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From Wall Street Recruiting to Building a Movement
Episode 3928th July 2026 • and then I did this • LuRae Lumpkin
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Nat Berman spent seven years in a career that never quite fit, recruiting for Wall Street firms while quietly working on his own projects after hours.

Then a friend's email about a blogging platform gave him the opening he had been waiting for, and within nine months he walked away from the safe path for good.

In this episode, LuRae and Nat trace the whole journey: the fear of cold calling strangers, the calculated leap with six months of savings, and the unexpected loss of his mother that inspired the Be Better Movement, a community built around one small daily action.

Nat gets honest about what actually changes a life. Not motivation, not a perfect plan, but tiny habits, real ownership, and the courage to commit first and figure out the how later.

If you've been standing at your own crossroads wondering whether it's too late to change direction, this conversation is proof that it isn't.

Chapters:

  • (00:00:00) - Introduction and Meet Nat Berman
  • (00:02:07) - The Career That Never Fit and the Leap Out
  • (00:06:22) - Starting the Be Better Movement
  • (00:10:26) - Cold Calling, Rejection, and Staying Kind
  • (00:13:41) - Let Go of What Isn't Yours to Do
  • (00:16:13) - You Already Know Enough to Start
  • (00:21:14) - The Loss That Inspired Be Better
  • (00:26:38) - One Small Thing Every Day
  • (00:31:22) - Be Better Cards and Street Conversations
  • (00:36:29) - Advice for Anyone Ready to Start Over

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