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Moonlight Business Ownership: Inside and Outside the Hurt Locker with Justin Kelly (2/2)</a> </h1> <div class="topic-category" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BreadcrumbList"> <span itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ListItem"> <a href="/c/best-practices-general-it/5" class="badge-wrapper bullet" itemprop="item"> <span class='badge-category-bg' style='background-color: #0088CC'></span> <span class='badge-category clear-badge'> <span class='category-name' itemprop='name'>Best Practices & General IT</span> </span> </a> <meta itemprop="position" content="1" /> </span> </div> <div class="topic-category"> <div class='discourse-tags list-tags'> <a href='https://community.spiceworks.com/tag/it-jobs-careers' class='discourse-tag' rel="tag">it-jobs-careers</a>, <a href='https://community.spiceworks.com/tag/podcasts' class='discourse-tag' rel="tag">podcasts</a>, <a href='https://community.spiceworks.com/tag/discussion' class='discourse-tag' rel="tag">discussion</a>, <a href='https://community.spiceworks.com/tag/best-practices' class='discourse-tag' rel="tag">best-practices</a> </div> </div> </div> <div itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/DiscussionForumPosting'> <meta itemprop='headline' content='Nerd Journey # 271 - Moonlight Business Ownership: Inside and Outside the Hurt Locker with Justin Kelly (2/2)'> <link itemprop='url' href='https://community.spiceworks.com/t/nerd-journey-271-moonlight-business-ownership-inside-and-outside-the-hurt-locker-with-justin-kelly-2-2/1141056'> <meta itemprop='datePublished' content='2024-11-12T14:05:21Z'> <meta itemprop='articleSection' content='Best Practices & General IT'> <meta itemprop='keywords' content='it-jobs-careers, podcasts, discussion, best-practices'> <div itemprop='publisher' itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Organization"> <meta itemprop='name' content='Spiceworks Inc.'> <div itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <meta itemprop='url' content='https://global.discourse-cdn.com/spiceworks/original/4X/a/6/b/a6bdb5fb57f6080b918e219f9f8f79bfbbefa176.svg'> </div> </div> <div id='post_1' class='topic-body crawler-post'> <div class='crawler-post-meta'> <span class="creator" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a itemprop="url" href='https://community.spiceworks.com/u/NetworkNerd'><span itemprop='name'>NetworkNerd</span></a> (NetworkNerd) </span> <link itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" href="https://community.spiceworks.com/t/nerd-journey-271-moonlight-business-ownership-inside-and-outside-the-hurt-locker-with-justin-kelly-2-2/1141056"> <span class="crawler-post-infos"> <time datetime='2024-11-12T14:05:21Z' class='post-time'> November 12, 2024, 2:05pm </time> <meta itemprop='dateModified' content='2024-11-12T14:05:21Z'> <span itemprop='position'>1</span> </span> </div> <div class='post' itemprop='text'> <p>Imagine leaving a stressful work environment to do something else and then one day getting a call offering the chance to return. Would you go back or immediately dismiss the chance?</p> <p>Justin Kelly went back to the employer he once referred to as “The Hurt Locker” for a chance to do something new and different. This choice set him on a trajectory that led to moonlighting and eventually becoming a business owner. In this discussion, you will get to hear the origin story of Justin’s company, Secure Bearing, LLC.</p> <p>I’m so thankful I sat at the same table as Justin at a VMUG last year and encouraged him to share his story on the show!</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://nerd-journey.com/moonlight-business-ownership-inside-and-outside-the-hurt-locker-with-justin-kelly-2-2/" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">Listen to this episode on our website or read the show notes</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/moonlight-business-ownership-inside-and-outside-the/id1413069830?i=1000652594318" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5U07otSQmHKfoO8YEBy3dp?si=ey6Jqf2uS5eUm1eDQQrKpQ" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">Listen to this episode on Spotify</a></li> <li><a href="https://episodes.fm/1413069830/episode/aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXJkLWpvdXJuZXkuY29tLz9wPTMyMjI" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">Listen to this episode on Episodes.FM</a></li> </ul> <p>If you missed part 1 of the discussion with Justin and how working in “The Hurt Locker” caused stress he never really noticed, check out <a href="https://community.spiceworks.com/t/nerd-journey-270-continuous-learning-the-drum-beat-of-technical-perseverance-with-justin-kelly-1-2/1132903">this post</a>.</p> <p>If you need support because you’ve been impacted by a layoff situation, check out our <a href="https://nerd-journey.com/layoffresources/" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">Layoff Resources Page</a> to find a curated list of the most impactful conversations on this topic from our show and the practical tips and resources contained within them.</p> <div class="poll" data-poll-charttype="bar" data-poll-max="13" data-poll-min="1" data-poll-name="poll" data-poll-public="true" data-poll-results="always" data-poll-status="open" data-poll-type="multiple"> <div class="poll-container"> <div class="poll-title">Would You Consider Returning to an Employer You Once Left?</div> <ul> <li data-poll-option-id="f35f705acd5c96df79fad8d4e4e16e50">Nope - 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