Entrepreneur's advice for breaking free from 9-to-5, becoming your own boss

Saturday, March 18, 2023
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The COVID-19 pandemic forced many people to re-examine their careers, especially women.

After decades of fighting for gender equality in the workplace, an unprecedented number of women are ditching 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. jobs and finding success in their own businesses.
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Amy Porterfield is the author of 'Two Weeks Notice," a step-by-step blueprint to designing your life for flexibility and financial freedom.

During her corporate days, Amy worked with mega-brands like Harley-Davidson and Peak Performance Coach Tony Robbins. After one fateful boardroom meeting and becoming aware of lifestyle, financial, work freedom and online business offers, Amy developed her nine-to-five exit plan and never looked back.
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Since then, Amy has helped hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs turn in their two weeks' notice and trade burnout for freedom, income, and impact through her best-selling courses and top-ranked marketing podcast "Online Marketing Made Easy."
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