Ben Stein: From Tech VP to Entrepreneur — Overcoming Burnout, Building Purpose & Reinventing Success | Entrepreneurship 101

Entrepreneurship 101 | Ben Stein: From Corporate Burnout to Building a Purpose-Driven Business

What happens when you reach the top of your career, achieve financial success, and earn a prestigious leadership title, yet discover that something essential is missing?

What if losing your job becomes the greatest opportunity to reinvent your life, launch a business, and discover your true purpose?

Entrepreneurship 101, hosted by Daniel Lucas and presented by Universal Podcast Network, welcomes Ben Stein, entrepreneur, career strategy coach, author, former technology executive, and founder of Purpose Up, for a compelling conversation about entrepreneurship, career reinvention, leadership, resilience, and building a business around meaningful work.

Before becoming an entrepreneur and coach, Ben built a successful career in advertising, animation production, and technology leadership. He eventually became Vice President of Product at a leading fine art technology platform, achieving the professional recognition and financial stability that many people spend their careers pursuing.

But behind the impressive title and outward success, Ben struggled with burnout, personal dissatisfaction, and a growing sense that his professional achievements no longer reflected the life he wanted to live.

When a corporate restructuring resulted in his layoff, Ben faced a defining decision: rebuild the same career or create an entirely different future.

He chose reinvention.

Today, as founder and head coach of Purpose Up, Ben helps mid-level and senior professionals overcome career stagnation, strengthen their professional strategies, and pursue opportunities aligned with their values and aspirations.

Through his Rapid Career Accelerator coaching program, he combines practical career strategies with mindset development to help clients move forward with greater clarity and confidence.

His entrepreneurial journey demonstrates how personal transformation can become the foundation for building a business that serves others.

THE ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY: FROM EMPLOYEE TO FOUNDER