Ep 44: 5 Lessons from 5 Years of Freedom After Corporate Life
Ep 44: 5 Lessons from 5 Years of Freedom After Corporate Life  
Podcast: Interrupting Business As Usual
Published On: Sun Sep 28 2025
Description: In this episode, Nikki celebrates the 5-year anniversary of leaving her "mission-driven" 9–5 to become a full-time entrepreneur. What started as a leap of faith turned into a deep dive into self-liberation, sustainable business, and what it really means to build work around justice, in action, not just a mission statement. Nikki shares five hard-won lessons from her journey—lessons about unlearning grind culture, untangling self-worth from productivity, and building business practices that reflect her values as a Black woman committed to collective liberation. This episode is for anyone dreaming of more freedom, but especially for those navigating the tension between survival and sovereignty. In this episode, Nikki unpacks: How white supremacy hides in "mission-driven" organizations Why rest is a requirement, not a reward The difference between making money and defining success How "doing it all" is a trap, not a flex What it means to build a business that doesn't require code-switching, shrinking, or assimilation Whether you're still clocking in or running your own show, these lessons are an invitation to reimagine your labor, your leadership, and your liberation. Special thanks to Def Sound for providing the theme for Interrupting Everything.⁣⁣⁣⁣ Where do we go from here? To learn more about what you heard on the podcast today, visit nikkiblak.com. TAP HERE to work privately with Nikki TAP HERE to subscribe to the free weekly email series Resourcing a Revolution for more exclusive content Follow Nikki on IG: @nikkiblak