Episode Details

She spent years mastering the game of business… only to realize the real work was learning how to let go.

Julie Meyer spent decades building a global consulting firm, working with some of the world’s biggest brands.

Julie opens up about the reality behind high performance—the patterns, pressure, and identity tied to achievement—and what it took to step away from it all.

From becoming a “recovering hustler” to embracing a slower, more intentional chapter of life, Julie shares what it means to rebuild from the inside out.

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Timestamps:

00:00 — The question that opens every interview: “Who are you?”

01:00 — Julie’s current chapter: joy, intention, and awareness

03:15 — The perspective shift that comes with life experience

05:00 — “Recovering hustler”: her early identity and self-doubt

06:30 — Failing school, rebelling, and finding her own path

08:30 — Only child mindset and entrepreneurial imagination

10:50 — Leaving corporate life and starting her first business at 24

13:30 — Moving to China and building a business from scratch

15:00 — The minivan sales story that sparked Eat Well Global

17:30 — Building a global consulting firm with major clients

20:00 — Mental fitness during high-growth years

22:00 — The hidden challenge: needing variety vs. staying focused

24:30 — When success starts to feel misaligned

25:30 — The moment things started to break internally

29:40 — Getting sober and confronting deeper patterns

31:00 — Letting go of identity and external validation

32:00 — Following “green flags” into a completely new chapter

33:30 — Becoming a professor (and why it surprised her)

34:00 — The inner voice of pressure and how she calms it

38:00 — Journaling, fear mapping, and mental resets

40:00 — The “living under a bridge” mental trap

42:30 — Why everyone is struggling more than they show

43:30 — What she’s learning from the next generation

45:30 — Teaching, boundaries, and leadership lessons

47:00 — Creating space and protecting energy

49:00 — Finding joy outside of work (pickleball + play)

50:30 — What truly makes her smile today

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Music: Clouds - Joakim Karud

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