Empower Over 50
Empower Over 50
Honest, grounded conversations about life after 50. Hosted by Max Farnon, this podcast is for anyone navigating job loss, career reinvention, identity shifts, financial uncertainty, or the quiet that follows a long career.
Max lost his job at 56 and began documenting what starting over actually felt like — not the polished version, but the raw, uncomfortable, deeply human reality. What grew from that honesty became Empower Over 50: a growing community built on real talk, genuine connection, and the understanding that you are not alone in this.
Each episode is an audio deep dive into the previous day's video from the Empower Over 50 YouTube channel. Watch the original videos at youtube.com/@empowerover50, then take the deeper conversation with you wherever you go. Topics include job searching after 50, dealing with ageism, rebuilding confidence, managing finances through a career transition, relationships, and finding purpose in the second half of life.
No motivational speeches. No frameworks. No hustle culture. Just honest conversation about what it actually takes to start over.
New episodes every Tuesday and Friday at 5:30am ET.
Visit empowerover50.com and join the conversation.
Empower Over 50
Latest Episodes
I’m 57. Nobody warned me about these 2 regrets.
When you hit your 50s, two things happen that nobody prepares you for: you start to feel invisible, and you start to look back with regret. In this video, I break down "Ghost Mode"—that moment in the workplace or social circles where your ideas...
At 57, I Realized Two Things — and the First One Is That Nobody Cares
I was thinking about an old mortgage chart I was shown years ago when I bought my first apartment in England. The advisor walked me through how the early years of a mortgage are mostly interest, and only later does the balance shift toward payi...
Over 50? The 7 Resume Mistakes That Get You Instantly Rejected (And What YOU Can Do)
In the 80s, job hunting meant scanning the Sunday paper, typing up a resume, and mailing it off in a crisp envelope. Today, we upload our resumes into an invisible digital void and often hear absolutely nothing back.The reason for that s...
56% of Workers Over 50 Are Forced Out. Here’s How It Could Happen To YOU.
Most people believe retirement is something you choose. You work for decades, reach your late 50s or 60s, and decide when you’re ready to step away.But for many, that isn’t how it happens.In this vid...
57 Years Old and Beginning Again | Your Resume Never Reaches a Human — Here's Why
The job market has changed, and if you're over 50, the systems screening your application can detect your age before a human ever reads your name.In this episode, Max goes deeper than yesterday's video and shares ...