Identity Shifts That Rewire Your Reality | Grow With Kepo Ep. 26

The Cage Door Was Never Locked — Why Corporate Professionals Don't Leave

I told my boss I was building a business on the side. He didn't threaten me. He didn't ask me to stop. His response completely blew my mind. If you're exhausted from living a double life (one person at work, a completely different person at home), this episode is going to shift something in you. Because the cage you feel trapped in? You built it in your head. And the door was never locked. This is Part 2 of 3 in The Good Job Lie series. If you missed Part 1, go watch it first. This is like Game of Thrones, y'all. You can't skip episodes. 👉 Part 3 drops next, where I walk you through the exact steps I took to make my first $5,000 on the side WITHOUT quitting my job, WITHOUT a hot online audience, WITHOUT a website or a logo. In this episode: • The exhausting double life you're probably living right now • The wig story: why I wore something that made me "ugly" for a whole YEAR • The moment I told my boss the truth (and his 4-word response) • Why your cage is imaginary (and how to walk out of it) • The 3 things to do when you're finally ready to own what you're building Resources mentioned: 🔗 Paid Live Workshop: "You Are Sitting on Gold" (link in description / show notes)📧 Newsletter: growwithkepo.com/newsletter ▶️ Part 1 of The Good Job Lie: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5hBaaxCjYzxwLvc3f1XOJV?si=285bc2460ac44953 ▶️ Part 3 of The Good Job Lie is coming soon! TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 — I told my boss I was building a business on the side 01:45 — The double life: one person at work, a different person at home 03:30 — Why hiding is draining you (your limiting beliefs are lying to you) 05:15 — The wig story: I wore something that made me ugly for a year 07:00 — Practicing on Zoom: the week I finally planned to tell my boss 09:00 — "Kepo, that is amazing" — his 4 words that changed everything 11:45 — Why owning what you do commands respect (the entrepreneurship test) 14:00 — 42 years of pretending (why you feel dragged down on paper) 16:30 — The 3 things to do when you're ready to walk out of the cage 19:00 — The cage door was never locked 21:00 — Workshop CTA: You Are Sitting on Gold 22:00 — Part 3 preview: how I made my first $5,000 on the side

Your Company Charges Clients Millions For What You Do. You Get a Fraction

Your company charges clients millions for the exact thing people come to you for at work. And what do you get? A salary that feels okay but leaves you restless at 2am wondering "is this it?" This is Part 1 of 3 in The Good Job Lie series. I pull back the curtain on why your salary has NOTHING to do with your actual worth. I spent years at Deloitte, Bain, and Wood Mackenzie climbing the ladder, negotiating for a six-figure salary like it was the finish line. Then I realized my company was charging MILLIONS for the same work I was doing. And they paid me a fraction. This episode is the fire. Not the fluffy motivational kind. The real kind that makes you stop wondering "when" and finally start building something of your own. 👉 Join the free newsletter "Paid In Full" for practical tools on getting started: https://onikepo.com/paid-in-full-opt-in 👉 Or sign up for the live workshop "You're Sitting On Gold" where we turn your skills into a business concept you can actually launch. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 — The One Thing Everyone Comes to You for at Work 01:30 — The Good Job Lie (3-Part Series Intro) 02:45 — My Corporate Background (Deloitte, Bain, Wood Mackenzie) 04:00 — Negotiating My Six-Figure Salary Like It Was "The Goal" 06:00 — My Company Charges Millions. They Pay Me What? 08:15 — Your Salary Is NOT Your Worth (It's What They Say You're Worth) 10:30 — The Busywork Trap: Quizzes, Archetypes, and Logo Obsession 12:30 — You Don't Have a Business Until Someone Pays You 15:00 — Stop Renting Out Your Genius 18:00 — Two Things You Can Do Right Now (Newsletter + Workshop CTA) 20:30 — The Real Goal Was Never the Job

They're Replacing You With AI Unless You Do This First | Grow With Kepo Ep. 32

Episode Summary: Your safe job is cooked. AI is reshaping the professional landscape and the people pretending otherwise are running out of runway. But the flip side is bigger: AI is also the tool that can free you. Gary Henderson, founder of Gary Club, has helped businesses generate over a billion dollars by building systems that liberate people from the grind. In this conversation he shares the exact playbook for reclaiming your time, starting with a pen and paper and ending with a fully automated personal workflow. He also explains why becoming AI fluent is the highest leverage career move you can make this year. Key Takeaways: * The pen and paper exercise: list every task you do, then ask AI what it can take off your plate * How Gary's AI agent handles podcast outreach, scheduling, and follow ups and how to build your own * Using AI to personalize resumes and cover letters for a 20 to 30 percent pay bump * The million dollar meal prep business: how one person turned a simple PDF into an empire * Why AI needs to be a line item on your budget and how to shift from tool user to power user * Building a business with enterprise value that does not collapse when you step away * AI fluency as career insurance: why ignoring AI is the biggest risk in your professional life Connect with Gary Henderson: Join Gary.Club [https://gary.club/]

I Made $250K Year and Was Miserable | Grow With Kepo Ep. 31

Kepo shares her raw, unfiltered journey from VP-level strategy roles at Bain & Company and Deloitte to walking away and building her own coaching business. She unpacks the reality of golden handcuffs: the ego, the coping mechanisms, the quiet misery and the specific mindset shifts and self-investments that made leaving possible.  If you're a high-earning professional who knows you're capable of more but feels stuck, this episode gives you both the permission and the push to start now. Key Takeaways: * What golden handcuffs actually feel like beyond the paycheck * The question Kepo asked herself that changed her internal dialogue overnight * Why comparison steals both your joy AND your confidence * The Ed Mylett principle: "You don't get your goals, you get your standards" * How raising her personal standards led directly to her first $5,000 in coaching revenue * Why the best time to start was five years ago and the next best time is now

Breaking the Golden Handcuffs: How to Finally Leave Corporate and Start Your Own Thing | Grow With Kepo Ep. 30

Your perfectionism isn't a flaw. Your self-doubt isn't a weakness. The problem is that nobody taught you how to work with the thought patterns that come with being a high-achiever. Bara Quinn-Bee joins Kepo on Grow With Kepo to break down why smart, capable, six-figure professionals stay stuck in jobs they've outgrown. Drawing from years of coaching high-achievers, Bara explains why "just think positive" never works, why skill comes before passion, and how to stop the self-sabotage loop that keeps you from starting the business you know you're capable of building. If you're earning six figures in corporate, feeling the golden handcuffs tighten, and wondering why you can't seem to take the leap, this episode names the real problem and gives you the playbook to solve it. Key moments: * The golden handcuffs trap: why high pay keeps talented people stuck * Skill vs. passion: the counterintuitive truth about finding your zone of genius * Self-sabotage decoded: why different thought patterns need completely different approaches * Why corporate environments feed your perfectionism and kill your initiative * How to stop waiting for confidence and start building competence instead About Bara Quinn-Bee: Bara Quinn-Bee is a coach and speaker who helps high-achievers stop fighting their own thought patterns and start using them as fuel. Known for her direct, no-BS approach. 🔗 Follow Bara on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baraqueenbee/