Success, Rewritten

Success, Rewritten explores the moments that change how ambitious people think about achievement, work, and the lives they are building.Hosted by Emily Washcovick, former Yelp Small Business Expert and host of Behind the Review, this show features candid conversations with founders, executives, and leaders who have faced pivotal moments that forced them to rethink what success actually means.Some left high-powered careers.Some rebuilt after burnout, illness, or loss.Others discovered that the version of success they were chasing was not sustainable.In each episode, guests share the turning points that reshaped their priorities and how redefining ambition helped them build businesses and lives that work together.This is a podcast for thoughtful builders, entrepreneurs, and leaders who are not stepping away from success. They are redefining it.If you are asking bigger questions about ambition, balance, and what it really means to build a meaningful life, you are in the right place

Success, Rewritten is a health podcast hosted by Emily LoMenzo Washcovick, with 25 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Emily LoMenzo Washcovick hosts Success, Rewritten, a health show with 25 episodes published.

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  Episode #26

  26: Betting on Yourself: How Ali Schwartz Left Corporate for Music

  Aug 18, 20261 hour

  Ali Schwartz spent years building a successful corporate career while treating singing, songwriting, and dance as a side passion. Eventually, she realized the creative work she was doing outside her day job was what truly energized her. In this episode of Success, Rewritten , Ali shares how she went from working at Yelp and Fortune Media to pursuing music full time. She discusses treating creativity like a business, using skills from her corporate career to build her music career, and why streaming numbers and social media views are not the best measures of success. Ali also talks about earning income through songwriting and vocal work, developing a more authentic creative identity, and building Pop Hang, a community connecting artists, producers, and songwriters in New York. The conversation is a practical look at entrepreneurship, creativity, community building, and why meaningful progress often happens much more slowly than social media makes it appear. In this episode: Meet Ali Schwartz Life as a Singer, Songwriter, and Entrepreneur Turning a Creative Hobby Into a Career How Corporate Skills Helped Her Music Career Redefining Success Beyond Views and Streams Why Relationships Create Opportunities Lessons From Building Community at Yelp Kindness, Boundaries, and Handling Difficult People Learning to Adapt When Events Go Wrong How the Pandemic Changed Her Corporate Career Leaving Corporate and Choosing Music Making Money Through Songwriting and Vocals Finding an Authentic Creative Identity Building Community Through Pop Hang Why Progress Is Like an Ice Cube Melting Connect with Ali Ali’s website Ali on Instagram Ali's Youtube Channel Ali on Spotify New episodes of Success, Rewritten every Tuesday. Check out the show website for previous episode articles and more about our guests. And check out the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SuccessRewrittenShow To connect with Emily, email emily@successrewrittenshow.com or follow her on social: Emily's Instagram , Mental Health Advocacy profile Bipolar Brought Balance , and the show's Instagram: Success, Rewritten

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  Episode #25

  25: Why Better Sleep Makes You More Effective

  Aug 13, 202615 min

  In this solo episode of Success, Rewritten , Emily shares why sleep has become one of the most important foundations of her mental health, productivity, and long-term success. She reflects on how she once viewed needing less sleep as a strength, and how that mindset changed after experiencing a manic episode and hospitalization in 2018. Emily explains how consistent sleep habits, earlier wind-down times, a better sleep environment, and tracking her sleep have helped her feel sharper, calmer, and more focused. She also challenges the idea that sacrificing sleep is necessary to be productive or successful. The episode is a reminder that better sleep is not about slowing down. It is about creating the energy, stability, and focus needed to keep going without constantly running on empty. In this episode: Why Emily Used to See Less Sleep as a Strength Why Sleep Became Essential to Her Mental Health Emily's Experience With Severe Sleep Loss and Mania Challenging Hustle Culture and the "Sleep When You're Dead" Mindset Why Consistent Sleep Habits Matter Practical Habits That Help Emily Sleep Better Creating a Consistent Sleep and Wake Window Why Winding Down Before Bed Matters Creating a Better Sleep Environment Using an Oura Ring to Track Sleep Patterns How More Sleep Improved Emily's Productivity Protecting Sleep as an Entrepreneur Why Sleep Loss Affects Mood and Mental Performance Redefining Success Without Sacrificing Sleep Going Back to Basics When Your Sleep Gets Off Track New episodes of Success, Rewritten every Tuesday. Check out the show website for previous episode articles and more about our guests. And check out the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SuccessRewrittenShow To connect with Emily, email emily@successrewrittenshow.com or follow her on social: Emily's Instagram , Mental Health Advocacy profile Bipolar Brought Balance , and the show's Instagram: Success, Rewritten

