they already have skills supporting a strong start in career ownership.
• Her coaching remains cost free because it is funded by the business community.
• Listeners receive an invitation to take a free DISC personality assessment to discover their strengths.