Episode 320: Quitting Social Media, Prioritizing Connection over Consumption & Following Your Purpose With Isa Watson

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Isa Watson, founder and CEO of</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Squad</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, an app that takes you and your friends off of social media, and author of new book</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Life Beyond Likes,</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">joins the podcast to discuss prioritizing connection over consumption and how we can all strive to live a more authentic life offline.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We also talk about the true timeline of switching careers, how being yourself has a big ROI and dating your friends.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, you’ll learn more about:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The traumatic event that changed the trajectory of Isa’s life</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How Isa navigated away from her corporate career to tech entrepreneurship</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What building a network looks like offline, being intentional with your mentorships and connections, and the power of empathy</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Examining how we seek validation through others on social media and striking a balance between flexing for likes and living for yourself</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Prioritizing connection over consumption, the pros and cons social media has on society as a whole + more</span></li> </ul> <div class="c-message_kit__gutter"> <div class="c-message_kit__gutter__right" data-qa= "message_content"> <div class= "c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text"> <div class= "c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text"> <div class="p-block_kit_renderer" data-qa="block-kit-renderer"> <div class= "p