201: Stop Waiting for Certainty: How to Cross the Bridge Even When You Can't See the Other Side with Danielle Frank
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This week I'm joined by Danielle Frank — author, luxury brand builder, and someone who has created a genuinely fulfilling life by embracing every unexpected turn along the way.
Danielle started her career in international PR at Miramax Films, living the kind of 20s most people only dream about. But after six years, restlessness set in. She left New York, moved to LA, walked into a toxic PR firm, and quit three months later — without a plan. What followed was an accidental pivot into the wine and spirits industry, over two decades building iconic luxury brands at Bacardi and Moët Hennessy, and eventually, the courage to finally publish a book she'd written over a decade ago.
A Wine Lover's Guide to Parenting is part comedy, part love letter to the industry she's spent her life in — a witty, satirical guide that parallels raising good humans with wine terminology, written from the perspective of a proud aunt who has spent years as a professional observer of chaos. It's proof that the things sitting on the shelf in the back of your mind deserve to be finished.
In this episode, we talk about:
* Why Danielle left a dream job and what that pit-in-your-stomach feeling is actually telling you
* The life she thought she'd have versus the one she built — and why she chose fulfillment over the expected path
* Publishing a book 14 years after writing it, and what finally pushed her to do it
* Her concept of "don't linger on the bridge" — and why transitions aren't meant to be lived in
* The difference between happiness and fulfillment, and why that distinction matters
* Why she started the handle @CreateAGreatStory long before she became an author — and what it actually means
Connect with Danielle:
* Website: daniellefrankauthor.com [https://daniellefrankauthor.com/]
* Instagram: @CreateAGreatStory [https://www.instagram.com/createagreatstory/]
* Book available on Amazon [https://www.amazon.ca/Wine-Lovers-Guide-Parenting/dp/1967598061/] and Barnes & Noble [https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-wine-lovers-guide-to-parenting-danielle-frank/1148414693?ean=9781967598069]
