Kevin Bell

From Badge to Bold Entrepreneur

Podcast · Jul 24, 2026

For years, the plan was simple: put in the time, collect the pension, keep my head down, stay safe. Then I looked ahead and realized I had 25 more years to go... doing something I didn't love. I realized the "safe" path was leaving me at risk for living a life of regret.

In the very first episode of The Jump, I get into all of it: the day I knew I couldn't do it anymore, the fear that hits right before you walk away from a guaranteed paycheck, the conversation with my family, and what leaving actually cost me. I talk about feeling dead inside in a job everyone told me to be grateful for, the trap of "just one more year," and how I finally figured out what "enough" really means.

If you've ever sat in the parking lot a few extra minutes because you didn't want to walk in, this one's for you. This is where the jump started for me.

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