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  Episode #24

  24: Adapting Without Losing Yourself: Quint Boa on AI, Sobriety, and Success

  Aug 11, 202657 min

  Quint Boa has spent more than 25 years building a global video and animation production company through constant changes in technology, from VHS tapes and DVDs to social media, animation, and generative AI. In this episode of Success, Rewritten , Quint shares how anxiety often pushed him to stay ahead of industry changes, how his background in psychotherapy shapes the way he approaches storytelling, and why animation is such a powerful tool for explaining complex ideas in healthcare, finance, and technology. He also discusses the difficult decisions that come with adopting AI, including helping creative teams adapt without treating people as replaceable. Later in the conversation, Quint opens up about his experience with alcoholism, 12 years of sobriety, and how recovery gave him more freedom, empathy, and clarity about what truly matters. This episode is an honest conversation about innovation, mental health, leadership, addiction, and learning how to keep evolving without losing yourself along the way. In this episode: Meet Quint Boa Building a Video Production Company From the Ground Up The Anxiety Behind Constant Innovation How Psychotherapy Connects With Visual Storytelling Using AI and Animation to Explain Healthcare The Difficult Reality of Adopting AI Leading Employees as People, Not Numbers Quint’s Journey With Alcoholism What You Learn When You Stop Drinking Mental Health, Therapy, and Reducing Stigma New episodes of Success, Rewritten every Tuesday. Check out the show website for previous episode articles and more about our guests. And check out the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SuccessRewrittenShow To connect with Emily, email emily@successrewrittenshow.com or follow her on social: Emily's Instagram , Mental Health Advocacy profile Bipolar Brought Balance , and the show's Instagram: Success, Rewritten

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  Episode #23

  23: Building More Than a Flower Shop: Mikel McGee on 414loral, Pricing Your Work, and Redefining Success

  Aug 4, 202653 minS1

  Mikel McGee did not set out to become a florist. Before 414loral became a beloved Milwaukee flower shop, before the bouquet bar, weddings, workshops, farmers markets, and the bigger space on Historic King Drive, Mikel was working in nonprofits with survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking. She had a master’s degree in criminal justice. She had student loans. She had a full-time job with healthcare, PTO, and a path that made sense on paper. Flowers were the thing she did for fun. She would buy bunches from Trader Joe’s or Pick ’n Save, arrange them at her kitchen counter, and give them to friends. It was creative, low stakes, and joyful. Then that joy slowly became pop-ups, deliveries, subscriptions, weddings, and eventually a brick-and-mortar shop. In this episode, Emily sits down with Mikel, founder and owner of 414loral in Milwaukee, to talk about the path from criminal justice to flowers, the early delusion of entrepreneurship, what it means to price your work properly, and how success can become something much more meaningful than money. In this episode: What 414loral Is Today Building a Flower Shop That Feels Like Community The Early Days of Hustling and Figuring It Out Learning to Price Her Work Properly From Speech Pathology to Criminal Justice to Flowers Flowers as a Creative Outlet After Heavy Nonprofit Work Choosing a Life Centered Around Joy and Creativity Redefining Success Beyond Money Staying Present in a Growing Business Bringing Her Identity Into the Business Honoring King Drive and Bronzeville The Support System Behind 414loral How Her Husband Ray Supports the Business The Valentine’s Day Flower Disaster What Comes Next for 414loral Using Social Media to Stay Human and Connected New episodes of Success, Rewritten every Tuesday. Check out the show website for previous episode articles and more about our guests. And check out the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SuccessRewrittenShow To connect with Emily, email emily@successrewrittenshow.com or follow her on social: Emily's Instagram , Mental Health Advocacy profile Bipolar Brought Balance , and the show's Instagram: Success, Rewritten

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  Episode #22

  22: Solo Ep. 3: They Built Empires With Bipolar Disorder and ADHD

  Jul 30, 202619 minS1

  What do the founder of JetBlue, the co-founder of Kayak, the founder of Bonobos, and Olympic gymnast Simone Biles have in common? They have each spoken publicly about living with ADHD or bipolar disorder while achieving extraordinary success. In this solo episode of Success Rewritten , Emily explores what their experiences reveal about mental health, entrepreneurship, achievement, and the assumptions we make about successful people. These stories are not meant to frame ADHD or bipolar disorder as automatic superpowers. Both diagnoses can bring serious challenges. Instead, the episode looks at how people can better understand how their brains work, create systems that support them, and find success without hiding or feeling ashamed of their diagnoses. In this episode: Billion-Dollar Founders with ADHD and Bipolar Disorder Emily’s Diagnosis and Return to Work What We Assume About Successful People Andy Dunn and His Hidden Bipolar Diagnosis Burn Rate and Building Bonobos How Hiding a Diagnosis Can Affect Healing Paul English, Bipolar Disorder, and Kayak The Benefits and Risks of Intensity David Neeleman, ADHD, and JetBlue When ADHD Challenges Became Visible at Work Building a Company Around How Your Brain Works Why a Diagnosis Is Not Always a Superpower Simone Biles, ADHD, and Mental Health Success Without Romanticizing a Diagnosis When Mania Resembles Startup Culture Disclosure, Support, and Finding Balance Resources and Closing Thoughts Find me: Success, Rewritten | Website | Instagram Emily LoMenzo Washcovick | LinkedIn | Instagram Bipolar Brought Balance | Instagram To go deeper on my experience with bipolar disorder, visit bipolarbroughtbalance.com

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